News Pakistan

January 7, 2019

Brexit: 200 MPs call on Theresa May to rule out no deal

More than 200 MPs from different political parties have signed a letter to Theresa May, urging her to rule out a no-deal Brexit. The MPs – […]
January 7, 2019

Case filed against driver of burnt school van

KARACHI: A case has been filed against the driver of the school van that caught fire in Orangi Town on Saturday. The case, registered under Sections […]
January 7, 2019

No firm date on first liver transplant irks CJP

LAHORE: Displeased with the failure in complying with the Supreme Court’s orders regarding the functioning of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI), Chief Justice Mian […]
January 7, 2019

SC for removing barriers in ‘local cure’ for hepatitis

LAHORE: The SC has summoned an 11-member committee, including the federal health minister, in Islamabad on Monday (today) in order to devise a strategy to remove […]
December 19, 2018

Hindering justice: SHC takes exception to absence of lawyers in high-profile cases

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday expressed its annoyance over the non-appearance of the defence lawyer in a corruption case against former Sindh Inspector-General […]
December 19, 2018

Pakistan faults UN for ‘misreading’ its vote on death penalty resolution

KARACHI: Pakistan has denied it has voted in favour of abolition of the death penalty, saying that the United Nations has “mistaken” its vote as in […]
December 19, 2018

The crime-busting women of Kalash

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) police force has inducted 83 people from Chitral’s ancient Kalash tribe, including 11 women during the last five years. District Police […]
December 19, 2018

Pakistan executes 500 prisoners in four years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lifted a long-standing moratorium on executions in the wake of the attack on Army Public School Peshawar in 2014 and since then, 500 prisoners […]