SC set to take up Karachi illegal construction, encroachment cases tomorrow
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is scheduled to hear on Thursday (tomorrow) a petition, filed by former Karachi nazim Naimatullah Khan in 2010, seeking apex court’s intervention to get...
View ArticleCivility returns to NA on private members’ day
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday managed to take up the complete agenda on its first private members’ day due to an understanding between the government and opposition as the lawmakers from...
View ArticleECP cannot undo decisions post-election, LHC rules
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) cannot undo its own decisions as it lacks the power of review. Justice Shahid Karim issued the ruling,...
View ArticleMan dies, four hurt as part of building collapses in Karachi
KARACHI: A man was killed and four others suffered injuries when a portion of a three-storey building collapsed and the debris hit them in North Nazimabad late on Monday night, officials said on...
View ArticleList of banned outfits sees first update since 2020
ISLAMABAD: The number of proscribed outfits has swelled to 79 after the first addition in the list of terrorist organisations in four years. The latest addition to the list, the Zainebiyoun Brigade...
View ArticleBalochistan govt irked by poor law, order despite Rs55bn expense
QUETTA: A provincial government meeting on Tuesday expressed serious concern over poor law and order situation in the province despite spending a huge amount of Rs55 billion annually to ensure peace...
View ArticleOne killed in rocket attack at PPP’s election office in Kohlu
QUETTA: One person was killed in a rocket attack at the election office of a PPP candidate in Kohlu town of Balochistan late on Tuesday evening. Officials said two rockets, fired from an unknown...
View ArticlePunjab govt to set up enforcement authorities to rein in price hike
LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced setting up a provincial enforcement authority to check the price hike. Presiding over a meeting to review the implementation of various government policies...
View ArticleIssue of prolonged loadshedding in Karachi areas echoes in NA
• KE resorts to 10 hours of loadshedding in Karachi, says Awais Leghari • Minister believes power theft can’t be resolved without help of provincial govts, law enforcers • PPP MNA Nabil Gabol accuses...
View ArticleSix Bahawalnagar cops booked for torture of mentally challenged youth
BAHAWALNAGAR: Six policemen, including a sub-inspector (SI), were booked on Tuesday for allegedly torturing a mentally challenged youth after the family approached the DPO for justice in an open court....
View ArticleKP Apex body decides to empower CTD for extortion clampdown
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Apex Committee on Monday decided to increase the powers of the counter-terrorism department to address the issue of extortion and gave the green light for necessary...
View ArticlePHC seeks response of advocate general over expenditure authorisation by...
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the advocate general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seeking his response to a petition of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz against the...
View ArticleMen deciding terms of Nikah put brides at a disadvantage: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that male family members deciding the terms of Nikah on behalf of the bride is “accepted as a cultural and social norm”, but it puts her at a disadvantage in the...
View ArticlePeople hit by KP dam upraising project get compensation
LAKKI MARWAT: Public health minister Malik Pakhtoonyar Khan and Bannu deputy commissioner Shah Saud on Tuesday distributed compensation cheques of Rs270 million among the landowners hit by Baran dam...
View ArticlePTI denies ‘secret talks’ with establishment
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting speculations about secret talks with the establishment, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan made it clear on Tuesday that the party was neither interested in nor holding talks with...
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‘Over half of Pakistan does not have access to internet’
PLANNING Minister Ahsan Iqbal launches the National Human Development Report 2024, in Islamabad, on Tuesday.—APP ISLAMABAD: Over half of the country’s population does not have access to internet, but...
View ArticlePM seeks UK’s help to improve education sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his government wants to work with the UK to improve the quality of education and promote higher studies in Pakistan. Mr Sharif made these...
View ArticleComplete ban on plastic bags to be enforced from June 5 in Punjab
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Punjab reiterated its commitment to eliminate plastic bags from the district, announcing a complete ban on the use of all types of shopping...
View ArticleSC asked to put National Action Plan into action
ISLAMABAD: The Shuhada Forum Balochistan (SFB) approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday to seek the strict implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism and extremism —...
View ArticlePM suspends commissioner inland revenue, others for delaying tax cases
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday took notice of the “willful” delay in tax cases and ordered suspension of the commissioner inland revenue Islamabad and other relevant officials. He...
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Ready to share tech prowess with Pakistan, says Iran President Raisi
(LEFT) Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi arrives at Mazar-i-Quaid with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Governor Kamran Tessori during his visit to Karachi; after he met Punjab CM...
View Article‘Corrupt’ cops compromise Diplomatic Enclave security, face probe
ISLAMABAD: Some police officials deployed outside the Diplomatic Enclave – a high-security zone in the federal capital where many embassies are located – were found involved in taking bribes from...
View ArticleIHC judges look to create bulwark against meddling
• Full court meeting proposes reactivation of ‘inspection teams’ to curtail interference in judicial affairs • Insiders deny ‘polarisation’ among judges; comprehensive proposal to be submitted to...
View ArticleLow turnout, irregularities abound in by-elections, says Fafen
ISLAMABAD: Low voter turnout, procedural irregularities and restrictions on independent observation in two provincial constituencies in Punjab overshadowed the improved results management and lower...
View ArticleMay 9 riots: 6-member SC panel seeks larger bench for appeals against...
A six-member bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided that a larger bench should hear a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) against the court’s Oct 23 unanimous ruling that had nullified the...
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Iran, Pakistan agree to ‘expeditiously finalise’ free trade agreement: joint...
Tehran and Islamabad agreed to “expeditiously finalise” a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a joint statement said on Wednesday as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi concluded his three-day official visit to...
View ArticleRepolling delayed in Balochistan’s Kohlu after landmine explosion injures 2
Repolling in the Kohlu district of Balochistan for the PB-9 constituency could not take place on Wednesday after a landmine exploded and rockets were fired at a polling station, according to the deputy...
View ArticlePM Shehbaz on maiden visit to Karachi since assuming office for second time
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived in Karachi on a day-long visit, where he is expected to hold meetings with the Sindh chief minister and governor, state-run Radio Pakistan reported....
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