Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday suspended passport officials following mounting complaints of bribery and corruption within passport offices. The minister visited the […]

BEIJING: Pakistan is firmly committed to working with China to build an upgraded version of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and looks forward to learning

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was moved on Monday to establish an inquiry commission comprising three top court judges to investigate the contents and context of

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has set aside the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to annul out-of-turn promotions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police. A three-member

ISLAMABAD: A delay in determining the electricity tariff by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) may burden the K-Electric consumers around Rs19 per unit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday highlighted Pakistan’s commitment to implement deep-rooted structural reforms and meaningful austerity measures, expressing determination to address the nation’s challenges

ISLAMABAD: Seasoned politician and Senator Faisal Vawda has said that the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) press release to clear the air about Justice Babar Sattar’s

ISLAMABAD: Observing the absence of a prescribed procedure under the relevant laws regarding the appointment of members to the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), the

ISLAMABAD: In a wake of the devastating floods due to heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Baluchistan, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the world on Sunday to help bridge the widening gap between the Global South and the Global North, terming

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Sunday described the social media campaign against Justice Babar Sattar as “false and malicious”, saying that the judge had

Reduced tolerance for online dissent, shutting down mobile networks on election day, throttling of internet access, forced suspension of social media platforms, and a raft

LAHORE: Senate Chairman Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said the continuity of democracy is the sole solution to all national challenges, urging political parties to

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the Special Dialogue and Gala Dinner on Sunday evening hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the

As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) flashes mixed signals with its conflicting statements, one thing remains crystal clear: the former ruling party, following in the footsteps

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was given the additional charge of deputy prime minister on Sunday, said a notification issued by the Cabinet Division. Prime Minister

The Ministry of Energy’s Power Division (MEPD) on Saturday rubbished reports circulating of an imposition of a fixed tax on solar power installations, according to

ISLAMABAD:   Former Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry is likely to rejoin the PTI while the internal strife within the party over the chairmanship of

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah on Saturday stated that judges must possess both individual and institutional independence. He stressed that the independence of the

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda has called on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to address its internal contradictions, urging the former ruling party to get its act

ISLAMABAD: A staggering 282 million people worldwide, including 11 million in Pakistan, grappled with acute malnutrition in 2023, as revealed in a report issued by

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has proposed that in the event of any meddling in the judiciary by state institutions, the relevant high court

At the civil rights conference in Lahore, pro-Palestinian youth vociferously expressed their solidarity with the people of Gaza, disrupting the speech of German Ambassador Alfred

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a man cannot marry the sister of his former wife during her iddat period—a mandatory waiting period.

LAHORE: The PML-N leaders, spearheaded by the party’s Punjab president, appear to have kicked off a campaign to dethrone party president Shehbaz Sharif by pushing

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), victory notifications have been issued for several candidates emerging triumphant in the by-polls held across various constituencies.Leading the

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Friday extended the validity period of the ‘Proof of Registration (POR) cards’ issued to the Afghan refugees in the country

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that for the purposes of the criminal justice system, investigating agencies have to move towards scientific evidence to establish

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called on the United Nations and the world community to consider “further measures” against Israel to secure a ceasefire in Gaza

ISLAMABAD: The PTI has demanded immediate clarification from the “fake government” regarding reports about handing over two airbases in Pakistan to the United States. In

With Pakistan’s economy so dire that its government can no longer take up social welfare projects, private corporations and businesses are picking up the slack.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rejected on Friday provocative statements and claims by Indian leaders on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and said that a surge in such

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court was informed on Thursday that the cipher copy was returned by all the recipients except the then-prime minister Imran Khan,

ISLAMABAD: The government was reviewing the National Action Plan (NAP), focusing on conducting intelligent-based operations (IBOs), while the federal cabinet was deliberating on a new

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda emphatically declared on Thursday that insulting those who defend the country’s borders was absolutely unacceptable. Expressing his views after being sworn

ISLAMABAD:   The Supreme Court on Thursday released its cause list according to which a new six-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Industries and Production Minister Rana Tanveer on Thursday recommended immediately importing 200,000 metric tonnes of urea to avert a shortage of the fertiliser

ISLAMABAD: The upper house met on Thursday, during which Faisal Vawda and Maulana Abdul Wasay were sworn in as senators. Leader of the House Senator

ISLAMABAD/ ABOTTABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the Shuhada Package to support the families of the federal government officials martyred in the

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court was informed on Thursday that the cipher copy was returned by all the recipients except the then-prime minister Imran Khan,

At least three terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district, said a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken notice of the alleged illegal recruitments in the secretariat of the lower house of parliament. According to

ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Rana Tanveer on Wednesday said an inquiry was under way to investigate the decision of the caretaker set-up

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly echoed the demands of PTI members on Wednesday as they rallied for the release of former premier Imran Khan and his

ISLAMABAD: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has demanded that the Pakistani government should immediately release the blocked payments to the international airlines operating in

ISLAMABAD: Federal Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday disclosed that 14,000 encroachments and illegal constructions in Nankana Sahib’s abandoned Waqf land had

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday set aside a notice issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to the winning candidate on

LAHORE/ ISLAMABAD: The Lahore police decided on Wednesday to involve former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in the ongoing investigation of the key cases related to