News Pakistan

June 20, 2018

Punjab’s first female advocate general removed by interim govt

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government of Punjab de-notified Asma Hamid as the advocate general of the province on Wednesday. According to a letter sent to the authorities […]
June 20, 2018

CJP reprimands Sindh govt for renting luxury cars

KARACHI: A notification allowing the renting of luxury cars for the provincial government was blacklisted on Wednesday by the Supreme Court (SC). Vehicles being used beyond […]
April 30, 2018

Controlling smuggling: Drug control stations not to start work until July

RAWALPINDI: The newly established drug control stations, working under the supervision of the Excise and Narcotics Department, is expected to start working from the next fiscal […]
April 26, 2018

Spouse of Amjad Sabri’s killer moves SHC against military court verdict

KARACHI: The spouse of one of the men sentenced to death by a military court in connection with the killing of qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri on […]
April 26, 2018

Khawaja Asif disqualified for life by Islamabad High Court

ISLAMABAD: In another blow for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Islamabad High Court on Thursday disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif under Article 62 (i) […]
April 26, 2018

Saudi Arabia executes 48 in 2018, half on drug charges

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch said, urging the kingdom to improve […]
April 26, 2018

Tourist arrivals up by 300 per cent as security situation improves

ISLAMABAD: Significantly improved security situation has helped boost annual tourist arrivals in Pakistan by 300% since past few years, with 1.75 million in 2017. There has […]
April 26, 2018

ATC acquits PTI’s Baldev Kumar in Soran Singh murder case

PESHAWAR: A Buner anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Baldev Kumar in the Soran Singh murder case. Judge Jamaluddin acquitted Kumar along […]