IHC disposes of case pertaining to PTV chairman’s appointment
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday termed the appointment of Pakistan Television (PTV) Chairman Naeem Bukhari against the guidelines of Supreme Court...
PM tasks three-member committee to probe into video scam through FIA
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed an inquiry committee to probe into the video scandal of alleged vote-trading by certain members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Pakistani envoy denounces India for targeting Pakistan in UNSC
UNITED NATIONS: The top Pakistani diplomat pushed back against false Indian claims in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Wednesday regarding the...
PTI issues policies on coronavirus vaccination, impact on economy & education
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan aims to achieve herd immunity by vaccinating 70 per cent of the eligible population in 2021, said the policy...
Bonner puts West Indies on par in second Bangladesh Test
DHAKA: Nkrumah Bonner scored an unbeaten half-century as the West Indies and Bangladesh shared the honours on the opening day of the second and final...
Biden approves order for sanctions on Myanmar generals, businesses
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the military coup in...
Govt, TLP reach agreement, demands will be put forward in parliament
ISLAMABAD: The federal government and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have agreed to table the TLP demands in the Parliament which would decide the matter while the...
SC disposes legislators uplift grant case after PM’s denial
The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of a case relating to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s approval of Rs500 million uplift grant to lawmakers after...
Danial Chaudhry asks for officials involved in demolition to be held responsible
Barrister Danial Chaudhry, son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Chaudhry Tanveer Khan, has asked for those officials involved in the allegedly illegal demolition...
Govt allows private sector import of Covid-19 vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The government will allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such imports from price caps as the world...
LHC directs FIA to initiate action against YouTube channels attacking judiciary
The chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to complie a list of those YouTube...
No change in policy on Jammu and Kashmir, says US State Dept
The United States has said that there is no change in its policy on Jammu and Kashmir and that it still considers the region...
Pakistan successfully test fires surface-to-surface missile
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday successfully test-fired a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of hitting land and sea targets with “high precision” up to 490...
Kashmir dispute hampering regional development: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday regretted that "bottleneck" Kashmir dispute blocked chances of greater regional cooperation on the handling of coronavirus...
Protesting govt employees get 25pc increase in salaries
ISLAMABAD: Yielding to pressure to increase the salaries of employees in lower grades, the government on Thursday announced a 25 per cent increase on...