Pakistan

KARACHI: Singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmed took a dig at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday after Sayed Zulfi Bukhari was allowed to travel with Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia despite his name featuring on an exit control list (ECL).

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ISLAMABAD: Complying with the Supreme Court orders, the cellular companies have announced to provide relief to their consumers by not  charging tax on pre-paid mobile cards and easyload, Geo News reported citing the sources.

The FBR sources said consumers

PESHAWAR: Election officials have accepted the nomination papers of Noor Jahan, a cousin of Boolywood icon Shahrukh Khan, to contest elections on general seat from Peshawar due for July 25 this year.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will continue till June 19.  June 11 was the

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the caretaker federal cabinet at his office and approved posting and transfer of top provincial officials.

According to a statement issued by the PM office, in order to

Islamabad: Muslim Milli League (MML) was denied permission to register as a political party just weeks before national polls, officials said.

The MML was launched last August to contest the July 25 elections, which will be only the second democratic transfer of power in Pakistan´s

BANNU: A 97-year-old female politician, who wanted to challenge PTI chairman Imran Khan and former chief minister Akram Khan Durrani in the coming general elections, dropped out of the race.

Hazrat Bibi hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district submitted her n

The Islamabad International Airport will become first facility in Pakistan to host Airbus A380 aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on its Twitter account on Wednesday.

In the twitter post, the CAA also announced

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday forwarded its report to Prime Minister Office about Syed Zulfi Bukhari’s visit to Saudi Arabia despite his name being on the Exit Control List (ECL).

Geo quoted the ministry saying that it had placed Bukhari, a

LAHORE: A group of women workers of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) gathered outside the Central Secretariat of the party in the provincial capital to record their protest for not being awarded ticket to contest the upcoming general election.

They were

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday asked former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf to appear before it till Thursday  afternoon.

The orders came as an SC bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing of high treason case against the

LAHORE: A truck carrying   animals overturned near Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 200 goats.

The incident took place  on Multan Road near Loharanwala Khoo. 

Hours after accident occurred, some social media  users  claimed t

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee  will  meet for sighting of Eid moon on Thursday with Mufti Munibur Rehman in the chair.

The authorities have set up Special Cells to collect evidence of  moon sighting from different parts of the country.

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC)  on Wednesday ruled in favour of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed  throwing PML-N's  Shakeel Awan petition seeking his disqualification.

A three-member bench, headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and comprising

RAWALPINDI: A traffic warden and passerby were killed in firing incident by a suspected motorist who was stopped for flouting traffic rules at Committee Chowk area in Rawalpindi on Tuesday evening.

As per details, the incident occurred at Committee Chowk in the

MAKKAH: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia along with his wife, performed Umrah on Wednesday.

During his visit, PTI chief reportedly stayed at Safa Royal guesthouse  in Makkah. He also attended a Iftar dinner in the

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has vowed to transform Karachi into a city of opportunities for all and sundry residing here.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was chaired a meeting of PPP leaders from Karachi division to discuss

Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that recently agreed Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Stability (APAPPS) is expected to bring more cooperation and coordination between the two countries.

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday will announce its verdict on a petition seeking disqualification of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed.

The litigation headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, also compromising Justice Qazi Faez

KARACHI: The Sindh Water Commission on Tuesday ordered formation of a strategy against those trashing the public spaces.

The Supreme Court-appointed commission is being headed by Justice (retd) Amir Hani Muslim, who questioned the laws regarding punishing those

ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has called for resumption of comprehensive talks between Pakistan and India to resolve the long-festering Kashmir dispute.

His statement came in the backdrop of a historic Singapore summit held between US

BANNU: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will be face to face with a 100-year-old electoral candidate for the constituency of NA-35 in Bannu.

Hazrat Bibi hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district submitted her nomination papers for National Assembly’s NA-

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan arrived at Saudi Arabia barefoot, video clipping of which has gone viral on social media.

Accompanied by his wife Bushra Makea and friend Syed Zulfi Bukhari, Khan landed in Riyadh on a private jet, barefooted which has

LAHORE: The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal  of a man who was sentenced to death  for the rape and murder of minor girl Zainab in Kasur.

The convict  Imran Ali's appeal was turned down and the death sentence given to him by an anti-terrorism

KARACHI: An appeal was filed on Tuesday, challenging the nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan to contest from NA-243 constituency in Karachi.

In addition to Karachi, Khan will be contesting elections from Lahore, Peshawar and Mianwali. He

Imran Khan has come a long way since he founded  the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

But things in Rikhi, a tiny village nestled in  the rugged mountains in Mianwali, have barely changed, with Namal College being an exception.

The scenic village

KARACHI: Sindh Police (SP) has put forward a comprehensive security plan for the three days of Eid ul Fitr, allocating security personnel around the city.

A spokesperson of SP has affirmed that the metropolis will have an allocation of 13,186 officers who will be