LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has reiterated that he and his fellow judges will step down if democracy is attacked and an attempt is made to impose a martial law on the country. “Who will impose the martial law? [However] if ...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital Riyadh on Saturday after online videos showed gunfire in the neighbourhood where royal palaces are located, sparking fears of a political unrest. A Riyadh ...
... * Former premier challenges PTI chief to reveal who ordered him to vote for Zardari's candidate in Senate polls. April 22, 2018. LONDON: Former premier Nawaz Sharif has challenged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to explain who ...
Days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Pakistan as a “terror export factory”, China came to its all-weather friend's support, urging the international community to back the country in its counterterrorism efforts. “We hope that the ...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday took notice of the worsening power crisis in Karachi amid the looming protests. PM Abbasi has convened a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy on April 23. The present energy crisis in ...
ISLAMABAD: After a botched attempt to let the rupee fall in July last year, and two subsequent rounds of devaluation, Pakistan is unlikely to see its currency weaken further, said Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail. The Pakistani rupee ...
KARACHI: Despite the differences with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leadership has decided not to end its alliance for now and would try to maintain the alliance with JI until the caretaker setup is formed. PTI would not ...
–Govt doesn't grant PTM permission to hold rally but will 'provide security'. LAHORE: At least a dozen organisers of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) rally in Lahore on late Saturday were allegedly picked up by security officials ahead of the rally ...
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Saturday sent suspended SSP Rao Anwar to jail on judicial remand till May 2 in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of South Waziristan, was killed in an alleged fake ...
QUETTA: At least five miscreants involved in carrying out attacks on security forces and government installations were killed during a search operation in Dera Bugti on Saturday. Security sources said the forces, on a tip-off, launched raided Bamboor ...and more »
ISLAMABAD (- The Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has emphasised all auditors and public interest companies that only the auditors registered with AOB can audit the financial statements of public interest companies. AOB is an independent regulator ...
MULTAN-Commissioner Multan division Bilal Ahmad Butt disclosed on Saturday over 9,744 quacks operated in Multan division, saying a massive crackdown would be launched to shut down these death houses. Chairing a meeting held to review action against ...
KARACHI: The committee formed by the Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday presented its recommendations to curb the illegal trade of organs in the country. Speaking to the media at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Dr Adeeb Rizvi and ...and more »
The 80th death anniversary of poet and philosopher Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed today (Saturday, April 21). Born in Sialkot, the Shair-e-Mashriq is considered to be one of the most important figures in South Asian literature, with works ...
Railways Minister Saad Rafique has said that despite what anyone may say in regard to the Supreme Court he shall refrain from passing any observation, the Express News reported. The federal minister was speaking to the media after inaugurating a new ...and more »
The three hijab-clad women in red and black you see are part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb Disposal Squad, resolute in maintaining their rigorous training to combat crime. Have you ever heard of Rafia Qaseem? She was the first woman from Asia to join ...and more »
There is still time to make concerted efforts to include all Pakistanis — from all religions and none — in the national discourse. Yaqoob Khan Bangash. April 22, 2018. Every five years (and I hope it remains five), the question of minorities ...
Human rights activists fall on the disadvantageous side of the spectrum in Pakistan. There is strict scrutiny of the kind of content that they produce and the causes that they take up. Many a times, if their narrative does not fall in line with the ...and more »
BEIJING : There is no military alliance between China and Pakistan, but China's arms exports to Pakistan are a powerful weapon to safeguard the South Asian country's military sovereignty, says a report published in the Chinese official daily, the ...and more »
ISLAMABAD: Once again, MNAs who had parted ways with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) did not show up on Friday to put a stamp of validation on their decisions to resign from the National Assembly (NA). NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq had asked the four ...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan Saturday said plastic pollution is poisoning the oceans and land, injuring marine life, and affecting our health. In a message issued here on Earth Day which is observed on April ...
BEIRUT/AMMAN: Syrian rebels began withdrawing from an enclave northeast of Damascus on Saturday and will go to northern Syria, state TV and a rebel official said, in a surrender agreement that marks another victory for President Bashar al-Assad. The ...
Speaking at Geo News show Lekin yesterday, actor Ayesha Omar revealed that she has been a victim of "serious harassment" by a member of the industry. She added that she doesn't have the strength to talk about it right now. "I hope I'm as brave as ...
Not everyone is welcoming Saturday's Ordinance, with a section of public dubbing it as a knee-jerk reaction to quell the natiowide outrage against the perpetrators of an eight-year-old girl raped and murdered in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua. The ordinance ...
Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief AsiyaAndrabi and several of her associates were arrested from Anchidora area of Anantnag district Friday night for their alleged role in female student protests and stone-pelting on forces. Many other youth were also rounded up ...
ISLAMABAD: In line with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has authorised an inquiry against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for his alleged 'misuse of power and having assets beyond ...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday directed the interior ministry to decide the matter of granting Pakistani citizenship to Kiran Bala. Kiran, alias Amna Bibi, had accepted Islam and married a Muslim man in Pakistan. She then moved the LHC ...
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is confident the team will perform well in the Test series against Ireland and England and has given his backing to the youngsters to shine in tough conditions. Sarfraz, while talking to the media after the training camp ...
The Hindus and Muslims in Kathua would often fight over cow slaughter and the grazing of cattle in the forest areas before an eight-year-old Gujjar girl was raped and murdered in Rasana. Interviews with local residents, father of the deceased girl and ...
CA Forecast for Monday, April 23, 2018. _____. City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index. Alturas;Mostly sunny;66;31;NE;6;39%;0%;8. Arcata;Mostly sunny;65;47;NE;9 ...and more »