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February 21, 2019

Saudi govt to provide E-Visa facility to Pakistani pilgrims: Qadri

Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said on Thursday that the Saudi government has made a decision to issue E-Visa facility to Pakistani pilgrims. The […]
February 21, 2019

SC admits former IHC judge Siddiqui’s petition against sacking

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted a constitutional petition filed by former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, challenging his removal from the judicial […]
February 21, 2019

Punjab govt completes consultations over MTI law

RAWALPINDI: Even as medical practitioners in Rawalpindi protest against it, the provincial government seems to have decided in principle to introduce the medical teaching institutions (MTI) […]
February 20, 2019

US Supreme Court to decide what constitutes discharge of pollutants

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear arguments about the indirect movement of pollutants through groundwater to navigable waters. The case, County of Maui […]
February 20, 2019

Rights group calls for greater protection against India cow protection vigilante groups

Human Rights Watch called Monday for a greater response against cow protection vigilante groups in India. Between May 2015 and December 2018, 44 people were killed […]
February 20, 2019

Turkish appeals court upholds convictions of journalists

An Appeals Court in Turkey on Tuesday upheld the convictions of 14 employees of Cumhuriyet, a Turkish news outlet that has been critical of President Recep […]
February 20, 2019

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in government patent case

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, which will determine if the government is able to […]
February 20, 2019

Shamima Begum: IS teenager’s family consider legal action

The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of […]