National Voters Day

8th Feb Polls: Independent Candidates Withdraw

KARACHI: Senior Deputy Convener MQM-P candidate for National Assembly Constituency NA-244 Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar met independent candidates at NA-244 Central Election Office here on Wednesday (31st of jan, 2024). On the occasion, Independent candidates NA-247 Muhammad Ali Marri, PS-117 and PS-123 Faizan Hussain, and Muzamil Mumtaz, Muhammad Bilal, Shehzad Ahmed and Mohsin-ul-Haq from Constituency […]

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Journalists arrested by India

Pakistan: Authorities summon 47 journalists

KARACHI (IFJ): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued summons for 47 journalists and YouTubers, with authorities to question the media figures on their alleged sharing of misinformation targeting Supreme Court Judges. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), urge authorities to stop their harassment of […]

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Toshakhana Case: IK and wife sentenced to 14 years in jail

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir, while announcing the verdict here on Wednesday (31st of January, 2024) in Toshakhana Case has sentenced former PM Imran Khan [(IK) who was present in the courtroom] and his wife Bushra Bibi (BB) to 14 years imprisonment. Verdict, that came a week before the scheduled General Elections, the […]

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Pak-US agreement to protect cultural heritage

ISLAMABAD: United States and Pakistan here on Tuesday (30th of Jan, 2024) signed an agreement to protect Pakistan’s cultural heritage. US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Secretary of National Heritage and Culture Humaira Ahmed signed the agreement, said a news release issued by the embassy. The agreement establishes import restrictions on certain types […]

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Swiss Lara Wins World Cup Giant Slalom

Plan de Corones, Italy: Lara Gut-Behrami swept to victory in Tuesday (30th Jan, 2024)’s World Cup giant slalom at Kronplatz to pile pressure on Mikaela Shiffrin in the race for the crystal globe. Swiss Gut-Behrami put in two rapid runs to finish over a second ahead of Alice Robinson and Sara Hector, who shared second […]

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