ISLAMABAD, June 12(ABC): In the wake of government’s austerity drive, the fuel quota of the top officials of the Islamabad Police has been squeezed after the approval of new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The new SOPs regarding the fuel quota of the top officials have been issued after the approval of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). All police officials …

LAHORE, June 12(ABC): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast pre-monsoon rains to begin from the third week of June across the country. The met office said that above-normal precipitation is predicted over most parts of the country with pre-monsoon rains expected to start from the third week of June. In the second half of the month, there will be more …

LAHORE, June 12(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  finalized the name of opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has approved the appointment of Mian Mehmood ur Rashid as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, while Mian Aslam Iqbal will be the Deputy Opposition Leader. It may be recalled that Mian Mehmood ur Rashid had earlier been the Leader …

ISLAMABAD, June 12(ABC): Pakistan has strongly condemned the heavy-handed treatment by the Indian authorities of Muslims who were registering a peaceful protest over the blasphemous remarks of the two members of the ruling political party BJP against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said this is a new low in the Indian government’s repressive …

ISLAMABAD, June 10(ABC): Parliament’s joint session Thursday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2022, returned by President Arif Alvi. The election amendment bill has abolished the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls, while the NAB bill has formulated a post-retirement procedure for its chairman, among other changes. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarrar presented …

ISLAMABAD, June 10(ABC): After Finance Minister Miftah Ismail presented the Pakistan Economic Survey, a day before announcing the budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, on Thursday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan maintained that the people of Pakistan will “now find out what inflation actually is.” The PTI chairman was speaking during a press conference in Islamabad to present his views on …

LAHORE, June 09 (ABC): Sharif family’s renowned servant Malik Maqsood famously known as ‘Maqsood Chaprasi’ passed away on Thursday. Maqsood was nominated in the money laundering case against Shehbaz Sharif and his family. According to sources, the Sharif family’s peon Malik Maqsood has passed away due to a cardiac arrest. Maqsood was accused in the money laundering case against PM …

ISLAMABAD, June 09(ABC): Former bureaucrat Ahad Khan Cheema has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Establishment. An official notification for Cheema’s appointment stated that his designation will be equal to that of a federal minister’s. “In exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 93 of the Constitution of Pakistan  President, on the advice of Prime Minister, …

LAHORE, June 11(ABC): Punjab Assembly’s 40th Session was turned into Budget Session of Punjab and will be presented on June 13 at 2 pm. As per details, the Governor Punjab Baligh Ur Rehman has approved the Budget Session to be held on June 13 and summary has been sent by the Assembly Secretariat. While the Budget of fiscal year 2023 …

ISLAMABAD, June 11(ABC): The power shortfall is more than 5,000 MW at present and 12-hour load shedding is taking place in different parts of the country. According to Power Division, the power shortfall across the country is still 5,629 MW. The total power generation is 22,108 MW and the total demand for electricity is 27,737 MW. 5,344 MW of electricity …