SC summons Nawaz in 1985 Pakpattan shrine land caseThe Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned Nawaz Sharif in a case related to transfer of land of the Pakpattan shrine in 1985. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo...
Respect each other’s religion, PM tells EU parliament chiefPrime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stressed the need for respecting each other's religions and sentiments, while calling for enhanced dialogue as well as cooperation for promoting inter-cultural and...
Pakistan respects Asia Bibi’s legal rights, Canada toldThe Foreign Office on Tuesday said the Canadian foreign minister had telephoned his Pakistani counterpart a day earlier and spoke about Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was recently acquitted by the S...
Terror financing, money laundering and reformsPrime Minister Imran Khan's warning that he may abolish the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is timely but not necessarily the answer to the dismal tax collection and massive evasion. Even otherwise, ab...
Smartphones: a double-edged sword for terroristsBombs and guns aside, a smartphone can be a powerful weapon in the hands of a terrorist -- but it can also provide intelligence services with the tools to track them down. Three years ago to the day,...
Zardari, Talpur’s bails extended till December 10A banking court on Tuesday further extended interim bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur till December 10 in a money laundering case. The Pakistan People's Party (PPP...
Musharraf’s plea for stay in treason case rejectedThe Islamabad High Court on Tuesday rejected former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf's plea seeking a stay in proceedings of high treason case against him. A two member bench, comprising Justice Ami...
‘Pay Re 1 per litre or quit business’, CJP tells bottled water companiesThe Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed all provinces to impose Re 1 per litre tax on mineral water companies while also constituting a committee to examine the quality of mineral water being sold...
CJP to visit UK to raise dam fundsChief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will visit the United Kingdom from November 20 to 28 to raise funds for the construction of the dams in the country. He will attend five fund-raising...
Israel-Gaza border ignites in most serious fighting since 2014 warIsrael launched more air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday as Palestinians kept up rocket fire on Israeli territory, in the worst surge of violence since a 2014 war. The fighting - that has killed six Palest...