SC reserves decision on Senate open ballot reference
The Supreme Court (SC) has reserved its decision in the presidential reference on the matter of holding the upcoming Senate elections through an open...
PPP, PML-N top leaders discuss political situation, Senate strategy
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz at the PML-N stronghold Jati Umra, wherein they...
India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter
NEW DELHI: India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime...
PDM’s mixed messages: Fazl says establishment is not neutral
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Thursday has said that there is no viable evidence of the...
Health workers refusing jabs to be removed: minister
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho on Thursday warned healthcare workers refusing anti-coronavirus vaccination shots of termination.
In a meeting held with district health...
Over 100,000 health workers vaccinated against Covid-19: govt
ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 vaccine shots have been administered to more than 100,000 frontline healthcare workers across the country, the government said on Thursday.
Speaking to a...
ECP declares Daska by-poll void, orders re-election
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday declared a last week's by-election for a National Assembly (NA) seat in a Sialkot constituency...
Those who rigged Daska by-poll not booked even after a week: Abbasi
KARACHI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday regretted that a police case could not be...
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
DUBAI: A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest...
Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list till June
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list for another four months.
According to a handout issued by the Ministry...
Schools to resume five-day routine from March 1: minister
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ease coronavirus restrictions, the government on Thursday announced to restart regular five-day classes at schools from March 1.
In November,...
Pakistan, India agree on ‘strict observance’ of LoC ceasefire
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: In a rare move, Pakistan and India have agreed to strictly observe the 2003 ceasefire agreement at Line of Control (LoC), the...
LHC again postpones couple’s appeal against blasphemy sentence
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned without hearing a long-awaited appeal from a Christian couple facing the death penalty for the last seven years...
Hafeez declines PCB central contract offer
ISLAMABAD: T20 specialist Mohammad Hafeez has declined a central contract offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The allrounder “politely turned down” a contract offer...
Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: too much electricity
KARACHI: After suffering decades of electricity shortages that left families and businesses in the dark, Pakistan finds itself with a new problem: more electrical...