President Alvi suggests that the secretary be terminated.

ISLAMABAD – As the dispute over the signing of laws pertaining to the Official Secrets Act and the Army Act has heated up, President Dr. Arif Alvi turned over his secretary Waqar Ahmed’s services to the Establishment Division on Monday. “In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s Secretariat has written a letter to […]

Shah Mahmood Qureshi is physically detained for 4 days in a cipher case by a special court.

(Web Desk) – Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister and vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been placed in the care of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for a four-day physical remand in a cipher case. The remand was ordered by a special court in Islamabad that was formed on Monday to […]

I swear to God, I did not sign the legislation on Official Secrets and Army Amendments: President Alvi

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (APP) – President Arif Alvi stated on Sunday that he did not sign the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 because he disagreed with them. On the social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, the president stated that he instructed his staff to return the bills […]

Shah Mehmood Qureshi of the PTI was detained in Islamabad.

Former foreign minister and vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was detained at his apartment in Islamabad.Sources claim that PTI deputy chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi was detained in connection with the Cypher case and taken to the FIA’s main office. The PTI leader denied speculations of disagreements in the core committee […]

Tasneem Will Be Interrogated About Arshad’s Murder: Will He Blame Nawaz?

LONDON : Syed Tasneem Haider has been called by London police for questioning, according to sources. Tasneem Haider accused Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif of murdering Arshad Sharif. According to the sources, Tasneem Shah would be interviewed by counter-terrorism police agents in mid-July. Tasneem would be interrogated over the course of two days. Tasneem […]

Cabinet passes two proposals to stifle online media.

ISLAMABAD (NEWS DESK)- The federal cabinet passed the E-Safety Bill 2023 and the Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 on Wednesday, along with the creation of a commission to carry out the legislation. The measures aim to limit the freedom of expression. Despite the existence of regulators like the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and Pakistan Electronic […]

ECC authorises Rs60 billion in credit for PSO to pay debts

ISLAMABAD: The release of Rs 60 billion in finance for Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to be able to satisfy its financial commitments was authorised at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet, among other decisions. The bulk of this money will come from commercial banks because of the fact that […]

Markets to shut by 8:30pm, wedding halls 10pm under energy-saving plan.

ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the Federal Cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, authorised the immediate implementation of the Energy Conservation Plan. At a press conference in Islamabad with other cabinet members, Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif highlighted key aspects of the energy conservation plan. He added that under the plan, shops would shut by […]

The dollar soars to Rs201.41 in the interbank market

After increasing 47 paisa at the Interbank on Tuesday, the US Dollar closed at an all-time high versus the Pakistani Rupee (PKR). Weakening macroeconomic kept dollar demand high on the second business day of the week, with the greenback closing at Rs201.41. Depleting foreign exchange reserves and uncertainties over the resumption of the International Monetary […]