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March 21, 2019

More men favour equal rights for women in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A survey report has disclosed that while Pakistan has made progress in how more people now think that women deserve equal rights and should work. […]
March 21, 2019

Hearings abandoned at Lahore courts as lawyers’ strike continues

LAHORE: The strike of the legal fraternity has continued for a second day as lawyers protested against the National Judicial Policy Making Committee’s (NJPMC) decision over […]
March 21, 2019

K-P Assembly passes resolution against Aurat March

KARACHI : The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly passed on Wednesday a unanimous resolution against what they deemed “shameless and un-Islamic” slogans, placards and demands raised at Women’s […]
March 21, 2019

‘1.8m cases pending in courts’

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee for Law and Justice has expressed concern over the report of 1.8 million cases pending in various courts of Pakistan. Committee […]
March 21, 2019

Careem, Uber barred from entry to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completely barred ridesharing companies, Careem and Uber, from operating within Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The authority has also […]
March 18, 2019

US to deny visas for ICC members investigating alleged war crimes

The United States has announced it will revoke or deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops […]
March 18, 2019

Christchurch shootings: NZ cabinet backs tighter gun laws

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said she will announce detailed gun law reforms within days, after an attack on two mosques left 50 people dead. […]
March 16, 2019

Trump issues first veto of his presidency, says resolution ‘put countless Americans in danger’

Deeming congressional rejection of his border national emergency “reckless” and “dangerous”, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency Friday, insisting the situation on […]