Karachi is the largest and most populous city in Pakistan and the capital of Sindh province. It is also the economic hub of the country, generating about 20% of the GDP. Karachi has a long and rich history of local governance, dating back to the British colonial era. The city has been governed by different […]
Who is Murtaza Wahab?
Murtaza Wahab is a Pakistani politician who is the current Mayor of Karachi since 2023. He belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan and an adviser to the Chief Minister of Sindh on various portfolios. He is also the son of the late Fauzia Wahab, […]
Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq becomes PM of Azad Kashmir
Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq has been unanimously elected as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in a sudden and unexpected turn of events on Thursday. Chaudhry obtained 48 votes out of a 52-strong house – the biggest mandate in the history of scenic valley’s legislative assembly. The development took place after the disqualification […]
Govt releases Rs129bn for development projects under PSDP
Despite financial constraints and disruptions caused by super floods last year, the government has released Rs 129 billion for development projects under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fourth quarter of (2022-23). The Water Resource Division and Higher Education Commission (HEC) have been given top priority in the PSDP. In the last quarter of […]
Sherry Rehman named among the 100 most influential people of 2023 by TIME
American news magazine, TIME, has named Climate Change Minister Senator Sherry Rehman has been named among the “100 Most Influential People of 2023”. The list unveiled a day earlier includes names of the most influential people from across the world who fall under the six categories — artists, icons, pioneers, leaders, titans, and innovators. Rehman’s profile […]
‘White paper’: PTI terms govt’s one-year performance as ‘dark period’
As the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — a multi-party ruling alliance — completed its one year in regime on April 9 (today), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party, issued a ‘white paper’ on the incumbent government’s “one-year dark period”. In its white paper, the PTI — whose regime was toppled on April 9 last year through a […]
SC registrar’s services were withdrawn following Justice Isa’s letter
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has uninvolved Supreme Court Registrar Ishrat Ali from his post after a hard-hitting letter from Justice Qazi Faez Isa, asking the authorities to remove him from office. The decision was taken during a special federal cabinet meeting — held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — at the Prime […]
Imran Khan claims five policemen be killed in Zaman Park operation
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government was planning to conduct an operation inside Zaman Park “either today or tomorrow.” Addressing the nation via a video link, the PTI chief claimed that two squads had been formed to infiltrate his supporters and create chaos during which faceless […]
Court suspends Imran’s arrest warrants in judge threatening case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s non-boilable arrest warrants in the case against him for intimidating a judge were suspended till March 20 by a court in the federal capital. Additional District and Sessions Judge Faizan Gillani adjourned the warrants and directed Khan — who was ousted as the prime minister in April last […]
Caretaker CM KP formally launches digital census
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammed Azam Khan has officially launched a digital census in the province as part of the 7th national census in the country. In this connection, a ceremony was held here at Chief Minister House Peshawar on Wednesday which was also attended by the authorities of the Pakistan Bureau of […]