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November 28, 2018

Empress Market evictees await justice, rehabilitation

KARACHI: More than 1,700 shops termed as illegal encroachments have been razed to the ground on the directives of the Supreme Court in order to restore […]
November 28, 2018

CJP recommends Justice Shamim as LHC CJ

ISLAMABAD: After thorough deliberations, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has recommended senior judge Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan as the new Chief Justice of Lahore […]
November 28, 2018

Govt ends NICOP requirement for visiting expatriates

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday decided to abolish the condition of carrying National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) for expatriates visiting the country. According to […]
November 28, 2018

CII urges action over culture of issuing ‘fatwas’ at will

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Tuesday rejected the issuance of fatwa (edict) for murdering someone and declaring people as Kafir (non-believer) at the […]
November 28, 2018

SC asked to initiate contempt case against TLP leaders

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: A petitioner has approached the top court, seeking a contempt of court case against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi and patron-in-chief […]
November 27, 2018

Ukraine-Russia clash: MPs back martial law

Ukraine has declared martial law in part of the country after Sunday’s capture of three of its naval vessels and 23 crew members by Russia. Lawmakers […]
November 27, 2018

Brexit: Trump says May’s Brexit plan could hurt UK-US trade deal

Donald Trump has suggested Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could threaten a US-UK trade deal. The US president told reporters the withdrawal agreement “sounds like a great […]
November 27, 2018

Electoral expenditure: ECP extends deadline till Nov 29

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued another notice to 43 political parties to submit details of their expenditure and donations received during […]