Quota in CSS exams: Case sent to IHC CJ for larger bench
ISLAMABAD: A single-member bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday sent the case challenging the quota system in Central Superior Services (CSS) exams, to the...
Maryam Nawaz is a grandmother now!
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Sunday became a grandmother after the birth of her granddaughter.
Maryam's absence was conspicuous at PML-N's rally...
Malala visits world’s largest refugee camp
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was spending her 19th birthday on Tuesday visiting the world's largest refugee camp to draw attention to the global refugee...
Pakistanis rank 4th on global intelligence survey
Pakistanis have been ranked the fourth most intelligent people across the world in a globally-held survey. “Pakistanis are equal to the people of developed...
IRSA issues warning of looming water crisis in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Sunday issued warnings of a looming water crisis in Pakistan, as only 2,20,000 cusec acres of water...
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr talks about his queer politics, drag performances, art and masculinity
After the hanging of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto went on to join mainstream politics, while her brothers formed the Al-Zulfiqar. While the siblings had...
NAB directs Ali Siddiqui to present record of written-off, re-structured loans
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed Pakistan's former ambassador to US, Ali Jahangir Siddiqui to submit the record of his written-off or re-structured...
JUI-F chief was given ‘lollipop’ upon his return from Islamabad, says Firdous
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur...
Construction of women, children barracks at Adiala sought
RAWALPINDI: The jail administration has sent to the provincial government a summary seeking the construction of new women and children barracks at the Adiala Jail,...
NACTA, HEC agree to include counter-terrorism in curriculum
--Efforts being made to review existing subjects to combat hate speech, radicalisation on campus
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the rising incidents of extremism in the...
HEC bans M Phil, PhD enrollments in 13 universities offering distance learning
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday banned enrollments in MPhil and PhD programmes in 13 universities which offer distance learning programmes for...
NUST, LUMS among top 100 universities in Asia
Two Pakistani universities, The National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) in Islamabad and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have been listed among...
Senate discusses election rigging, enforced disappearances
Upper House passes resolution to criminalise enforced disappearances
Discussion on 'rigging' postponed till Friday owing to lack of quorum
6, 450 Pakistanis...
MPs playing due role in improving bilateral ties: Lok Sabha speaker
Parliamentarians from Pakistan and India agree to enhance bilateral relations and to resolve all the disputes through negotiations and dialogue, the Lok Sabha speaker...
Royal decree issued for release of 2,107 Pakistani prisoners
--PIA CEO says national flag carrier ready to bring back prisoners
A royal decree was issued on Tuesday ordering the release of Pakistani prisoners languishing...
Pakistan releases 100 Indian fishermen
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities on Sunday released 100 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill despite the aggressive attitude of New Delhi against Islamabad.
The fishermen...
Saudi crown prince orders immediate release of 2,107 Pakistani prisoners
Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Monday announced that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had ordered the immediate release of over 2,000...
