British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history. Truss, Britain’s third female prime minister, was unable to save her embattled premiership even though she ditched her entire economic plan and …
Read More »National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to scrap Rule for gender reassignment.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to scrap Rule 13-1 for gender reassignment. A two-member bench of the Federal Sharia Court headed by Acting Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar heard the petitions of Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan and others against the Transgender Act 2018. The court …
Read More »A security guard of the University of Karachi has set an example of determination to complete his MPhil
A security guard of the University of Karachi (KU), Akhtar Nawaz Khattak, has set an example of hard work and determination. Despite doing his duty and taking care of his family, the 35-year-old managed to complete his MPhil. Now, he has been hired as a visiting lecturer in …
Read More »Rawalpindi Police filed a case against a four-year-old boy
Rawalpindi Police filed a case against a four-year-old boy for allegedly ‘attacking a couple with rocks and stones’ in the jurisdiction of Naseerabad Police Station on Wednesday. The complaint against Ahmed, the young boy, was initiated by a person called Ghulam Mustafa under section 337/A3 of the Pakistan …
Read More »Pakistan likely to exit FATF grey list this week: sources
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will meet on Friday, October 20, to decide Pakistan’s fate. According to the sources within the finance ministry, a FATF Plenary meeting is taking place in Paris next week. It is the first FATF Plenary to be held under the two-year Singapore Presidency of …
Read More »President Alvi files reference in SC for opinion on Reko Diq project
President Arif Alvi has submitted a reference in Supreme Court of Pakistan for its opinion on the Reko Diq project. President Dr Arif Alvi had accorded his approval to a summary for the filing of reference in the Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 186 of the Constitution of Pakistan …
Read More »Pakistan Army says country’s nuclear assets are ‘safe and protected’
Pakistan Army commanders on Tuesday reposed full confidence in the country’s robust nuclear command and control structure and security arrangements related to strategic assets, the military’s media wing said in a statement after the 252nd Corps Commanders’ Conference held at GHQ. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa …
Read More »FIFA World Cup tickets will be able to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia without the need to pay for a visa
MUSLIM holders of 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup tickets will be able to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia without the need to pay for a visa, the kingdom has announced.
Read More »Acquittal of convict Shahrukh Jatoi in the case has raised eyebrows with several legal experts
The verdict of the high-profile Shahzeb murder case is out and the legal experts and members of the media expressed their sheer disbelief on Twitter over the outcome that took nearly a decade to reach. The Supreme Court, earlier in the day, acquitted Jatoi as well as …
Read More »A 17-year-old African lion has died at Karachi Zoo
last week after completing his average lifespan, quoting Senior Director Raza Abbas Rizvi. According to details, the big cat was one of the four cats which were confiscated by the custom officials in 2010 over violation of import policy. They were later shifted to zoo. In …
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