MNA Chaudhry Hussain Elahi, son of Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, has been nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. Following the resignations of PTI members from the lower house of parliament, the party leadership decided to nominate Hussain Elahi. Hussain told the media at his Lahore […]
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Nawaz Sharif receives passport to return to Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received a new passport from the federal government on Monday, allowing him to return to Pakistan. According to the interior ministry, the former prime minister was given a 10-year passport. According to sources in the media, the passport was issued on April 23 and was classified as “urgent.” Nawaz Sharif’s […]
PM travels to Saudi Arabia on his own expenses: Maryam
Marriyum Aurangzeb, the Minister for Information, reiterated on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia on his own dime, criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders for spreading “lies” about the trip, which is due to take place later this week. “Contrary to PTI’s claims, Prime Minister will be flying to Saudi Arabia […]
Four injured as train collides with goods train in Balochistan
Bolan Mail collided with a goods train in Balochistan’s Kachhi district on Monday, injuring at least four passengers. Bolan Mail, on its way from Karachi to Quetta, collided with a goods train in Kachhi’s Peeru Kunri Post region, according to Levies sources. Three of the train’s boogies, according to them, derailed from the track. The […]
Astronomers reveal date of Eid-ul-Fitr
LAHORE: Astronomers have predicted that this year’s Eidul Fitr will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd, claiming that the Shawwal moon will not be visible anywhere in the country on the evening of Ramazan 29. (Sunday, May 1). They also stated that the new moon will be born between April 30 and May 1 around […]
JI chief slams incumbent government
LAHORE: JI Chief Sirajul Haq slammed the current government on Sunday, stating that it was following in the footsteps of the previous PTI administration. “Politics is being converted into a mound of dirt,” he declared at an Iftar celebration at Punjab University. The JI chief claimed that the oppressive system had been in place in […]
ECP to hear foreign funding case against PTI before Eid holidays
ISLAMABAD: From April 27 to April 29, a three-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear the foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a daily basis, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. The ECP was ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to announce a decision in […]
Sheikh Rashid terms country’s situation ‘disturbing and worrying’
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, a former interior minister, described the current situation in the country as “disturbing and worrying,” saying that people who should have been imprisoned were being promoted to important government positions, while those whose loyalty was vital to the country’s survival were becoming suspect. “Those who should have been imprisoned are getting assigned […]