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December 19, 2018

Hindering justice: SHC takes exception to absence of lawyers in high-profile cases

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday expressed its annoyance over the non-appearance of the defence lawyer in a corruption case against former Sindh Inspector-General […]
December 19, 2018

Pakistan faults UN for ‘misreading’ its vote on death penalty resolution

KARACHI: Pakistan has denied it has voted in favour of abolition of the death penalty, saying that the United Nations has “mistaken” its vote as in […]
December 19, 2018

The crime-busting women of Kalash

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) police force has inducted 83 people from Chitral’s ancient Kalash tribe, including 11 women during the last five years. District Police […]
December 19, 2018

Pakistan executes 500 prisoners in four years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lifted a long-standing moratorium on executions in the wake of the attack on Army Public School Peshawar in 2014 and since then, 500 prisoners […]
December 19, 2018

SC forms JIT to probe into DTH devices smuggling

LAHORE: The top court has constituted a joint investigation team (JIT) headed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general to thoroughly probe into a case […]
December 19, 2018

Importers call unfair duty on used cellphones

KARACHI: The government has slapped the same duty on the import of used cellphones that has been imposed on new mobile phones, without taking into consideration […]
December 19, 2018

FATF actions plan: Report identifies primary sources of terror funding

ISLAMABAD: There are half a dozen primary sources of terror financing, having roots both in Pakistan and across the borders, says a Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment […]
December 6, 2018

Malala to be honoured with Harvard leadership award for activism

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai is being honored by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. Harvard’s Kennedy School said Yousafzai will be awarded the […]