Avenfield reference: Wajid Zia presents ‘evidence’ in courtISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar appeared before an accountability court on Tuesday where Judge Muhmmad Bashir resumed hearing...
Pakistanis among the most charitable people in the worldLahore: The Stanford Social Innovation Review report shows that Pakistanis are among the most charitable people in the world. The nation contributes more than one percent of its GDP to charity, accord...
Court rejects NBP chief’s plea for acquittal in Dar assets caseISLAMABAD: An accountability court in the federal capital on Tuesday rejected a request by National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Saeed Ahmed for acquittal in a supplementary reference pertaining t...
SC reserves verdict on disqualification plea against Sh RasheedISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on a plea seeking the disqualification of Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed. The petition, filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (P...
KP commended for adding basic facilities, urged to raise learning outcomesLahore: Alif Ailan's five-year assessment of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa government's performance in education sector refers to the Education Sector Plan (ESP) of 2010 as 'more ambitious and less practical'. W...
Tobacco kills over 160,000 Pakistanis every yearLahore: As many as 160,189 Pakistanis die every year because of diseases caused by tobacco consumption, the latest edition of 'Tobacco Atlas' published earlier this month shows. Though Pakistan has ma...
MNA Ayaz Soomro passes away in the USNEW YORK: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader and Member of National Assembly Muhammad Ayaz Soomro passed away in New York on Monday after a protracted illness. The lawmaker, 59, breathed his last at...
Balochistan, FATA students to approach SC to get justiceISLAMABAD: Over two dozen students from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas(FATA) and Balochistan have been protesting in the federal capital for the last two weeks, alleging that they are being d...
Suspect claims innocence in Mashal lynching caseMARDAN: Sabir Mayar, one of the primary accused in the Mashal Khan lynching case, has reportedly told police he was not present when the incident took place last year. Mashal was brutally beaten and s...