- 9 May, 2024
PAKISTAN NEWS
- May 9 mayhem was ‘conspiracy’ to target Imran Khan: PTI on May 8, 2024 at 6:15 pm
PTI secretary general Omar Ayub Khan in this undated photo. — APP/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has claimed that the May 9, 2023, riots were “a conspiracy to target party founder Imran Khan” and a plethora of cases against the top leadership was…
- Six terrorists gunned down in separate KP operations on May 8, 2024 at 6:11 pm
Pakistani soldiers patrol in Sararogha town in South Waziristan, on November 17, 2009. — AFPSecurity forces gunned down six terrorists during separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , the Inter-Services Public Relations said on WednesdayThe military’s media wing said that the…
- IHC larger benches formed on smear campaign against Justice Kayani, Justice Sattar on May 8, 2024 at 6:06 pm
IHC Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. — IHC Website/FileISLAMABAD: After the two senior judges of the Islamabad High Court sought contempt proceedings against the smear campaign, two separate larger benches were formed on Wednesday to hear the matter.The IHC judges…
- May 9 mayhem: Pindi schools asked to observe ‘Black Day’ tomorrow on May 8, 2024 at 5:18 pm
Police fire teargas shell towards Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and supporters of former Pakistan´s Prime Minister Imran to dispers them during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Peshawar on May 9, 2023. — AFPThe schools and other educational institutes across…
- Fareeda Tareen becomes fifth woman deputy commissioner in Balochistan on May 8, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Balochistan bureaucrat Fareeda Tareen in this undated photo. — Facebook/@farida.tarin1Another female bureaucrat, Fareeda Tareen, made her way to perform an administrative role after being appointed as deputy commissioner in Balochistan, followed by four other women high-ranking government…
- Imran Khan turns down military’s demand to apologise for May 9 mayhem on May 8, 2024 at 12:45 pm
PTI founder Imran Khan during an interview at his residence in Lahore. — AFP/FileJailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has refused to apologise for the May 9 riots a day after the military ruled out holding dialogue with those involved in last year’s violent…
- Cracks within PTI laid bare as Sher Afzal Marwat declines to work with Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub on May 8, 2024 at 12:35 pm
PTI leaders Sher Afzal Marwat, Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub. — AFP/Reuters/Facebook/Omar Ayub Khan/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf outspoken leader Sher Afzal Marwat Wednesday declined to work with senior party leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub Khan, making the internal rifts within the…
- Envoy reassures facilitation to Sikh community during Pakistan visit on May 8, 2024 at 8:38 am
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan Wednesday reassured the Sikh community of all possible assistance to the Sikh delegation in their visa process and their visit to various Pakistani cities.”Our doors are open for Sikh community,” the envoy said while speaking to a delegation…
- Several lawyers arrested amid protest outside Lahore High Court on May 8, 2024 at 8:35 am
Lawyers seen gathered around a police van in Lahore on May 8, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveLAHORE: The atmosphere outside the Lahore High Court Wednesday turned chaotic after a clash between the police and lawyers who were protesting against the…
- Punjab to witness heatwave from today: PDMA on May 8, 2024 at 7:49 am
A woman carries a pedestal fan for repair during hot and humid weather. — Reuters/File LAHORE: Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority Wednesday said the province is likely to witness a heatwave from today due to notable increase in temperature.Mercury, according to the…
- Pakistan, Uzbekistan reaffirm commitment to early implementation of Railways project by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:38 pm
Pakistan and Uzbekistan have reaffirmed commitment to early implementation of Uzbekistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan Railways project. The resolve was expressed at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in […]
- Finance Minister Aurangzeb seeks proposals for tax exemption on dairy exports by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has directed the authorities concerned to put up a proposal in response to the demand of Pakistan Dairy Association to exempt dairy exports from taxation. He was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Dairy Association, who called on the Finance Minister in […]
- PM, WB representative agree to carry forward reform agenda by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:33 pm
The World Bank has shown its readiness to collaborate with Pakistan in its journey of economic transformation aimed at sustainable development. The desire was expressed by Regional Vice President of World Bank for South Asia Martin Raiser, who along with a delegation including Country […]
- May 9 to be remembered as Black Day in Pakistan’s history: Attaullah by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:31 pm
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said the nation will neither forget the perpetrators of the 9th May incidents nor allow the repetition of such criminal acts against the country. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this evening, he said May 9 will be remembered as […]
- Why is US govt trying to ban TikTok or force Bytedance to divest? by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:16 pm
TikTok and its owner Bytedance on Tuesday sued to stop a law that would give its Chinese parent about a year to divest the US assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban. Here is a look at the effort to ban the app. Why are US officials forcing divestment or banning TikTok? US officials […]
- Which titles did Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi hold at Kylian Mbappe’s age? by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:12 pm
The defeat by Borussia Dortmund destroyed the chances of Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) to win the UEFA Champions League title, failing the French forward Kylian Mbappe to be on the list of winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are at his current age. PSG were crushed by Borussia Dortmund in […]
- Nasa doesn’t trust Elon Musk despite over $4 billion SpaceX contract by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:10 pm
An aerospace firm SpaceX is under contract with Nasa which is worth over $4 billion however, the CEO of the California-based company Elon Musk is not the person Director Bill Nelson trusts, amid the approaching deadlines of the lunar landing mission. In 2022, Nasa awarded Elon Musk’s company an […]
- Security forces eliminate six terrorists in separate KP operations: ISPR by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 6:07 pm
At least six terrorists were killed by security forces in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The military’s media wing added that the security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation on the […]
- Mahira Khan wants her nose pierced but her mother advises otherwise by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 5:59 pm
Pakistani star actoress Mahira Khan shared a fun video on her Instagram reels, giving nose piercing a thought but said her mother doesn’t think so. Having worked on a number of projects for small and big screens, including Bollywood, Mahira has never got her nose pierced, which is both a […]
- AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand dives by [email protected] (Web Desk) on May 8, 2024 at 5:57 pm
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing “commercial reasons” following a slump in demand. “As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of […]