UNGA president expresses eagerness to visit Pakistan, meet PMUnited Nations (UN) General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa is "looking forward" to her five-day visit to Pakistan, which begins tomorrow (Friday), during which she will hold talks with Pri...
Accountability court approves transit remand of Saad Rafique till Jan 21An accountability court on Wednesday approved a transit remand of former railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique in a corruption case. A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team produced Rafique in th...
SC disposes of OLMT suo motu caseThe Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of suo motu case pertaining to the Orange Line Metro Train project and said the resulting crisis at Lahore Development Authority (LDA) was due to conflict of in...
SHC accepts plea against Sindh excise minister for ‘fake degree’The Sindh High Court on Wednesday accepted a petition for hearing against Sindh Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla for allegedly holding a fake degree. Mr Chawla was elected MPA on a res...
The Sindh govt is much stronger than PTI’s weak coalition govt: Murtaza WahabSindh Chief Minister Adviser on Information, Law & Anti-Corruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Wednesday that the Sindh government was not a coalition government which is to be destablised by...
Naqeebullah murder case: ATC sends 7 accused to jailAn anti-terrorism court on Wednesday sent the seven accused persons in the high profile Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case to jail after rejecting their bail applications, reported a private channel. The...
QAU’s budget announced for this year despite facing annual deficit of millionsThe annual budget of 2018-2019 of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is going to be approved today (Thursday) by the apex decision making body Syndicate after a delay of almost six months at a time when th...
You come to court without reading cases; submit inquires: CJ SHC to NABThe Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday sought details from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding the ongoing inquiries in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. During the hearing, SHC Chief Jus...
IHC accepts plea for early hearing of PM Imran’s disqualification petitionThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday accepted a plea for the early hearing of a petition seeking Prime Minister Imran Khan's disqualification. An IHC bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and...
SC grants six months to KP for uniform justice system in tribal districtsWhile declaring the functioning of jirgas and panchayats in the country against Pakistan's global commitments and certain provisions of the constitution, the Supreme Court has granted six months to th...
Pakistani-Canadian shot dead for ‘honour’A 40-year-old Canadian citizen was killed on Wednesday in a suspected case of honour killing in what was reported initially as a suicide. The victim, Safia Nasir, embraced Islam and married a resident...
Trivializing Higher Education in Punjab?The conversion of Prime Minister's House into a university coupled with the intention of Punjab government to establish more universities at Mianwali, Bhakkar and Chakwal have become a laughing stock...
Only by inclusive policy making, can women be economically empowered: AbbasThere is a dire need to inculcate self-confidence and self-belief in the female youth leaders to improve participation of women in the future of Pakistan's economic stability. Women in Pakistan have i...
CJP says Pakistan’s justice system is the best in the worldChief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said the country's justice system was the "best in the world". Speaking at an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Islamabad, Justice N...
COMSATS ranked 137 in Emerging Economies University RankingCOMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) is proud to announce another laurel for the institution. Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 again ranked COMSATS University Isl...
ECP suspends membership of 332 lawmakersThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday suspended the membership of 332 parliamentarians over failing to submit details of their assets, a private TV channel reported. The electoral bod...
SC seeks tax, penalty implementation orders on bottled water by Jan 20Supreme Court (SC) has directed all four provinces to implement orders in order to impose tax on bottle water within ten days. The dateline is fixed for January 20, 2019. In a judgment on extraction o...
Slash imports, increase industrialisation for export growth: Dr Kaiser BengaliRenowned economist, former Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Bengali has underlined the need to slash imports including banning furnace oil imports and shift the power generation on indigenous sourc...
illegal housing societies soaring under blind eye of RDADue to the alleged corruption in the department, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has failed to control the illegal housing societies looting the people in Rawalpindi. According to available...
Norwegian envoy visits PRCS HQNorwegian Ambassador to Pakistan Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen Wednesday visited the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) National Headquarters here. PRCS Vice-Chairman Naguib Ullah Malik, Treasurer Syed Mumta...
MPA Khurram Sher Zaman’s family robbed at gunpointThe family of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Khurram Sher Zaman was been robbed at gunpoint in Karachi on Wednesday. PTI's Khurram Sher Zaman informed media that the armed motorists stopped a...
SC orders advertisements for recovery of ‘nalain-e-pak’The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to launch a media advertisement campaign for the timely recovery of shoes of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) reportedly stolen fr...
Petition in LHC challenges price hike in medicines by DRAPA petitioner in Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday challenged the increase in prices of medicines announced by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). A citizen Nadeem Sarwar, in his petit...
IHC stays extradition of Pakistani American accused of terrorismThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday stayed extradition of an American citizen of Pakistani origin Talha Haroon to the United States (US) for allegedly planning an attack in New York in conniva...