Sahiwal encounter: PM tells Punjab govt to challenge ATC ruling
ISLAMABAD: A day after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) acquitted all suspects in the Sahiwal encounter case for "lack of evidence", Prime Minister's Special Assistant on...
US welcomes Kartarpur Corridor agreement between Pakistan, India
WASHINGTON: US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells on Friday welcomed the agreement between Pakistan and India on...
Naval chief visits maritime installations
KARACHI: The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on Friday visited installations of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and Pakistan Navy Karachi.
A...
Govt to allow Azadi March if SC orders: Rasheed
LAHORE: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Friday said that the permission of organizing Azadi March will be given if the Supreme Court orders...
Maryam in hospital to meet father, undergo tests
--LHC defers PML-N VP's bail plea in CSM case
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz will undergo medical tests at Services Hospital after...
PM Imran to visit Lahore on Monday
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Lahore on a day-long visit on Monday (Oct 28).
According to his schedule, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar...
Nawaz ‘satisfied’ with medical treatment, says Yasmin
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Friday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was "now responding to the treatment and had...
Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s sister passes away
LAHORE: The sister of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi passed away in Lahore on Friday.
The news was broke by Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad...
Maryam’s remand extended till Nov 8
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Friday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her cousin...
Nawaz gets bail on medical grounds
--IHC says will take up Nawaz's plea seeking suspension of conviction in Al-Azizia case on Tuesday
--Doctor says Nawaz Sharif's condition dangerous, could get out...
Gulalai’s father sent to jail on 14-day remand
--US State Dept concerned over abduction, encourages 'Pakistan to uphold citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly, expression'
Rights activist Gulalai Ismail's father, Professor Muhammad Ismail, was...
Govt notifies ban on JUI-F’s ‘militant wing’
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Thursday issued a notification announcing a ban on the “militant wing” of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
The proscription of Ansar-ul-Islam,...
‘Cool’ Musaddiq loses his temper
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Musadik Masood Malik, who is usually known for his calm and composed manner, lost his temper during a talk...
Two of three polio viruses eradicated in ‘historic’ step: WHO
LONDON: The World Health Organisation welcomed an “historic step” toward a polio-free world on Thursday as an expert panel certified that the second of...
Imran tells aides not to comment on Nawaz’s health
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has barred leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from making statements on Nawaz Sharif's health condition.
The instructions from...
India holds village council polls in occupied Kashmir despite lockdown, boycott by parties
SRINAGAR: Village council elections were held on Thursday across India-occupied Kashmir, with the detention of many mainstream local politicians and a boycott by most...
Pakistan welcomes US Congressional hearing on IOK situation
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday welcomed the United States House of Representative’s Sub-Committee on Asia Pacific public hearing on the human rights situation in...
