ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) revoked the notice from August 29 to hold Imran Khan’s prison trial in the cipher case. Khan is the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The IHC had postponed ruling on Imran Khan’s intra-court appeal to avoid being tried in jail forContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – As the dispute over the signing of laws pertaining to the Official Secrets Act and the Army Act has heated up, President Dr. Arif Alvi turned over his secretary Waqar Ahmed’s services to the Establishment Division on Monday. “In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s SecretariatContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister and vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been placed in the care of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for a four-day physical remand in a cipher case. The remand was ordered by a special court in Islamabad thatContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (APP) – President Arif Alvi stated on Sunday that he did not sign the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 because he disagreed with them. On the social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, the president stated that he instructed hisContinue Reading
Former foreign minister and vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was detained at his apartment in Islamabad.Sources claim that PTI deputy chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi was detained in connection with the Cypher case and taken to the FIA’s main office. The PTI leader denied speculations ofContinue Reading
LONDON : Syed Tasneem Haider has been called by London police for questioning, according to sources. Tasneem Haider accused Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif of murdering Arshad Sharif. According to the sources, Tasneem Shah would be interviewed by counter-terrorism police agents in mid-July. Tasneem would be interrogated over theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (NEWS DESK)- The federal cabinet passed the E-Safety Bill 2023 and the Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 on Wednesday, along with the creation of a commission to carry out the legislation. The measures aim to limit the freedom of expression. Despite the existence of regulators like the Pakistan TelecommunicationsContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The release of Rs 60 billion in finance for Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to be able to satisfy its financial commitments was authorised at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet, among other decisions. The bulk of this money will come from commercial banksContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Federal Cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, authorised the immediate implementation of the Energy Conservation Plan. At a press conference in Islamabad with other cabinet members, Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif highlighted key aspects of the energy conservation plan. He added that under theContinue Reading
According to the head of Saudi Aramco, the world is facing a serious oil supply shortage since most corporations are scared to invest in the industry due to green energy constraints, and the company cannot grow production capacity as quickly as promised. Despite pressure to increase capacity faster, Amin Nasser,Continue Reading