NAB pleads court to declare Avenfield appeals non-maintainableIn a written response submitted to the Islamabad High Court on Saturday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pleaded that appeals filed by former premier Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r...
Saudi Arabia prepares for annual Hajj pilgrimageSaudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the kingdom. The pilgrimage represents one of the five pi...
Five biggest challenges facing Imran KhanThe new government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan faces myriad challenges. The cricketing icon turned politician will have to make hard choices, and quickly. Here is a rundown of the biggest hurdles...
Jam Kamal elected Balochistan CMBalochistan Assembly elected Jam Kamal, the president of the newly-formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), as its 16th Leader of the House on Saturday. Kamal defeated Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal's Mir Yunas...
Justice Siddiqui raises objections to SJC’s jurisdictionIslamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui has reportedly raised objection to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) examining his July 21 speech in which he accused the mi...
Zardari gets protective bail in money laundering caseThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday granted protective bail to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in a money laundering case. A single bench comprising Justice Miangul H...
Man killed in unprovoked Indian firing across LoCA 65-year-old man was killed when Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Danna sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR...
President accepts Rajwana’s resignationPresident Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday accepted Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana's resignation. A notification issued by the government confirmed that the "speaker of the Punjab Assembly shall perform t...
Caretakers denotified after PM’s oath takingThe caretaker administration in the Centre was denotified on Saturday soon after Prime Minister Imran Khan took the oath of his office. In two back-to-back notifications, the Cabinet Secretariat relie...