News Pakistan

August 18, 2017

KP private schools express reservations about ‘new’ law

PESHAWAR: Atif Khan, Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education of KP assured the province’s private schools that they would be taken into confidence before any new […]
August 18, 2017

Petition seeking PHC’s orders for conducting drug tests of Parliamentarians submitted

PESHAWAR: Advocate Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel filed a written petition seeking drug tests of Parliamentarians in Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday. The petition sought PHC to […]
August 18, 2017

Nawaz challenges disqualification

ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed three separate petitions in the Supreme Court to review and stay further implementation of the July […]
August 8, 2017

Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum

Mauritanians have voted to abolish the upper house of their parliament, the Senate, in a controversial referendum that was boycotted by the opposition. The result is […]
August 8, 2017

South Africa MPs to vote in secret on Zuma no-confidence motion

South African MPs will vote in secret on a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, the parliament’s speaker has announced. Baleka Mbete made […]
August 3, 2017

Dispute resolution committees set up in Gilgit district

GILGIT: The Gilgit district administration has decided to setup committees at the village level to quickly resolve disputes. In this regard, locals who are of good […]
August 3, 2017

Court sentences man to six years in prison in Karachi

KARACHI: A sessions court sentenced on Wednesday a man to six years in prison after convicting him of taking part in an armed attack on a […]
August 3, 2017

SC orders DHA to demolish 39 illegal shops in Gizri

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) directed on Wednesday the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) administrator to ensure immediate demolition of as many as 39 shops that were […]