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Pakistan: Did not sign newly "passed" laws, says President Arif Alvi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan media reported that the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 were passed and became laws on Sunday after President Arif Alvi signed the bills, but President Alvi said on X that he did not sign the bills as he disagreed with the laws.
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Pakistan: 16 passengers killed, 11 injured after bus catches fire near Pin
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The bus, carrying 35 to 40 passengers, was en route from Karachi to Islamabad.
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US watchdog urges Pakistan to reveal status of journalist detained since M
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Imran Riaz Khan was detained by police at the Sialkot airport in the central Punjab province as he tried to leave the country over fears of his arrest. He has 4 million YouTube subscribers and more than 5 million followers on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Pakistan: PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as per sources, took Qureshi into custody from his Islamabad residence in connection with the ongoing investigation into cypher which PTI alleges contained the threat from the United States to oust Imran Khan from power.
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Pakistan: Pashtun leaders to hold ‘Islamabad Jalsa’ today against atrociti
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pashtun leaders in Pakistan to hold ‘Islamabad Jalsa’ on Friday in front of the Pakistan Supreme Court to raise the issue of the “atrocities” against ethnic communities.
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120 illegal personal loan apps removed from Google, Apple stores in Pakist
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The measure was taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in collaboration with Google, Apple, and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in view of the recent proliferation of illegal personal loan apps, raising concerns of misuse, data privacy violation
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Pakistan’s debt, liabilities soar to Rs 56.21 trillion in FY23
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities have risen by 29 per cent to Rs 56.21 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. This comes as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements, as per Dawn.
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Pakistan caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's cabinet takes oath
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Members of Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's cabinet took oath at a ceremony held in President House in Islamabad on Thursday, according to Dawn
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Pakistan: PM Kakar asks for support from UAE, Saudi Arabia
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The interim premier stated that the recently established Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue to function as before to set the groundwork for accelerating foreign investments, particularly those from the kingdom. This was said during a meeting with Saudi Ambassador N
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Pakistan: Islamabad HC to take up Imran Khan's appeal against conviction i
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A division bench, which includes Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri will hear the case. The development comes after a trial court in Islamabad on August 5 found Imran Khan guilty of "corrupt practices" and sentenced him to three years in priso
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Islamabad High Court orders release of Imran Khan's party members Afridi,
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the release of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar as it heard their pleas against their prolonged detentions under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.
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Pakistan: Islamabad courts reject 9 bail pleas of Imran Khan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's local courts in Islamabad rejected nine petitions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was seeking bail in First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against him over violent protests.
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