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Malala rejoices at Lord&s as Pakistan hammers England
Malala rejoices at Lord’s as Pakistan hammers England

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai graced the Lord’s stadium in London along with her friends as Pakistan hammered England in the first Test of two-match test series.

The 20-year-old Nobel laureate had taken to twitter to post the celebratory tweet after...

NAB recovers over Rs14 million, a luxury car hidden by Ahad Cheema
NAB recovers over Rs14 million, a luxury car hidden by Ahad Cheema

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs14.5 million, hidden by former Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Ahad Cheema, at a showroom of renowned car dealer in Lahore.

The sources said the officials of NAB...

Former bureaucrat Nasir Khosa to be Punjab caretaker CM
Former bureaucrat Nasir Khosa to be Punjab caretaker CM

LAHORE: The provincial government of Punjab and opposition has reached a consensus on the name of former chief secretary Punjab Nasir Khosa for the slot of caretaker chief minister.

In a message on twitter, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said, “Glad to a...

PML-N man gets beaten up by Nawaz Sharif’s security after attempted hand-shake

LAHORE: A PML-N supporter received a thrashing at the hands of Nawaz Sharif’s security team after his attempted hand-shake on Monday.

The unfortunate incident took place in Lahore, where PML-N leaders gathered to mark the country’s 1998 n...

Aseefa spotted distributing iftar boxes to the needy in Karachi

KARACHI: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the younger daughter former president Asif Ali Zardari and late Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto was spotted distributing iftar boxes to underprivileged families in Karachi on Sunday.

The political party had...

Pakistan army orders Asad Durrani's name be put on ECL, launches probe into his book
Pakistan army orders Asad Durrani's name be put on ECL, launches probe into his book

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief spokesman Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said that a formal court of inquiry headed by a serving lieutenant general was ordered to launch a probe into the controversial book of former ISI chief Asad Durrani.

In a...

Imran, Bilawal congratulate former top judge for appointment as caretaker PM
Imran, Bilawal congratulate former top judge for appointment as caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan and PPP head Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have congratulated former Supreme Court Chief Justice Nasir ul Mulk for his appointment as caretaker Prime Minister.

In separate messages on Twitter, both the opposition...

PM inaugurates capacity building project for FATA youth
PM inaugurates capacity building project for FATA youth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday inaugurated a project for the capacity-building of youth in FATA under Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, in collaboration with the United Nation’s Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT).

The FATA Development...

Former spymaster Asad Durrani visits GHQ to explain position on controversial book
Former spymaster Asad Durrani visits GHQ to explain position on controversial book

RAWALPINDI: Former ISI chief Lt-Gen (retd.) Asad Durrani has arrived at Army's General Headquarters (GHQ) to explain his position about a controversial book he had co-authored with former RAW head AS Dulat.

The visit comes three days...

Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk: A profile
Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk: A profile

Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, who has been appointed as Pakistan's 7th caretaker Prime Minister, previously performed duties as the 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan. He remained in office from 6 July 2014 till 16 August 2015.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, he also rendered...