News Pakistan

November 30, 2018

Four suspects sent on eight-day remand in Kohistan girls’ murder case

Abbottabad police on Thursday arrested and produced in the court four suspects over the alleged killing of five girls back in 2012. Police say the suspects, […]
November 30, 2018

Cabinet decides to withdraw FBR’s tax policy powers

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday decided, in principle, to separate tax policy from administration amid half-hearted support from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that […]
November 30, 2018

‘Are you a gangster’: CJP censures G-B minister for misbehaviour at airport

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday censured Gilgit Baltistan Tourism Minister Fida Hussain for his misbehaviour with officials at Islamabad International Airport. The incident occurred […]
November 29, 2018

System to check smuggled mobile phones to start on Dec 2

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that Dec 1 is the deadline after which it will implement its new mechanism to counter the spread […]
November 29, 2018

Law ministry proposes change in MLA regime

ISLAMABAD: The ministry of law and justice has proposed drastic changes in the Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) regime and empowered the interior secretary to send MLA […]
November 29, 2018

Kalasha culture listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage

ISLAMABAD: The Suri Jagek practice of Pakistan’s indigenous Kalasha people has been approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) for inclusion in […]
November 29, 2018

ECP issues another notice to Khadim Rizvi after his no-show in party funding case

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday ordered the district election commissioner of Lahore to personally deliver a second notice to Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the […]
November 29, 2018

SC irked by provincial govts over featuring politicians on govt ads

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed ire over provincial governments’ failure to adhere to a ban on featuring photographs of politicians in government-sponsored ads. A […]