ECP summons Nawaz in party name caseISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday summoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on July 9 over a petition seeking the removal of his name from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
Senate body for implementation of tax relief regimes in tribal areasISLAMABAD: A legislative body of the Upper House of parliamenton on Friday urged the government to implement in letter and spirit the tax relief regimes promised during the passage of FATA, PATA and M...
USAID launches business development services programme for SMEsIslamabad: The USAID Small and Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA) formally launched its Business Development Services (BDS) Program for Pakistani small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on the occasion of...
Sindhi activists in US hold protest against enforced disappearances in PakistanSHIKARPUR: The activists of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) and the Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the Pakistani Consulates in three major cities o...
Four candidates withdraw in favour of PPP’s Sanam Talpur in PS-65HYDERABAD: On the last day of submission of party tickets, the returning officers (ROs) on Friday compiled a final list of candidates contesting election for the national and provincial assemblies of...
AI urges caretaker Punjab CM to recover Raza KhanBERLIN: The German office of Amnesty International (AI) has launched a letter-writing campaign, calling for the release of Raza Khan, who was working on a peace initiative between Pakistan and India,...
Ogra proposes Rs 5.4 hike in petrol priceISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has proposed a hike in prices of petroleum products from July 1. The regulator has sent a summary to the government for approval, proposing an in...
ECP summons Nawaz in party name caseISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday summoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on July 9 over a petition seeking the removal of his name from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
PTI’s Jatoi convinces SUP to withdraw candidates in NA-234, NA-235DADU: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and a veteran politician Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Friday convinced Sindh United Party's (SUP) vice-chairman Syed Zain Ali Shah to withdraw his candidates fo...
Two dead, two injured in head-on crash in GujranwalaGUJRANWALA: At least two people died while two another sustained critical wounds on Friday when a speedy Mazda loader rammed into dumper truck in Eminabad, in the district of Gujranwala. Reportedly, a...
SNT begins election campaign in Hyderabad, criticises Sharjeel MemonHYDERABAD: The Sindh National Tehreek (SNT) chairman Ashraf Noonari on Friday took a whirlwind tour of provincial constituency PS-63 (Hyderabad-II) and held corner meetings while visiting union counci...
SECP cancels registration of a fake company CPNEISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has cancelled the registration of a company, using the name of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE). A decision to thi...
Avenfield reference Maryam’s lawyer questions authenticity of prosecution witness’s letterISLAMABAD: As the counsel for PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (retd) Safdar resumed his final arguments in the Avenfield reference on Friday, he presented prosecution witness Mazhar Raz...
ECP may seek State Bank’s help in PTI foreign funding probe, court toldISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is considering approaching the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to seek the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) financial statements since the party has fai...