On July 20, 2025, Ikhtiar Wali Khan, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Information, Broadcasting, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs, issued a scathing condemnation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly’s refusal to administer oaths to members elected on reserved seats, labeling the move a “constitutional mockery.” Khan, a prominent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former KP...
On July 20, 2025, Minister of State for Religious Affairs Khel Das Kohistani emphasized the critical need for political stability in Pakistan, asserting that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lacks the public and internal support necessary to stage effective protests. In an exclusive interview with PTV News Channel, Kohistani highlighted the diminishing influence of PTI and...
On July 19, 2025, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal called for urgent reforms to revitalize Pakistan’s agricultural sector during a visit to a cotton research farm on Defence Road, Lahore. Highlighting the shortcomings in implementing the 18th Constitutional Amendment, which devolved agriculture to provincial control in 2010, Iqbal expressed...
On July 20, 2025, Pakistan’s security forces, in collaboration with the Police, Levies, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), and district administration, conducted a successful joint operation in Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting militants associated with the group referred to as Fitna al-Khawarij, a term used by Pakistani authorities to describe the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The operation, which...
On July 19, 2025, the District and Sessions Court in Islamabad issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in a case involving the alleged recovery of liquor and illegal weapons from 2016. Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hassan Chishti rejected Gandapur’s plea for exemption from personal appearance and ordered the police to...
On July 19, 2025, Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address former U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that five fighter jets were shot down during the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. In a public statement, Gandhi demanded transparency, stating, “Modi ji, now it’s time to tell the truth—what is the reality...
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah paid tribute to the Kashmiri people’s enduring struggle and sacrifices in a special message marking Youm-e-Qarardad-e-Kashmir. Commemorating the historic resolution of July 19, 1947, when Kashmiris voted to accede to Pakistan, Shah reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support for their cause. “Kashmir is Pakistan, and Pakistan stands firmly with the...
Ali Khurshidi, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly, has called on the provincial government and civic administration to implement preemptive measures to protect Karachi from the anticipated monsoon rains and urban flooding risks. In a statement issued from MQM-P’s Bahadurabad headquarters on July 19, 2025, Khurshidi warned that Karachi, already...
As the monsoon season intensifies in July 2025, the Sindh government has rolled out comprehensive measures to protect lives and property, prioritizing rapid response and infrastructure safety across the province. Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, announced that leaves for staff in local government institutions have been...
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at a dinner with Republican lawmakers at the White House on July 18, 2025, claimed that five fighter jets were shot down during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, highlighting the severity of the clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Trump emphasized his administration’s pivotal role in brokering a ceasefire, stating, “We...