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July 19, 2017

LHC turns down PTI’s petition seeking disqualification of Punjab CM

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday dismissed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s plea seeking disqualification of Punjab’s chief minister Shehbaz Sharif over corruption charges. Justice Shahid Karim […]
July 19, 2017

LHC lifts ban imposed by Pemra on the airing of Indian teleplays

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has lifted a ban imposed by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on the airing of Indian teleplays, declaring it null […]
July 19, 2017

Cyber Harassment Helpline receives 763 complaints in six months: report

The Cyber Harassment Helpline issued a report which states that it received 763 complaints in the form of calls, emails and Facebook messages from December 1, […]
July 19, 2017

Appointment of Usman Khattak as IG Punjab suspended by LHC

LAHORE: The appointment of retired Capt Usman Khattak as permanent inspector-general of police was suspended by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday. After hearing the […]
July 19, 2017

Around 3000 Afghans arrested due to illegal entry since last year

LANDI KOTAL: The security officers have arrested around 3,000 Afghan nationals for trying to enter Pakistan via Torkham border and other rarely used routes without legal […]
July 17, 2017

School management committees: NA panel approves toothless bill

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee has approved a proposed bill which would allow school management committees to hold regular elections, but it has refused to endorse clauses […]
July 17, 2017

PTI files disqualification petition against Shehbaz in LHC

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has filed disqualification reference against Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore High Court today. According to details, PTI activist Babar Awan submitted […]
July 17, 2017

4 Pakistanis executed in Iran

TEHRAN: As many as four Pakistanis belonging to Baluchistan were hanged in Iran on Friday morning. According to the sources, the executed Pakistanis included Shafi Mohammad […]