Amnesty urges Pakistan to end rights violations, media censorshipLONDON: Amnesty International said on Thursday that the Pakistani authorities must end the current "crackdown" on human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other members of the civil society...
Army to be deployed for upcoming pollsISLAMABAD: A meeting held here on Thursday decided to deploy army personnel both inside and outside polling stations to ensure security during General Election 2018. The meeting, chaired by Chief Elec...
NAB summons Miftah Ismail in illegal contract probeKARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former finance minister, Miftah Ismail, on June 20 in a probe on illegal execution of contracts. In a statement issued by the accountabil...
PPP will clean sweep general elections, says Nawab WasanKHAIRPUR: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former MNA Nawab Khan Wasan on Thursday denounced Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) during an iftar party organised by PPP leader Nizamuddin Bhangar...
KP interim cabinet takes oathPESHAWAR: The 10-member interim cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) took oath on Thursday. The cabinet comprises Akbar Jan Marwat, Mohammad Rashid Khan, Dr Saira Safdar, Muqadas Ullah, Abdul Rauf Khan...
All Sindhi-Pathan Youth observes first anniversary in ShikarpurSHIKARPUR: All Sindhi-Pathan Youth (ASPY) on late Wednesday marked its first anniversary organised in Kiri Nawab Khan Town of Shikarpur District of Sindh province. Reportedly, the former speaker of th...
PSP’s Fauzia Kasuri to contest NA-247 against PTI’s Arif AlviKARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party leader Fauzia Kasuri filed her nomination papers for National Assembly Constituency NA-247 Karachi (previously NA-250). If chosen as her party's candidate, Kasuri is expec...