Hours after the Islamabad police notified a JIT, the Supreme Court rejected it on Wednesday, asking the government to form a new Joint Investigation Team comprised of intelligence officers to investigate the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif. A five-judge enlarged Supreme Court panel, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and included Justices […]
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Why Moonis Elahi, Imran Riaz fighting on Twitter?
The Twitter feud between PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi and prominent TV presenter Imran Riaz Khan appears to be ongoing, as both threw jabs at each other earlier. Moonis Elahi took to Twitter to say he heard someone’s visa was denied because they had criminal affiliations. Moonis Elahi, on the other hand, did not name anyone […]
Justice Ayesha Malik earns place in BCC ‘100 Women’ list
Justice Ayesha Malik, Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge, has been included in the BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2022. Justice Ayesha Malik, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court in a male-dominated country, was the only Pakistani woman on the 10th season of the British […]
Occidentosis and indigenous culture of Pakistan
Western nations and ideas have influenced Pakistan’s development policy-making processes. As a new state, Pakistan faced many problems regarding the integration of ethnically diverse populations and the settlement of migrants. To make welfare policies that would develop unprivileged communities and address their needs, Pakistan looked up to western nation-states, particularly in two ways. First, Pakistan […]
India denies visas to Pakistan for Blind T20 World Cup
Pakistan team visas were not granted by India’s foreign ministry, according to the Pakistan Blind Cricket Association. Due to political pressure, India refused to grant visas to the Pakistan squad, so they could not compete in the Blind T20 World Cup. Pakistan team visas were not granted by India’s foreign ministry, according to the Pakistan Blind Cricket Association […]
Travellers to get champi at Pakistani airports
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to put massage chairs at Lahore and Islamabad airports in order to better serve travelers. The idea looked to be geared at alleviating travelers’ tension from long flights or if they were stranded at airports for any reason. According to a CAA notification issued on Wednesday, the massage […]
Ahmadi speaker dropped from talk on tolerance in LUMS: Citizens react
The Amnesty International LUMS chapter took to Twitter to explain how one of their panelists who was Ahmadi was dropped from the panel at the last moment of the talk which was about tolerance in Pakistan with members of various marginalized minorities. On 6th December 2022, Amnesty International LUMS Chapter intended to host a talk […]
Three-day weekly closure of schools announced in Punjab
In response to the province’s worrisome smog levels, the Punjab administration has announced a three-day school closure in a week. The provincial administration issued the notification after the Lahore High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to announce a three-day school closure in the region. The notification issued by the Punjab School Education department said […]