Court summons three prosecution witnessesAn accountability court on Tuesday resumed proceedings of a corruption reference against former finance minister Ishaq Dar who is accused of owning assets beyond means. Judge Muhammad Bashir of Accoun...
CJP lashes out at ECP over RTS failureChief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nasir on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the failure of the Result Transmission System (RTS) during the July 25 election. Hearing a petition filed by Abid...
On the backfoot, IS uses old tactics to gain new strengthThe Islamic State group is looking to recapture lost power by reverting to the grisly tactics that first propelled it to global notoriety, analysts say, including executions and kidnapping minorities....
Senate seeks explanation over recovery of stamped ballot papersISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Interior has sought explanations from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), provincial secretaries and inspectors general of police over the recovery...
GB CM’s remarks on schools attack stir a new controversyISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman's remarks on schools attack in Chilas have triggered a new controversy. The chief minister had reportedly said that a purported Is...
Senate seeks details of officials working on deputationISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Tuesday expressed serious concern over inexperienced officials working on deputation and their prolonged stay beyond three years of...
Russian deputy defence minister hails army’s efforts against terrorismRussian Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin on Tuesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ). According to an Inter-Servi...
Imran has accepted Mengal’s six-point agenda: QureshiPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi Tuesday said that party chairman and PM-in-waiting Imran Khan had accepted Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Megn...
‘PPP ready to talk with MQM-P, if it gives up demand for new province’Former Sindh information minister and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Nasir Hussein Shah has said that the party is ready to talk with the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) if it gives up...
CJP orders Shaheen Air to compensate affected passengersChief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered Shaheen Air to pay monetary compensation to over 214 passengers who had been left stranded in China for a week, after their flight was abruptly cancel...
Arsonists burn down two girls’ schools in PishinUnidentified attackers on Tuesday set on fire two girls' schools in Khanozai tehsil area of Pishin district. The Balochistan education secretary said that action would be taken against those involved...