Islamabad: The chief minister (CM) Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Gulber Khan has wrote a special letter to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.

It is stated in the letter that the establishment division should make sure the implementation on fixed quota for the youth of GB in Islamabad.

The implementation should have done on quota of GB on advertised vacancies in federal institutions including labor department and social security institution.

CM GB said that the prime minister should play a role in making sure the fixed quota by the establishment division for providing opportunity of employment to the literate youth of GB.       

Islamabad: The proposals have been sought from the parliamentary leaders till May 10 for the formation of standing committees in the Senate after the National Assembly.

According to the media reports quoting sources of the Senate Secretariat, 36 standing committees and four active committees will be formed in the upper house.

The report quoting sources further said that the opposition has given preliminary proposals to the Senate Chairman regarding the standing committees.

According to the tradition of the past, the relevant committees should be given to the opposition.

Karachi: Renowned Pakistani music industry’s singer Asim Azhar has revealed the reason of deleting instagram posts from his official account that his new debue album will be releasing on May 1 amid completing his one year in music career.

According to the details, earlier Asim Azhar had deleted all his posts from his instagram account and unfollowed everyone on which his fans were worrying about that what happened to him. He posted that a person has to lost himself at first to find his inner peace.

 

 

 

 

 

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He told his fans that he is ready for the release of his new album Be matlab as he promised his fans that he will share a good new with them.

The famous singer stated that he is starting a new journey of his career with his fans through this album. That is why he deleted all his posts because he wants to start his journey without being selfish.

However, Asim Azhar termed his fiancé Merubb Ali as a support system.       

Karachi: The supreme court (SC) Karachi registry has issued written decree of Karachi encroachment case.

According to the details, the SC ordered to remove encroachment from footpath and on roads across the country. It has been ordered to send the copy of written decree to attorney general, all advocate generals and all the official departments.

In this context, an order has been given to Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority (PEMRA) to broadcast a public service message and publish it regarding this matter.  

In accordance with the written decree of SC the federal and provincial governments should be diminished the encroachment within three days.

Islamabad: Supreme Court judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Saturday said that the judiciary will have to be subject to the system instead of individuals.

Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Islamabad, he stated that Asma Jahangir has great services for human rights, it is an honor for him to participate in the Conference and will talk about the future today.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah added that our judicial history is not proud, ‘We have to reform our institution,’ it is not even that the judicial system is not working.

He further said: “We have 4,000 cases reported daily in the Supreme Court, 1,000 cases are filed in the lower courts, globally there are 90 judges per one million people, here we have 13 judges per one million people, we need 90,000 judges. The highest budget in Brazil is for the judiciary, the army is second”.

Mansoor Ali also stated that it is everyone's right to criticize the decisions of the courts. According to the constitution, the judiciary should be completely independent.

The judge also added that corruption in the judiciary should be completely eradicated.

Judge who does not deliver should be removed. There should be zero tolerance on corruption. The case management system is very important, it should not be that any case is set to any judge for hearing, said Mansoor Ali Shah.

Karachi: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa Saturday visited Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi.

According to the details, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa was accompanied by his wife Serena Isa.

The Chief Justice laid flowers on the grave of the father of the nation and recited the Fatiha.

It is pertinent to note that the Chief Justice has been hearing cases in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry in recent days.

49 cases were fixed for hearing in Supreme Court Karachi Registry from April 22 to 26. Out of which CJP Qazi Faez disposed of 46 cases in five days.

Quetta: Chairman Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai's arrest warrant has been suspended.

The Judicial Magistrate yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of PMAP.

Today, the investigating officer informed the court that there has been a non-compliance of the warrant by the head of the Milli Awami Party.

The Judicial Magistrate suspended the arrest warrant of Mehmood Khan until the next hearing which has been set on May 31.

It is pertinent to note that the district administration registered a case against Mahmood Achakzai on March 11 for interfering in the official property. He was booked under section 448 and section 447 at Gwalmandi police station.

Earlier on March 3, 2024, the Quetta administration raided the residence of party chairman Mahmood, which was strongly condemned by the PMAP.

It was reported that the Quetta administration claimed to end Mahmood Khan Achakzai's illegal occupation of a portion of government-owned land.

Mehmood Khan Achakzai had contested the election as a presidential candidate against President Asif Ali Zardari.

The party alleged that the raid was carried out at Mehmood Achakzai's residence and was a response by "state institutions" to Mahmood Achakzai's recent speech in the National Assembly.

However, the Deputy Commissioner of Quetta, Saad Asad, said that the raid was carried out to recover a part of the land near Achakzai's residence.

Saad Asad had alleged that the reclaimed land (which has an area of 2.5 kanals) was surrounded by four walls and illegally occupied by Mehmood Achakzai.

He stated that revenue officials and law enforcement agencies had taken back the illegally occupied land and taken it into custody.

A committee headed by the Assistant Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of Quetta was formed to identify illegal encroachments on land owned by the Balochistan government, after which the local administration called on the police and the revenue department yesterday. The raid was carried out in collaboration with the authorities.

A number of places were identified by the committee, including several public and private properties, which were allegedly illegally occupied by various people.

On March 4, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto had condemned the raid on Mehmood Achakzai's house while addressing the assembly session.

Bilawal Bhutto said that due to this matter the presidential election is being controversial for no reason. He also appealed to take action against the alleged raid on Mehmood Achakzai's house.

Islamabad: The efforts of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) have led to a record increase in IT exports.

Pakistan's IT exports rose to a record high of $306 million in March 2024. IT exports totaled $2.28 billion in the first nine months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.

IT exports at the beginning of fiscal year 2024 were $2.28 billion, which increased by $275 million during March 2024, which is 37 percent.

The IT and Telecom sector is one of the key sectors covered by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). This growth in the IT sector is attributed to the concerted efforts of the SIFC.

The efforts of the SIFC have given significant incentives in this sector which include increased dollar holdings by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), among other measures to improve the investment climate.

According to the forecast of the Ministry of Finance, IT exports will increase to 3.5 billion dollars during the fiscal year 2024.