Greek PM Tsipras expected to survive confidence vote on WedGreece's leftist prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, is expected to survive a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday after his right-wing coalition partner quit in disagreement over a deal that aim...
Russia toughens its stance in island dispute with JapanRussia's top diplomat on Monday threw cold water on Tokyo's hopes for a quick return of disputed islands in the Pacific, warning Japan that it must recognize them as part of Russia's territory as a st...
PA unanimously authorises speaker to issue production orders of arrested MPAsThe Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed an amendment in the rules of business pertaining to the production order of the member of the House; authorizing the Speaker to issue the production or...
Food poisoning case: Parents forgive suspectsThe parents of two children ? who had died last year after consuming food from an upscale restaurant ? told the court on Monday that they had forgiven those responsible and did not want to initiate fu...
Passengers irked over faulty luggage belts at ISB airportPassengers on Monday faced inconvenience at New Islamabad Airport after conveyor belts - used to transport luggage to and from the aircraft - broke down. Sources tell that two luggage conveyor belts a...
Summer vacation fees by schools raise concernsDeliberately ignoring Supreme Court's explicit rulings, some schools in Karachi have issued fee vouchers for June and July to students on Monday. Parents, already disgruntled over the excessive fees,...
US wants Syria ‘safe zone’ to protect Turkey, Kurds: PompeoUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that talks were under way on Washington's proposal to establish a "safe zone" in flashpoint border areas of northeastern Syria, where tensions are rising...
Plea against VIP protocol: LHC sends notice to govtA bench of Lahore High Court on Monday heard a petition seeking a court order to cancel protocol provided to VIPs in the country. The bench issued notice to the federal government to reply over the ma...
Ahead of visit, Putin gets church in Serbia named after himRussian President Vladimir Putin already has a village, a wax figure, a plum brandy and several cafes named after him in Serbia. Now, he's getting a church. Topped with Russian-style green-and-gold on...
Daniel Pearl case: SHC seeks records of suspectsThe Sindh High Court on Monday heard appeals of detained suspects in the Daniel Pearl case, a US journalist who was kidnapped and later beheaded in Karachi in 2002 allegedly by Al-Qaeda affiliates. Th...
Magistrate bans advertisement of housing schemesThe district magistrate of Islamabad on Monday placed a ban on any form of advertisement of housing schemes and societies. In a notification issued by the capital administration, it was cited that the...
Lifting ban on Basant, LHC seeks reply from govtLahore High Court (LHC) on Monday has sent notices to Inspector General, Chief Secretary Punjab and others in a case related to lift the 12-year-old ban on Basant festival in the province. LHC has sou...
Doctors’ registration by PMDC: Senate body issues directivesSenate's health body chairman Dr Ashok Kumar has directed Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to complete the countrywide renewal and registration process of doctors within a month, a private c...
Food Dept seizes 200kg of unhygenic meatIslamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Food Department in a raid on Sunday confiscated 200 kilogrammes of toxic meat smuggled from Punjab at I-9 Markaz and held the driver and other person on the spot. Foo...
APS survivor awarded Point of Light by UK PMAhmad Nawaz, who survived the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar in 2014, has become the third Pakistani to be awarded a Point of Light on Monday. He was recognised for his work as an anti-r...
CJP launches Police Reforms Committee Report to improve policing systemChief Justice Saqib Nisar launched Police Reforms Committee Report titled Police Reforms - A Way Forward at a special ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday. The report provides some major recommenda...
Khalilzad due today amid stalemate in Taliban talksZalmay Khalilzad, the US diplomat assigned to lead peace talks with the Taliban, is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday (today) for talks on Pakistan's role in the peace process, officials sai...
HEC to establish CPEC academic research and development unitThe Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan has decided to establish China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) academic research and development unit. In this connection, HEC has invited expression o...
PML-N hails SC decision in Avenfield casePakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif Monday thanked Allah Almighty for the Supreme Court's verdict rejecting an appeal filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) challe...
Schizophrenic prisoner on death row: SC to overview the caseThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed a two-member bench to oversee the matter of a mentally ill prisoner Khizar Hayat on death row, whose scheduled execution was suspended by the apex court on S...
Meeting up energy needs: Alternative power policy likely in 2 monthsPower Minister Omar Ayub Khan has stated that the government is determined to meet future energy needs of the country and for this purpose an alternative power policy would be announced in the next tw...
Saudi prince and COAS discuss regional securitySaudi Governor of Tabuk Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, said the military's media wing. According to the Inter-S...