News Pakistan

April 25, 2018

Mustafa Kamal moves top court against ‘fudged’ census findings

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday challenged the 2017 census results in the Supreme Court (SC). Kamal told journalists at the top court’s […]
April 24, 2018

Factory repacking used oil sealed

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety Authority (K-PFSA) on Monday sealed a factory which was repacking used cooking oil to sell to samosa vendors ahead of Ramazan. […]
April 24, 2018

SC refers ECP pre-poll ban on recruitment, development schemes to IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday referred the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to ban development schemes and new recruitment in government departments to […]
April 24, 2018

Pakistan rights worker ‘intimidated’ in alleged house raid

Activists have raised concern over the security of rights workers in Pakistan following a “burglary-style raid” on the house of the editor of an annual report […]
April 24, 2018

Thousands rally in Pakistan’s Lahore for Pashtun rights

Thousands of people have attended a rally in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore demanding basic rights for ethnic Pashtun citizens and others. Manzoor Pashteen, the leader […]
April 23, 2018

IHC suspends Tayyaba torture case verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the April 17 verdict on the Tayyaba torture case. The court had earlier convicted Additional District & […]
April 20, 2018

CJP gives one week deadline to K-P govt for shutting down fake doctors

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday ordered the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government to take action against fake doctors across the province and […]
April 20, 2018

Pakistan watchdog slams ‘grim’ state of human rights

An independent watchdog has expressed concern over Pakistan’s commitment to protecting human rights amid an increase in enforced disappearances, blasphemy-related violence and extrajudicial killings in the […]