Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) National Interfaith Working Group held its inaugural meeting the other day where it discussed the facilitation of interfaith dialogue and collective advocacy, awareness and action to protect…
Shaikh’s aide Nigel Brian’s bid to escape to Qatar foiled at Islamabad airport ISLAMABAD: Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh was shifted to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on Wednesday following his arrest in the…
ISLAMABAD: A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) delegation is set to visit Pakistan in October as the federal government and relevant departments launch preparations for the visit. A Securities and Exchange Commission…
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) observed that the police officials have more power than the intelligence agencies, however, due to their incompetence; the police cannot exercise their authority properly. Moreover, it held…
–Chinese FM tells Pakistani counterpart both countries should continue to make ‘all-out’ efforts to promote CPEC, expand trade and reduce poverty BEIJING: Any plots to sow discord in China’s ties with Pakistan will…
Senate former chairman Raza Rabbani on Tuesday objected over the exclusion of senators from the proposed committee to probe allegations of rigging in July 25 elections. Reminding that the demand to probe alleged…
Chinese foreign ministry has denied reports that Pakistan’s Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri had raised the issue of alleged Chinese restrictions on Muslims in Xinjiang with its envoy in Islamabad. On…
ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence officials on Tuesday confiscated imported luxury vehicles worth Rs250 million from a warehouse belonging to former Senator Saifur Rehman in the outskirts of Islamabad. Officials said that they had raided…
–FM expresses Pakistani govt’s desire to revive relations with US in meeting with Mike Pompeo NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has told United States (US) President Donald Trump that Islamabad desired…
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday removed Adiala Jail superintendent after pictures of a meeting between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and senior leader Hanif Abbasi…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday approved “Recharge Pakistan” project for better management and utilization of flood waters to restore and re-charge the groundwater. The prime minister was chaired a briefing on…
–Court withdraws Aug 29 order seeking details of foreign assets belonging to Zardari’s deceased wife, former PM Benazir Bhutto ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered former president Asif Zardari to submit details…
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s defence counsel Khawaja Haris on Tuesday concluded his cross-examination of Panama Papers case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference filed…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved judgement in a petition seeking bail of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activist Hayat Preghal booked under Pakistan Cyber Crime Act for posting ‘anti-state’ content…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leader and Senator Sherry Rehman voiced her reservations about the “I-Voting” system which is to be used by overseas Pakistani voters in the upcoming by-elections. While…
President Arif Alvi’s 400 square yards plot which he had purchased in Gulistan-e-Johar’s Block 10 for Rs50,000 in 1978 remains under the illegal occupation of Karachi’s land mafia, a local news outlet…
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Tuesday filed a Reference in the accountability court against Javed Feroz, Shahid Feroz and six other directors of Pakcom Ltd (Instaphone) in the matter…
