JCP, SC officials submit statements in IHC judges’ case
• Apex court to resume hearing on IHC seniority dispute on 22nd • Commission to meet for appointment of high court chief justices ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench is set to resume...
View ArticleWomen entitled to dower after ending abusive marriage: LHC
• Justice Raheel says Khula does not automatically nullify contractual obligation laid down in Nikahnama • Wife can’t be asked to return dower received by her if marriage ended due to fault on...
View ArticleTwo sisters die as rains trigger landslides across GB
GILGIT: Two girls were killed when a wall collapsed due to intermittent rains across Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday, which also triggered landslides blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and Baltistan...
View ArticleNawaz calls for PPP-govt dialogue on water issue
LAHORE: A day after Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s outburst in Hyderabad, ruling PML-N head Nawaz Sharif has directed the federal government to initiate a dialogue with the PPP to sort out the ongoing water...
View ArticleTwo wedding guests shot by pickpockets in Kasur
KASUR: Two wedding guests got injured as the accomplices of the pickpockets who were caught red-handed at the Kot Radha Kishan Banquet Hall opened indiscriminate fire on Saturday. According to Kot...
View ArticleCJP-led delegation to visit China, Turkiye soon
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi will head a delegation to the 20th Conference of Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of SCO member states in Hangzhou, China, scheduled to...
View ArticleCurfew imposed in parts of North Waziristan
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Curfew has been imposed in Razmat, Miramshah and Mirali areas of North Waziristan for today (Sunday) after administration received information about possible movement of terrorists,...
View ArticleKP Governor Kundi accuses CM Gandapur of being ‘compromised’
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Saturday accused the chief minister of being “compromised” and wondered how Ali Amin Gandapur returned from Islamabad in November last year...
View ArticleBalochistan to unveil social media policy soon: CM
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Saturday said the provincial government has prepared the first-ever social media policy, which it will introduce soon. CM Bugti disclosed this during...
View ArticlePM vows to revive agriculture through innovation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to revitalising the country’s agriculture sector by promoting innovation, sustainable development, and the...
View ArticleRawalpindi ATC rejects bail applications of PTI’s 16 prominent members
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court, presided over by Judge Amjad Ali Shah, rejected the bail applications of 16 leaders and workers of PTI, including prominent figures, in protest-related cases...
View ArticleWindstorm, heavy rains kill man, partially damage 48 houses in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD: Windstorms and heavy rain in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday evening claimed a man’s life and partially damaged 48 houses, officials said on Saturday. According...
View ArticleFirst-time property sellers get relief after Lahore High Court order
ISLAMABAD: In a significant step toward protecting real estate developers and first-time property sellers, the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench acknowledged the legal exemption from advance tax and...
View ArticleBNP to challenge mines law in court
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) will challenge the Balochistan Mines and Minerals Act 2025, recently passed by the provincial assembly. This was announced by BNP President Sardar Akhtar Mengal...
View ArticlePHC adjourns plea against five-decade-old notification on Chitral land...
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has adjourned the hearing into a petition challenging a 50-year-old notification of the provincial government declaring Chitral region’s all mountains, wastelands,...
View ArticlePakistan reaffirms support for UN peacekeeping
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday reiterated Pakistan’s longstanding support for UN peace operations and its commitment to playing a proactive role for global peace. He was talking...
View ArticleHeatwave in Karachi to last till April 23: Met Office
Karachi is likely to experience a heatwave from today with daytime temperature expected to soar to 41 degrees Celsius — around 4-6°C above normal — and will last till April 23 (Wednesday), the Met...
View ArticlePTI clears KP assembly speaker Babar Swati of illegal appointment charges
PTI’s internal accountability committee on Sunday gave a clean chit to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, dismissing allegations of illegal appointments in the provincial assembly....
View Article‘Organised’ attacks on fast-food chains only harm Pakistanis, don’t help...
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Sunday criticised the recent attacks on international fast-food outlets across the country, pointing out that they were carried out in an “organised” manner...
View ArticleFederal and Sindh govts agree to resolve canals project issue through talks
Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah and Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon have agreed to resolve the contentious canals project issue through dialogue during a telephonic call between them,...
View ArticlePM Shehbaz launches anti-polio drive, vows to achieve ‘roaring success’
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched this year’s second nationwide anti-polio campaign, running from April 21 to April 27, and vowed to achieve ‘roaring success’ in the effort. Pakistan is...
View ArticleRailway traffic restored in Sindh’s Khairpur after nationalist parties block...
Railway traffic on a track near Sindh’s Khairpur city was restored after activists of some nationalist parties blocked a section of it on Sunday in their ongoing agitation against the much-protested...
View ArticlePIA launches inaugural flight from Lahore to Baku
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday launched an inaugural flight from Lahore to Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku under flight number PK159, a statement issue by the airline said. The flight...
View ArticleLeader of weeks-long Parachinar sit-in arrested: police
An organiser of a weeks-long sit-in being held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Parachinar city located in Kurram district against the prolonged closure of Parachinar-Thall Road was arrested on Sunday, the...
View ArticleElderly man run over by water tanker amid rise in heavy vehicle fatalities...
An elderly man was killed on Saturday night after being run over by a water tanker, according to police and rescue officials, as accidents involving heavy vehicles continue to rise in Karachi. The city...
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JI strongly condemns Israel for its ongoing onslaught in Gaza, announces...
Strongly condemning Israel for its ongoing military onslaught in Gaza, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday announced a nationwide strike on April 26, urging to boycott products that financially support...
View ArticleUAE’s Deputy PM arrives in Pakistan for two-day visit: FO
The United Arab Emirates’ Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan on Sunday evening for a two-day official visit, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a...
View Article‘We are trying to send as many pilgrims as we can for Haj’: minister
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf on Sunday said that the government was actively trying to send as many pilgrims as it could for Haj, adding that 10,000 more Pakistanis...
View ArticleTalks to salvage PPP-‘N’ bond inch forward
• PML-N, PPP leaders meet in Lahore, former agrees to propose solutions in next meeting • PPP seeks changes to ‘questionable’ local govt bill, highlights farmers’ concerns • PML-N leader says canals...
View ArticleProvincial shares increased as more water becomes available
• Kharif shortage prediction revised down from 43pc to 27pc as dam levels rise • Irsa meeting to examine whether water releases to provinces can be increased further ISLAMABAD: In a godsend...
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