Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of President Khuzdar Press Club Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal in a blast. In a statement on Friday, he prayed forgiveness for the departed soul and commiserated with the bereaved family. The Prime Minister also prayed early recovery of the injured. Meanwhile, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar also expressed grief over the death of Muhammad Siddique Mengal. In a separate statement, he said the deceased was a competent journalist and was a significant name in the field of journalism in Balochsitan. He also expressed sympathy

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities placed senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house in Srinagar yet again and barred from offering obligatory Juma prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, today. According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Thursday, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid in a statement in Srinagar said that the occupation authorities placed the Mirwaiz under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar early in the morning and not allowed to address the faithful at the historic mosque. The Anjuman while condemning the arbitrary action by the authorities expressed deep dismay at the repeated

The Hajj Flight operation is commencing from May 9 and first fifteen flights will directly land at the Madinah Airport. However, most of the flights from May 24 to June 9 will land at the Jeddah airport. On the first day of the flight operation, 2160 intending pilgrims will reach Saudi Arabia through eleven flights. Six hundred and eighty intending pilgrims will embark on their holy journey through three flights from Islamabad. Two flights from Karachi will carry 330 passengers, three flights from Lahore 670, two flights from Multan 329, and one flight from Sialkot will carry 151 intending pilgrims

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb visited the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Headquarters on Friday and held a meeting with Chairman FBR and Members of the Board to review revenue collection performance of FBR. Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan was also present on the occasion. During the meeting, Chairman FBR gave a detailed briefing to the Minister about the revenue collection efforts of FBR for the current financial year 2023-24. The Chairman also briefed about measures being taken for digitalization of FBR to further improve its performance. The Finance Minister emphasized on devising strategies to

The Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) urged authorities on Friday to swiftly apprehend the culprits behind the murder of Kalat Press Club President, Moulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal, and ensure the safety of journalists. The demand was made during a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club to mark the World Press Freedom Day. Speaking at the demonstration, organizers highlighted the irony of commemorating press freedom while mourning Mengal’s death, emphasizing that journalists should not face repercussions for their commitment to truth. They decried the stifling of press freedom in the country and called for immediate action to protect journalists and

On the eve of Press Freedom Day observed today, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon presented aid cheques to journalist associations. Mr Memon presented a cheque of Rs55 lakh to the leaders of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Karachi Union of Journalists, and Sukkur Union of Journalists. The cheque of PFUJ was received by Lala Asad Pathan, while the cheque of KUJ was received by President Ijaz Ahmed and Aajiz Jamali. The cheque of the Sukkur Union of journalists was received by Javed Jatoi. Additionally, a cheque of Rs2 crore was given to the Sindh Parliamentary Reporters Association by

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday approved the issuance of notification of retirement of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. The President approved the issuance of the notification in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court dated 22.03.2024. The retirement notification will be applicable from the date of sacking of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on 30.06.2021. Mr Zardari gave approval to issuance of the notification under Article 195 of the Constitution. He also approved the withdrawal of Law and Justice Division notification dated 11.10.2018 about the removal of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui from the post of judge of Islamabad High Court.