Firebrand cleric Khadim Rizvi booked for ‘unintentional murder’ of infant

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police on Thursday registered an FIR  against sectarian outfit Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) leader Khadim Rizvi in a case pertaining to...

PTI chief Imran reiterates call for early elections

CHITRAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has reasserted his demand for early elections in a bid to eradicate corruption from the country. Imran stated...

Marriage on the cards for Karisma Kapoor?

Karisma Kapoor's rumoured beau Sandeep Toshniwal's divorce from his wife of 14 years Dr Ashrita has been finalised by the Bandra family court after...

Nawaz in court but ones who attacked judiciary roaming freely: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, talking to the media outside the accountability court here on Wednesday, said...

Saudi Arabia makes fresh arrests in anti-graft crackdown

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business...

Police arrest aunt in family poisoning case

Parents urged to give their daughters right to marry person of their choice BASTI LASHARI: Police said that they arrested a woman for allegedly plotting...

In Pakistan, North Korean diplomat’s alcohol stash raises bootlegging suspicions

ISLAMABAD: Neighbours say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it...

Musharraf hails political treaty between MQM, PSP

APML leader Amjad says Musharraf can lead forthcoming party DUBAI/KARACHI: Former president Pervez Musharraf has welcomed the formation of a political alliance between the Muttahida...

Court to ‘diagnose’ Dar’s illness when he appears in person

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Wednesday dismissed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s plea seeking exemption from personal appearance and ordered his guarantor to appear in person...

Mahira Khan gets fooled by ice cream seller in Turkey

ISTANBUL: Videos of a Turkish ice cream seller tricking customers are pretty popular these days. This is one of the current fads that all...

Nawaz attacking state institutions to save his billions: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was attacking and seeking to destroy state institutions simply...

Ghani orders probe into Pakistani consulate staffer’s death in Jalalabad

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday condemned the killing of a Pakistani consulate staff member, Rana Nayyar Iqbal, in Jalalabad on Monday and...

Ahsan arrives in Doha to attend int’l conference on safety, security

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday arrived in Doha on a two-day visit to Qatar to attend Global Conference on Safety and...

‘Corrupt’ royals await fate in a ‘luxury’ prison

RIYADH: Asleep on the floor of their 'luxury' five-star prison, 11 Saudi princes, government ministers and businessmen await their fate following their arrest in the...

You can’t fool all the people all the time, Supreme Court tells Nawaz

Detailed verdict Says Nawaz Sharif was given fair chance to defend allegations but he failed; however, accountability court can examine 'undisputable' evidence afresh Says...

Riyadh rejects reports of prince’s death in graft purge

  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday rejected reports that a prominent prince had been killed in a sweeping anti-corruption purge of the kingdom's elite. Prince Abdulaziz bin...

Two men caught selling crocodile meat in Khanewal

MULTAN: A few days after poachers were rounded up for hunting tortoises to sell their meat to Chinese nationals, two men were caught selling 50kg...