ATC Lahore sentences banned TLP activist to over 35 years in prison for threats to ex-CJP Isa
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday sentenced banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Pir Zaheerul Hasan Shah to 35 years and six...
PM pushes power sector privatisation, lays out vision for technology-driven Daanish University
-- PM terms power sector privatisation a sustainable solution
-- Calls for battery storage, transmission upgrades and Thar coal shift
-- Says Daanish University would focus...
Talal Chaudhry accuses PTI of running paid social media propaganda campaign
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Monday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of running a sustained and targeted propaganda campaign on social...
Winter vacations extended following Punjab Education Department’s notification
The district administration of Murree has announced extended winter vacations for educational institutions in the region following a notification issued by the Punjab Education...
Global order is splintering as multilateral ideals fade, Malik tells UN forum
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik warned that the world is drifting toward fragmentation and unilateralism, urging global leaders to recommit to...
Court asks Ducky Bhai to disclose social media access and income in custody case
LAHORE: A Lahore court has directed YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, to submit an affidavit detailing his access to social...
PTI elevates Shahid Khattak to Political Committee
lSLAMABAD: Following his appointment as Chief Organiser of the Insaf Students Federation (ISF), PTI has named MNA Shahid Khattak as a member of its...
PPP wins PS-9 Shikarpur by-election, Form 47 issued
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has formally announced the results of the by-election in Shikarpur’s PS-9 constituency and issued Form 47.
The PS-9...
Kite Flying Ordinance challenged in Lahore High Court
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed respondents, including the Punjab government and IGP Punjab, to submit their replies in the Kyte Flying...
New JIT in Dr Warda Mushtaq murder case begins working
ABBOTTABAD: The new Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed after the removal of DPO Abbottabad to probe the murder of Dr. Warda Mushtaq, who was...
Justice (retd) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui steps down as NIRC chairman days after appointment
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) Justice (retd) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui has resigned from his post, citing personal reasons.
According to official...
Soldier martyred, seven terrorists killed in DI Khan Operation: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred during a counter-insurgency operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district on Monday, while seven terrorists were...
Lahore court extends interim bail for Rajab Butt, Nadeem Naniwala in betting apps case
LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday granted interim bail until January 6 to social media personalities Rajab Butt and Nadeem Naniwala in a case...
PM took notice of passenger offloading, ordered committee to review issue: Salik Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the repeated offloading of passengers travelling abroad and ordered the formation of a committee to...
FO condemns drone attack killing six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers in Sudan
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday strongly condemned what it termed a “heinous” attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan’s Kadugli area, which...