Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Justice Ayesha removed from constitutional bench hearing ICA on military trials ruling
ISLAMABAD, NOV 21 (DNA): Justice Ayesha A Malik has been removed from the seven-member constitutional bench assigned to hear the Intra Court Appeal (ICA) filed by the federal government challenging the Supreme Court’s verdict that deemed the trial of civilians in military courts unconstitutional. The three-member committee — constituted under Article 191A (4) of the Constitution — Wednesday released the minutes of its third meeting held on November 13, chaired by Justice Aminuddin Khan and attended by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and the registrar. AccordingRead More
Webinar on Roshan Digital Account for the Pakistani Diaspora in Canada
OTTAWA, NOV 21 (DNA):The Pakistan High Commission, Ottawa in collaboration with the Bank of Punjab and State Bank of Pakistan hosted a comprehensive webinar here today, to engage with the vibrant Pakistani diaspora across Canada. This initiative aimed to provide valuable insights into the benefits and opportunities offered by the Roshan Digital Account (RDA), a flagship program by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in collaboration with commercial banks in Pakistan. The panelists who attended the session included Mr. Shah Faisal Kakar, Acting High Commissioner; Syed Ali Raza, Head ofRead More
ICT police arrested 26 outlaws, weapons recovered
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (APP/DNA):Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police apprehended 26 outlaws involved in different criminal activities including drug peddling and possessing illegal weapons recovered heroin and weapons with ammunition from their possession on Thursday. A public relation officer told APP that the ICT Police Lohi Bher, Shams Colony and Sabzi Mandi police stations teams took legal action against accused involved in possessing illegal weapons and drug peddling. He said the police team arrested accused’s namely Bilal Khan, Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Sohail and Babar Shah and recovered one 30 boreRead More
Govt mulls slashing solar panel tariff to Rs7.5-11 per unit
ISLAMABAD, NOV 21 (DNA): The federal government is contemplating a significant reduction in the tariff for rooftop solar panels, lowering it to Rs7.5-11 per unit from the current rate of over Rs21 per unit under the net metering system for electricity supplied to the national grid. Two units generated through roof solar panels are equal to one unit of grid electricity. The buyback tariff from solar consumers may be brought down to Rs7.5-11 per unit in view of the massive decline in solar panel prices. In return, consumers using roofRead More
Pakistan Reaffirms its Commitment for Improved Health Security
ISLAMABAD: NOV 21 (DNA):Government of Pakistan launched a new, costed National Action Plan for Health Security (2024-28), which will help strengthen the capacity of national and provincial health systems to effectively prevent, detect and respond to evolving public health emergencies. National Action Plan for Health Security (2024-28) – a comprehensive five-year roadmap – was presented to stakeholders at an event led by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. Coordinator to the Honourable Prime Minister on Health, Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad; Federal Health Secretary, Mr Nadeem Mahbub; AdvisorRead More
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
BAKU, NOV 21 (AFP/APP/DNA):A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as time runs out to strike a finance agreement for developing nations. The streamlined text released in Azerbaijan recognises developing countries need a trillion dollars per year to fight global warming, but does not present a much-sought figure needed to land the deal. This will be the focus as nations go back to the negotiating table with just a day to go until COP29 is supposed to concludeRead More