Monday, December 15th, 2025
Hamas ‘reserves right to retaliate’ as Israel continues violating ceasefire
UN officials say at least 300,000 tents urgently required for displaced Gazans
TLP leader sentenced to over 35 years for threats against ex-CJP Isa
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore has sentenced banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Pir Zaheerul Hasan Shah to 35 years and six months in prison for issuing threats to former chief justice Qazi Faez Isa. ATC judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict after completing the trial of the case registered in 2024. Shah was arrested on July 29 last year in Okara, after a first information report (FIR) was registered against him in Lahore’s Qila Gujjar Singh police station. Shah, who is also the vice emir of the bannedRead More
A demarche too far? Norway, the Supreme Court, and Pakistan’s diplomatic dilemma
Analysis Ansar Mahmood Bhatti The recent visit of the Norwegian Ambassador to Pakistan to the Supreme Court to witness the proceedings involving lawyer Iman Mazari and her husband has triggered a significant diplomatic and political debate, raising questions about diplomatic norms, judicial transparency, and Pakistan’s engagement with the international community on issues of rule of law and human rights. Following the ambassador’s attendance at the court proceedings, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Norwegian envoy and conveyed a formal demarche, expressing displeasure over what it termed an “unwarranted” action.Read More
Govt pledges full support to Islamabad land survey affectees
ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 /DNA/ – The government has pledged its full support to address the grievances of citizens whose properties were affected by a controversial land survey conducted over a decade ago. During a high-level meeting on Saturday, Syed Zeeshan Ali Naqvi, the Focal Person for the Prime Minister’s Youth Program, assured representatives of the Islamabad Affectees Alliance that their struggle for justice would be actively championed at the highest levels of government. The core issue revolves around the 2008 survey conducted using Google Earth and SUPARCO (Space and UpperRead More
CM launches anti-polio campaign to cover over 1m children
KARACHI, Dec 15 (APP/DNA): Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated a week-long National Polio Eradication Campaign, December 15–21, under the December 2025 National Immunisation Days (NIDs), by administering polio drops to children at CMS School, UC Old Haji Camp, a government heritage school. The campaign will run from December 15 to 21 across the province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Provincial Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Secretary Health Rehan Baloch, NCOC Coordinator Shaharyar Memon, senior Health Department officials, and representatives of national and international partnerRead More
PM directs to expedite privatization process of Discos, Gencos
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (APP/DNA):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the relevant authorities to expedite the privatization process of power distribution companies (DISCOs) and generation companies (GENCOs). Chairing a meeting regarding power sector, the prime minister emphasized that the privatization of the energy system, leading to the establishment of a competitive electricity market, was the sustainable solution to the country’s energy issues. During the meeting, the prime minister was told that measures were taken to privatize three distribution companies IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO and in this regard Expression ofRead More