Muhammad Zameer Ul Hassan

JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif on December 20, 2024. — Facebook/@juipakofficial The federal government has shown “agreement to notify the contentious madrassa registration bill via a gazette in a few days”, making a significant development a day after a key meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana … Read more

PTI MNA Zain Qureshi speaks during a National Assembly session. — Facebook/Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi/File RAWALPINDI: Three more accused including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Zain Qureshi on Saturday were indicted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi in the GHQ attack case related to May 9 riots. The hearing was … Read more

JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif on December 20, 2024. — Facebook/@juipakofficial Govt to “register seminaries under Societies Registration Act”. Decides taking all clerics in confidence over legislation. Fazl hinted at “good news” on madrassa bill after meeting Shehbaz. In a major breakthrough a day after a key meeting between Prime Minister … Read more

Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) building. — Facebook/@BIEK Official KARACHI: The provincial government on Saturday decided to amend the Sindh Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance, 1972 for the 14th time.  The meeting of the reforms committee was attended by Sindh Minister of Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah, chief secretary, secretaries of boards and … Read more

A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in provincial capital on September 9, 2024. — APP  KARACHI: A court on Saturday released six suspects who allegedly attacked a polio team in the port city’s Korangi district a day earlier. The suspects including four women, who … Read more

PTI MNA Zain Qureshi during a National Assembly session in this undated photo. — Facebook/@ZainQureshiOfficial/File ATC also indicts Raja Nasir Mehfooz, Raja Shehbaz Tiger. Total number of indictments reach 116 after today’s hearing.  ATC rejected acquittal pleas of PTI leaders a day earlier. RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Saturday indicted three more suspects … Read more

Police personnel injured and manhandled during the attack in Karachi’s Korangi, on December 20, 2024, are pictured in this collage. — Reporter Bail granted against surety bonds worth Rs10,000 each. Suspects refused to administer polio drops, say police.  Court also asks IO to submit challan within 14 days. KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted bail to … Read more

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch briefing the press in Islamabad. — Screengrab/Ministry of Foreign Affairs/File After the US deputy national security advisor claimed that Islamabad would use its nuclear missiles for hostile intent, Pakistan on Saturday termed allegations “unfounded, devoid of rationality and sense of history”. In a statement, the Foreign Office said: “Pakistan … Read more

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch during an event in this undated image. — Instagram/@foreignofficepk FO says alleged threat perception raised by US official unfortunate. “Pakistan has never had any ill-intention towards the US,” says FO. “We have long history of cooperation; wish to build on strong legacy.” Pakistan on Saturday slammed a United States … Read more

Martyred soldier Sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi. — ISPR/File RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred and four khwarij were killed after security forces engaged and thwarted terrorists’ bid to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that forces engaged the terrorists after … Read more