The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) apprehended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Abdul Basit Chaudhry at the Torkham border on Friday as he attempted to flee to Afghanistan. According to the FIA, Basit was attempting to flee through the Pak-Afghan border crossing. Basit is the son of Rawalpindi PTI MPA Chaudhary AmjadContinue Reading
Justice Musarrat Hilali took her oath as a Supreme Court of Pakistan judge on Friday, becoming the country’s second female justice. Ms Hilali was sworn in by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial at a ceremony attended by other Supreme Court judges, lawyers, and officials. She has been appointed for aContinue Reading
During a visit intended at repairing tense relations, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged China’s No. 2 leader not to allow displeasure about U.S. restrictions on access to processor chips and other technologies undermine economic cooperation. During a meeting with Premier Li Qiang, Yellen stated that Washington and Beijing must workContinue Reading
The Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has ordered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman to take part in the investigation of five cases, including the Jinnah House attack. The PTI chief was summoned to the investigation on July 14. The court expressed its displeasure for not engaging in the investigation. Earlier inContinue Reading
Awn Chaudhry, leader of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to prohibit the operations of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Awn Chaudhry filed the petition on his own behalf. He argued in the plea that the PTI’s activities were against the laws of the country since theContinue Reading
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui and discussed concerns concerning Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. The prime minister formed a ministerial group to push for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s early release. Shehbaz Sharif urged the Foreign Ministry to continue working with the US government and Pakistan’s Mission inContinue Reading
Senator Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, directed the relevant authorities on Thursday to bring up appropriate legislation as soon as possible to allow the fast resumption of PIA flights to the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK). According to a press release publishedContinue Reading
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of renewable energy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked at the MoU signing event that the agreement with the UAE was a positive step. The PM stated that the UAE has always backed PakistanContinue Reading
Alamgir Tareen, the brother of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Khan Tareen, committed himself in the province capital on Thursday under unclear circumstances. Tareen, 63, committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple at his Gulberg flat. The terrible situation was confirmed by IPP leaders. A police squad rushed toContinue Reading
In the plots’ allotment case, an accountability court ruled that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the victim of political vendetta. The court published a thorough verdict on Thursday in the case of an alleged illegal allotment of plots in 1986 to the owner of a media business, which wasContinue Reading