LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan on Tuesday rejected the Punjab government’s defamation law, saying the people cannot be deprived of the constitutional rights. “The state means the country, not any institution,” he asserted addressing a gathering hosted by Insaf Lawyers Forum in the Lahore High Court Bar. Mr Ayub said oppressive and tyrannical laws were being enacted to silence the voices of the people. He said the opposition would raise their voice in the parliament against the oppressive laws. The opposition leader praised the judges of the Islamabad High Court, who wrote a letter about…
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter, Tyrian White. A three-member bench comprising Justices Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Arbab Mohammad Tahir and Saman Rafat Imtiaz took up the petition on Tuesday after a gap of almost a year. The court issued the order on the grounds that a three-judge bench had previously dismissed the petition. This was a reference to the incident on May 10, 2023, when the opinion of two of the three judges — supporting the petition’s dismissal — was uploaded on IHC’s website. Judges…
LAHORE: On the call of Pakistan Kisan Rabita Committee, farmers held protest demonstrations in 30 different districts of the country demanding start of the purchase of wheat from growers and arrest of the people involved in the wheat scandal. In Punjab, the protests were held in Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Jhang, Pakpattan, Chiniot, Kasur, Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Burewala, Chishtian and Jampur. In Sindh, the farmers took to streets in Karachi, Shikarpur, Nawabshah, Qamber Shahdadkot, Nowshehru Feroze, Mirpurkhas, Dadu, Sanghar and Shahpur Chakar. Protests were also held in Quetta and Jhal Magsi in Balochistan, and in Peshawar and Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Tuesday announced the launch of the country’s multi-mission communication satellite PAKSAT MM1 on May 30, from XiChang Satellite Launch Centre, China. According to information shared by Suparco, PAKSAT MM1 was conceived keeping in sight growing needs of the country in the broad spectrum of communication and connectivity. “This satellite project is the hallmark of technological cooperation between China and Pakistan,” Suparco said in a statement. Based on advanced communication technologies, PAKSAT MM1 will play a pivotal role in the socio-economic uplift of the country. “It will prove to be…
GILGIT: Climber Sirbaz Khan has summited Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,849 metres, without using supplementary oxygen, becoming the first and only Pakistani to have conquered 11 eight-thousanders. According to expedition officials, Sirbaz Khan has also scaled 13 mountains above 8,000m with supplementary oxygen, including Everest last year. Sirbaz reached the summit of Everest at 12:30pm (Pakistan time) on Tuesday. He was part of a team of the Imagine Nepal 2024 Everest Expedition comprising 14 international climbers and 18 Sherpas. The officials said the climbers started descending from the top after the successful summit. Before the summit Sirbaz Khan, in…
RAWALPINDI: The divisional police chiefs, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and Special Branch have been instructed to closely monitor activities of proscribed organisations and initiate action if they found collecting sacrificial animals hides on Eidul Azha. The government’s policy for collection of hides be followed in later and spirit. Intensive patrolling on highways and cattle markets during eid holidays should be made to ensure the safety of commuters. The Punjab police chief issued a guideline for the law enforcement agencies regarding “security arrangements for cattle markets across the province during Eidul Azha 2024” directing them to launch a crackdown on…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday gave government four days for the recovery of missing poet Ahmed Farhad. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani accepted the request of Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan of four-day adjournment in order to enable the federal government to apply available resources for the recovery of Farhad. The federal minister for law and justice a day earlier held a press conference after the judge made certain remarks against the executive, and directed the investigating officer to record the statement of an intelligence official. When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, Justice Kayani inquired…
The Judicial Activism Panel (JAP), a self-styled public interest forum based in Lahore, on Wednesday urged the Punjab government to reconsider the recently passed Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024, calling it “draconian”, “illogical” and a “violation of the judgments of the superior courts.” On Monday, the Punjab Assembly passed the bill, rejecting all amendments proposed by the opposition amid protests by the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council and journalists covering parliamentary proceedings. The SIC members tore apart copies of the bill after the House passed it through a voice vote. Vetted by the Special Committee-1 in the absence of standing committees, the bill was…
GILGIT: Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have been warned of possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (Glof) events and flash floods this week. An alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday stated that daytime temperatures in GB and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to remain four to six degrees Celsius, higher than normal, between May 21 and 27, with wind and thunderstorms. The atmospheric condition is likely to trigger a Glof event or flash floods in vulnerable snow-covered and glaciated areas of GB and Chitral district of KP. It advised the administration and local organisations and communities to remain vigilant and take…
Sabrina Carpenter revealed what she seeks in a partner as her romance with actor Barry Keoghan heats up. Carpenter, 25, spilled her dating secrets to Cosmopolitan UK on Tuesday. The Espresso singer disclosed on her approach of dating and what she looks in a partner – someone “funny” and “messy.” “Contrary to popular opinion, I don’t think I have a type,” the Sue Me singer told the magazine. “But the internet loves to just put pictures next to each other of men who have the same hair colour.” The Nonsense crooner further talked about what she is “super attracted” too in her romantic interest. “I want to be…
