ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has on Friday rejected the plea from National Accountability Court (NAB) to reopen Hudaibiya Paper Mills case. In a short order announced by 3-member bench head Justice Mushir Alam, the NAB plea to reopen the Hudaibiya case has been rejected. Justice Qazi Faiz Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel were the […]
Three people die, two injured as fire breaks out in Lahore’s Nishat colony
LAHORE: At least three people were killed and two others left severely injured as a fire broke out in South Cantt Nishat Colony near Lahore’s RA Bazaar on Friday. Shakila, Awais and Sajjad are said to have been killed in the blaze meanwhile Naveed and Waleed were reportedly injured as a result of the fire. […]
Massive California blaze claims firefighters life
A firefighter was killed in one of the largest blazes in California’s history, officials said Thursday, as emergency services spent another day struggling to contain infernos across the tinder-dry state. San Diego-based Cal Fire engineer Cory Iverson died fighting the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, according to Cal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott, who gave no […]
Trump, Putin discuss North Korea over phone call
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program in a phone call Thursday, in which the US president took the unusual step of thanking his Russian counterpart for praising America’s economy. The two heads of state discussed “the situation in several crisis zones, with a focus on solving the nuclear […]
Imran Khan safe, Jahangir Tareen disqualified: LIVE updates
ISLAMABAD, KARACHI: Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has declared that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is safe in the disqualification reference but senior party member Jahangir Khan Tareen has been declared disqualified for life under Article 62(1)-F of Pakistan’s constitution. The decision said that it was not must for Imran Khan to declare his offshore […]
Pakistan off-limits to US forces: Centcom official
WASHINGTON: US troops in Afghanistan are targeting enemies inside Afghanistan and they do not have the authority to conduct any operations in neighbouring Pakistan, Brig Gen Lance Bunch, the director of the Future Operations at Headquarters Resolute Support in Kabul, said. Briefing the American press through a video conference from Afghanistan on Tuesday, he said […]
Demanding FATA reforms, opposition walks out of NA
ISLAMABAD: Members of opposition parties staged a walkout from the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday in a bid to press the government to introduce the FATA Reforms Bill. The recommendations to bring the tribal areas at a par with the rest of the country were approved by the federal cabinet on March 2, but the […]
Qasba Aligarh massacre: a leaf from Karachi’s violent history
Lahore: As #Kaptaanforkhi made it to top10 trends on social media platform Twitter on Thursday (yesterday), MQM-Pakistan leader Faisal Sabzwari posted a tweet with the hashtag #QasbaAligarhMassacre. He said, ‘can’t, won’t forget the #QasbaAligarhMassacre and the total ignorance and apathy of entire nation’. On December 14, 1986, over 400 people had died in clashes in […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan to hold Track-II dialogue today
KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold Track-II dialogue in Kabul today (Friday) to explore ways to improve relations between the two neighbouring countries, organizers here said. The unofficial dialogue will take place amid signs of improvement in relations as both governments are making efforts to remove the mistrust. Pakistani delegation led by Rana Muhammad Afzal […]
Pakistani warship visits Philippines
MANILA: A Pakistani Sword-class missile guided frigate, PNS Saif, arrived on Thursday in the Philippines for a four-day goodwill visit. The warship is anchored off Manila Bay, Philippine Navy spokesman Capt. Lued Lincuna said. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will board the visiting warship for “an exclusive tour” later on Thursday, according to a statement by […]