SC orders NAB to continue probe into PIA CEO’s appointmentISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to continue its probe against the appointment of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...
India, IWT and looming water crisis in PakistanDuring the time majority in Pakistan was engrossed in political interests and provincial prejudices on the construction of Kalabagh Dam, India was building reservoirs on the rivers that fall in Pakist...
‘Mohmand Dam construction to start in 2018-19, will produce 740MW of power’LAHORE: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lieutenant General (r) Muzammil Hussain on Tuesday inspected the building site of Mohmand Dam, located on the Swat River approximately 37...
Protest against ‘non-payment’ of rickshaws rentLARKANA: The Rickshaw Drivers Labour Union president Gulzar Gopang on Tuesday strongly condemned the nonpayment of remuneration amount of 250 rickshaws which were allegedly hired by the Pakistan Peopl...
US, Pakistan seek to restore bilateral tiesWASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui on Monday met the US Secretary of Defence General James Mattis. Jahangir and Mattis discussed matters related to restoration of...
NAB to move SC against bails of Raisani, LangoISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Balochistan High Court's (BHC) decision to grant bail to corruption suspects Mushtaq...
Two brothers ‘die’ while ‘chasing’ police van in GujranwalaGUJRANWALA: Two brothers died on Tuesday in a road accident between a motorcycle and a police van in Eminabad, a town in the south east of Gujranwala. Reportedly, police officers were returning back t...
Education clerk shot, injuredGUJRANWALA: An education clerk received severe bullet injuries on Tuesday after being shot by a junior clerk over a trivial issue in education complex. Reportedly, Nadeem had quarreled with the head c...
FIA teams arrest 11 human traffickersGUJRANWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) teams on Tuesday arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown against human traffickers. The FIA deputy director Mufakhir Adeel said that the accused includin...
Two police constables martyred in DI Khan terrorist attackDERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police constables embraced martyrdom on Tuesday in a terrorist attack in Dera Ismail Khan. Reportedly, the constables including Ghulam Abbas and Muhammad Bashir came under attack...
Boy drowns in pondSHIKARPUR: A five-year-old boy drowned in a pond located on the outskirts of Chatto Mangi village in Ghari Yasin sub-division of Shikarpur district. Reportedly, Mansoor Ali, after playing with his fri...
Proceedings against Justice Siddqui adjourned indefinitelyISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council on Tuesday deferred for an indefinite period proceedings in a case of misconduct against Islamabad High Court's Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. Earlier, Attorney...
ICCI assures traders of new govt’s resolve to meet their long-standing issuesISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Sheikh Amir Waheed said that Asad Umar had assured traders of the federal capital to arrange the promulgation of new rent contr...
ECP gears up for presidential pollsISLAMABAD: Presidential elections are likely to be held either in the last week of August or the first week of September according to a summary prepared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on...