Sunday, July 6, 2025

LHC to hear NAB’s plea seeking cancellation of Maryam Nawaz’s bail today

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday will take up the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) plea seeking cancellation of post-arrest bail granted to PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Asjad Javed Ghural...

Islamabad police receive 2,700 fake calls daily

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police receive approximately 2,700 fake calls each day, which is badly affecting the police response system, Inspector-General Qazi Jamilur Rehman said Sunday. The police chief appealed to the masses to avoid making hoax calls as it may put someone's life in danger. “If we are sent to a...

Pakistan joins OIC to observe International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Pakistan on Monday joined the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the observance of the first-ever ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia'. In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision, Pakistan had presented a resolution to designate March 15 as ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’, at the 47th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign...

Who gave NAB right to check witness statements : Maryam NAwaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz wants to know who gave the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) the authority to check the statements of witnesses. NAB is a slave to order, she said while speaking on Monday at Jati Umra in Lahore before a Lahore High Court hearing on NAB's plea to cancel post-arrest bail granted to her...

Ali Zafar receives a marriage proposal from Netherlands fan

Pakistani singer Ali Zafar received a marriage proposal from a fan from Netherlands and the singer had a hilarious yet sensible reply to her. The Mela Loot Liya singer took to Twitter to spend Sunday with fans and during #askAZ, a fan from Netherlands asked Ali Zafar to marry her. "It’s a good...

Armeena Khan gets coronavirus vaccine along with husband

Pakistani film and TV actress Armeena Khan got her coronavirus vaccine along with her husband in England. The Sherdil actress turned to Instagram and shared a video of her receiving the jab. Armeena wrote, “Just got my vaccine done! I’m so relieved and grateful. It didn’t hurt at all, it was super quick...

Shoaib Akhtar lost for words after KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi named in former pacer’s honour

Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday said he was lost for words after the "historic" KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi was named in his honour.  "Humbled and honoured to share that the historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium," shared the Rawalpindi Express on Twitter.  The...

Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by six wickets, Test series levelled at 1-1

Afghanistan after a hard grind have defeated Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium as they chased down the target of 108 for the loss of four wickets. The Test series leveled at 1-1. Both teams will now lock horns in the three-match T20I series, starting from March 17. Earlier, Zimbabwe...

FBR issues Sales Tax General Orders for specified sectors

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued four Sales Tax General Orders for four specified sectors ie Tobacco, Sugar, Cement and Fertiliser under the provisions of Section 40C(2) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The development comes after the license of the Track and Trace system was awarded to the successful bidder.

British Airways finished restrictions on passengers to travel UK

British Airways’s new boss said vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restriction and non-vaccinated people with a negative COVID-19 test, as he set out his ideas for a travel restart a month before the UK government finalises its plans. Holidays will not be allowed until May 17 at the earliest, the government...