Convict’s appeal against death penalty dismissedThe Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed convict Imran Ali's appeal against his death sentence in seven-year-old Zainab's rape-and-murder case. The three-judge bench hearing the appeal at th...
No child born out of wedlock is illegitimate, Sharia court jurisconsultISLAMABAD: After former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry's statement about challenging Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's candidacy over allegations that he fathered a child out of wed...
Nawaz gets till June 19 to hire legal counselISLAMABAD: A day after his legal counsel recused himself from all three accountability references against the Sharif family, former premier Nawaz Sharif was asked by the accountability court on Tuesda...
PTM cancels rally plan as jirga assures release of its supporters held across countryIslamabad: The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) on Tuesday agreed to cancel its plan to hold a sit-in protest in Razmak area of North Waziristan, after a jirga of tribal elders assured that all those a...
No plan to seek IMF bailout, says interim ministerISLAMABAD: Interim Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar Tuesday said that the caretaker government won't approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a fresh bailout. Flanked by caretaker Informa...
Shehbaz recommends Singapore-style detente between Pakistan, IndiaErstwhile Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif suggested Tuesday recommended a Singapore-style summit between archrivals Pakistan and India to achiev...
All six interim Punjab ministers are Gymkhana Club membersBelieve it or not but it is a fact that the interim Punjab government is captured by the Lahore Gymkhana Club members, as all six provincial ministers, including Zia Haider Rizvi -cousin of the careta...
Appoint new IGs, secretaries, ECP to Establishment DivisionThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday wrote to the Establishment Division to appoint new inspectors general and chief secretaries by today (Wednesday). The ECP also postponed a meeting...
SC dissatisfied with SBP report on foreign assetsThe Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over a report of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on foreign bank accounts of Pakistanis and assets accumulated abroad A three-member top co...
Verdict in plea seeking Sh Rasheed’s disqualification todayThe Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) is set to announce its decision on a plea seeking disqualification of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed on Wednesday (today). The three-member bench, h...
KP caretaker CM’s appointment challengedCaretaker Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa chief minister Justice (retd) Dost Mohammad Khan retired from his judicial service in March this year and, therefore he failed to meet the constitutional criteria for care...