KP plans harsher punishments for child rapists
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday proposed capital punishment or 14 years imprisonment for child rapists in the province.
Under the existing KP...
SHC rejects pleas against K-Electric privatisation
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday rejected the petitions filed against the privatisation of Karachi Electric (KE), which was formerly known as...
Twitter locks account of China’s US embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy
SHANGHAI: Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policy towards Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, which the US...
Public holiday announced on Kashmir Solidarity Day
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a public holiday on February 5 to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day.
A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior...
FC soldier gets death penalty for killing student
TURBAT: A local court has sentenced a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier to death for killing a student.
Hayat Baloch was shot dead in front of...
Return of Stokes and Archer will be a major boost against India: Root
LONDON:Â Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will return to the England side for their India Tests starting next month, with captain Joe Root saying on...
Du Plessis preparing for unexpected Test series in Pakistan
KARACHI:Â Faf du Plessis was not expecting to play Test cricket in Pakistan so soon despite two visits for limited-overs formats over the last four...
Sindh CM vows to make KMC financially stable organisation
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday vowed to make Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) a financially stable organisation by giving it...
President for one-window operations to issue disability certificates
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised the need for establishing one-window operations in the country to expeditiously process disability certificates.
Speaking at a follow-up...
Covid-19 kills 54, infects 2,363 in a day: NCOC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 54 more deaths in the past 24 hours due to Covid-19, surging the overall death toll to 11,157, said the National...
Pacemaker Clinic is a milestone says Dow University VC
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Muhammad Saeed Quraishy has said that the establishment of Peacemaker Clinic in Karachi is a step...
Pogba stars as Manchester United earn comeback win over Fulham to stay on top
LONDON:Â Paul Pogba produced a moment of magic as Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and reclaim the Premier League lead on...
A civilised society gives a message: Crime does not pay: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday stressed the need to rework Pakistan's criminal justice system, adding that "a civilised society gives a message: Crime...
‘A public hearing will also make it difficult for the committee to work’: ECP
A spokesperson for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated that a public hearing on the foreign funding case is not possible as it...
British Airways plane makes emergency landing in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A London-bound flight of British Airways has made an emergency landing at Islamabad International Airport after the health of a woman traveller worsened.
The...