Pakistan Today

The recent global energy supply and demand issue caused by the Russia-Ukraine situation has led to an abrupt shift toward balancing the use of available energy resources. The West has accelerated turning to renewable energy along with non-renewable sources by focusing on diversifying its energy mix. According to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report, the total amount of renewable...

The Cold War's dynamics have changed. The Cold War between China and the USA) is an economic competition, not a military. China is emerging as a superpower, expanding economically in and across the region, while the USA still believes in military power. The USA is a part of a quadrilateral alliance consisting of the USA, India, Japan, and Australia,...

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi accomplished his first task on Thursday when he had an eight-member caretaker Cabinet take oath on Thursday, four days after his appointment. The caretaker Punjab government, as defined by a court judgement, is thus complete. However, it has been made public that Mr Wahab Riaz, the Pakistan fast bowler, will also be Sports...

KARACHI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has decided to contest upcoming by-polls to nine constituencies National Assembly (NA) from Karachi. PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be PTI’s candidate from all nine Karachi constituencies in the by-elections announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan. The decision comes hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released schedule for...

LAHORE: The court of a local judicial magistrate here on Friday quashed money-laundering case registered against Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen. The orders were passed by the judicial magistrate in light of the report submitted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The FIA investigation officer submitted a report in the court in money-laundering case against Jahangir Tareen and...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday provisionally reinstated Ahmad Awais as the advocate general Punjab (AGP). The court suspended the notification for removal of Ahmad Awais and also sought a reply from the Punjab government till January 30. The single bench comprising Justice Asim Hafeez heard the petition, filed by Ahmad Awais, challenging his removal. Senior advocates, Hamid Khan and...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Ishaq Dar Friday blamed the outgoing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government for failing to secure the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project with China due to which he claimed that the project cost had almost doubled. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Green Line Train Project here, the minister said the cost of ML-1 was project...

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau, in the wake of a complaint, on Friday sought information from Deputy Commissioner DI Khan the details of inherited, gifted, sold or purchased properties of PTI former MNA and federal minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, former KP Minister Faisal Amin Gandapur, Nazim DI Khan Umar Amin Khan Gandapur, their father, mother and other immediate...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar chaired the First Steering Committee meeting on implementation of Federal Shariat Court (FSC)’s judgment on Riba here on Friday. Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Secretary Finance, members of the Steering Committee and senior...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday moved Supreme Court (SC) against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to appoint opposition nominee Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as the caretaker chief minister of Punjab. The party also filed another petition in the apex court, seeking removal of Raja Riaz as the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly. The ECP on Jan...

GWADAR: Model Customs Collectorate Gwadar has collected Rs7 billion in the form of customs duty during July-January (2022-23) as compared to the assigned target of Rs5 billion, reflecting an extraordinary increase of Rs2 billion. Like every year before, Pakistan Customs (FBR) celebrated International Customs Day, 2023 by holding a dignified ceremony at Customs House, Gwadar on 26th January 2023. Collector Model...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday that the newly imported train coaches from China will help Pakistan Railways to attract passengers and increase revenue. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the formal induction of the China-imported coaches in railways, Sharif said that the Chinese company has provided coaches to Pakistan with new features including WiFi and modern...

Additional District and Sessions court takes post-arrest bail plea Saturday (today) ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court here on Friday sent PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a case over alleged incitement of violence against a constitutional institution. The court on Wednesday night had granted police an initial two-day remand of Fawad, hours...

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that although Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's arrest is not on the cards, the ex-prime minister's statements are forcing him to think otherwise. "At this moment, I am not in favour of having Imran arrested. However, when the kind of statements that he's making, I am forced to think that he should...

Says looted money given to a terrorist outfit for execution of plot PPP to serve notice to Imran over leveling ‘allegations’ against Zardari LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Friday made a stunning revelation about a new plan hatched for his assasination, claiming that now they have made a “Plan C” with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif...