Islamabad: The Permanent National Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs affirmed the urgent need for the distribution of fair resources to ensure the access of aid to the most important societies. A meeting of the committee, chaired by Mohamed Atif, was held in the parliament, where members raised serious concerns about the IFRAP flooding project. They … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Department, Syed Sajid Mehdi, has advised Pakistanis to limit their use of the Internet to “important matters only” to address persistent connectivity issues. Speaking on a television programme, Mehdi likened internet congestion to traffic jams, attributing slow speeds to overuse and limited fiber-optic capacity in the country, which he said … Read more
On Friday, October 25, the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO) launched its report “Towards Equal Opportunities for Women in the Defense Sector” during Women, Peace and Security Week. United Nations Security 2024. Written by the Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DECAF), with input on subsequent versions from the DPO’s Office for Rule … Read more
(From left to right) Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, and Justice Yahya Afridi. —SC website ISLAMABAD: The 12-member Special Parliamentary Committee, which was formed for the first time in the country’s history to appoint the Chief Justice of Pakistan, held its first round of meeting at Parliament House on Tuesday. The closed session … Read more
A general view of the Parliament building in Islamabad on April 10, 2022. — Reuters With the current Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faiz Isa, set to retire on October 25, the coalition government has begun the process of appointing a new judge to the Supreme Court after enacting the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which provides … Read more