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Sindh Schools to Remain Closed Till Wednesday

sindh schools

Due to the severe cold which has taken over the province in the last two weeks, the parents have requested the school teachers that it should remain closed for at least one more week.   It was decided by the Sindh government on Sunday and announced by the Sindh Secretary Education that all public and […]

Violence in Karachi leads to a trail of bodies

With violence continuing across the city of Karachi in Pakistan, another twelve people have been reported dead, including two police officers. In what appears to be part of sectarian clashes, five people were shot and four were injured in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. An early morning attack saw three Shia men shot in Maskan Chowrangi. According […]

Educational institutes in capital shut till January 11 due to severe cold

While winter vacations for most educational institutes finished on January 1st, 2014, the Federal government announced that all schools, colleges and universities will be closed till January 11 due to the severe cold wave gripping the country. The announcement was made by Tahir Rafiq, the spokesman for the Ministry of Federal Affairs. Recently the temperature […]

Musharraf’s Lawyer says Even the Lives of Judges are at Risk

Musharraf Trial for Treason

Appearing before the three-judge special court bench on behalf of his client Pervez Musharraf, lawyer Ahmed Raza Kasuri said that given the security concerns surrounding the hearing, even the lives of judges are at risk. The retired general and former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is facing treason charges and did not appear in front […]

PM meets with UAE President and Emphasizes on Importance of Brotherly Ties

Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a meeting with Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday when the UAE President visited Pakistan. The UAE President and the ruler of Abu Dhabi is here on a private visit and during the meeting, the Pakistan PM emphasized the importance of ties between the two countries and extending […]

Lahore High Court declares Punjab government delimitations illegal

Supreme Court orders Karachi custom officials to investigate missing containers

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday gave a verdict on the delimitations carried out by the Punjab Government in order to conduct the local bodies’ elections. The full bench of the LHC (Lahore High Court) declared the exercise illegal and stated that only the ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has the authority to conduct delimitations.  […]

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar says Government working on Dialogue with Taliban

Speaking to reporters after the inauguration of the passport office complex, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan shared that the government was expecting progress in dialogues with the Taliban and good news might come sooner than later. Nisar also clarified that negotiations were the government’s top priority, which is why no military operation in North […]

Musharraf seeks adjournment of treason case hearing without appearing in court

Musharraf Trial for Treason

General (retd) and the former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, who was to appear before a special court today, January 1, 2014, for his treason case hearing, remained absent and his counsels asked for a five-week adjournment of the hearing. Musharraf had earlier made it clear that he was not decided upon whether he will […]

Heavy snowfall holds citizens hostage in upper areas of Pakistan

Snowfall

In the current cold wave going through the country, heavy snowfall in upper areas like Malakand, Gilgit and Azad Kashmir has led to blockage of link roads, stopping all activity and relegating people to their homes. The plains of Punjab are not free from the severity of this cold wave either as temperatures dropped to […]

PM Nawaz Sharif asks for quick formulation and promulgation of Anti-terror Laws

nawaz sharif

At a meeting held on Monday at the Prime Minister House. PM Nawaz Sharif directed attendees to expedite the formulation of anti-terror laws in the country.   The attendees including Ch. Nisar, Minister for Interior, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Chief of General Staff Lt. General Ashfaq Nadeem, Director General ISI and MI […]

Musharraf leaves his Treason Trial to incumbent Army chief

Pervez Musharraf

General (Retd) and former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, who is currently facing treason charges in the country, stated that he is waiting to see what the incumbent Chief of Army Staff does. “Though the army chief has the final word but the top brass always goes through due consultations before an important decision is […]

Record cold wave in the country as Kalat sees minus 15 degrees

Pakistan snowfall

According to the Meteorological Department of Pakistan, the country is experiencing the season’s coldest wave as most parts witness zero and below zero temperatures. Kalat and surrounding areas remain frozen as temperature there dropped to minus 15, according to Geo News. Likewise, Lahore experienced zero degree temperature for the first time this season along with […]

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