PPP, JI and MWO protest against drugs dealersISLAMABAD: The workers of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Mohmand Welfare Organisation (MWO) on Monday held a demonstration against drug dealers at Mian Mandi Bazaar in Mohmand...
Call to defend freedom of expression and civil rightsLAHORE: Journalists, editors, intellectuals and civil society activists expressed serious concern about suppression of freedom of expression, rights-based movements and dissent. In a joint statement,...
NAB officials denied entry to Jati Umra estateLAHORE: Officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) were not allowed to go inside the estate of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to deliver him a summons. NAB officials then submitted the...
Bus stand of Rs 150.39 million remains vacantNAUNDERO: New bus stand, costing Rs150.39 million of taxpayer's money, remains unoccupied as transporters have refused to shift from the old bus stand creating traffic chaos for citizens. The Sindh go...
IHS upgrades health facilities across SindhLARKANA: Integrated Health Services (IHS) Provincial Manager Kashif Raza said that as many as 67,635 patients visited Out-Patient Department (OPD) of 25 health facilities of Larkana during the month o...
Amnesty scheme to help prevent money laundering: MamnoonISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Monday said the recently announced tax amnesty scheme would help prevent money laundering and also bring back foreign assets in the best interest of the country. T...
ECP increases display centres to 1500GUJRANWALA: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has increased the display centres from 434 to 1500 in the Gujranwala division to facilitate the general public. Regional Election Commissioner Chaudhr...
PTI’s Onaza Ehsan condemns firing incident at Justice Ejazul Ahsan’s residenceLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Member National Assembly Onaza Ehsan has strongly condemned the incident of firing at the residence of justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Jus...
RPO lashes out at officers for using delay tacticsBAHAWALPUR: Regional Police Officer (RPO) Waseem Ahmed Khan ordered police officers to abandon delaying tactics in the provision of justice to the people. As a response to the issues of complainants,...
Mother of three burnt alive by in-laws in SargodhaSARGODHA: The merciless in-laws burnt alive a 30-year-old woman after brutal torture here on Monday. A case has been registered against five including husband and raids were being conducted for their...
Pak delegation on study tour in Sri LankaCOLOMBO: A 21-member Pakistani delegation from the National Defense University (NDU) is on a study tour in Sri Lanka, a statement from the Pakistani High Commission in Sri Lanka said on Monday. The st...
Pakistan world’s largest host of refugees: UNHCRISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has declared Pakistan as the largest country for giving shelter to refugees in the world and most of the refugees were belonging to A...
One crushed to death, 10 injured in LahoreLAHORE: An over speeding dumper crushed to death one person and injured 10 others in the provincial capital on Monday. Police said that a reckless driven dumper ran over pedestrians at Raiwind Road in...
Four dead, 25 injured in Badin road mishapBADIN: At least four people including a woman died and over two dozen others injured in collision between two over speeding vehicles. Police said that an over speeding passenger coaster collided with...
‘Change your route’ claims a lifeJACOBABAD: A youth was shot dead over a trivial issue at Sojhiro Umrani village in Sadar police precincts on Sunday night. According to police, 26 years old Saifullah allegedly intercepted Ali Nawaz G...
A man brutally beaten by axes and batonsJACOBABAD: A man was allegedly beaten up with axes and batons by unidentified men while he was asleep at Syed Muhammad Shah Park on Monday in Abad Police precincts. According to report, 45 years old A...