LAHORE (Web Desk) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the deletion of Pakistan’s name from the official emblem during the live broadcast of the recent India against Bangladesh Champions Trophy match in Dubai. The situation caused the PCB to formally requestRead More →
HONG KONG (AP)— Hong Kong’s main pro-democracy party took a first step toward dissolution on Thursday, in the latest reminder of the Chinese territory’s shrinking space for civil society groups following Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. The Democratic Party’s central committee voted to form a task group to investigate the proceduresRead More →
RAWALPINDI (A.News) – Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the chairman of the Awam Pakistan Party, accused politicians of disregarding all ideals in their desire of power. Abbasi, speaking at a meeting in the twin cities, stressed that constitutional transgressions and pressure cannot maintain administration. He said that Pakistan’s parliament no longer representsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (A.News) : In an unusual meeting with Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, a group of five opposition members expressed their complaints to PTI officials about the party’s ongoing legal and political difficulties. The discussion lasted an hour and was held in the chief justice’s home, according to sources. The PTIRead More →
At least eight individuals were killed, including six members of the same family, and two others were injured when the minivan they were traveling in crashed into a nullah near Kasur in the early hours of Friday. The victims were returning from a wedding when their car collided on RaiwindRead More →
Five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges, whose submission against the seniority list was rejected by Chief Justice (CJ) Justice Aamer Farooq, have filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the amended seniority list, according to the 24NewsHD TV station. Senior attorneys Munir A Malik and Barrister Salahuddin filed a case withRead More →
Karachi (A News) – K-Electric has filed an application with the National Electric electricity Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to reduce electricity tariffs. The firm has requested a decrease of Rs4.95 per unit due to fuel cost adjustments. If the plea is allowed, Karachi’s energy users would receive Rs4.94 billion in relief.Read More →
ISLAMABAD (A.News) – On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Pakistan’s Chief Justice Yahya Afridi at the Chief Justice House to congratulate him on his new role. The Prime Minister also praised the Chief Justice’s trips to rural areas of South Punjab, interior Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, asRead More →
Karachi (AFP) – On Wednesday, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs in the Champions Trophy opening, upsetting the country’s historic comeback to hosting global competitions after 30 years. President Asif Ali Zardari gathered thousands of supporters at the National Stadium in Karachi for Pakistan’s first International Cricket Council tournamentRead More →
ISLAMABAD — In a crackdown on human traffickers and their facilitators, 27 FIA employees have been detained, 48 fired, and two forced to retire. The action was taken against FIA officials from Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Quetta zones. In another raid, FIA Gujranwala apprehended two accused fugitive human traffickers. Nasir MahmoodRead More →
