Whither food security?

Pakistan seems to be in for a serious bout of inflation in the coming days and weeks; partially the situation is aggravated by the...

PM Shehbaz, son major beneficiary as accountability courts return 50 graft cases to NAB

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, accountability courts have withdrawn 50 major corruption cases against suspects, including cases against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relief has...

Seeking unconditional apology, Rana Shamim disowns affidavit in contempt case

ISLAMABAD: Former Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) chief judge Rana Shamim on Saturday completely disowned his affidavit that accused former CJP Saqib Nisar of manipulating judicial proceeding...

Tenure of three GB judges extended

GILGIT: Three judges of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) have been granted one-year extension in their tenures. The notification, the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs issued on Saturday after...

President asks SNGPL to revise ‘unjust’ bill of consumer

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) to revise the unjust bill of Rs44,526 charged to a...

How did Modi polarize Hindus to win the 2014 elections?

In an affidavit, a long-time pracharak (preacher, worker) has made startling revelations about involvement of the Indian Army in training Hindu militants in bomb...

Qatar, UAE, KSA, ADB keen to invest in Pakistan: says Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are showing keen...

SIU nicks 2 accused involved in ATMs, bank robberies

KARACHI: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Karachi Police arrested two accused involved in robbing citizens outside ATMs and recovered pistols...

Aviation Minister urges private airlines to start air operations from Quetta

QUETTA: Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday underlined the need for making Quetta Airport busier and improving air connectivity in...

AJK govt urges federal government to give due share to people of Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD: Adviser to Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Population Welfare and senior parliamentarian Sardar Muhammad Hussain has urged the federal government to give...

Women Empowerment in Balochistan

It is deemed immoral and unethical— by a large part of  religious extremists, and invincible supporters of patriarchy— to talk about women's status in...

Sindh sets up dengue wards as Karachi reports 403 more cases

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to establish dengue wards in all major public hospitals as Karachi reported 403 more cases of the virus...

Whither food security?

Pakistan seems to be in for a serious bout of inflation in the coming days and weeks; partially the situation is aggravated by the...

Pakistan’s monsoon on steroids

What the UNICEF representative told media about the condition of children in flood-affected regions of the country once again underlines that the grimness of...

There’s no I in team

We made it to the final, yes, even if we didn’t get the Asia Cup. But our boys, forgive us the schmaltz, did win...