The federal government has assigned additional charge of the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division to senior bureaucrat Nadeem Mahbub, who is currently serving as Secretary of the Federal Education and Professional Training Division. The appointment was announced through a notification issued by the Establishment Division on October 16, 2026. According to Notification No….
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted additional time to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan to submit a written response to a petition seeking a ban on the official X account of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan. The court adjourned the hearing until November 23. Justice Arbab Muhammad…
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation between Pakistan and Oman. The visit includes high-level discussions on economic, diplomatic and security matters, with both countries seeking to identify new opportunities for collaboration. Albusaidi will…
Political tensions between the federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have intensified as the ruling coalition considers constitutional options for imposing an emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to a report by Dawn, leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) discussed a plan to bring the province…
The hearing in the barrier removal case involving lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chatha, has been scheduled for today after the previous proceedings were postponed due to the presiding judge’s absence. The case was scheduled to be heard on Friday by Judge Tahir Abbas Supra. However, the proceedings…
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has postponed the indictment of lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in a security breach case registered at Aabpara Police Station. The court was scheduled to frame charges against the two lawyers. They are accused of disrupting the security route of an international cricket team…
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has appointed a new executive director and joint executive director nearly six weeks after the hospital fire that resulted in the deaths of 15 newborn babies. The new appointments have raised questions among hospital doctors and staff because the executive director’s additional charge has been assigned to Prof Dr…
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has appointed a new executive director and joint executive director nearly six weeks after the hospital fire that resulted in the deaths of 15 newborn babies. The new appointments have raised questions among hospital doctors and staff because the executive director’s additional charge has been assigned to Prof Dr…
ISLAMABAD: Government and opposition negotiators have reportedly made progress towards an understanding over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned October 4 long march on Islamabad, with a joint draft reportedly being prepared after marathon talks. The second round of negotiations continued past midnight as both sides discussed their demands and possible measures to ease political tensions….
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rejected reports that roads across Islamabad have been closed ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned October 4 long march, saying containers placed at various locations were part of precautionary security arrangements. In a fact-check statement, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the containers had been positioned in Islamabad…
