News Pakistan

September 11, 2019

Police officers to be required to submit affidavit proving no torture cell in their jurisdiction: Shahbaz Gill

Punjab chief minister’s spokesperson Dr Shahbaz Gill on Wednesday announced that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had ordered that every deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and district […]
September 11, 2019

CJP cautions against perception of lopsided accountability

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday cautioned against the growing perception of ‘lopsided accountability’ and said such perceptions could be dangerous. Addressing […]
May 2, 2019

Bailout talks with IMF far from conclusion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have yet to bridge their differences in three major policy areas, as the global lender seeks upfront monetary […]
May 2, 2019

Balochistan has right over Gwadar Port operations: NP

QUETTA: Former Balochistan chief minister and National Party President Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has demanded of the federal government to hand over operations of the Gwadar […]
May 2, 2019

Differences persist in PTI over child marriage age

ISLAMABAD: The ministers of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were at loggerheads over the bill pertaining to marriage of persons below the age of 18. Federal Minister […]
May 2, 2019

Special court adjourns Musharraf high treason case till June 12

ISLAMABAD: The special court on Thursday accepted former military dictator Pervez Musharraf’s plea to adjourn high treason case till June 12 after the former president failed […]
May 2, 2019

UN blacklists JeM chief after Kashmir struggle delinked

ISLAMABAD: Masood Azhar, the head of the banned Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday after a long […]
April 12, 2019

Pakistan meets UN goal on female participation in peacekeeping: Maleeha

NEW YORK: Pakistan is increasing women participation in United Nations’ (UN) peacekeeping missions and has met the 15 per cent goal of female peacekeepers set by […]