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 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).
