On Saturday, a 65-year-old woman died in Karachi after being evicted from her flat in Nasla Tower in accordance with a Supreme Court order. According to reports, Shamim Usman, 65, a former employee of Pakistan International Airlines, was under extreme mental stress when the administration began evicting Nasla Tower residents on the apex court’s order. […]
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ANP candidate for DI Khan mayor assassinated
On Saturday, a senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader and candidate for Dera Ismail Khan city mayor was assassinated outside his home. Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle approached Umar Khatab Shirani outside his Model Town home. Umar Khatab ran for mayor of DI Khan City in the local body elections, the first phase of which […]
Pakistan sweeps West Indies 3-0 in T20Is following Covid scare
Pakistan completed a 3-0 series sweep in Karachi on Thursday with their highest Twenty20 international run-chase, a seven-wicket win over the West Indies. Mohammad Rizwan hit 87 off 45 balls and captain Babar Azam hit 79 as the opening pair put on 158 to help Pakistan reach a target of 208 in 18.5 overs in […]
Shahzad Akbar accuses Shehbaz of money laundering
Shahzad Akbar accuses Shehbaz of money laundering. Again slamming Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) and President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar stated on Friday that money laundering charges against him had been proven. He told a press […]
Pakistan Railways Headquarter officers protest against Azam Sawati
The Pakistan Railways Headquarter officers in Lahore protested on Friday against their minister Azam Swati, who became overzealous and arrested one of their colleagues without any evidence of corruption or a departmental investigation. According to reports, railway officers across the country protested Railways Minister Azam Swati’s arrest and handcuffing of Railways Works Manager Shahzad Javed […]
Employees of grades 1 to 7 reinstated, says SC
With a four-to-one decision, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s and 16,000 employees’ review appeals against the repeal of the Sacked Employees Act. However, the court has reinstated BPS 1–7 employees and made the reinstatement of other government employees in grades 8 and above conditional on passing a departmental test. The only dissenting voice […]
Flights cancel as fog engulfed Lahore’s airport runway
According to the local news media, 18 international and domestic flights have been cancelled at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport due to dense fog that has swallowed the runway, preventing planes from landing or taking off. On Friday, the Airport Inquiry revealed that another 22 planes were experiencing delays. PK-186 flight from Sharjah, PK-204 flight […]
Traffic resumes on motorways after 16 hours
After the dense clouds of fog dissipated at noon on Friday, almost all of the highways were reopened to traffic. After being closed for nearly 16 hours, the highways were reopened. Earlier, severe fog in the Punjab plains in the morning reduced visibility in a number of cities, disrupting road and air travel as well […]