News Pakistan

November 27, 2018

Why do we only have one advanced forensic lab in the entire country?

Mudassar Ali, a 21-year-old young man, was caught by the Kasur Police in February 2017 and was subsequently murdered by them in an ‘encounter’, as the […]
November 27, 2018

SC summons officials for violating disabled persons job quota

ISLAMABAD: The top court has summoned on December 3 all chief secretaries and secretary establishment for not adhering to job quota for persons with disabilities (PWDs). […]
November 27, 2018

Govt decides to boost IHC strength to 10 judges

ISLAMABAD: On the recommendation of the superior judiciary, the federal government has decided to strengthen the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by increasing the number of judges […]
November 26, 2018

156 TLP activists detained for 30 days under MPO

KARACHI: The Sindh government has detained 156 leaders and workers of the Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960 for […]
November 26, 2018

Next SC campaign to tackle population control, says CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday revealed that the next campaign the Supreme Court would support would be centred around population control. […]
November 26, 2018

CJP proposes to restore tax on prepaid mobile cards

Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has proposed reintroduction of tax on pre-paid mobile phone cards in an effort to raise funds for the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams. […]
November 26, 2018

Parliament’s first 100 days

Although parliament did not figure prominently in Imran Khan’s ‘first 100 days’ agenda —now, appropriately, the Prime Minister’s 100 Days Agenda — it is only natural […]
November 24, 2018

Rs 1500bn needed to build Diamer-Bhasha, Mohmand dams: CJP

MANCHESTER: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, has said that Pakistan need Rs 1500 billion to build Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams to avert water crisis […]