Category: Pakistan

All six bills that were approved by the lower and the upper houses of parliament earlier today have become law after acting President Yusuf Raza Gilani signed them on Tuesday. According to sources, the acting president signed all six bills including the Supreme Court Number of Judges (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Islamabad High Court (Amendment) bill, 2024. Earlier in the day, both houses passed the bills tabled by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. The first of them sought to increase…

In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Pakistani runner Amjad Ali delivered a standout performance at the Istanbul Marathon on Sunday as he became the country’s fastest finisher in the race. Competing among thousands at the 46th Marathon — the world’s only long-distance race that traverses two continents — Ali secured an impressive 47th place overall with a timing of of 2 hours, 49 minutes and 29 seconds. The 42-kilometre marathon started from Istanbul’s Asian side and ended on the European side. Ethiopian athlete Dejene Debela won the men’s…

Punjab’s capital Lahore led the global pollution charts with a dangerously high air quality index (AQI) of over 1,000 as thick smog shrouded the densely-populated city.  Lahore had the worst air quality of 1,067 around 9:30am on Swiss air quality watchdog’s real-time list of most polluted cities in the world, despite provincial government’s desperate attempts to fight off smog. The city battles pollution each year in winter as temperatures fall and cold air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions, and smoke. Seasonal crop burn-off by farmers on the outskirts of Lahore also…

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of “purchasing” 11 votes to ensure the passage of the recent 26th constitutional amendment impacting Pakistan’s judiciary, stressing that without the party’s votes, “a very dirty” draft would have passed. Talking to the media in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday, he said, “We had only eight votes. Without our support, a very dirty (unacceptable to the opposition parties) draft would have been passed.” He stressed that the government had secured 11 votes to pass the constitutional amendment, alleging that…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved the Supreme Court on Monday against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for delaying in implementing the top court’s order in the reserved seats case.  PTI leader and senior lawyer Salman Akram Raja filed a contempt of court plea, making members of the country’s top electoral body including chairman Sikandar Sultan Raja parties.  According to the plea, the ECP should be ordered to implement the verdict immediately and action should be taken against the commission’s members. Citing the verdict, the petition said: “The aforesaid Judgment and clarifications/orders leave no…

ISLAMABAD: The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) on Wednesday introduced a new grading system for matric and intermediate examinations — a move towards modernising the education system of the country.  The new system aims to promote fairness, transparency, and accuracy in student evaluation. The Sindh government was the first to adopt the new grading system and later the federal government and the governments of Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan notified new grading policy. Sharing the details of key features of the new grading system, the IBCC said that it will…