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October 8, 2018

Climate report: Scientists politely urge ‘act now, idiots’

It’s the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. Their dramatic report on keeping that rise under […]
October 8, 2018

In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan offers free cancer treatment to Afghan woman

PESHAWAR: As a gesture of goodwill, Pakistan has allowed free cancer treatment for an Afghan woman, who will be crossing the Torkham crossing point and driven […]
October 8, 2018

Protest held outside K-P governor over use of draconian FCR law

PESHAWAR: Despite Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (Fata) merger into Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (K-P), the district administration is still using draconian Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) to imprison tribal people […]
October 8, 2018

Govt shows door to 18 INGOs over failure to comply with rules

ISLAMABAD: Eighteen International non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) were notified on Sunday by the government to wrap up their operations over failing to comply with prescribed rules in […]
October 8, 2018

Apex court proposed to relax perjury laws

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed has advised the Supreme Court to direct all provincial governments to bring new legislation for an effective cost regime as “rigorous exercise […]
October 8, 2018

NUST unmoved on gender discriminatory smoking ban

ISLAMABAD: It seems that the vociferous protests by students, activists and government officials on social media were not enough to make a major engineering and technology […]
October 8, 2018

Ex-Punjab IG contests Nacta chief’s report

A three-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing a case pertaining to the transfer of the Pakpattan […]
October 8, 2018

Punjab police looking for expat wanted in wife, daughter’s murder case

RAWALPINDI: Police have alerted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s immigration staff at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) to arrest a Pakistani expatriate wanted in connection with […]