PESHAWAR, June 01(ABC): In view of the increased number of child abuse cases reported across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial assembly passed a “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare (Amendment) Act, 2022”. The bill — introduced by provincial Law Minister Fazle Shakoor in the House — says that the child abusers will now get life imprisonment or death sentence. On the …

PESHAWAR, June 01(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to take suo moto notice of the Sharif family’s money laundering case and appoint a “monitoring judge to oversee all mega cases of politicians”. Taking to Twitter, the former premier alleged that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was “trying to interfere in his and his family’s money laundering …

ISLAMABAD, June 01(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday issued the preliminary delimitation of constituencies in which it revised the National Assembly seats from 342 to 336. According to the ECP’s preliminary report, the number of general seats in the NA will decrease from 272 to 266. Balochistan will have 16 general seats in the NA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will have …

ANKARA, May 31(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that Pakistan and Turkey enjoy close collaboration on bilateral, regional and multilateral forums. In an interview with Turkish news agency Anadolu, he said both Pakistan and Turkey have a similarity of views on regional and international issues. Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan and Turkey support each other on all issues of …

ISLAMABAD, May 31(ABC): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Tuesday warned of “strict action” against the PTI if they start another long march as announced by former prime minister Imran Khan. Addressing a press conference flanked by members of federal cabinet, the interior minister termed the incidents that took place on May 25 an “attack on the Centre”. “The lawmakers deviated from …

MURREE, May 31(ABC): PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed Tuesday former prime minister Imran Khan is “more dangerous than terrorists”, as she slammed the party’s recent riots in Islamabad. Khan had called off the long march last week, fearing more bloodshed, as protest rallies across the country resulted in the death of three — two PTI workers and a police constable. …

World No Tobacco Day is being observed in Pakistan as elsewhere in the world on 31st May 2022 to highlight the hazards associated with the use of tobacco and spotlight efforts being made by Governments, civil society and individuals across the globe to safeguard the health of the people through preventive, persuasive and punitive measures against the use of tobacco. …

ISLAMABAD, May 31(ABC): Electricity shortfall has intensified in Pakistan as power crises has reached up to 7000 MW, reported on Tuesday. As per details, power generation in the country stands at 21,200 MW while the demand has been recorded at 28,200 MW. Reportedly, all the major cities are facing power outages of 8 to 10 hours daily.

ISLAMABAD, May 31(ABC): Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday admitted that the participants of the long march were carrying weapons with them. In his interview with a private television channel, he said that the people participating in the long march were ready and they were carrying pistols. “There was already hatred among the people …

LAHORE, May 31(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the administration to facilitate farmers and provide them fertilizers on controlled rates. The CM also directed the administration to take action against people who hold fertilizers in their stock and sell them on higher rates. He said that farmers are his brothers and he will make sure that …