Lahore: The Punjab government’s defamation law was challenged in the Lahore High Court. The Chief Minister and Governor of Punjab have been made parties by the Principal Secretary in the anti-defamation petition filed in the Lahore High Court by Advocate Nadeem Sarwar. Besides, the Punjab government has also been made a party to the petition….
Karachi: Late at night, 3 people including a woman were injured in the firing of armed suspects on resistance to robbery in different areas of the city. A girl was injured by a bullet coming from an unknown direction in Abidabad area of the municipality. Between Friday and Saturday night, 2 persons including a woman…
Peshawar: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, terrorists attacked a girls’ seminary with hand grenades. According to the police, there was no casualty in the hand grenade attack on the girls’ seminary by unknown terrorists in the tribal district of Karam. The terrorists escaped by throwing a hand grenade at Madrasa Ayesha Siddiqa for Women in the limits…
London: A new study warns that xylitol, a chemical used for artificial sweeteners, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. According to media reports, a study published in the ‘European Heart Journal’ has shown that high blood xylitol levels increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or other heart problems within three years….
California: Instant messaging application WhatsApp has tested a new feature that will display statuses in an orderly fashion using a new ranking system. According to the WhatsApp beta info, the company is testing a feature that will show contacts’ statuses based on their popularity and importance, i.e. the people with whom users chat most often…
Acting Governor Punjab Malik Ahmad Khan signed the Defamation Bill—Photo: File Lahore: Punjab Acting Governor Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan signed the Defamation Bill passed by the provincial assembly and it became a formal law and will come into force after gazette notification. After the approval of the Punjab Assembly, the Defamation Bill (Defamation) was waiting…
Multan: Two police personnel were martyred during the encounter with robbers in Rahim Yar Khan area of Multan. According to details, in Rahim Yar Khan, Shidani Sharif police officers had a fight with dacoits, in which two officers were martyred in two-way firing. After the incident, a heavy police force reached the spot while the…
Islamabad: The Federal Police has arrested 8 people including two sons and a cousin of former Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for blocking the path of a citizen and threatening to kill him while raids are being conducted to arrest other named accused. According to the details, Margalla police arrested two sons, cousins…
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formed a task force consisting of health experts to reform the health sector in the province. The 10-member task force will be chaired by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the task force will act as an advisory body on all health related reforms in the province. Likewise,…
Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi has raised questions on police performance over the increasing incidents of robbery in the city and the killing of civilians on resistance. A delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami, under the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Ameer Munam Zafar Khan, met Karachi Police Chief Additional IG Imran Yakub Minhas in his office on Friday. Jamaat-e-Islami deputy…
