News Pakistan

January 30, 2019

LHC serves notices to Chaudhry Nisar, ECP

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to MPA-elect Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, federal and provincial governments and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) […]
January 29, 2019

Students no longer need equivalence certificates from IBCC, HEC tells LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court was told by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) that the students of O and A-Level were no longer required to seek […]
January 29, 2019

In a first, Pakistan appoints Hindu woman as civil judge

For the first time in Pakistan’s judicial history a woman belonging to Hindu community has been appointed as civil and judicial magistrate. Suman Bodani, hailing from […]
January 29, 2019

LHC seeks rules of assembly in Nisar’s de-notification case

LAHORE: Hearing a case pertaining to de-notification of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for not taking oath as member of Punjab Assembly, the Lahore […]
January 29, 2019

SHC orders directorate to take action against schools found in contempt

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the Sindh private institutions directorate on Monday to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court’s (SC) order regarding the […]
January 29, 2019

Pakistani consulate in Afghan city likely to reopen after security assurances

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was closed after an attempt of terrorist attack foiled yesterday, is likely to resume its operations from Tuesday morning after […]
January 29, 2019

Shehbaz Sharif, Saad Rafique’s production orders challenged in Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking cancellation of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders that allowed issuance of production orders […]
January 29, 2019

All Sahiwal victims shot ‘at very close range’: post mortem report

LAHORE: Post mortem report confirms that all the victims of the Sahiwal tragedy were shot “multiple times at very close range”, while the wound a six-year-old […]