Daily Outcome

19/07/2025

Director General Public Relations (DGPR) PID Karachi, Mrs. Irum Tanweer, received a warm welcome upon her return to Karachi after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia.
Officers of the Press Information Department (PID) and the Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications (DEMP) greeted her with a bouquet and congratulated her with heartfelt messages of “Umrah Mubarak.”
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12/07/2025

Several World War II memorial shields and other valuable items were stolen from the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Parks Department office housed in the city’s historic Frere Hall, it emerged on Saturday.
The theft occurred during the Ashura holidays, and a first information report (FIR) was lodged on July 7 at the Artillery Maidan police station under Section 380 (theft in a dwelling) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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12/07/2025

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl advises ‘change’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday suggested that there should be a “change” in the PTI-led Khyber Pakht­un­khwa government, adding that it would be better if the change came from within the ruling party amid reports of possible efforts afoot to bring a “regime change” in the province.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had met two key leaders from the province, ostensibly to get a handle on the political situation. The PML-N-led ruling coalition in the Centre believes that the PTI government in KP has failed to deliver for over a decade, and recent events have further cemented their conviction that the provincial government is failing to safeguard the lives of the people. Meanwhile, the PTI has warned against any attempt to topple the provincial government through constitutional means.

12/07/2025

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday firmly rejected circulating rumors that President Asif Ali Zardari is under pressure to resign or that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir is eyeing the presidency. The Prime Minister termed the speculation as “fabricated, baseless, and aimed at sowing confusion.”
In an exclusive conversation with The News, PM Shehbaz said no such discussions had taken place at any level of government. “These claims are entirely baseless,” he said. “There is no truth to any discussion about replacing the President. Our relationship — between myself, the President, and the Army Chief — is built on mutual trust, national interest, and the shared goal of a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Pakistan.”

12/07/2025

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday firmly rejected circulating rumors that President Asif Ali Zardari is under pressure to resign or that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir is eyeing the presidency. The Prime Minister termed the speculation as “fabricated, baseless, and aimed at sowing confusion.”
In an exclusive conversation with The News, PM Shehbaz said no such discussions had taken place at any level of government. “These claims are entirely baseless,” he said. “There is no truth to any discussion about replacing the President. Our relationship — between myself, the President, and the Army Chief — is built on mutual trust, national interest, and the shared goal of a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Pakistan.”
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PM Shehbaz rejects Talk of Zardari’s Exit, Rules Out Political Role for Army Chief

09/07/2025

The body of model and actor Humaira Asghar Ali was found in her apartment in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Tuesday, police said.
Police said she had stopped paying rent since 2024 and the owner got the court order to get the flat vacated
South DIG Syed Asad Raza said that the 32-year-old actor was found dead in her rented flat located on the fourth floor of a building in Ittehad Commercial, Phase VI.

09/07/2025

Sindh Cabinet approves Rs10bn loan for KWSC to end water shortage in DHA, Clifton
The long-standing water woes of residents in Clifton and the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) may come to an end within a year as the Sindh cabinet has finally approved a Rs10.56 billion interest-free loan for the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) to lay a 24-inch diameter dedicated pipeline from Dumlottee to these upscale areas of the city.

The project, approved by the KWSC in Feb 2025, involves laying a 36-km dedicated pipeline to the DHA along with the construction of a pumping station, forebay and a filtration plant.

Clifton and DHA have faced an acute shortage of water for years. The approved pipeline is designed to carry 10 million gallons per day (MGD) to the affected localities.

09/07/2025

FC to be deployed for security at Pat Feeder Canal project
Balochistan will deploy paramilitary forces for the security of the Pat Feeder Canal project in Dera Bugti and intensify anti-smuggling drive in the province.

The decision to post Frontier Corps (FC)personnelforsecurity atthe canal was taken by the provincial Apex Committee on Tuesday.

The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Corps Commander Lt Gen Rahat Nasim Khan.

The meeting was convened to discuss the law and order situation and other issues in the province.

The meeting resolved to intensify the ongoing anti-smuggling drive, with strict action to be taken against transport companies involved in illegal activities and FIRs would be lodged against offending drivers.

09/07/2025

Proposal to fix minimum blood money at 2kg of gold

A Senate panel on Tuesday considered a bill proposing amendments to blood money (diyat) law including the one to fix the minimum blood money at two kilograms of gold.

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which met under the chairmanship of Senator Farooq H. Naek, considered the Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri.

A proposed amendment to Section 323 of the Pakistan Penal Code, seeks to substitute minimum blood money from 30,630 grams of silver to 2,000 grams of gold or one fourth of the assets held by the convict.

The bill also seeks to amend Section 330 of the PPC, by adding a new proviso and explanation. It also proposes to amend Section 331 to reduce the time for payment of diyat in instalments from five years to one year.

Senator Kamran Murtaza of JUI-F opposed the bill saying that the payment of diyat according to silver value has an Islamic back-ground and its conversion to gold was a non-issue.

He said the 30,630 grams value was the minimum and the heirs of victim may refuse to accept the minimum and ask for more for a compromise.

The chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) also opposed all the three proposed amendments but said a final opinion will be given after a meeting of CII.

He also submitted a report to the committee which says that according to Islamic principles, the diyat payment can be made as per value of silver, gold and camels, and excluding expression of silver would be un-Islamic.

09/07/2025

Imran shuns dialogue, plans nationwide protest
As PTI interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday met party founder Imran Khan in Adiala jail after more than a month of repeated attempts to gain access to the incarcerated former premier, who is said to be kept in solitary confinement, the party founder issued a nationwide protest call.

09/07/2025

Four `big names` to bid for PIA; plan for Roosevelt sale okayed
The Privatisation Commission Board on Tuesday prequalified four investors for the divestment of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Ltd (PIACL), while the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved the transaction structure for the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, marking major progress in the government`s privatisation agenda.

After detailed scrutiny, the board prequalified four entities Fauji Fertiliser Company Ltd; Air Blue (Private) Ltd; a consortium comprising Lucky Cement Ltd, Hub Power Holdings Ltd, Kohat Cement Company Ltd and Metro Ventures (Private) Ltd; and another consortium consisting of Arif Habib Corporation Ltd, FatimaFertiliserCompany Ltd, City Schools (Private) Ltd and Lake City Holdings (Private) Ltd.

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09/07/2025

Peshawar High court halts oath of two women MPAs-elect in KP
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday barred two women MPAs-elect of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from taking oath and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to modify its last year`s notification on the allocation of these seats.

A two-member bench comprising Justice syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal also set aside the ECP`s notification dated March 26, 2024, which had declared Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) candidate Gorpal Singh as MPA-elect on a seat reserved for non-Muslims in the KP Assembly.

The court directed the ECP to reallocate reserved seats for women and non-Muslims within 10 days in accordance with the law, after hearing all relevant political parties, their representatives and contesting candidates.