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July 28, 2017

Norway, UNODC to help Punjab police in crime management

ISLAMABAD: The Nor­we­gian government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday signed an agreement worth $1 million to enhance the capacity […]
July 28, 2017

Amjad Sabri murder case being sent to military court, ATC told

KARACHI: The murder case of renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri along with two dozen other cases against two suspected militants of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi is being sent to military […]
July 28, 2017

25 quacks’ clinics sealed

HAFIZABAD – Twenty-five so-called clinics of quacks have been sealed during the crackdown launched by the local administration to save the lives of citizens. The cases […]
July 28, 2017

Govt mobilising mobile health units

BAHAWALPUR – The Punjab government directed to mobilise the mobile health units in the remote areas of Southern Punjab, said a a government official. Sharing the […]
July 28, 2017

Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in unanimous verdict

Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa started the court’s announcement of its verdict on the Panama Papers case shortly after 12:00pm. Apologising for the delay, he […]
July 28, 2017

CJP takes suo moto notice of ‘revenge rape’ case in Multan

Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken suo moto notice of ‘revenge rape’ case of Multan. Justice Saqib Nisar has ordered Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police […]
July 28, 2017

Jirga members arrested for ordering ‘revenge rape’ in Multan

Fourteen members of a local ‘jirga’ have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl as punishment for a rape committed by her brother, […]
July 24, 2017

Election Bill to ensure credible polls

ISLAMABAD – The Committee on Electoral Reforms has prepared Election Bill-2017 with an amalgamation of previous eight different laws and proposing new measures in different areas […]