A view of the Punjab Assembly in Lahore on February 23, 2024. — AFP LAHORE: On the Private Members Day in Punjab Assembly on Tuesday, a resolution calling for the setting up of a body named Punjab Council quite similar to Senate was passed by the Punjab Assembly. The resolution which was jointly moved by…
Sindh police personnel stand guard on the road. — APP/File SUKKUR: A Station House Officer (SHO) was martyred, and two others sustained injuries when dacoits opened fire during a robbery bid on the Mehar Indus Highway in the Dadu. The robbers blocked the Indus Highway late last night and began looting vehicles. They fired upon…
Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz party attend a rally on January 22, 2024. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The court of Senior Civil Judge Muhammad Abbas Shah has issued arrest warrants for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Member of National Assembly Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, Ali Nawaz Awan and other accused for their continuous non-appearance despite…
PTI founder Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at the high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. — AFP PESHAWAR: Members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with provincial cabinet members, staged a protest rally to demand the release of party’s founder chairman Imran Khan and…
People stand next to parked trucks loaded with supplies at the Torkham border crossing following the closure of the border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, March 3, 2025. — Reuters LANDIKOTAL: The Pak-Afghan border at Torkham remained closed for the 18th consecutive day due to tensions over the construction of a banker by Afghan forces…
Chairman Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti presides over a meeting at the Parliament House on March 11, 2025. — Facebook@Pakistansenate ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) came under severe criticism on Tuesday as members of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination…
Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur addresses the launching ceremony of the ‘Gender Parity Report 2024’ of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on March 11, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@AliAminKhanGandapurPti PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Tuesday officially launched the ‘Gender Parity Report 2024’ of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. The report was launched at…
This collage shows Federal Minister for National Health Services Regulations Syed Mustafa Kamal (left) and Minister of State for Health Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath (right). — Facebook@KamalMQM/APP/File ISLAMABAD: After a year without any health minister, Pakistan’s federal health ministry now has two — Syed Mustafa Kamal as the Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations,…
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi (centre), in a photo during the MoU signing ceremony between Supreme Court of Pakistan and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) at Supreme Court of Pakistan on March 10, 2025. — APP ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Monday signed MoUs with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Ghulam…
Spanish policemen walk on a street in this undated image. — Barcelona City Council website BARCELONA: Authorities in Spain have arrested 10 individuals of Pakistan-origin in Barcelona on terrorism-related charges. Reports suggest the suspects were allegedly linked to an organised criminal group — based on extremist ideologies — that issued violent directives through online messaging…