Senators’ inclusion in polls probe body to be decided on MondayISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers in Upper House of parliament on Wednesday demanded representation in the proposed National Assembly's committee to probe alleged rigging in the July 25 polls. The oppos...
Pakistan to take up refugees issue with Kabul in Oct: FOISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday said issues of Afghan refugees would come under discussion during the upcoming meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAP...
Naval chief dwells upon ties with US, India, AfghanistanEarlier this week, Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi addressed the American media at the Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C. He stressed that Pakistan sought a good, equitable relationship with...
India bans instant divorce by Muslim menIndia’s government on Wednesday approved an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce. The government decision came after it fail...
PN seizes three tonnes of hashishIn a joint operation, the Pakistan Navy and the Maritime Security Agency seized three tonnes of hashish worth millions of dollars from a boat in northern Arabian Sea, a spokesperson for the naval forc...
SC removes Dar as UHS board chairmanThe Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the removal of former finance minister Ishaq Dar as chairman of the board of governors of the University of Health Sciences (UHS). The top court directed the Pun...
SC suspends death sentences of three military courts convictsThe Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday suspended the death sentences awarded by military courts to three convicts. A three-judge apex court bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed issued a notice to the Inte...
Justice has been served: PML-NPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction on Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decision to suspend the Sharif family's sentences in the Avenfield corr...
Printing of ballot papers for by-polls after AshuraThe Election Commission of Pakistan will commence printing of ballot papers for by-elections after Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, sources said Wednesday. Polling for 11 constituencies of the Natio...
NAB was unable to answer questions, says Hamza on IHC verdictOpposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz, while reacting to the suspension of sentences of former premier Nawaz, his daughter Maryam and Cap (r) Safdar, Wednesday said that the National Acco...
Shah assails PM for ‘seeking monetary assistance’ in KSAPakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan over speculations that Pakistan might seek monetary assistance during the first foreign visit of t...