December 5, 2024
Pakistan

Membership of two PTI-backed MNAs suspended for using ‘abusive language’

Taking action against two lawmakers over “unparliamentary gestures,” National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended membership of two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) lawmakers Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan for the current session for using abusive language during the President Asif Ali Zardari’s address. Yesterday, the PTI-SIC

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Pakistan

Work on Dasu, Diamer-Bhasha dams temporarily suspended by Chinese companies

Civil work at the sites of the Dasu and Diamer-Bhasha Dams has been temporarily suspended by the Chinese companies overseeing operations due to security concerns, a day after work was also suspended at the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project, The News reported on Friday. The development comes after a terror attack in Shangla claimed the

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Pakistan

SHO suspended after man killed over resisting robbery in Johar Chowrangi

Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar on Friday suspended Sharea Faisal Police Station’s station house officer (SHO) following the death of a 38-year-old due to resisting a robbery in Karachi’s Johar Chowrangi area. “Incidents like this are unforgivable,” said Lanjar over the failure to control the increasing street crime incidents. Rahber Ali, 38, was killed

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