Faisal Karim Kundi, the head of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), announced on Thursday that the PPP and the PML-N have exchanged five candidates for the position of interim prime minister. Speaking to the media, he said that the PML-N had brought the bill directly before the legislature, and thatContinue Reading

Talha Mahmood, the federal minister for religious affairs, announced on Thursday that more refunds would be given to pilgrims under the government’s Hajj programme. Mr. Mahmood stated during a news conference that an additional Rs97,000 will be reimbursed to the pilgrims in addition to the Rs55,000 that had previously beenContinue Reading

In order to deepen their bilateral ties, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have looked into a number of opportunities to increase aviation-related collaboration. During a meeting between Federal Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofContinue Reading

Ali Muhammad Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was granted bail by the Peshawar High Court on Thursday and was subsequently freed from custody. Justices Ijaz Anwar and Fazal Subhan sat on a two-person bench to hear the case. The deputy commissioner (DC) for Mardan was instructed byContinue Reading

Tariq Bashir Cheema, the federal minister of food, declined to comment on a current controversy involving his son. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) is allegedly involved in a video scandal that recently made headlines. One of the culprits in the horrific tragedy is his son Walidad. Cheema reportedly avoidedContinue Reading