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ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Wednesday asked Nawaz Sharif to hire a new lawyer till June 19th to represent him in corruption references.

The former prime minister appeared before Accountability Court judge Bashir Ahmed along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz a day after his

KARACHI: Former president and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Chief, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will contest elections from NA-1 (Chitral), NA-188 (Layyah) and NA-247 (Karachi).

Nomination papers of Musharraf have been filed by

Islamabad: Pakistan strongly condemned the latest Houthi militia missile attack on Jazan and expressed deep concern at the sad news of three casualties in the attack.

Pakistan reiterated its full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia against any threats to its

ISLAMABAD: The process of filing of nomination papers with the Returning Officers (ROs) which started on June 4, concluded on Monday.

According to ECP, the last date for scrutiny of nomination papers by the Returning Officers will be June 19.

The last date for filing

LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered NADRA for unblocking of Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and passport of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

The court also ordered for formation of special tribunal within two days to conduct pending

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi has been fined by the Motorway police on the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway when his vehicle was caught by a speed camera.

The previous head of government was handed a fine of Rs750 for breaching traffic laws near Ravi

ISLAMABAD: Ayesha Gulalai has filed nomination papers to contest general elections from NA-53 Islamabad, where she would face off PTI Chairman Imran Khan and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Speaking to media after submitting the nomination papers here Monday, Gulalai said

RAWALPINDI: Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Pakistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Monday.

Ambassador Ali Alizada and COAS General Bajwa exchanged ideas on matters related to regional

ISLAMABAD: Former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has announced that he will run as an independent candidate in the upcoming general elections.

Nisar made the announcement while addressing a corner meeting of supporters at Adiala Road on Monday.

Speaking on

KARACHI: A female PTI worker was detained on Monday following a scuffle at the office of Election Commission in Karachi.

Sindh Election Commissioner Yousuaf Khattak called police and ordered the arrest of PTI worker Asma Rizvi accused of breaking

LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has called for the participation of women in active politics according to the vision of Quaid-e-Azam.

“Role of women in politics is critical to nation-building project. As a follower of Quaid-i-Azam, I have always b

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered a three-year extension in jail term of a suspended judge and his wife who were found guilty of torturing their child maid.

The ruling came out following an order by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on June 4

ISLAMABAD:  PTI chairman Imran Khan left for Saudi Arabia on Monday to perform Umrah with his wife and a close friend. 

Syed Zulfi Bukhari, a close aide of  Imran Khan, was briefly stopped by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from traveling to Saudi Arabia.

An FIA

LAHORE: PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz and Ayesha Ahad, the woman who claims to be his wife, have withdrawn all cases against each other.

The dramatic Supreme Court's verdict came shortly after the duo met Chief Justice Saqib Nisar in his chamber for an hour on

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee slumped 3.8 percent against the dollar on Monday before slightly recovering in what appeared to be the third currency devaluation in seven months by the central bank, traders said, as Pakistan faces a balance of payments crisis.

At 0830 GMT, the rupee

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended tax collection on mobile cards here on Monday.

Last month, Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had taken notice of the high levy charged on mobile phone cards in the country as he asked under which law Rs40 were

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has ruled in favour of Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and rejected Dr Farooq Sattar's plea in MQM-P's convenorship case on Monday.

Dr Farooq Sattar had filed a petition in the IHC challenging the ECP decision through which he

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, Nawaz Sharif’s counsel, Khawaja Haris has recused himself from appearing in NAB references citing Supreme Court’s refusal to accept his argument as a reason for his sudden decision after representing the ousted prime minister for nine m

KARACHI: As the preparation for the general election 2018 geared up in the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday announced the initial list of its electoral candidates from Sindh for the upcoming contests would be held on July 25.

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LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday summoned Hamza Shehbaz and Ayesha Ahad Malik, who claims to be the wife of Shehbaz Sharif’s son, to appear at the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Monday.

The directives came after Ayesha Ahad

LAHORE: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will be hearing the appeal against Lahore High Court (LHC)’s decision to acquit the man accused of stabbing Khadija Siddiqi 23 times with a knife.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar headed a two-judge

LAHORE: The Supreme Court has ordered media groups to summon on Monday who have not been paying salaries to their staff.

The directives came from a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar during a hearing on Sunday due to contravene of the earlier order.

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KARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority has sealed three sweet-making factories and facilitators during its quality analysis raid Saturday night in Karachi's Korangi area.

The food investigating body conducted surprise raids on sweets manufacturing factories and

GUJRANWALA: Two people have been taken into custody by police, who belonged to a group that decoyed young men through social media’s assistance and then abducted them for ransom.

As per police reports, the accused group created fake profiles

With the country receiving ample negative coverage from the media both inside and outside of the country, SOC films have come forward paying accolades to Pakistan’s unsung heroes in the form of a web miniseries.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s SOC Films have u

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has lamented what he called the existence of two parallel Pakistans - one for the ordinary citizens and the other for the powerful.

“Statement by NAB prosecutor today that there is now ample evidence to show that Avenfield apartments b

KARACHI: Former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the discovery of coal 140 meters below surface in Thar, crediting it to the PPP government’s efforts.

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader turned to Twitter on Sunday to publicize the d

LAHORE: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has directed the accountability court to rule on three corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family within a month.

A two-member bench headed by the chief justice heard a

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani has rubbished a news report claiming that his party is setting fluency in English as a condition for female candidates on reserved seats.

Taking to Twitter, the senator

LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif appeared before his party’s parliamentary board awarding tickets to aspiring candidates for the upcoming general elections.

In a Twitter message on Sunday, Sharif said that he appeared before the board along with other applicants