Sri Lanka reinstates ousted PM, ending power struggle
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president on Sunday reappointed as prime minister the same man he sacked from the job nearly two months ago, ending a...
Saudis reject extraditing suspects to Turkey in Khashoggi murder
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as sought by...
AC to resume hearing of Al-Azizia, Flagship references tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court will resume the hearing of Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment references against former premier Nawaz Sharif on Monday.
According to...
Commission formed for minorities’ rights, protection
LAHORE: A people’s commission for the protection of minorities’ rights was formed on Thursday with Peter Jacob as its chairperson, and veteran human rights...
Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty to lying over Russia deal
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress over the ongoing Russia investigation in connection with...
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CII asks govt to enforce stronger punishment for misuse of Fatwas
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Tuesday said that the government must mete out stronger punishments against those misusing their power to issue...
Thousands in India demand building of Hindu temple
Tens of thousands of Hindus have gathered in a northern Indian city, renewing calls to build a Hindu temple on a site where a...
Overturned container crushes two women
Two women, who were going home after attending a wedding, were crushed by a container that overturned near Tahirwali village on Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar (KLP) highway.
Rescue...
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
LONDON: The United Arab Emirates signaled on Friday a British academic it jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed...
Lahore police suffer for checking minister’s son
Three policemen, who intercepted the car of a provincial minister in Lahore’s Ghalib Market early last month, were booked by police in a criminal...
Doctors say Hanif Abbasi needs urgent surgery
Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi needs a surgery if kidney failure is to be prevented, his doctors have said, a local...
Islamabad police share contact numbers for registering complains against cops
ISLAMABAD: With an objective to make Islamabad police more efficient and corruption free, it has been decided to share the numbers of high police...
3 killed, 10 injured in alleged grenade attack on gurdwara in Amritsar
At least three people were killed in a grenade attack at Nirankari Bhawan gurdwara in Amritsar, Indian media reported on Sunday.
About 15 injured people were hospitalised,...
Khursheed Shah criticises PM Imran’s ‘U-turn’ statement
SUKKUR: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on Saturday criticised statement made by Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding 'U-turns' and said that there could...
Have taken many ‘U-turns’ in my life, says President Alvi
LAHORE: A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement on "U-turns", President Arif Alvi on Saturday came forward in support of the...
Khan will soon take U-turn on statement about U-turns: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif on Saturday took a jibe at Prime Minister Imran Khan's earlier statement, claiming "he will take a...
