Tag: PTI
Bar on fellow judge unprecedented, say jurists
February 12th, 2021; By Ahmed Saeed; LAHORE; Senior lawyers and bar representatives have termed the decision of Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed barring fellow judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa from hearing cases against Prime Minister Imran Khan as unprecedented in the judicial history of the country.
“اگر گرفتاری کی ویڈیو نہ بناتا تو لاپتا افراد میں شامل ہوتا” ڈی جے...
دو دن قبل اونچی آواز میں موسیقی سننے اور غیر قانونی اسلحہ رکھنے کے جرم میں گرفتار ہونے والے ڈی جے بٹ کا کہنا...
Women journalists denounce curbs on freedom of speech under guise of protection against online...
September 15th, 2020; By Haider Kaleem; LAHORE; PTI representatives have taken it upon themselves to justify harsher social media curbs, citing concerns raised by women journalists against online abuse, contrary to the spirit of their statement.
International Youth Day: Dreams and Hopes
Aug. 12, 2020: In 1999, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day ...
Joint statement against online abuse of women in media
Aug. 12, 2020: A group of about thirty female journalists has issued a joint statement condemning the excruciating circumstances in which female journalists are forced to operate in Pakistan. The report claims that there is an ongoing ...
Sindh Government and opposition trade barbs over Karachi governance crisis
Aug. 11, 2020: Karachi, the most populated city of Pakistan and the backbone of the country’s economy, is suffering from an intense governance crisis. Following the recent urban floods in the city, the federal government has called ...
Two years down the line: Is the public contented with the government?
Jul 25, 2020: Pakistan held its 11th general elections. Two hundred and seventy two (272) seats of the National Assembly and 593 seats of four provincial assemblies were up for grabs. Over 105 million people were eligible to cast their votes. Although ...
The biggest Sikh community in the country has no crematorium
Jul 10, 2020: The families of the 19 deceased Sikh pilgrims are now facing another disturbing situation – there is no crematorium in Peshawar to carry out the funeral rites of their loved ones. The families of Mohallah Jogan Shah received the ...
End of an alliance pushes Balochistan further away
Jun 29, 2020: The current situation in Balochistan seems conducive for a political upheaval as widespread protests have erupted in the province against what the locals describe as the excesses of the death squads and criminal gangs ...
Sadaqat Ali Abbasi: Schools to reopen on July 15th
Jun 24, 2020: PTI official and member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sadaqat Ali Abbasi announced that physical classes in schools for secondary and higher education will resume from July 15, 2020, bringing an end to a nearly 3 month ...
