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Court says Ombudsman’s order against Moonis Alvi will remain suspended until governor’s decision KE Ceo Moonis Alvi. Photo: File The Sindh High Court has directed the Sindh governor to review the case filed against the removal of K-Electric CEO from the post of Provincial Ombudsman on merit. The court remarked that the order of the Ombudsman General will remain suspended until the governor decides the pending appeal. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro heard the appeal, filed by the CEO of K-Electric challenging his removal from the office of the Provincial Ombudsman. K-Electric’s counsel, Barrister Abid Zuberi,…

Sohail Afridi says PTI to decide future course of action as he is denied meeting with founder for fourth timeKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has revealed that the provincial cabinet will initially include 10 ministers as per the instructions received from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Talking to the media outside Adiala Jail after he was not allowed to meet Imran, CM Afridi said that judicial orders were again being ignored and that the country’s Constitution and laws were being trampled. He said the party would convene to decide its next steps and warned…

Dark smoke clouds rise from a massive tyre fire in Karachi’s Mawach Goth. Photo: Express Several major fire incidents were reported across the city over the past 48 hours, destroying goods worth millions of rupees but causing no loss of life, officials said on Friday. The most severe blaze erupted on Thursday afternoon in Mawach Goth, where a large warehouse storing old tyres caught fire and rapidly turned into a massive inferno.  According to fire department officials, strong winds and the open layout of the facility caused the flames to spread swiftly across the three-acre site, which was packed with…

Apex court suspends PHC ruling that allowed an Afghan man both Pakistani citizenship and a Pakistan Origin Card The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended a Peshawar High Court judgment that had held an Afghan national, married to a Pakistani woman, entitled to Pakistani citizenship, pending a final decision on the matter. A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed took up the federal government’s appeal against the PHC’s December 1, 2023 ruling, which had directed that the Afghan man be issued a Pakistan Origin Card (POC) as well as the citizenship. Additional Attorney General Rana Asadullah informed the court that the…

Katie Price and her her daughter Princess shared an emotional exchange of messages after Katie was left out of her daughter’s ITV documentary.Princess has recently celebrated the success of her reality show, The Princess Diaries, follows her personal journey and family life. However, while her father Peter, stepmother Emily and brother Junior played significant roles in the show, Katie was notably absent.Sharing an update to Instagram on Wednesday, Katie showed that Princess had sent her a heartfelt quote about mothers. It read:’I hope my mom never goes to bed thinking as she failed as a mother, because I could write her a whole…

A total of 12,942 e-challans amounting to over Rs65m issued to Karachiites within three days The enforcement of stringent traffic regulations and issuing heavy fines under newly-introduced e-challan system in Karachi have been challenged in the Sindh High Court. The petitioner argues that the system places an unfair burden on citizens who are already facing a lot of difficulties in commuting due to the city’s deteriorating road infrastructure. The petition was filed by Central Muslim League Karachi chapter President Ahmed Nadeem Awan, who named the Sindh chief secretary, Sindh government, IGP, DIG (Traffic), NADRA, Excise Department, and several other institutions…

Statement says clip shared online is “completely fake” and has been “misrepresented and manipulated” The Russian Embassy in Pakistan has categorically rejected a viral video circulating on social media which falsely suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to Pakistan amid rising tensions with Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Thursday, the embassy said the clip being shared online is “completely fake” and has been “misrepresented and manipulated.” It clarified that the footage was originally taken from President Putin’s media interaction on October 23 after a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, where…

Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman was planned with a rail link to boost Afghanistan’s tradeA view of Chabahar port, Iran. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The United States has granted India a six-month sanctions waiver to operate Iran’s Chabahar port, India said on Thursday, boosting New Delhi’s efforts to expand trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries while bypassing rival Pakistan. India signed a 10-year contract with Iran last year to develop and operate the port. Earlier this month, it also deepened ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan by reopening its embassy in Kabul, which had been closed after the Islamist…

I’ll make every effort to send youth to Saudi Arabia as it needs thousands of skilled, semi-skilled workers: ShehbazPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Saudi Arabia requires thousands of skilled and semi-skilled workers, and he would make every effort to send Pakistani youth there to seize new employment opportunities. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Prime Minister Youth Laptop Scheme 2025 in Islamabad on Thursday, the premier said that during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he was briefed on the kingdom’s progress in artificial intelligence and modern technology systems. “I told…

The ‘Life of a Showgirl’ hitmaker ‘doesn’t have an issue’ with her friend and ex datingTaylor Swift isn’t letting old flames get in the way of friendship.The multi-Grammy-winner’s true feelings have been revealed after her longtime friend Zoë Kravitz started dating her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, in a new report published by US Weekly on October 29. A source told the outlet that Swift “doesn’t have an issue” with her friend and ex-boyfriend dating. “Their relationship was so long ago,” the source noted, emphasising, “Harry has moved on, and so has Taylor. They’re friendly when they see each other, which isn’t…