ISLAMABAD -UNS:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) termed the registration of a sedition case without following due process as a waste of time and state resources. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani said in a 9-page detailed judgment that there is no doubt that Shandana Gulzar’s statement is against individual personalities and authorities […]
Month: April 2023
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Qatar’s Ambassador to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a meeting with Chairman Senate, Muhammad adiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Wednesday. The meeting was aimed at discussing the strengthening of bilateral relations between Qatar and Pakistan, and exploring new avenues for cooperation in […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Senate Committee taken up the matter of construction of 765KV, double transmission line from Dasu Hydro Power Station to Islamabad. The Project was financed by World Bank with a cost of 700 Million USD. In the previous meeting, the committee recommended to put the agreement at hold […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication considering the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 introduced by Senator Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan, the Committee recommended that the Bill may be taken up on a further date since so that the Ministry of Law may vet […]
BRUSSELS : Finland formally joined Nato on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s attack of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession roughly doubles the length of the border that Nato shares with Russia […]
LAHORE -UNS: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan asked on Tuesday the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to explain away possible delay in Punjab Assembly elections. Addressing a speech via video link, Khan commended the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict regarding the holding of the Punjab Assembly elections […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The World Bank sharply lowered Pakistan’s current year growth forecast, saying the country’s economic growth prospects have weakened due to tighter financial conditions and limited fiscal space. The World Bank now expects Pakistan’s economy to grow 0.4% in the current year, from its October forecast of […]
NEW YORK-UNS: Donald Trump turned himself in Tuesday for a historic New York court hearing held amid tight security and a global media frenzy, as the Republican billionaire becomes the first American president in history to face criminal charges. In a spectacle playing out on live television — with rival […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Federal cabinet on Tuesday rejected the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s (SCP) verdict directing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold elections in Punjab on May 14. It comes in response to the decision of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial led three-member bench, comprising Justice […]
WTP Report ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday fixed May 14 as the date for polls in the Punjab province and decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was “unconstitutional”. “The impugned order dated March 22,2023 made […]
