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September 19, 2018

LHC restrains govt from deducting salaries of academics

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has stayed deduction from salaries of lecturers/assistant professors under the garb of re-fixation and sought a reply from the Punjab Finance […]
September 19, 2018

Accountability court begins trial of ex-PM, PTI leader in Nandipur project case

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court of Islamabad on Tuesday formally commenced proceedings against PTI leader Babar Awan, former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and others in the […]
September 19, 2018

New admission rules for medical varsities yet to be notified

LAHORE: All provincial governments are awaiting a notification by the federal government to enforce the MBBS and BDS (Admission, House Job and Internship) Regulations 2018 to […]
September 19, 2018

PHC dissatisfied with NAB inquiry into waste treatment plants issue

PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over inquiry conducted by National Accountability Bureau, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, into abandoning of a project of setting […]
September 19, 2018

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced a sweeping set of agreements after their second day of talks in Pyongyang […]
September 19, 2018

Incentives reversed, tax burden increased

ISLAMABAD: The new government has reversed some incentives given to business enterprises and individuals through the Finance Act 2018. It has also enhanced the burden of […]
September 19, 2018

London violent crime to be tackled with new unit

Tackling serious violence in London is to be treated as a public health issue, the city’s mayor has said. Sadiq Khan has set up a Violence […]
September 19, 2018

ICC opens Myanmar Rohingya crimes probe

The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary examination into Myanmar’s alleged crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority. The move could pave the way to a […]