Shehbaz urges court to form board for medical check-up
LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday put off the hearing of a money laundering case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif...
NIH confirms two cases of UK coronavirus variant
--NCOC confirms 1,895 fresh infections, 39 fatalities in a day
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the presence of the...
‘Govt should address miseries of Hazara community’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Sherry Rehman said on Thursday that innocent people of Hazara community were being targeted in Balochistan,...
NAB ‘clarifies’ agreement with Broadsheet LLC
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has attempted to clarify that the agreement to find "foreign assets" was signed between the law firm...
Establishment protects state’s interests within legal limits: FM
--Says Hindutva policy buried concept of secularism in India
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the establishment always ensures protection...
Punjab minister summoned in NAB case
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Monday summoned Punjab minister Sibtain Khan and eight others in connection with the Chiniot mines...
SC issues notices to AGs, speakers, ECP on Senate polls reference
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued notices to speakers of national and provincial assemblies, advocate generals and the Election Commission...
Head of CAA’s investigation wing removed
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Monday removed the head of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) from the post midway...
LHC declares ‘two finger test’ for sexual assault victims illegal
The Lahore High Court on Monday declared that the two-finger examination to determine the virginity of survivors of sexual assault was "illegal...
Promotion to higher classes dependent 50pc on assignments: minister
LAHORE: As the government announced to open educational institutions in phases, Punjab School Education Minister Dr Murad Raas on Monday said that...
SC orders for making JIT reports in Perween Rahman case part of record
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directives authorities to make the reports of two joint investigation teams (JITs) formed to probe...
Shahbaz seeks medical board
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif on Monday requested the accountability court to form a medical board for him.
According to...
Pakistan embassy in Washington closed due to coronavirus exposure
WASHINGTON: Pakistan's embassy in Washington DC will remain closed from January 4 to January 6 after "possible exposure" to coronavirus, a notification...
Educational institutions to reopen in phases from January 18
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided to reopen educational institutions in phases from January 18 following a slight fall in the intensity...
UK court rejects US firm’s claim over Avenfield House
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: A British court has dismissed a petition of a Washington-based asset recovery firm seeking an order for the attachment of Avenfield...