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Islamabad High Court dismisses NAB’s pleas against Asif Zardari’s acquittal
The decision comes after the NAB withdrew appeals it had filed against Asif Zardari’s acquittal by the courts in Ursus Tractors, ARY Gold, Polo Ground and Cotecna references.
During the hearing on Thursday, Additional Prosecutor General…
ECP to announce disqualification verdict in Toshakhana reference against Imran on Friday
The commission has informed all the respondents including the former PM.
The ECP had reserved its verdict on September 19.
The then-Prime Minister Imran Khan had retained gifts from the Toshakhana between 2018 and 2022…
Pervez Khattak’s alleged audio regarding Toshakhana case leaks online
In the audio, the former minister can be heard introducing himself before he went on to say, “It is to inform all friends, be they MNAs, MPAs or organizations. All party workers are informed that the verdict of the Toshakhana reference…
SC registrar returns PTI application seeking PM Shehbaz’s disqualification
In her application, Abbasi had alleged that PM Shehbaz was guilty of breaching his oath by including proclaimed offenders in his delegation during a foreign visit.
The petition maintained that PM Shehbaz misused his powers and violated…
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah claims 70% flood-hit areas cleared out
The chief minister was addressing a session via video link over flood rehabilitation chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
“Flooding has damaged 1.8 million houses in Sindh,” said the chief minister adding that an assessment survey…
Climate change puts a billion children at ‘extremely high risk’
The KidsRights index, based on figures supplied by UN agencies, also said more than one-third of the world’s children, some 820 million, were currently exposed to heatwaves.
Water scarcity affected 920 million children worldwide, while…
Ignoring governor’s objections, Punjab assembly approves amended local bodies’ law
Of the five bills and questions tabled by Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat for Wednesday’s session, the most critical bill was Punjab Local Government (amendment) Bill 2022.
The bill had been passed by the provincial legislature on…
Copying Punjab: New Sindh governor suggests adding contentious clause in marriage contracts
In a letter to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Tessori urged Shah to consider taking a step like the Punjab government to express its love and devotion towards Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and amend the existing nikahnama (nikah…
Two suspected TTP terrorists arrested in Islamabad
The CTD claimed to have recovered two kilograms of explosive materials from the possession of the suspects.
A spokesperson for the CTD stated that the suspects were identified as Hamza Ghazi and Sher Alam aka Umer.…