Category: Pakistan

Amid the strong protest by the opposition, the PML-N-led government on Monday managed to bulldoze the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 in the Punjab Assembly. According to treasury benches, the bill is aimed at stopping fake news, while media bodies termed it “draconian” in its current form. Brushing aside the media bodies’ request to differ the proposed bill, Punjab’s Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Mian Shuja-ur-Rehman tabled the bill in the House. Earlier in the day, representatives of the media bodies met Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari and requested her…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up the suo motu notice against Senator Faisal Vawda on Friday after he verbally attacked the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges in a presser. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan will conduct the hearing. Vawda on Wednesday blasted the IHC judges over their letter alleging meddling by spy agencies in judicial affairs, saying that targeting of institutions should stop. Following his remarks, the top court took suo motu…

The driving licence, learner permit and renewal fees has been hiked for Islamabad residents by the city’s administration, Geo News reported on Wednesday.  A notification issued by the chief commissioner, that the staggering increase in the driving licence fees will be implemented on an immediate basis.  Those who want a driving licence permit for six months will have to pay more than double the amount as the fee has been increased from Rs349 to Rs1,000. Meanwhile, the non-professional licence fees has been hiked from Rs1,800 to Rs3,000. The fees for professional licence (LTV and…

King Charles is feeling frustrated because he believes he is letting down fans of the royal family after cancer diagnosis an insider has claimed. Despite the heartbreaking news, His Majesty, renowned for his penchant for letter writing, has persisted in sending notes to his closest loved ones in the weeks and months that followed.  According to one recipient, he has mentioned his “somewhat battered health” in the letters, yet they remain optimistic and “filled with light.” The letters convey his “determination” to overcome the condition, with one correspondent noting they…

Security forces have killed terrorists involved in the recent abduction of district and sessions judge of South Waziristan in a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday. District and Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat on Monday was recovered safely a day after he was abducted by armed men near the border area of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

After Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s appointment as deputy prime minister drew criticism from opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah claimed on Monday that his party-led government’s decision was a “matter of honour” and not based on “favouritism”. “Impression of the PML-N becoming a family party is not true,” the former interior minister said while speaking on Geo News programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath on Monday, rejecting the PTI allegations of nepotism against the Sharifs for distributing key ministries among family members. The allegations were levelled after Dar was given the…

RAWALPINDI: The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) shared on Monday that armed forces have gunned down four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Tank district. The military’s media wing said the security forces conducted the IBO last night in Tank on a tip-off about presence of terrorists. The ISPR said, “Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location as a result of which four terrorists were sent to hell.” It said the security forces recovered weapons and ammunition as well from the terrorists who were involved in numerous terrorist activities in…