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Arif Alvi, the President of Pakistan, invited Sikandar Sultan Raja, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), for an urgent meeting on February 20, to discuss the dates for the provincial assembly elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In response to the President's second letter, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declined to engage in consultations since the [...]

The Federal Human Rights Minister, Riaz Pirzada, has made a statement claiming that the former director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, sought to bring back the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). As a result of this revelation, Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorist activity, with the most recent incident being [...]

In Quetta, Pakistan, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested a female suicide bomber who was forced to support the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF). Mahal Baloch, a woman who had been separated from her children, was turned into a suicide bomber by the militant wing of the BLF. It has come to light that Muhammad Hussain, [...]

The Prime Minister directed that all aid to the affected regions should be coordinated through the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to ensure that the response is well-organized and of high quality. The event was attended by a number of humanitarian organizations, including Edhi, Saylani, and Al-Khidmat Foundation, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, PM's Special [...]

The summary of Pakistan's refining policy 2023 prepared by the Petroleum Division will be discussed by the Cabinet Committee on Energy next week. According to a copy of the summary provided to The News, granting the incentive tariff protection would result in an increase in the price of both products by Rs3/litre, which could be [...]

The company cited the unstable economic environment, the increase in sales tax, and the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee versus the US dollar as the causes of the most recent increase. The announcement of the price increase follows the inflation in the cost of petroleum products. Honda City New Prices Honda City variants have been [...]

According to a statement from the British High Commission, the UK State Safety Partnership (SSP) team has concluded its 12-day visit to Pakistan, aimed at improving air safety performance and strengthening relationships with the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA). It was funded by the UK Department for Transport and the goal of the visit was [...]

Hiang Choong, the region's head of legal for Google, Stephanie Davis, the company's vice president for customer solutions, and Scott Beaumont have all been contacted by Nadra about the issue. In a letter to Google titled "Breach of Personal Data of Residents and their Privacy by Application Providers on Google Play Store," Nadra referred to [...]

Crisis-hit In Pakistan's largest metropolis on Friday, a terrible attack occurred, raising concerns about the country's security protocols Security forces, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is in Turkey for a solidarity visit, condemned the attack after the operation to neutralise all terrorists from the Karachi Police Office building was completed. In a statement, the [...]

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was urged to take action by PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif after it was claimed that an audio recording of former Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi discussing manipulating cases before a Supreme Court judge had surfaced. Although Pervez Elahi did not contest the veracity of the tapes, he claimed that his [...]

The SBP possessed $3.1 billion in foreign exchange reserves for Pakistan, which increased by $276 million up till February 10, 2023. This was mostly due to increased market liquidity that resulted from reducing discrepancies between interbank and open markets and allowing exchange rate changes. Pakistan will need to obtain at least $17–18 billion in four [...]

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss and determine a relief package for Turkey, which has been struck by a massive earthquake that has killed more than 45,000 people and left millions homeless. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, the Prime Minister stressed [...]

In Islamabad, the U.S. Embassy has backed a demand by beverage companies for the withdrawal of a proposed 7% increase in the federal excise duty (FED). To show their support for foreign companies producing beverages or selling global brands, a delegation led by Commercial Counsellor Aaron Fishman met with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister [...]

The Federal Probe Agency (FIA) has officially begun an investigation into a recent audio leak allegedly involving former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi after receiving authorisation from the interior ministry. Elahi, a senior adviser to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, is supposedly heard discussing running courts in the audio that was leaked. The action was [...]

Four persons were slain and 19 others were hurt during the hours-long battle between terrorists and law enforcement on Friday at the Karachi Police Office at Sharea Faisal. In contrast, all three of the terrorists from the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were put to death. Today, a directive concerning the make-up of the investigative committee was [...]

A letter from President Dr Arif Alvi has caused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to express its disappointment and urge the President to use "appropriate language" in his communications with other constitutional institutions. ECP stated that the President's office holds the highest constitutional position and that all other legal and constitutional bodies must respect [...]