Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has removed Captain retired Anwarul Haq from his post as the chief commissioner of Islamabad, it emerged on Thursday.Muhammad Ali Randhawa, a Grade 20 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, is expected to replace outgoing Anwarul Haq.Ministry of Interior’s Section Officer Administration, Ghulam Murtaza, has sent a letter in this regard to the Secretary Establishment Division.The letter states that the Ministry of Interior wants to utilize the services of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Randhawa, who is currently serving as the Commissioner Lahore, either as the Ch ..read more

ISLAMABAD (Kashif Shamim Siddiqui): The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) is venturing ahead with the support of civil society partners, international commissions, and local bar councils, to explore avenues to help Pakistani prisoners oversees particularly those who are unable to afford independent legal counsel and ignorant of the law or the language of the county in which they are jailed. This was stated by the Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights Rabiya Javeri Agha while speaking as a keynote speaker at the side event on “Incarceration of Foreign Nationals” at ..read more

KARACHI: The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of barricades from outside all buildings including the Rangers headquarters in Karachi. A case related to anti-encroachment was heard in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa, in which the court ordered the removal of encroachments from outside Rangers Headquarters, Governor House, and CM House. The court said that within 3 days all encroachments should be removed and a report submitted. During the hearing, the Chief Justice said that no one is allowed to obstruct the free movemen ..read more

Pakistani actress Madeeha Rizvi got married a year and a half after her divorce, whose videos and photos are adorning social media. The actress also shared a video on her Instagram account of her marriage. According to media reports, Madeeha Rizvi married her longtime friend, writer Junaid Ali Parvez, who belongs to Shahr-i-Quaid. The actress is being congratulated by the showbiz personalities on the beginning of this new journey of life. It should be noted that Madiha Rizvi was first married to actor Hasan Nauman in 2014, her first marriage lasted only 8 years and the couple also has two dau ..read more

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet at the end of this month to approve the tranche of $1.1 billion to Pakistan. The Executive Board of the IMF will meet on April 29 to take a decision on sanctioning a $1.1 billion loan to Pakistan. The IMF is likely to approve the final installment of the $3 billion standby agreement for Pakistan on October 29. It should be noted that in June 2023, the IMF approved a 3 billion dollar loan program for Pakistan, while the IMF mission for the new IMF program is likely to visit Pakistan in the middle of next month. Economic rev ..read more

Washington: The US has demanded an answer from Israel on the discovery of mass graves in Gaza. In a statement released by the White House, it is said that Israel wants answers from the authorities after the discovery of mass graves in 2 hospitals in the Gaza Strip. US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan says that the US wants a full and transparent investigation into this matter. The United States and Saudi Arabia called the discovery of mass graves in Gaza alarming On the other hand, according to the Gaza Civil Defense Agency, a mass grave of 340 people was found at Nasir Hospital in Kha ..read more

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has said that the chief minister’s chair has been given to me by Allah Almighty and I had to cross the river of fire to reach here. Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz participated in police passing out parade wearing police uniform. In her speech at the passing out parade, Maryam Nawaz said that she is happy that 650 women police officers are included in the police passing out parade, it is a pleasure to see women police officers on duty. This number should increase. He said that wearing the police uniform for the first time today, I realized how big ..read more

Lahore: Former captain of the Pakistan Women’s team Bisma Maruf has announced her immediate retirement from cricket. Bisma Maruf represented Pakistan in 276 international matches which is a national record, she scored 6262 runs and took 80 wickets in international cricket. Bisma Maruf said that saying goodbye to this game which I love so much, this journey of cricket has been memorable and these memories will stay with me forever. He added that the Pakistan Cricket Board, fellow players, family, and fans supported me every step of the way. Hina Manoor Chief Security Officer appointed for wome ..read more

There have been expressions of gratitude and commitments to strengthen relations, especially in the economic domain, during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit, which concludes today. The region’s ongoing geopolitical tensions—especially Iran’s conflict with Israel—bad relations with the West, particularly because of Tehran’s pivotal role in the “axis of resistance”—and the unpleasant incident involving missile strikes between Iran and Pakistan in January have all contributed to the trip’s increased significance. Fortunately, Pakistan offered the Iranian leader the red carpet tre ..read more

The Punjab government has appointed senior officer Ahmad Aziz Tarar as secretary of the Information and Culture Department, besides assigning him the additional charge of Director General, Public Relations, Punjab.The appointment of Tarar, a member of the Planning & Development Board, has been announced by the province administration.This development follows Danyal Saleem Gilani’s removal from his position as information secretary. The post Ahmad Aziz Tarar has appointed as secretary of the Information and Culture Department and more appeared first on Daily The Patriot ..read more