News Pakistan

July 20, 2017

Honour killing to become capital offence in Sindh under proposed law

KARACHI: The Sindh government has tabled two important bills in the Sindh Assembly against honour killing and acid throwing incidents in the province. The bills, the […]
July 20, 2017

Suspect in the Naila Rind’s suicide case granted bail

HYDERABAD: Anis Khaskheli, a suspect in Sindh University student Naila Rind’s suicide case, was granted bail by Hyderabad antiterrorism court, on Wednesday, with his bail amounting […]
July 20, 2017

USAID, PEEP team up for agri, livestock uplift

MULTAN-USAID will provide $14.98 million aid to the Punjab government for Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) for the promotion of livestock and agriculture sectors, said its […]
July 20, 2017

HRCP condemns Hazaras’ killing in Mastung

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the latest incident of wanton violence against the Hazara Shia Community in Balochistan and takes serious […]
July 19, 2017

Three-member senate panel to finalise statutes of USTB

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said that all kinds of irregularities should be avoided while the education system should be based on transparency. “There […]
July 19, 2017

Police form new unit to make city drug-free

LAHORE: In order to counter the scourge of drugs in Lahore, police have established an specialised unit Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU). The unit will be comprised of […]
July 19, 2017

SHC issues notices to LEAs against alleged detention of builder

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued on Tuesday notices to the police and Rangers authorities on a petition filed against the alleged detention of a […]
July 19, 2017

SHC seeks arguments in SSWMB transfer case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) sought on Tuesday arguments on whether it could pass an order to transfer the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) […]