News Pakistan

March 7, 2019

India being pushed for ‘direct talks’ with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States is pushing for direct talks between Pakistan and India to ensure that the ongoing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours do not […]
March 7, 2019

Sehat card: a step in right direction

The issuance of Sehat Insaf Card is a great initiative towards progress in the health sector which has been neglected over the decades as is evident […]
March 7, 2019

Freedom of speech ‘can’t be stretched to cover contempt’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has noted that freedom of speech cannot be stretched to scandalise the court and to bring the judges into hatred, ridicule […]
March 7, 2019

Sindh govt stalls process of rideshare regularisation

KARACHI: The Sindh government appears to have stopped work to regularise ridesharing services such as Uber and Careem, while efforts to control and monitor taxi and […]
March 7, 2019

NA panel clears Rs16.6b budget for climate ministry

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Climate Change has unanimously approved recommendations for allocating Rs16.613 billion for seven ongoing and new projects, including […]
March 7, 2019

Lahore, Faisalabad among world’s top most polluted cities

NEW DELHI: India dominated a list of the world’s most polluted cities in 2018, taking 22 of the top 30 spots, according to a Greenpeace report. […]
March 7, 2019

PM approves first-ever National Tariff Policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan approved, in principle, the first-ever National Tariff Policy on Wednesday. The policy is aimed at ensuring transparency, predictability and institutionalising the […]
March 6, 2019

Pakistan appeals Broadsheet settlement in UK court

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has challenged the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) decision to award a penalty of $21 million (Rs2.93 billion) to the country in the […]