PAT decides against contesting electionsPakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri led Saturday announced that his party won't take part in the upcoming 2018 general election, scheduled for July 25. "The current political system pr...
CJP orders action against incompetent judgesChief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Saturday visited Larkana district courts and met judges, lawyers and litigants. He witnessed court proceedings, inspected case files, observed...
An open letter to the Chief Justice on disruptive impact of suo motu noticesHonourable Chief Justice of Pakistan! On June 22, we were on our way to Kabul for an important Track II meeting with Afghan counterparts and officials. Former Defence Secretary General (retd) Asif Yas...
6-year-old declared vani to settle freewill marriage rowRangshah police have registered an FIR against members of a panchayat for declaring a six-year-old girl as vani and ordering her marriage with the brother of a girl who has married the child's brother...
Muzaffargarh man richest contestant so farAn independent candidate from Muzaffargarh has declared assets worth over Rs400 billion, mostly comprising land he owns in Muzaffargarh city and its adjoining areas. Mohammad Hussain Sheikh, who is co...
All prisoners are dealt with according to law: US on Aafia SiddiquiThe State Department has stated that the prisoners in US are dealt with according to the international laws. "Treatment meted out to convicted criminals in US is always in line with the international...
Two soldiers martyred, six terrorists killed in S WaziristanTwo soldiers were martyred while six terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Saturday. Security...
Three cops among six injured in blastAs many as six people, including three policemen, were injured when an explosive device went off in Balochistan's Naseerabad district late Saturday afternoon in a targeted attack on a police vehicle....
Imran allowed to contest polls from Karachi’s NA-243The Sindh Elections Appellate Tribunal on Saturday rejected a petition against the acceptance of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's nomination papers, clearing him to contest the ele...
Saudi Arabia’s jailed trailblazersSaudi authorities have in the past two months detained at least 16 people, including several identified as women's rights activists, on accusations of treason. The crackdown comes even as the kingdom...