♦ NA session adjourned till Monday sans proceedings on the no-trust motion; Speaker says House will take up no-confidence motion in next session; Ignores Shehbaz Sharif's attempt to speak; Opposition members register protest; Zardari says Speaker’s actions were undemocratic
♦ Dama Dam Mast Qalandar if Speaker plays ‘foul’ on Monday, warns Shehbaz: Opposition leaders dub NA speaker as prime minister’s ‘facilitator’
♦ ECP fined KP Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ghani Rs50,000 for violating the election code of conduct
♦ Asif Zardari says 100% sure of Opposition’s victory: Threatens protest if speaker tries to hinder no-trust motion: Deplores ‘undemocratic behaviour’ of speaker
♦ In a letter to the authorities concerned regarding peaceful voting for the upcoming no-confidence motion; Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif demanded that the proceedings of the National Assembly should be conducted as per the rules to avoid any bloodshed
♦ Khawaja Asif revealed the number of members of the opposition joint parliamentary party; meeting of the parliamentary party was attended by 159 members
♦ Maryam Nawaz lashes out at the premier; She says PM Imran have only one Trump card which is to quit politics, resign and go home; PM rule has been ended by the curses of the people; The credit for Nawaz Sharif's success goes to the workers, says Hamza Shahbaz
♦ ECP has issued a third notice to the premier for violating the code of conduct; The DMO Manshera directed the premier to appear in person or through a lawyer on March 28 at 11 am
♦ The important government figures started talking about suicide attacks; Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi says if suicidal attacks were not prohibited, then he would have blown up the hypocrites inside the Parliament; A few days ago, Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan made a similar statement, while addressing the public
♦ Justice Bandial remarks constitution ambiguous about disqualification: SC larger bench hears presidential reference: CJP says constitution not clear about a member’s loyalty to his party: Justice Ijaz hints at sending back the reference: AGP submits reply, assures court to complete arguments by Monday
♦ Most of the documents transferred to an unknown location have been inquired from Taunsa Sharif, the hometown of Buzdar; According to sources, anti-corruption inquiry reports on alleged corruption in Taunsa Sharif are also part of this record; The officers and other employees at the Chief Minister (CM) House are being investigated over the alleged removal of the official record from the CM House as well as the CM Office and its transfer to an unidentified place; Informed sources had also confirmed to 24NewsHD TV channel that not only had laptops been removed from the CM Office, but the officials posted there also got the data deleted from cell phones
♦ At a time when the PTI government is confronted with the opposition’s no-confidence motion, keeping its allied parties on board is not the only priority for the ruling party, but at the same time defections by its own MNAs has made the situation more worrying
♦ Asking the detractors to stop pointing fingers at judges and the judiciary; Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial urged those finding faults with the SC bench formed to hear the presidential reference, seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the constitution, to name those judges on the bench with whom they had issues; Addressing a full-court reference held to bid farewell to Justice Qazi Muhammad Ameen
♦ IHC says the government would have to satisfy the court that whether President Arif Alvi could promulgate the PECA Amendment Ordinance, 2022 by bypassing the Parliament; The CJ was of the view that there was no room for self-censorship in a democracy. “Please assist the esteemed court,” he said while addressing the AAG, and added, “Explain why we should not declare section 20 of the said ordinance null and void
♦ Main accused in couple torture and sexual assault case Usman Mirza and four others were awarded life in jail by a court in Islamabad
♦ Inflation rises ahead of the month of Ramadan; Inflation rose 1.10% in one week; The general rate of inflation in the country has reached 15.67%; Prices of 25 items increased in one week; The Office of Statistics publishes a weekly inflation report; The dollar also appreciated today
♦ The US imposes new sanctions on Russia and North Korea over North Korea's missile test
♦ Australia defeated Pakistan in Lahore Test; The visiting team won the Lahore Test by 115 runs, the Kangaroos won the three-match series by 1-0
♦ 30 years have passed since Pakistan became the world champion of cricket; Under the captaincy of Imran Khan, the national team defeated England and won the World Cup; Fans still remember every moment of the 1929 World Cup final; World Cup trophy decorated at Gaddafi Stadium
♦ Fans react to the news of the divorce of Sajjal and Ahad Raza Mir; One can observe the audience adopting vigor as fans chant or more likely shout Sajal’s name with determination as Ahad addresses the crowd in Expo 2020 Dubai; The video went viral on social media