LEAP-Pakistan

February 21, 2019

Shamima Begum: What is her legal status?

Shamima Begum – the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria – has been stripped of her UK citizenship after expressing […]
February 21, 2019

CDA shoots down PTI’s PM House university plans

KARACHI: The much-vaunted plan to establish ‘Islamabad National University’ (INU) in the Prime Minister House building in Islamabad was always a non-starter due to security concerns […]
February 21, 2019

By-laws sought for tourism in Malakand, Hazara and other spots in tribal districts

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed to frame tourism related by-laws for boosting tourism in Malakand, Hazara and other scenic spots including the newly merged […]
February 21, 2019

India seeks Jadhav’s retrial in civilian court or annulment of death sentence

THE HAGUE: The Indian legal team sought annulment of self-confessed Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence or a retrial in a Pakistan civilian court with full […]
February 21, 2019

SECP vows to remove regulatory hurdles

KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Farrukh Sabzwari has initiated dialogue with leaders of business associations to gain their perspective on the practical […]
February 21, 2019

Saudi govt to provide E-Visa facility to Pakistani pilgrims: Qadri

Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said on Thursday that the Saudi government has made a decision to issue E-Visa facility to Pakistani pilgrims. The […]
February 21, 2019

SC admits former IHC judge Siddiqui’s petition against sacking

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted a constitutional petition filed by former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, challenging his removal from the judicial […]
February 21, 2019

Punjab govt completes consultations over MTI law

RAWALPINDI: Even as medical practitioners in Rawalpindi protest against it, the provincial government seems to have decided in principle to introduce the medical teaching institutions (MTI) […]