NA introduces bill for 10-year imprisonment in enforced disappearance cases
The lower house on Tuesday has introduced a bill wherein enforced disappearance has been criminalised with a 10-year imprisonment for anyone found guilty of...
Three people in Punjab lose life to dengue virus
Three citizens of Punjab have perished to the dengue virus, said the Punjab health department.
The dengue virus deaths were reported from Gujranwala, Faisalabad and...
IHC issues three-week deadline to HEC over Bunuri’s removal
Higher Education Commission has been issued a notice by the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday to file its reply on a petition challenging the...
Court to indict Sindh chief minister in NAB case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday announced to indict Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in Nooriabad Power Plant reference on June...
Sindh demands 25pc share in development works
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday demanded a 25 percent share for Sindh in development works saying that there were only...
LHC stops FBR audit of Tareen’s sugar business
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday stopped the Federal Board of Revenue from auditing the finances of JDW-Group, a conglomerate owned by estranged...
Osaka withdraws from pre-Wimbledon event in Berlin
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka pulled out of next week’s Berlin WTA 5000 grasscourt tournament on Monday, raising doubts about the four-times Grand Slam champion’s...
LHC issues notice to govt over soaring car prices
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday served notices on the federal government and other nominees on a petition against skyrocketing prices of vehicles.
Justice...
Fastly outage brings down British govt, international media websites
LONDON: Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were reports...
Pakistan stresses global push to ensure access to clean, affordable electricity
NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for a global transition to clean energy, maintaining it is a lynchpin for the achievement of the sustainable development...
Death toll in train collision rises to 65: officials
KARACHI: The death toll from Monday's horrific collision of two trains in Ghotki rose to 65 on Tuesday after rescuers pulled 12 more bodies...
Hospital patient dies after security guard performs surgery
LAHORE: A woman died after an ex-security guard at a hospital posed as a doctor and performed surgery on her, police said early Tuesday.
Shameema...
Covid-19 transmission rate drops below 3pc for first time in 2021
ISLAMABAD: Supported by strict measures and vaccination drive, the country on Monday reported a Covid-19 positivity rate below 3 percent for the first time...
Sikhs hold rally to condemn Golden Temple attacks
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Sikh community carried out an anti-India protest in Nankana Sahib to condemn Operation Blue Star.
The week-long operation was a military...
8 killed, 5 injured in gas cylinder blast
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed and five others injured late on Monday in a gas cylinder blast in Washuk district of Balochistan,...