4 mn readThe government of Pakistan is planning to ban international traveling for non-taxpayers. The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has approved a proposal to veto non-filers from traveling abroad.
4 mn readThe contentious defamation legislation, which restricts press freedom, became provincial law in Punjab. Acting Governor Malik Ahmad Khan, a member of the PML-N, approved the bill while the Pakistan People’s Party PPP-nominated Governor Sardar Saleem Haider was on leave on this occasion, despite having previously promised consultations on the Punjab Defamation Act 2024.
4 mn readRecognizing that the actions of a banned militant organization within Pakistan were causing the international community to cast blame on Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Taliban leader urged the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad to engage in dialogue for the sake of peace.
4 mn readSix judges from the Islamabad High Court expose alleged interference by intelligence agencies, citing coercion, surveillance, and intimidation tactics. Their letter to the Supreme Judicial Council reveals a concerning pattern, urging a thorough investigation to uphold judicial independence and ensure accountability.
3 mn readAn unknown attacker drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hours after Baloch rebels attacked a naval base in the Turbat area in Baluchistan province.
3 mn readFormer Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to jail for 14 years, marking the second consecutive sentence for the Ex-PM of Pakistan within a span of two days. The conviction is related to their unlawful gains from state gifts, which occurred just a week before a general election in which Imran Khan was not eligible to contest. This case is named the Tosha Khana Case (Gift House case).
3 mn readPakistan’s election body ECP has denied the nomination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to participate in the 2024 parliamentary elections. Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party alleges that authorities are preventing a majority of its candidates from taking part in the upcoming February elections.
4 mn readOn Tuesday (16 Jan), Iran initiated assaults in Pakistan, targeting alleged bases of the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Baluchistan Province, as reported by Iranian state media. This action has elicited strong condemnation from Islamabad.
4 mn readPresident of Pakistan Mr. Arif Alvi and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Mr. Sikandar Sultan Raja reached a consensus that the upcoming general elections in Pakistan will take place on February 8, 2024.
4 mn readThe Supreme Court of Pakistan confirmed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s petition as admissible against the amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance and nullified the amendments that were promulgated by the previous government of PDM. Imran Khan declared the Federation and NAB as parties in his petition against the amendment of NAB rules. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial pronounced this decision by a majority of two to one, while Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who was part of this bench, wrote a dissenting note disagreeing with this decision. The Supreme Court said in its verdict that all the courts including NAB should decide on sending the pending cases to the competent courts in a week.
