Zaid Hamid is a Pakistani political commentator and is likely to face 8 years in prison and 1200 lashes over hate speech. Zaid’s hatred speech against Saudi Arabia […]
Policeman Killed Outside of Peshawar Court
A policeman was killed and two other people were severely injured after unidentified gunmen opened shooting outside of a court room in Peshawar. The incident happened in the jurisdiction […]
E-Stamping Launched Against Sale of Fake Stamp Paper
The Punjab government, in collaboration with Punjab Information Technology Board, has launched a project to eliminate the sale and purchase of fake stamp papers while making […]
Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Issued for Musharraf
Islamabad’s Additional District and Sessions court issued non-bailable warrants of arrest against former president Pervez Musharraf. The connection is said to be for the murder of […]
Pakistani Designer Pays Tribute To Portuguese Illustrator’s Work Without Permission
Pakistani Designer Pays Tribute To Portuguese Illustrator’s Work Without Prior Permission A female Pakistani fashion designer has been criticized for using a Portuguese illustrator’s illustrations as […]
Christian Boy Accused Over Blasphemy
On May 25th 2015, a mob in Lahore attacked residences of the Christian community as well as places of worship, including St. Joseph Catholic Church, alleging […]
Landmark Decision by ECP To Annul PK-95 By-Election as Zero Turnout of Women Voters
After pressure from the media and civil society, the Election Commission of Pakistan, for the first time in the country’s electoral history, annulled the by-poll of […]
Government of Punjab imposes 19.5% tax on Internet Usage
Government of Punjab has imposed 19.5% tax on internet usage of 3G, 4G, broadband and related internet services with speed over 2 Mbps and if the […]
UK detains PIA crew over smuggling, ML charges
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-788 inbound from London Heathrow to Karachi was delayed for two hours after British Custom Intelligence detained five crew members of PIA […]
Minister Sends Legal Notice to TV Channel
29th May 2015: Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister Sindh, has issued legal notice to a private channel for telecasting false news of raid on his house by […]
PIA and CAA Have Taken No Action Against Violation of Air Safety Law Even After Several Weeks
PIA and Civil Aviation Authority have taken no action against an Islamabad based pilot Qasim Hayat for reportedly putting the lives of over 350 Toronto-bound passengers […]
Shafqat Hussain To Be Hanged On 9th June 2015
Anti-terrorism court in Karachi issued a black warrant for the hanging of death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain as the stay period for his execution was over. […]
Case registered against 500 government workers for protesting to demand increase in salaries
IG Islamabad Tahir Alam has directed to register cases against 500 government employees protesting in the Capital for raising their salaries and chanting slogans in front […]
Rana Sanauallh Sworn In Again as the Law Minister of Punjab
On 29th May 2015, Rana Sanuallah of PML-N took oath as the Law Minster of Punjab after having his name cleared in the Model Town incident […]
Lahore High Court Issues Restraining Order Against Private Schools To Stop Collecting Fee During Summer Holidays
On 28th May 2015, the Lahore High Court heard a petition moved by Advocate Sheeba Qaiser who said that the a notification had already been issued […]
Three special courts set up in Punjab, KP and Balochistan
Three special courts have been formed in accordance with the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 to deal with cases relating to terrorism. There are to be […]