Sunday, December 17th, 2023
Pakistan needs a charter against corruption
Comment Ansar M Bhatti The impending elections have come into focus following a decisive move by the Supreme Court, characterized as a ‘commando action,’ wherein it suspended the Lahore High Court’s single-bench verdict concerning the appointment of Returning Officers. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal team had approached the Lahore High Court, advocating for the appointment of Returning Officers from the Judiciary instead of the district administration. Even to the PTI’s surprise, the LHC judge not only suspended the Election Commission’s notification but also constituted a larger bench to delve deeperRead More
Deadline Set: Punjab CM urges immediate reduction of inter-city transport fares
Lahore, Dec 17: /DNA/ – A big reduction in the price of diesel occurred and inter-city transport fares will also be reduced. Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has assigned a task to the concerned officials to ensure reduction in the inter-city transport fares in proportion to the reduction in the prices of diesel. CM ordered all the Deputy Commissioners across Punjab to comply on the deadline with regard to carrying out reduction in the prices of fares by tonight. Mohsin Naqvi stated that the benefit in the reduction of petroleum pricesRead More
Serving judges, spouses exempted from body search at airports
KARACHI: The Ministry of Aviation has exempted the serving judges and their spouses from body search at all airports in Pakistan on the directives of the Supreme Court, it emerged on Sunday. An order in this regard has been issued by the Airport Security Force (ASF) director general on the directive of the aviation secretary. “[…] Secretary Aviation has been pleased to exempt spouses of serving judges and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan from body search at all airports,” read a notification issued by the Ministry of AviationRead More
Media urged for factual reporting on CPEC, countering propaganda
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP/DNA): Speakers at the training workshop here on Sunday called upon the Pakistani media to engage in objective and factual reporting on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and counter the negative propaganda against the game-changer project. The journalists are the source of information for the public and their impartial reporting can convey authentic information about CPEC to the people of Pakistan, they said. The speakers expressed these remarks during a three-day training workshop organized by the Center for Democracy and Climate Studies (CDCS) for the journalists ofRead More
ICCI calls for withdrawal of massive hike in gas tariff
Islamabad: /DNA/ – Ch. Muhammad Naeem Patron-in-Chief, Restaurants, Caterers, Sweets and Bakers Association leading a delegation visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and highlighted problems being faced by their businesses due to the massive hike in the gas tariff. They stressed that ICCI should take up this issue with relevant authorities for withdrawal of the new gas tariff otherwise their businesses would face closure as it is not possible for them to run business activities at the new gas price. Mumtaz Ahmed Chairman, Muhammad Farooq President, Ch. MuhammadRead More
Senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa joins PTI
Lahore: Senior lawyer and disgruntled PPP leader Sardar Latif Khosa on Sunday joined the PTI. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Khosa said that he had taken the step with the hope of taking the country towards a “beautiful” future. “The world says that people do press conferences to leave [the party] and you are doing a press conference to join,” he laughed, referring to the manner in which several PTI leaders had left the party in the aftermath of the May 9 violence. “I am doing this deliberately. IfRead More