Faith declaration must for all public servantsISLAMABAD: In a highly questionable interpretation of Article 5 (loyalty to the state) the Constitution, Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court has held that it is mandatory for every ci...
US offers $5m bounty for information on TTP chief FazlullahWASHINGTON: The US State Department has offered a $5 million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the Afghanistan-based chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP). The announcement came two d...
Nawaz slams trend of disrespecting vote[caption id="attachment_212899" align="alignnone" width="800"] BAHAWALPUR: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing on at the number of people gathered in Bahawalpur to support PML-N. INP PHOTO[/...
PPP says it has 57 members in handISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Friday claimed to have the required number of votes to elect its own chairman and deputy chairman in the Upper House. PPP leader Dr Qayyum Soomro, who is l...
SC moved against senators-elect Dar, KareemISLAMABAD: As a last-ditch attempt, two petitions challenging the election of PML-N leaders - former finance minister Ishaq Dar and Hafiz Abdul Kareem - on Senate seats were moved in the Supreme Court...
No compromise on national interest come what may: TehminaWASHINGTON: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has said that Pakistan will not take any decision under pressure from the US, adding that the national interest will always be kept supreme come what may....
Siddiqui’s appointment as ambassador to US challengedLAHORE: A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday against the appointment of Prime Minister's Special Assistant Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as Pakistan's new ambassador to the United Sta...
ECP blocks notifications of five newly elected senatorsISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued notifications of 47 newly elected senators, however blocked the notification of five members of the Upper House because of their a...