Month: January 2026

Islamabad: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday released 35,600 cusecs of water from various rim stations with inflow of 38,900 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam stood at 1492.00 feet which was 90.00 feet higher than the dead level of 1402.00 feet. […]

Islamabad: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday told the National Assembly that there was ‘zero tolerance’ for financial fraud and criminal misconduct, assuring the House that all cases highlighted by lawmakers were being investigated and acted upon. Responding to a point of order raised by Member National Assembly Sher Afzal Marwat, he […]

Islamabad: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has urged people in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir and across the world to observe Black Day on January 26, India’s Republic Day, as a united and resolute protest against India’s illegal occupation of their motherland, reaffirming the Kashmiri people’s collective rejection of foreign rule and […]

Islamabad: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the government to investigate instances of documented passengers being off-loaded at various airports and to implement administrative reforms to protect passenger rights. The resolution, moved by Syed Agha Rafiullah, calls for immediate steps to ensure transparency, accountability, and proper documentation of all off-loading decisions. […]

Islamabad: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding an immediate investigation into the off-loading of documented passengers at various airports across the country. The resolution, moved by Syed Rafiullah, urged the government to take prompt action to examine cases where passengers with valid travel documents were off-loaded without clear justification. The resolution recommended […]

Islamabad: The National Assembly on Tuesday granted leave to introduce the Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill 2025, aimed at extending the tenure of cooperative society committees. Moving the bill, Tahir Iqbal highlighted that currently, cooperative committees are elected for a three-year term, which he described as insufficient for completing their responsibilities, particularly for tasks involving land […]

Islamabad: Several standing committees of the National Assembly presented their periodical reports for the first half of 2025 during the session at the lower house on Tuesday. MNA Tahira Aurangzeb, on behalf of the Standing Committee on Finance, submitted the committee’s report covering the period from January 1 to June 30, 2025. She was followed […]

Islamabad: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that only the allergy-causing paper mulberry trees had been removed in Islamabad, saying that the capital is now ‘greener than before’ and that 60,000 additional trees would be planted by the end of March. Responding to a calling attention notice moved […]