Cloak-and-dagger act
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
the handle toward my hand? Come, let
me clutch thee. I have thee not, and
yet I see...
A Pyrrhic victory
Prime Minister Imran Khan has secured a vote of confidence from a House where the entire opposition was absent. The way the ‘victory’ was...
ECP versus the government
Denigrating any individual or institution that does not agree with its point of view has become a hallmark of the ruling party. The most...
IHC rules Vawda submitted a false affidavit, should be prosecuted
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday issued its detailed order in the disqualification case of Federal Minister Faisal Vawda.
Justice Aamer Farooq of the...
PM directs Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to carry on duties as finance minister
Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to carry on his duties as Minister for Finance despite his defeat to Opposition candidate...
LWMC fails to maintain cleanliness in the city
LAHORE: Despite the tall claims of cleanliness, the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has failed to lift waste from various parts of city, Pakistan...
PTI to investigate MNAs who voted for Gilani: Sindh governor
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that PTI would probe into the matter of 16 MNAs who voted for the Opposition candidate in the...
Taliban says met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Doha
DOHA:Â Washington's special envoy to Afghanistan met with the Taliban in Qatar, the latter said Saturday, as efforts intensify to revive a peace process faced...
Karachi court asks police to submit report in sanctity of Mazar-e-Quaid case
A judicial magistrate in Karachi on Saturday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigations to investigate Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz...
ECP approached to stop victory notification for Gillani
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requesting it not to issue the victory notification...
Opposition ‘rejects’ confidence vote
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties on Saturday rejected the parliamentary vote of confidence, which Prime Minister Imran Khan won with a comfortable majority, securing the...
PML-N leaders, PTI supporters scuffle outside NA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders, who were speaking to reporters outside the National Assembly ahead of the high-staked confidence vote for Prime Minister...
CNS grants exemption from appearance to Sanaullah
LAHORE:Â A special court for Control of Narcotics Substance (CNC) in Lahore on Saturday granted an exemption from hearing to PML-N Punjab president Rana Sanaullah...
SHC issues arrest warrant for finance secy in promotion case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday issued bailable arrest warrants of Finance Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal in connection with a case of...
Indian farmers block highway outside Delhi to mark 100th day of protest
NEW DELHI: Indian farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against...