Rs 700bn illegal assets traced in 10 countriesISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar Monday said the Assets Recovery Unit (ARU) has so far traced out unlawful assets worth $5.3 billion (around 700 billion P...
CJP suggests arresting Omni Group chief’s son NimrChief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday hinted at having Omni Group chairman Anwar Majeed's son Nimr arrested once again, as a three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by chie...
ANP expels Afrasiab Khattak, Bushra GoharPESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday suspended the basic membership of two senior party leaders for 'violating the party discipline and damaging its interests'. According to a statement...
LHC dismisses plea seeking treason cases against Fazl, RizviLAHORE: Justice Atir Mehmood of the Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed as not maintainable a petition seeking directions to the federal government to initiate high treason proceedings against Maula...
Canada in talks with Pakistan over possibly taking in Asia BibiCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that his government was holding talks with Pakistan over potentially offering asylum to Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently freed from prison af...
ECC okays Rs 17bn support package for PIAThe Economic Coordination Committee in a meeting on Monday approved a financial support package amounting to Rs 17 billion for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) - the country's national flag carri...
PM orders release of dues to media housesFederal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had issued directives for immediate release of outstanding dues of all the media houses. In a video statement here, th...
Netherlands resumes visa service in Pakistan after brief suspensionThe Netherlands resumed visa and passport services in Pakistan on Monday following a brief suspension, denying that its embassy had closed over security concerns after the country gave shelter to the...