SC directs Dr Asim to represent him personally or through counselISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Dr Asim Hussain, former president Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to ensure his presence before it personally or through a counsel being a...
FATA Secretariat given a week to restore past glory of GMS TankISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) gave one week deadline to FATA Secretariat to restore the education standard and grandeur of the once leading Governor Mode...
British envoys to Afghanistan and Pakistan meet JanjuaISLAMABAD: British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay along with British High Commissioner to Pakistan Thomas Drew met National Security Adviser Lt General (R) Nasser Khan Janjua this afternoo...
As US freezes aid, Pakistan dismisses economic fears for nowWashington's freeze on billions in military assistance to Pakistan will have limited impact, thanks to its friendship with China and diminishing importance of aid to the economy, observers say -- but...
Religious, modern education being promoted in KP, says CMPESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday said that his government has taken practical steps for promotion of Islamic values and religious education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking at a fun...
11 unregistered restaurants sealedPESHAWAR: The officials of the Directorate of Tourist Services (DTS) and district government on Wednesday sealed 11 unregistered restaurants and hotels in the Pabbi tehsil of the Nowshera district. Th...
700,000 received treatment at King Abdullah Hospital last year, says officialPESHAWAR: The King Abdullah Teaching Hospital Mansehra has provided healthcare and treatment services to more than 0.7 million patients during year 2017, said an official on Wednesday. Dr Mohammad Jav...
Rapist of minor girl to be awarded exemplary punishment: MarriyumISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Literary History Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the rapist and murderer of the innocent girl will be awarded exemplary...
Foreign investors vow to pour in investment in Pakistan: surveyKARACHI: The Managing Committee of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and presented to him the results of the Perception and Invest...
CJP praises reforms in Punjab’s judiciaryISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday praised the recent reforms in the Punjab judiciary and treated it as a road map for rest of the judiciary. The CJP was chai...
NWA tribesmen demand repatriation of IDPsIslamabad: Hundreds of tribesmen of the North Waziristan Agency of FATA region demanded repatriation of thousands of families shifted to Afghanistan after the Pakistan Army conducted a search operatio...
Bilawal vows to restore lost glory of KarachiKARACHI: Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has pledged to restore the lost glory of Karachi. The PPP chairman was presiding over a meeting of Party's Karachi Executive at Bilawal...
Sit-ins, APCs no solution to issues: PMISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday called upon all political parties to demonstrate their sincerity to Pakistan by adhering to the democratic system as holding of sit-ins and sow...
Illegal gas decanting won’t be allowed: ACGujranwala: Assistant commissioner Rao Sohail Akhtar has said that no one would be allowed to play with the lives and properties of the citizen, elements involved in illegal manufacturing and refillin...
APTMA demands regionally competitive energy tariffLAHORE: The All Pakistan Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Aamir Fayyaz Wednesday has demanded a domestically equal and regionally competitive energy price to revive $4 billion closed capacity and pr...
Notices issued on plea against Nawaz, MaryamLAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to federal government and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on an application seeking action against...
Zainab’s murder sets social media ablazeMinor girl Zainab who was seven years of age, was discovered lifeless in a garbage pile on Tuesday, five days after she was kidnapped from Kasur. The initial post-mortem report revealed that she had b...
Journalists, activists condemn attempted abduction of Taha SiddiquiLAHORE: Journalist Taha Siddiqui on Wednesday said he narrowly escaped an abduction attempt by armed men in Islamabad. The incident comes months after he was harassed by Federal Investigative Agency (...