KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday echoed with brutal murders of Nazim Jokhio and Fahmida Sial with members from both sides of the aisle strongly condemned the incidents demanding justice to the victims’ families. Denunciation of the tragic incidents, allegations and counter-allegations and exchange of harsh words by both treasury and opposition members at the outset of the proceedings during dua continued in the house for nearly one hour as Deputy Speaker Rehana Leghari kept on reminding the

Sports Dr Fehmida Mirza while talking to mediapersons at the Peshawar Sports Complex here on Sunday

lost to PPP’s Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur on NA-229. Fehmida Mirza had won the national assembly seat, then

.... Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fehmida Mirza was especially invited to attend the

LAHORE: Olympians javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and weightlifter Talha Talib were honoured on Monday by their parent department Wapda with an extravagant cash prize of Rs2.5 million each for giving impressive performance at the recently-held Tokyo Olympics. Arshad’s coach Fayyaz-ul-Hasan Bukhari also received a cash prize of Rs500, 000. Later, both the athletes were invited by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar who handed each of them a cheque of Rs1 million.... A simple ceremony in this regard

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday approved a framework for promotion of school cricket in particular and domestic cricket in general, advising the Central Punjab Cricket Association to implement the model in its entirety.... The prime minister attended a presentation on domestic cricket in the country with special focus on school cricket.... The presentation was made by the Chairman of Central Punjab Cricket Association( CPCA), Abdullah Khan Sumbal....

She said the government had already made the PTI march successful through its actions. Taking the floor, the minister took the GDA member to task over what he called showing double standards in criticising police actions.... “ We will not let Pakistan be blackmailed.... If anyone tries to challenge the state for the sake of an individual’s ego and personal rule, then the state will show its constitutional face, ” he said.“ One should have no misconception....

ISLAMABAD: Conceding to the opposition’s demand for revisiting 21 bills passed in haste by the National Assembly on June 10, Speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday formed a parliamentary committee to look into the matter and address it.... The speaker has formed the parliamentary committee in consultation with leaders of parliamentary parties, said the NA Secretariat in a notification issued on Thursday.... It will submit its report to the National Assembly speaker, ” the notification said....

ISLAMABAD: The membership of 150 legislators from across the country, including some cabinet members and veteran politicians, has been suspended by the Election Commission of Pakistan( ECP) for not filing their statements of assets.... The ECP on Monday released a list of MNAs, senators and MPAs of the four provincial assemblies who failed to file their statements of assets and liabilities, as well as those of their spouses and dependents, for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2021.... Th

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed opposition leader Raja Riaz Ahmed on Monday made an ugly start in the National Assembly as he received the wrath of his own colleagues on the opposition benches over his maiden address, in which he had lashed out at PTI chairman Imran Khan and suggest the coalition government use force against the former prime minister in order to stop him from spreading anarchy through his planned long march.Mr Ahmed, a PTI dissident, in his first-ever speech after his nomination