Pak navy receives welding of 3rd Milgem corvette from Turkish president

In the light of another milestone of Turkey-Pakistan defence ties, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emphasized that the defence collaboration for the construction of warship is high time need of the hour. He was addressing the launching the practical work on third ship to […]

Pak-US ties will be further strengthened, says Gen Bajwa

ISLAMABAD   –  Acting US Charge d’ Affairs to Pakistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday. “Matters of mutual interest including regional security situation were discussed during the meeting,” says a press statement issued by Pakistan Army’s media wing following the […]

NADRA, FIA performance to be improved: Sh Rasheed

KARACHI   –  Minister of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said yesterday that Prime Minister Imran Khan would complete his five years constitutional term in the office. He observed that Broadsheet issue would be Panama-2 of Pakistan in upcoming two to three months. He stated this while addressing a press conference […]

Court sends Khawaja Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand

LAHORE  –  An accountability court on Friday sent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif to jail on 14-day judicial remand in assets beyond means case. Accountability Court Judge Syed Jawadul Hassan conducted the proceedings, wherein the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials produced Khawaja Muhammad […]

SC directs Hamza to approach High Court for relief

ISLAMABAD   –  The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday disposed of a bail petition of PML-N’s leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in the money laundering case and directed the applicant to approach high court for relief under hardships’ grounds. Justice Sardar Tariq Masood remarked that […]

PML-N rejects Justice Saeed as head of Broadsheet Inquiry Commission

ISLAMABAD   –  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has rejected appointment of former Supreme Court judge, Justice (R) Sheikh Azmat Saeed as head of the Broadsheet Inquiry Commission, saying no one should become a judge where there is a conflict of interest. The statement comes a day […]

LHC CJ lays foundation stone of judges’ new residences

MULTAN   –  Lahore High Court Chief Justice, Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan along with senior Judge Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti laid foundation stone of new residences for judges at Judges rest house here on Friday. Exactly eight residences will be constructed with a cost of Rs 50 […]

Opposition in Senate stages walk-out over CPEC issue

ISLAMABAD   –  The Opposition on Friday staged a protest walk-out from the Senate over the “unsatisfactory” response of the government on the issues related to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. The Opposition protested after Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar told the house that CPEC Authority Ordinance […]

IHC issues notices in petition against illegal appointments

ISLAMABAD  –   The IHC Friday issued notices to the respondents in a petition filed against illegal appointments at International Islamic University Islamabad.  A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of the petition filed by Aamir Aziz Ansari, Advocate the […]

Pakistan reports 1,927 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported 43 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 530,818. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 11,247 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) […]