Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:   After nine months, deposed premier Imran Khan will get first opportunity to give his appearance to the public through video link during the […]

Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan in a rare press talk on Tuesday refuted allegations of the government or any other state institution

LAHORE: “The Punjab Defamation Bill 2024” was presented in the Punjab Assembly on Monday, proposing to slap fines and suspend or block the social media

ISLAMABAD: Senator Saleem Mandviwalla revealed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not pressed Pakistan to increase energy prices but does want it to phase

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition lost a big chunk of the reserved seats in parliament after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday suspended the

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday shied away from labelling the ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as programme negotiations and instead said that the

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Sunday urged the country’s judiciary to address the concerns in connection with the adherence to a court

ISLAMABAD: On the first anniversary of the May 9 violence, it is evident that the dust has not settled yet as neither the civil-military leadership,

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasized on Sunday the need for privatisation and dismissed the notion of strategic state-owned enterprises (SOEs). At a pre-budget conference in

KARACHI: A staircase of a residential building near Karachi’s Lee Market collapsed early Sunday, trapping residents inside.  The three-storey building was built in 1843 and

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and property caused by heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan. The government and

MUZAFFARABAD: A sub-inspector was martyred and 16 police officials including a station house officer (SHO) were injured after clashes broke out between protesters and police

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has raised serious questions about the impartiality of an inquiry commission that probed the TLP’s November 2017 sit-in in Islamabad and

ISLAMABAD: The visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to China next week would be an important part of the institutional

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, led by the PML-N, has prohibited the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the country’s top graft buster, from directly arresting elected lawmakers.

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly’s move to suspend 27 lawmakers elected on reserved seats has thrown a spanner in the works for both the current party

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Italy on Friday agreed to sign an agreement to enhance mutual cooperation aimed at preventing illegal entry of Pakistanis into Italy. During

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move aimed at ensuring both national and international investment security, the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has decided to establish technical arbitration

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday referred a federal government’s petition challenging a piece of anti-narcotics legislation passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly to

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan blasted police on Friday for “unleashing a reign of terror on peaceful protestors” on May

ISLAMABAD: On the call for a nationwide strike by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and other lawyers associations, the legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings in

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasized that interpreting articles in the Constitution was unnecessary when they lacked ambiguity. The court added that cases could

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission has prepared a five-year programme for the privatization of government-owned institutions. This programme will be presented to the privatization committee of

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar on Thursday reviewed bilateral trade and investment relations with a particular focus on cooperation in the energy, mining, and aviation sectors.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the government will punish all those involved in the May 9 mayhem, assuring that the unfortunate violent

ISLAMABAD: Keeping up with his reputation, PTI founding chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan has taken yet another U-turn by finalising the name of Sheikh

Senator Faisal Vawda has warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of repercussions of strong statements, saying the statements will take the party to the blind alley. Talking to

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) raised several questions about the authenticity and credibility on the material available on the internet, while hearing appeals of

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday deferred approval of the $6.7 billion or Rs1.9 trillion worth Mainline-I (ML-I) project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor after finding that

LAHORE: Police in Lahore baton-charged and used tear gas on Wednesday against lawyers during a protest called by the legal fraternity. A heavy contingent of

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day official visit. Upon his arrival, the Uzbek

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif said on Tuesday that “nothing was hidden about May 9” and dismissed the narrative that the

The plan to kill the Chinese engineers was hatched in Afghanistan, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif while addressing the

The Supreme Court resumed on Tuesday hearing the suo motu pertaining to allegations made by six Islamabad High Court judges alleging interference by the country’s

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah has told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former prime minister Imran Khan was fully cognizant

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his satisfaction with the “solid and tangible progress” achieved during the Saudi business delegation’s interaction with the

The Supreme Court resumed on Monday the hearing of review petitions filed against the court’s 2019 Faizabad sit-in judgement with the chief justice expressing his dissatisfaction

ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars and leaders from diverse schools of thought across the nation on Sunday endorsed the ‘Code of Conduct for Pilgrims’, issued jointly by

ISLAMABAD: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and cessation of the all-out aggression against the Palestinian people

Lahore-based Fast Cables Ltd. is gearing up to launch one of Pakistan’s largest share listings this month, aiming to raise a minimum of 3 billion

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s only female diplomat and consul-general for Mumbai, Zakia Wardak, announced her resignation on Saturday following reports of her alleged detention by the Directorate

President of the Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa expressed the need for resilient measures for environmental challenges such as climate change, carbon emissions, conflict, food

ISLAMABAD: The upcoming week is poised to have a significant bearing on constitutional supremacy and democracy in the country as the Supreme Court tackles high-stakes

ISLAMABAD: Sensing the gravity of the situation arisen out of a flawed wheat procurement policy, the government on Saturday swung into action to mitigate and

Nations around the globe, including Pakistan, unite to pay tribute to the valour and sacrifices of firefighters. Established in 1999 following a tragic incident in

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called for an independent inquiry after the “eye-opening” exchange of heated words between former caretaker premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar

SIALKOT: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) lopsided policy of engaging in dialogue, saying the party lacked political acumen. Taking

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while acknowledging the possibility of inadvertently removing some honest officers during a recent purge in the Federal Board of Revenue

ISLAMABAD: The government’s legal order to disable SIM cards of over half a million non-filers of the income tax returns fell flat on its face

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed the hope that the interaction with the delegation of the Saudi businessmen expected to visit Pakistan in