SC annuls reinstatement of 9,000 sacked employees
ISLAMABAD: While declaring the Sacked Employees (reinstatement) Act 2010 unconstitutional on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that no illegal benefit could be granted under...
PM expresses strong support, solidarity for fraternal people of Afghanistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed strong support and solidarity for the fraternal people of Afghanistan, linked to the people of Pakistan through immutable...
Schools in Sindh to reopen with 50pc attendance from Aug 23
Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah on Tuesday said that the schools in the province would be reopened with 50 percent attendance from...
Pakistan will decide about Taliban govt’s recognition after consulting int’l powers: Fawad
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that Pakistan would take decision about recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan after...
Ranjit Singh’s statue vandalised at Lahore Fort
LAHORE: A man vandalised the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, placed at Lahore Fort outside the haveli of Rani Jinda, on Tuesday.
It was learnt...
Pakistan seeks assurance Taliban won’t let territory be used against it
ISLAMABAD: As the Taliban capped a sweeping military campaign marking their return to the throne after two decades of the war on terror, Islamabad...
More than 40,000 war-wounded treated in Afghanistan since June: Red Cross
More than 40,000 people wounded during fighting in Afghanistan have been treated since June at health facilities supported by the International Committee of the...
Malala stresses urgent action on Afghanistan
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the safety of women and girls, and...
Fears abroad for fate of Hazara minority as Taliban take control
SYDNEY: From his home in Sydney, Abdul Alizada is watching events unfold in Afghanistan, fearful for his many relatives still living there.
He has extra...
Gorbachev says US campaign in Afghanistan was doomed from start
MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader who oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in 1989 after Moscow's failed decade-long campaign there, said on...
ECP satisfied over electronic voting regime: Faraz
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz Tuesday said the Election Commission of Pakistan has expressed its satisfaction over an Electronic Voting Machine...
Court orders release of co-accused in couple harassment case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered the release of co-accused Umar Bilal Marwat in a couple’s harassment case in Islamabad’s E-11/2...
Pakistan deplores UNSC denial to address crucial Afghanistan meeting
NEW YORK: Islamabad denounced India after it, as president of the United Nations Security Council, again blocked Pakistan from participating in a crucial meeting...
‘Everyone is forgiven’: Taliban say they don’t want internal, external enemies
The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted peaceful relations...
PTI heavyweight wins Kashmir presidential vote
ISLAMABAD: Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was elected president of Azad Kashmir on Tuesday, securing 34 votes, the Associated Press of Pakistan...