Leading China critic Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail after Hong Kong security trial
HONG KONG :– Hong Kong’s most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the city’s biggest national security case which drew international concern about the city’s freedoms and autonomy. Lai’s sentence on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one for publishing […]
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Islamabad ATC indicts PTI leaders in terrorism case
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development in the case of alleged links with terrorists, charges have been formally framed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders. The Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court conducted hearings against PTI leaders Rauf Hassan and Ahmed Waqas Janjua. During the session, presiding judge Tahir Abbas Supra formally charged both leaders in the case. Both accused […]
Supreme Court rejects request for immediate meeting with PTI founder
ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the request for an immediate meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, while significant developments were also reported during the hearing in the cipher case. On the request of PTI leader Advocate Latif Khosa to meet the party founder, a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice […]
People rejected PTI’s call for chaos, violence: Marriyum Aurangzeb
LAHORE : Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that the public did not pay heed to PTI’s call for protests and has rejected the call for chaos and violence, Dunya News reported. Speaking to the media in Lahore, Marriyum Aurangzeb said that due to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s efforts, young people are […]
Entire country rejected PTI’s call for wheel-jam strike: CM Sindh
KARACHI : Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that the entire country has rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) call for a wheel-jam strike, Dunya News reported. Speaking to the media, Murad Ali Shah said that despite it being Sunday, traders kept their shops open. He added that the country cannot afford activities like […]
Senate, National Assembly to resume proceedings today
ISLAMABAD – The Senate and the National Assembly will separately resume their proceedings at the Parliament House in Islamabad today (Monday), Dunya News reported. According to sources, the Upper House (Senate) is scheduled to meet at 4:00pm, while the Lower House (National Assembly) will resume its proceedings at 5:00pm. Besides legislation, both the Houses will […]
Kite flying will remain banned after end of Basant Festival: CM Maryam
LAHORE : Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the ban on kite flying will remain in place after the conclusion of the three-day Basant Festival. She stated this while chairing a special video-link meeting was held in the provincial capital Lahore. Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb presented a report on Basant during the […]
Fazl rules out joining govt, calls mandate ‘fake’
ISLAMABAD : Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday announced that his party will not become part of the current government, which he described as possessing a “fake mandate,” and will continue to function as an opposition force. Addressing a public gathering, Maulana Fazlur Rehman criticized the Election Commission, claiming it has become […]
Carbon emission causing melting of glaciers, floods, rising of temperature: Musadik
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Masood Malik has said that carbon emission is causing melting of glaciers, rising of temperature and floods. In his key note address on ‘Living with Floods in Climate Change’ at a local hotel on Sunday, he said, “Forty million people have been displaced due […]