China urges int’l community to engage with Taliban
UNITED NATIONS: China renewed its calls for international community to engage with Taliban, Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, one year after group’s takeover of Kabul. China’s UN envoy Zhang Jun told reporters in New York that it was i...
Larger bench constituted in prohibited funding case, not made respondent says Akbar S Babar
ISLAMABAD: Akbar S Babar said larger bench has been constituted in prohibited funding case but he has not been made respondent. “We think that where election commission decision has been challenged we should be made respondent” he said th...
Six of Muslim family including 3 women found dead in Jammu
JAMMU: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, six members of a Muslim family including three women were found dead under suspicious circumstances in Jammu district. Six persons were found dead in their home ins Sidhra area of district. Dece...
Pakistan to continue cooperation to uphold purposes, principles enshrined in UN Charter: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan firm resolve to continue cooperation for upholding purposes and principles enshrined in UN Charter. Talking to UN Resident Coordinator Julien Harneis who called on him here yesterday...
Anwar Maqsood’s ‘Sadday 14 August’ theatre play staged
KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organised ‘Media Evening’ to stage Anwar Maqsood’s and Dawar Mahmood’s iconic play ‘Saadhay 14 August’. Anwar Maqsood, President Arts Council Ahmad Shah and other were pres...
SHC seeks report from KE on power outages
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought detailed report from K-Electric (KE) on power outages in Karachi. During hearing on a petition against unannounced power outages and ‘kundas’ (illegal connections), Sindh High Court sought a deta...
PMD issues ‘high alert’ after flood scares in Balochistan, Sindh
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has told authorities to remain on high alert in latest forecast on torrential monsoon rains and urban flooding in Sindh and Balochistan. In latest weather advisory issued, meteorological department...
Haleem Adil Sheikh arrested in land grabbing case
KARACHI: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Haleem Adil Sheikh has been arrested by a team of anti-corruption establishment (ACE) on land grabbing charges. Haleem Adil Sheikh appeared before anti-encroachment cou...
Karachi’s road, civic infrastructure to be overhauled: Nasir Shah
KARACHI: Sindh Minister of Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah announced that road and civic infrastructure of Karachi would be rebuilt and overhauled immediately after end of current monsoon season. Addressing concluding session of National Waste Ma...
Child abuse and its causes
World is a beautiful place to live in. It is biggest blessing that we as human beings have got from Almighty. Thus, it is our duty to protect beauty and integrity of our world. One auspicious element of human life, as well as world, is childhood. Chi...
