Senator Mushahidullah Khan passes away
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahidullah Khan, 68, died in Islamabad on Wednesday night, party spokesman Muhammad Zubair confirmed.
The cause of death was not...
Ali Sadpara, fellow missing mountaineers declared dead on K2
Missing mountaineers Pakistan’s Ali Sadpara, 45, Iceland’s John Snorri, 47, and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr, 34, who were trying to return from their K2...
ECP refuses to issue production orders for PTI leader
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday refused to issue production orders for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader...
CAA to seek cabinet’s nod to outsource pilots licencing exams to UK
KARACHI: A meeting of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday decided to place a summary, seeking to outsource the process of holding licencing...
NCOC announces Covid-19 guidelines for HBL PSL matches
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has issued guidelines for spectators of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament which starts on...
ECP rejects ‘defaulter’ Rashid’s nomination papers for Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday rejected the nomination of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Pervaiz Rashid for Senate.
On Wednesday, a...
Former senator jailed for submitting fake degree
KARACHI: A district and sessions court in Badin sent Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Yasmin Shah to prison for two-years and imposed on her...
Nomination papers of all PPP Senate candidates accepted
KARACHI: Sindh chapter of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday approved the nomination of all 22 candidates of the Pakistan People's Party...
Court extends detention of Asif for two weeks
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Thursday extended the judicial remand (detention) of Pakistan MusÂlim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif for two more...
PTI to emerge as largest party in Senate after elections, says Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will become the single largest party in the Senate by...
Qureshi, Shoukry discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties
CAIRO/ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Hassan Shoukry, on Wednesday agreed to further strengthen ties between Islamabad and Cairo...
ECP rejects PTI objection over Gillani’s papers for Senate polls
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday rejected the objection raised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the nomination of former prime...
Turkish agency sets up honey research lab in Islamabad
A bee research laboratory set up by Turkey’s state-run aid agency was opened in Islamabad on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported.
The Advanced Queen Bee Research...
Pressure grows on govt to end archaic two-finger test for rape survivors
KARACHI: It is two months since Shazia underwent a so-called virginity test during a rape examination at a Karachi hospital, but the Pakistani teenager...
A day in the life of an Indian child scavenger
NEW DELHI: Once school is done for the day, 10-year-old Imradul Ali rushes home to change out of his uniform so he can start...