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March 29, 2019

SHC censures Sindh police performance in missing persons’ cases

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) asked on Thursday for the progress report on pleas pertaining to more than 100 missing persons from the home department, […]
March 29, 2019

LHC orders govt to pay school fees of kiln workers

LAHORE: Justice Rasaal Hasan of the Lahore High Court directed the labour secretary to take appropriate measures to pay the school fee of children working in […]
March 26, 2019

MPs seize control of Brexit process by backing indicative votes amendment

MPs have inflicted a fresh humiliating defeat on Theresa May, voting to seize control of the parliamentary timetable to allow backbenchers to hold a series of […]
March 26, 2019

In a blow for India, EU finalises strategic plan with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: While India is making desperate efforts to seek Pakistan’s global isolation, the European Union (EU) has finalised a new ‘strategic engagement plan’ with Islamabad, laying […]
March 26, 2019

When will people like Khateeb stop using a peaceful religion as a tool for violence?

A comment on the Bahawalpur incident by Raza Habib Raja. A frightening incident recently took place in Bahawalpur in which a student fatally stabbed his teacher. […]
March 26, 2019

Police arrest 12 persons in Ghotki forced conversion case

DAHARKI, GHOTKI: Ghotki police arrested on Monday 12 persons including the marriage officiator and witnesses of two minor Hindu girls who were allegedly forced to convert […]
March 26, 2019

NAB requests SC to reject Nawaz’s bail plea

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday requested the Supreme Court of Pakistan to reject the bail plea of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as […]
March 26, 2019

Rs105b spent in Thar but it still lacks basic amenities, observes SC

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) expressed annoyance on Monday over the Sindh government’s failure to produce a report on a reference regarding billions of rupees of […]