Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa deposited on Monday a valuable gift to Toshakhana which was received to him by Muslim World League Secretary Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa. The Muslim World League secretary gifted an expensive pen, named Bab-e-Kaaba, to the chief justice. Both of them had met in April. Muslim World League is an international non-governmental organisation headquartered in Makkah with members from all Islamic countries and sects. The picture shows pen Bab-e-Kaaba. — Provided by the reporter CJP Isa, after taking approval from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the gift has put up in the Supreme Court of…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on Monday reopened a girls’ school in North Waziristan that was blown by the terrorists a week ago. “We are thrilled to share the news that, by the grace of Almighty, we have accomplished our mission,” said the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training in a message. The Afia Girls School has reopened its doors after undergoing reconstruction. “Today, our little angels returned with smiles on their faces, brimming with hope and enthusiasm,” the ministry added. It also said that just a week ago, this same school faced destruction at the…
More than 300 more Pakistani students evacuated from Kyrgyzstan reached Islamabad on a flight from Bishkek, which saw a wave of mob attacks against foreign students last week. Islamabad International Airport manager Aftab Gillani welcomed the a batch of Pakistanis comprising 179 students, who escaped violence in the Kyrgyz capital, back home. Violent attacks erupted in Bishkek, targeting a number of Pakistani and other foreign students last Friday, which resulted in injuries of various Pakistanis. The return of Pakistani students stranded in Kyrgyzstan continues as about 11,000 study in Bishkek while 6,000 others in different cities, according to the number…
Expressing his annoyance over authorities’ failure to recover missing Kashmiri poet and journalist Ahmed Farhad Shah, Islamabad High Court’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Monday questioned if the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) sector commander lives on the moon. The poet was allegedly abducted from his house last week. On May 15, his wife approached the IHC, seeking his recovery. She also requested the court to identify, investigate and prosecute those responsible for his disappearance. At the outset of today’s hearing, a representative of the Ministry of Defence apprised the court: “Hostage [Shah] is not with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).” The official…
As Sindh braces for a scorching spell, Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz has said that there is no chance of any heatwave in Karachi for the upcoming week. “Sea breeze is blowing in the city, no need to worry about heatwave,” he told a private news channel on Monday. He said the weather would remain hot for the next 10 days with temperatures expected between 36 to 38 degrees Celsius. The chief meteorologist said the intensity of the hot weather will prevail from low to high levels of humidity. Earlier today, the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) postponed the ninth…
The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has rejected the timetable for the deferred matriculation exams on social media, saying that the new official schedule will be released soon. The Universities and Boards Department has deferred the remainder of ongoing matric and ninth class papers in the wake of the heatwave alert. Two papers each of two classes are yet to take place. BSEK exam controller Khalid Ehsan said that the decision to put off the exams till May 27 was taken to keep the students safe from the effects of scorching heat. He said that exam re-schedule circulating on…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he is concerned for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s health after it emerged that he is being treated for lung inflammation. Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency reported Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests. Citing the royal court, the state news agency said the 88-year-old king would be treated with antibiotics until the inflammation subsides. In a message on X, formerly Twitter, PM Shehbaz said: “I have learnt with grave concern about the health of His Majesty…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Monday forecast increased day temperatures from May 21 -27, advising the citizens to adopt precautionary measures to protect them from severe heat wave conditions. The PMD revealed that the day temperatures were likely to remain 4°C to 6°C above normal in Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan from May 21-27. The day temperatures are likely to remain 4°C to 6°C above normal in Sindh and Punjab from May 21-23 and from 6-8 degrees Celsius from May 23-27. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. On Tuesday, mainly…
In a bid to protect students from scorching heat, the Punjab government on Monday issued new timings for public and private colleges across the province, effective from May 21 (Tuesday) to May 31. In a notification issued on Monday, the province’s Higher Education Department (HED) said the decision has been taken owing to “severe hot weather”. As per the communique, the colleges operating under the jurisdiction of the HED will observe the following timings: Monday to Thursday and Saturday: 07:30am to 11:30am Friday: 07:30am to 11am Monday to Saturday (evening second shift): 4pm to 8pm Earlier today, the Punjab government…
Amid the strong protest by the opposition, the PML-N-led government on Monday managed to bulldoze the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 in the Punjab Assembly. According to treasury benches, the bill is aimed at stopping fake news, while media bodies termed it “draconian” in its current form. Brushing aside the media bodies’ request to differ the proposed bill, Punjab’s Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Mian Shuja-ur-Rehman tabled the bill in the House. Earlier in the day, representatives of the media bodies met Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari and requested her to defer the controversial bill for a few days. The…
