Pakistan

PML-N to launch Rana Sanaullah-led public drive

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has decided to initiate a public contact campaign aimed at strengthening and restructuring the party in Punjab, according to party’s provincial president Rana Sanaullah. Speaking to reporters outside Jati U...

Imran, Qureshi among 119 accused ordered to appear in GHQ attack case

Rawalpindi: An Anti-Terrorism Special Court in Rawalpindi has ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan, and senior party leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and 117 other individuals to appear in court for hearings related to the GHQ attack case. The rul...

LHC directs action against water wastage in households amid smog concerns

Lahore: Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered action against people wasting water at homes to address smog-related challenges. A written order issued by Justice Shahid Karim suggested imposing a water emergency across Punjab to prevent drought and address...

Dr Malik asks Nawaz Sharif for his role in Balochistan

LAHORE: BNP leader Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch has asked Nawaz Sharif to play his role in seeking solution of Balochistan’s problems. Former chief minister of Balochistan was talking to media here along with Khawaja Saad Rafique after meeting with...

Imran Khan’s sisters, PTI leaders detained amid protests outside Adiala Jail

Rawalpindi: A tense standoff unfolded near Adiala Jail, as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers clashed with police demanding access to party founder Imran Khan and his family. The protest, which escalated into a series of arrests, centered on the...

LHC summons AGP in pleas against X ban

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) summoned the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) to assist in the hearing regarding the petitions filed against the ban on X. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petitions. The bench als...

Minister orders crackdown on human trafficking networks

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking networks. gave the order during a meeting with newly-appointed Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Riffat Mukhtar Raja, and Dir...

Don’t want to interfere in jurisdiction of high court: CJ Yahya Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi upheld the Rs2.2 million fine imposed on the prosecutor general of Punjab by the Lahore High Court (LHC) while disposing of appeals regarding the transfer of cases from the Rawalpindi ATC judge in the case relate...

President Uzbekistan emphasises importance of parliamentary control on implementing accords with Pakistan

Tashkand: As part of the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, headed by the Chairman of the Senate Sye...

Tarar responds to reports about PCB chief’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar responded to reports about Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Mohsin Naqvi’s resignation from the post. Reports made rounds on social media suggesting that Naqvi was stepping...

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‘Air India plane crash kills over 200’

AHMEDABAD: More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad yesterday, authorities said, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a...

PM Shehbaz, UAE President discuss regional peace, bilateral ties

DUBAI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday met with the United Arab Emirates leadership to discuss regional peace and stability and explore ways to deepen bilateral ties during his official day-long visit to the emirates.Over the last few months,...

Govt eyes on sustained growth driven by domestic resources: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal while highlighting development priorities of the government, has that Balochistan has been put on an accelerated development path for which Rs230 billion have b...

Imran Khan cannot be awarded capital punishment (Death) – Hashmat Habib

KARACHI: After Supreme Court decision regarding civilian trial under Army Act fate of Imran Khan is becoming a top trend because his trial by Field General Court Martial is about to commence.  Hashmat Habib President Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Adlia ana...
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