Governance

News Desk  Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to approach the federal government to impose a ban on an “extremist party” following the recent wave of violent protests allegedly led by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). The…

APP Mirpur: The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) sealed a local outlet of the popular clothing brand ‘Diner’ late Saturday for non-payment of Rs6.4 million in sales tax, officials said on Sunday. The action was taken as part of the…

News Desk  Peshawar: The National Finance Commission (NFC) is a constitutional body that regulates fiscal relations between the federation and the provinces under Article 160(1), which mandates its constitution every five years, said Dr…

Amir Hamza Bajaur: The federal government of Pakistan continues to grapple with public dissatisfaction and unrest, particularly in regions sensitive to national security. In such areas, civic concerns often intersect, sometimes clash,…

APP Lahore: A sessions court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, in a case pertaining to the promotion of gambling applications. Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr.…

News Desk  Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to ensuring every citizen’s fundamental right to seek, receive, and share information. In a message on the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The picture is stark and unforgiving. A steamroller flattens the gravel on the so-called New Airport Road, yet the real weight is borne not by machines but by men. Two labourers, barefoot and without…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Six children huddle under a makeshift shelter, their faces caught between innocence and despair, their futures uncertain. Behind them, the mighty Indus flows on, indifferent to the suffering it has unleashed.…

APP Peshawar: Six Station House Officers (SHOs) of Peshawar police, along with two other officials, have been suspended on charges of corruption and links with criminal elements. According to a spokesperson for Peshawar police on…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: A child sits alone on a woven charpai, his small frame dwarfed by the vast sheet of muddy floodwater that has swallowed his home and his world. In his eyes, there is neither complaint nor expectation — only a…