Aga Khan Centre inaugurated at King’s Cross by Prince CharlesISLAMABAD: June 27 marks the official inauguration of a unique building at King's Cross, at the heart of London's thriving Knowledge Quarter. Aga Khan Centre (AKC) was opened by The Prince of Wales in...
Maleeha Lodhi urges UN to take benefit of recent ceasefire in AfghanistanNEW YORK: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, on Tuesday asserted that recent developments in Afghanistan have produced prospects for peace and re...
Upper House condemns Indian army’s atrocities in IHKISLAMABAD: A legislative body of Upper House of Parliament on Wednesday adopted a declaration condemning the reprehensible and blatant use of force by Indian occupation forces against innocent Kashmir...
Political candidates sign charter of demand for quality education in BadinBADIN: Several politicians from various political parties on Tuesday gathered at a political convention to discuss the state of education in Badin district. The convention aimed to analyse five-year e...
Senate defence committee will summon Asad Durrani: SwatiLAHORE: The Senate's Standing Committee on Defence will summon Lieutenant General (retd) Asad Durrani to explain his position on co-authoring a book, The Spy Chronicles, with former chief of Indian sp...
Two prosecution witnesses record final statementsISLAMABAD: Two prosecution witnesses in the murder case of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Imran Farooq recorded final statements in an anti-terrorism court on Wednesday. Muhammad Asif told t...
Search to continue for missing teens in border region of BalochistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least eight teenagers, aged between 18 and 20, went missing on June 20 from Hayatullah neighbourhood in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, often abbreviated to D.I. Khan, in Khyber-Pak...
Tribesmen protest against overloading in Landi KotalKHYBER: The enraged tribesmen of Wali Khel area on Wednesday held a demonstration in Landi Kotal against Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) officials for overloading Wali Khel power feede...
‘Tough’ election fight between PTI and PML-N in GujranwalaGUJRANWALA: The candidates of all political parties have initiated door-to-door election campaign in Gujranwala. Reportedly, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), bot...
Defying stereotypes: Liaqut Meerani runs election campaign on a donkey cartDOKRI: Liaqat Meerani an independent candidate from PS-13 Dokri constituency has been campaigning from June 10, on a donkey cart with a megaphone in hand. Meerani, an ordinary teacher has resorted to...
Appellate tribunal rejects PPP’s Manzoor Wassan’s PS-27 candidacySUKKUR: Appellate tribunal on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan's PS-27 Khairpur candidacy. Wassan's nomination papers had been challenged by a member of Grand Demo...
PPP announces party list for north-central Punjab regionLAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced the list of its candidates for national and provincial assembly seats in north-central region of Punjab. Notable among the party's contestants are fo...
Treatment meted out to Sharif family and PML(N) constitutes pre-poll rigging: MarriyumThe PML (N) voters feel that the treatment being meted out to the Sharif family and the PML (N) is tantamount to pre-poll rigging. The PML (N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb addressing a press confer...
CPNE demands stern action over harassment of journalistsISLAMABAD: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) expressed grave concerns on Wednesday over the security and safety issues faced by the editors and journalists across the country. CPNE Pres...
Govt gets two weeks to notify Saleem Baig as Pemra chairmanISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the federal government to issue within two days the notification of Muhammad Saleem Baig's appointment as the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Medi...
Sukkur Election Tribunal disqualifies PPP’s candidate for NA-198SHIKARPUR: The Sukkur Election Tribunal on Wednesday cleared Ameer Ali Jatoi, an independent candidate, to contest election for NA-198 constituency of Shikarpur-Khanpur and disqualified Pakistan Peopl...
Teachers’ body condemns SALU admin over non-issuance of seniority listKHAIRPUR: The Shah Abdul Latif University Teachers Association (SALUTA) on Wednesday strongly condemned SALU's administration over its discriminatory attitude towards teachers and non-issuance of seni...