NA body approves Pakistan Penal Code amendment bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday passed a bill titled “The Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Bill (Section 3), 2019”.
The 12th...
Ex-PM Abbasi shifted to Adiala Jail after successful surgery
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was shifted back to Adiala jail after successful surgery in a private hospital.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...
Tremors felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, other parts of country
ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other parts of the country on Thursday.
According to reports, the tremors were also reported in...
Bilawal rejects Rs50 per maund increase in support price of wheat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has rejected the increase of Rs 50 per maund (40 kg) in wheat support price.
In a...
Pakistan won’t fight anyone else’s war, reiterates PM
--Imran says flawed policies of 80s and 90s are responsible for the problems plaguing Pakistan today
--Warns of catastrophe if int’l community doesn’t intervene to...
Pakistanis should expect substantial decrease in salaries in 2020
The people of Pakistan are the only nation in the Asia-Pacific who will record a substantial decrease in salaries made next year on the...
Pakistan rules out deal on RAW spy Kulbhushan Jadhav
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday strongly rejected any deal on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, saying the decision of the International Court of...
Three children register FIR against pedophile Sohail Ayaz
RAWALPINDI: Three children who were raped by Sohail Ayaz have come forward and registered cases against the accused after his arrest here on Tuesday.
The...
Rs500m recovered from Ishaq Dar’s bank accounts, NAB says
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday claimed that it has recovered Rs500 million from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader and former finance...
Gen Bajwa lauds Armoured Corps’ performance in conventional, non-conventional combat
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa lauded the Armoured Corps' performance in different forms of combat during a visit...
PBC urges govt to allow Nawaz to travel abroad without guarantee
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday urged the federal government to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for medical...
Pakistan leads in global censorship requests to Facebook
--Facebook’s transparency report reveals 31pc of total requests for content restriction originated from Pakistan
On the request of Pakistan’s government, Facebook restricted 5,690 items within...
Smog forces govt to close schools in Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala for two days
LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department on Thursday issued a notification directing all schools in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad to remain closed on November 15...
Govt should allow Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad: Senate chairman
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Thursday urged the federal government to immediately send the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif abroad and provide maximum...
Nawaz’s case will set tone of Pakistani politics, PML-N warns govt
--Khawaja Asif says indemnity bond has no monetary value, but it will prove to be deadly in backdrop of Pakistani politics
--Says Law Minister Farogh...
KP CTD officer gunned down in ‘family dispute’
PESHAWAR: A senior official of the Khyber Paskhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) died on the spot from gunshots after unidentified persons opened fire on his car...
Countrywide road closures begin as JUI-F executes ‘Plan B’
--Shujaat, Elahi urge Fazl to resolve matters peacefully
ISLAMABAD: A day after Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) ended its much-trumpeted 'Azadi March' and announced to shift to "Plan...
