The Lahore High Court stopped the Punjab police from harassing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders illegally on Friday. The court heard complaints about the harassment of PML-N leaders such as Ataullah Tarar, Rana Mashhood, and Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan. The court also ordered the Punjab IGP to produce all cases filed against PML-N leaders Tarar, Mashhood, […]
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Pakistan govt receives IMF’s letter of intent
The Government of Pakistan has received a letter of intent from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding an extended loan facility, bringing the disbursement of the billion-dollar tranche for the combined seventh and eighth reviews one step closer. The government will sign the letter of intent and return it to the IMF, according to Ministry […]
Hamza files review appeal against SC decision
Hamza Shehbaz, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday, asking the court to review its July 26, 2022 decision in which it declared the Punjab Assembly (PA) deputy speaker’s ruling in the election for Punjab chief minister null and void. […]
Saleem Baig reappointed as Pemra chief
Saleem Baig has been reappointed as the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. On Friday, the establishment division issued a notification in this regard. The federal cabinet gave its approval for Mr. Baig’s reappointment as Pemra chief via the circulation summary. Mr. Baig’s four-year term as Pemra chairman expired on June 27, 2022, […]
Ch Khaleequz Zaman made new Punjab prosecutor general
Advocate Chaudhry Khaleequz Zaman of the Lahore High Court (LHC) was appointed as the Punjab prosecutor general on Friday. He took over for Arif Kamal Noon, who stepped down after the end of his term. According to sources, Zaman, who is from Gujrat, retired as a sessions judge and was working as the National Accountability […]
FBI raided Trump’s Florida residence to look for nuclear documents
According to a report, FBI agents sought classified documents pertaining to nuclear weapons during a raid on former US President Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday. According to the Washington Post, citing informed sources and experts, the search highlights government officials’ concerns about the types of information stored at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Palm Beach club, and […]
Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has yet another feat to his credit
Shehroze Kashif, a young Pakistani mountaineer, has won yet another award after scaling the 8,080-meter-high Gasha Broom-I mountain and becoming the youngest mountaineer to reach the summits of the world’s ten highest mountains, breaking the record set by Adriana Brownlee of the United Kingdom. Shehroze, 20, is the second Pakistani mountaineer to have climbed ten […]
Pakistani rupee picks up pace against US dollar
The emboldened Pakistani rupee’s comeback run gained momentum on Friday, as the local currency gained nearly four rupees against the US dollar in interbank trading. Expecting a tranche of the IMF-revitalized loan programme in the near future, the Pakistani rupee gained Rs3.88 against the US dollar in the first hour of interbank trading. The US […]