Pakistan

By Web Desk — In a major development ahead of the anticipated November 24 protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, the founder of the party, has been granted bail in the Toshakhana 2.0 case by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). This decision marks a significant moment in the ongoing legal challenges faced by the former prime minister. On Wednesday, …

Web Desk — The federal apex committee of the National Action Plan has formally approved a comprehensive military operation against active terrorist outfits in Balochistan. According to the statement issued by the PM office, the operation would target terrorist organizations operating in Balochistan including the banned outfits “Majeed Brigade, BLA, BLF, and BRAS who are targetting innocent civilians and foreigners …

Monitoring Desk — Prime Minister Shehbaz on Tuesday stressed the need for political and economic stability for the country to sustain the hard-earned economic progress. Addressing the National Action Plan’s apex committee meeting, the Premier criticized the PTI leadership for giving the protest call on November 24, saying they should think rationally if the sit-in was in the country’s interest. …

Web Desk—Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was surprised to see the economic growth we attained in just 14 months. The minister said that the government was committed to extending the well-earned macroeconomic stability even further to strengthen the country’s economy. He said that “prudent economic policies” had led to substantial improvements. Talking to …

Web Desk — Security forces in a significant operation in Kech, Balochistan, successfully killed three terrorists and recovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition. The operation was carried out to target a group that included Sana, also known as Baro, who was involved in grooming and training suicide bomber Adeela Baloch. According to security sources, Sana had recruited Adeela …

Web Desk — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced electricity relief package – “Bijli Sahulat” package – for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers for three months in the winter season. He said the government had decided to provide an electricity relief package on the additional consumption of power for December, January, and February. He said that a desirable reduction would …

Web Desk — Defence Minister Khawaja Asif believes that US President-elect Donald Trump will not call for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s release from prison. The Defence Minister said people should wait 15 to 20 days to see what stand he (Trump) takes. “We don’t think Trump will call for the PTI founder’s release,” he added. PTI founder Imran …

Web Desk—Two senior Supreme Court justices, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar, wrote a letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi demanding a full court bench for the hearing of petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment. They requested the hearing take place this week. In their joint letter, the two justices have written about their efforts to convene a …

Web Desk — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Supreme Court for contempt proceedings against the present government in the reserved seats case. The apex court ruled on July 12 that the PTI was eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies. The verdict was a big blow to the ruling coalition, …

Web Desk — Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has taken some crucial administrative measures soon after taking oath on Saturday. The CJP brings justice Munib Akhtar back in the SC Practice and Procedure Committee – the 3 member key panel established for the purpose of fixing cases and forming benches. President Asif Ali Zardari, on September 20, approved …