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Rawalpindi: The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has sworn not to bow in the face of pressure, affirming that any perception of his surrender is a “false idea”. Speaking of media outside of Adiala prison following a court hearing in the Toshakhana-II case on Wednesday, the sister of the founder of the PTI, […]

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and acting president Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed their sorrow on Wednesday as to the death of Cashmire Chef Abdul Ghani Bhat. President Zardari, who is in Urumqi, in China, said that Abdul Ghani Bhat’s struggle was a tag for the cashmere people, adding that his sacrifices would be written

Islamabad: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that the government was preparing a rescue package for electricity consumers affected by floods, who would be announced in a day or two. The panel, chaired by Muhammad Idrees, met to discuss the prolonged load shedding of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco)

Islamabad: The oil division has published a new framework prohibiting new gas connections to national consumers. In this regard, the division ordered the public gas services to reject approximately three million pending requests, submitted by national consumers, officials announced on Wednesday. The framework, approved by the Federal Firm and sent to Suit Southern Gas Company

Islamabad: Consumers are likely to cope with the increase in electricity rates to RS0.91 per unit due to fuel adjustment for the month of August 2025. The NEPRA will hold a public hearing on September 29, concerning a petition deposited by the Central Power Purchase Agency Guaranee Limited (CPPA-G). The CPPA-G requested an increase in

Islamabad: Pakistan and Palestine have crossed an important measure to extend bilateral relations in the health sector by signing a memorandum of understanding in Islamabad. The agreement was signed by the Federal Minister of Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on behalf of Pakistan, while the Palestinian ambassador represented his government during the ceremony. High officials, including

Islamabad: Pakistan reiterated its commitment to fighting cancer and strengthening international health care cooperation during a parallel event at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, entitled “Beyond Boundaries: The Rays of Hope Anchor Centers Network and the future of cancer care”. Offering the Pakistan Declaration, President of Pakistan Atomic

Islamabad: The Iraqi authorities have introduced new regulations for pilgrims to the country’s sacred religious sites, establishing specific age -related conditions for visas issuing. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interconfessional Harmony, Iraq will no longer deliver pilgrimage visas to men under the age of 50 if they travel alone. However, men under

Islamabad: A lawyer moved the IHC on Wednesday, seeking audio and video recordings of a recent audience procedure, after which judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri was prevented from working as a judge. Lawyer Jahangir Jadoon submitted the request to the IHC registrar, declaring that during the hearing of September 16 in the courtroom No. 1, the

Islamabad: Lawyers observed a partial strike on Wednesday on the appeal of the Islamabad bar council after judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of the IHC was excluded from the judicial work. The strike disrupted the legal proceedings of routine, although the hearings continued. The secretary of the IHC bar, Manzoor Jajja, in a statement, urged lawyers