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SC's verdict to disqualify Nawaz will not last for good: Maryam
SC's verdict to disqualify Nawaz will not last for good: Maryam

SIALKOT: Hours after The Supreme Court's judgment, declaring Nawaz Sharif and other lawmakers in the case disquieted for life, the daughter of ousted prime minister Maryam said that the court’s verdict will only last until the retirement of the five s...

Afridi demands exemplary punishment for culprits behind rape, murder of Asifa Bano, Zainab
Afridi demands exemplary punishment for culprits behind rape, murder of Asifa Bano, Zainab

Lahore: Condemning barbaric inhuman acts of rape and murder of minor girls Zainab of Kasur and Asifa Bano of occupied Kashmir, former Pakistan skipper Shahid Khan Afridi has demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits.

In a...

PM Inaugurates much-awaited 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Power project
PM Inaugurates much-awaited 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Power project

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday inaugurated the much-awaited Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project to inject 969 megawatt of electricity to national grid as a historic milestone to meet country’s growing power needs.

After unveiling the...

PTI, PML-N forced judicialization of our politics: Bilawal
PTI, PML-N forced judicialization of our politics: Bilawal

Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stated that PTI and PML-N have forced the judicialization of politics.

Bilawal said this in a reaction following Supreme Court verdict in which the apex court on Friday ruled that...

China&s PLAAF Commander witnesses graduation ceremony at PAF
China&s PLAAF Commander witnesses graduation ceremony at PAF
China’s PLAAF Commander witnesses graduation ceremony at PAF

RISALPUR: “You are the pillars of PAF' s future and your excellence will forge a world class air force”, said Lieutenant General Ding Laihang, Commander People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), China while addressing the Graduation Parade at PAF Academy, Asg...

Honour killing of girl on efforts for marriage of choice in Jhelum
Honour killing of girl on efforts for marriage of choice in Jhelum

JHELUM: An unmarried girl on Thursday was killed by her family on her audacity to marry the man of her choice in Pind Dadan Khan, a city in Jhelum district.

According to Police, a resident of Jalalpur Sharif, Shagufta, had fled from home and landed at her...

Shehbaz Sharif strongly defends Nawaz after SC verdict
Shehbaz Sharif strongly defends Nawaz after SC verdict
Shehbaz Sharif strongly defends Nawaz after SC verdict

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Punjab and President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif strongly defended his elder brother and the quaid of his party Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, who has been disqualified for life in a verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan...

Disqualification not applicable in my case, says Jahangir Tareen
Disqualification not applicable in my case, says Jahangir Tareen

ISLAMABAD: Responding to Supreme Court verdict over petitions seeking duration of disqualification under Article 62(1)(f), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen said he knew that the disqualification would be for life.

Tareen tweeted: "I always...

Multimedia: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht 2018 in Chitral seeks to uplift tourism in region
Multimedia: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht 2018 in Chitral seeks to uplift tourism in region
Multimedia: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht 2018 in Chitral seeks to uplift tourism in region
Multimedia: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht 2018 in Chitral seeks to uplift tourism in region
Multimedia: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht 2018 in Chitral seeks to uplift tourism in region

CHITRAL: The four-day Qaqlasht festival showcasing an amalgamation of sports competitions kicked off at the 8000 feet high tourist resort near Booni in Upper Chitral on Thursday.

Deputy Commissioner Irshad Sudher, along with famous artiste Dul...

Senate passes bill extending SC, PHC jurisdiction to FATA
Senate passes bill extending SC, PHC jurisdiction to FATA

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed the bill extending jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and  the Peshawar High court to Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

The Supreme Court and High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Fata) Bill 2017 was presented in...