Fazl says he doesn’t accept ‘fake’ parliament

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday said that he does not accept the “fake” parliament let alone any legislation passed by...

Sunny Deol to visit Pakistan tomorrow for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration

Bollywood actor-politician Sunny Deol will be part of the inaugural procession visiting Pakistan to attend the opening of the Kartarpur corridor, the Punjab Chief...

LHC restores PMDC’s 2019 admission regulations

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Friday restored medical colleges admission regulations 2019 framed by the (now-defunct) Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)...

IMF approves $450m instalment after first review

--IMF says Pakistan has comfortably met performance criteria for end-September ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement on the first review...

Bilawal vows to continue protests until PM’s resignation

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that protests against the government will continue until Prime Minister Imran Khan offers...

SHC grants bail to PML-N Senator Kamran Michael in NAB case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator and former ports and shipping minister Kamran Michael in...

Is en masse resignation still an option for Opp?

ISLAMABAD: The threat of en masse resignation from the parliament, once considered as a lethal weapon in the hands of the opposition, has almost...

KP govt says Edwardes College to retain Christian identity

--Edwardes College's principal will always be appointed from Christian community    PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhawa government on Friday took a U-turn on its earlier decision to...

IHC directs respondents to submit replies over formation of PMC

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed respondents to submit a reply on petitions against the dissolution of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC)...

Nawaz granted one-time exemption in CSM case

LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday granted a one-time exemption from personal appearance to former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Chaudhry Sugar Mills...

Weary Islamabad residents endure another round of protests

ISLAMABAD: Patience is wearing thin among some residents of the Pakistani capital enduring another round of anti-government protests, with tens of thousands of opposition supporters...

Grand opening of Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday

ISLAMABAD: For the first time in 70 years, Indian Sikhs will be able to make pilgrimage to their holy site of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib which...

PTI govt covering up ‘most dangerous’ polio virus outbreak: report

--PM's former focal person Babar Atta calls Guardian report 'baseless'   The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government has been accused of covering up an outbreak of...

South Waziristan traders protest after pine nut heist

--Traders threaten to block Wana by-pass road, hold district-wide protests if due action is not taken   WANA: Traders and business community leaders in South Waziristan...

Govt to provide Rs6bn to Utility Stores Corporation to bring down prices of essential...

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday announced that the government will provide Rs6 billion...

No-trust motion filed against NA deputy speaker

--Khawaja Asif says Opp parties will have no option but to approach SC over legality of Thursday's legislation if House failed to provide justice  --Defence...

Talks fruitless if Azadi marchers adamant on resignation, says PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that there was no need for negotiations with the Azadi March protesters if his resignation was their...