Contempt risk forces govt climbdown
LAHORE: With the prospect of a contempt of court petition hanging over the Punjab government after its recent outburst against…
Category: Pakistan
NA committee flags tax-heavy airfare
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence has examined the financial challenges faced by the airline industry, including PIA,…
SC backlog dips due to case transfers
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD’: For the…
Ball in govt’s court after TTAP nod
Government needs to decide when and how to formally open talks with opposition alliance ISLAMABAD: With Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Aeen Pakistan (TTAP)…
Constitution guarantees religious freedom, says PM
Says founder of Pakistan had clearly guaranteed full religious freedom, equal legal rights to all citizens ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz…
Pakistan, ADB seal $730 million package
To construct a new transmission line linking Islamabad, Faisalabad, industrial hub in Punjab A worker walks past inside the Asian…
K-P hospitals overwhelmed amid seasonal influenza surge
Health department sends suspected H3N2 ‘super flu’ samples to Islamabad as pediatric wards face severe overcrowding Lady Reading Hospital. PHOTO:…
PTI seeks extension in nomination papers deadline for Islamabad LG polls
Request follows Islamabad declaring a public holiday on Dec 26 ahead of UAE President’s visit A security guard standing outside…
Achakzai, Senator Nasir Abbas given mandate for talks, protest, says K-P CM
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi addresses a public jirga in Tehsil Bara. SCREENGRAB Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said…
Pakistan, ADB sign $730m deals for power transmission, SOE reforms
Agreements cover a $330m Second Power Transmission project and $400m Accelerating SOE Transformation programme Secretary Economic Affairs Division Muhammad Humair…