ISLAMABAD: SCP, in a 6-1 majority verdict, has nullified the lifetime disqualification under the Constitution’s Article 62(1)(f) here on Monday (8th of Jan, 2024). Justice Yahya Afridi dissented from the verdict of the larger bench that says the parliamentarians would be barred from holding office for five years under the law: “With profound respect, I […]
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WASHINGTON: Seventy-five years after his assassination, India’s founding father Mahatma Gandhi, who is regarded in the West as the exemplar of nonviolent protest, has become a casualty of India’s lurch toward Hindu nationalism, a prominent Indian journalist wrote in a leading U.S. newspaper, while highlighting that his killer is now being reimagined as a martyr […]
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SUZU: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under rubble caused by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were further complicating relief efforts on Sunday (7th Jan, 2024). At least 128 people have died since the 7.5 magnitude tremor on New Year’s Day and […]
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KABUL: Chief of JUI-F Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, alongwith his delegation, met interim deputy prime minister of Afghanistan Maulana Abdul Kabir after landing here on Sunday (7th Jan, 2023). Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, who was invited by the Interim Afghan Government, is accompanied by a ten-member delegation that also harbors former South Waziristan MNA Maulana Jamaluddin Mehsud, Mufti Ibrar […]
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BEIJING: China has imposed sanction on 5 US military manufacturers in response to the latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. A foreign ministry spokesperson said the recent US arms sales seriously undermine China’s sovereignty and security interests. It may be recalled that in the month of December, 2023 US State Department had approved US […]
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KARACHI: Social Media Platforms’ disruption was experienced by users all over Pakistan on Sunday (7th Jan, 2024). Cynics went haywire noticing that the glitch occurred when PTI was holding a virtual fundraising telethon. The disruption was reported at 6.13pm by Internet Monitor Netblocks: “Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, […]
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RAWALPINDI: Regional Police Officer Syed Khurram Ali and City Police Officer, Syed Khalid Hamdani have directed the Chief Traffic Officer Taimoor Khan and City Traffic Police Officers deployed in Murree to make best arrangements to regulate traffic during snowfall season. According to a CTP spokesman, 163 traffic wardens and officers of traffic police had been […]
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ISLAMABAD: SCP will hear a presidential reference on Monday (8th Jan, 2024) pertaining to the sentence of former prime minister Zulifqar Ali Bhutto. A nine-member larger bench of the top court presided by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice […]
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ISLAMABAD: Amidst rumors apropos resignation of its Secretary, ECP has stated on Sunday (7th of Jan, 2024) that the organisation was fully functional despite medical rest of Omar Hamid Khan. While ECP hoped that Omar Hamid Khan would soon resume his responsibilities, taking to the X, Caretaker Minister information confirmed the malady and prayed his […]
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JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has left for Kabul on special invitation of Afghan Govt. Sunday (7th January, 2024) where he is scheduled to hold talks with Taliban leaders on regional state of affairs including the issue of TTP’s terrorist activities inside Pakistan. Taking to the Twitter JUI-F has informed that he is leading a high-level […]
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