Pakistan

An elderly man on Sunday blocked car of a Supreme Court judge after lying down in front of the vehicle.

According to Geo News, the man identified as Munawwar took the extreme step to draw chief justice of Pakistan's attention towards his grievances.

The

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday directed the accountability court to conclude trial of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar in three corruption references within a month.

A division bench of the apex court headed by Chief

KARACHI: PTI announced that sixteen women would be contesting direct on general seats in the coming elections.

Taken from Insaf’s official list, seven female contestants have been allowed party’s ticket to contest on National Assembly's seats.

Nine women candidates have been

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentary board has awarded tickets to former MNA Shehryar Khan Afridi and former provincial minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai.

As per the official statement issued on Saturday, Sialkot’s NA 72 will have Dr Firdous Ashiq A

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Sea King helicopters successfully rescued crew members of sunken Iranian Dhow in North Arabian Sea (NAS). 

Upon receipt of information about distressed Dhow (AL RAMANI) bearing flag of Islamic Republic of Iran, 11 crew members (fishermen)

KARACHI: National Assembly Constituency 247 will be the combat zone of the upcoming general elections in the metropolis with multiple high-flying political leaders joining the race for a single seat.

NA 247 of the city’s south will welcome back

LAHORE: Former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken a dig at Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari, saying that PML-N would bury the politics of duo with the power of vote.

In a Twitter message on Saturday, Shehbaz Sharif said Imran Khan has given

KARACHI: Supreme Court has ordered destruction of walls built for the purpose of advertisements and has outlawed future constructions of these as well.

The hearing of an appeal filed against the construction of these walls, had taken place in Supreme

KARACHI: Veteran MQM leader Farooq Sattar has announced he will be contesting the upcoming election from three constituencies.

“I am filing my nomination papers from NA-241, NA-245 and NA-247,” Sattar told media persons.

Sattar stated that MQM-P was not being

ISLAMABAD: Former MNA Ali Muhammad Khan who was reportedly denied PTI’s ticket to contest elections from his rural Mardan constituency, has urged his supporters to stand by the party and beat the status quo.

In a message on Twitter on Saturday,

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif are at odds over awarding of party's ticket to disgruntled  leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali for the upcoming general elections.

Geo TV quoted a source saying that Nawaz Sharif is opposed to suggestions that

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled the final list of its candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections.

The  list was displayed on PTI's  official website,  according to which the party has fielded 173 candidates for the National As

In order to promote Pakistan’s thriving tourism industry, the government of Pakistan is inviting a group of six leading tourism companies of Sichuan Province to visit Pakistan.

The delegation, among others, will include Chairman of Chengdu Travel Agency

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a revised schedule with changes in various stages of election programme for general polls 2018.

According to ECP notification, the date of poll will remain intact and poll will be held on July 25, as notified

Port Qasim Power Project is one of the early harvest energy projects under CPEC. The power plant can generate 9 billion kilowatt/hour of electricity annually, effectively relieving the load shedding in Pakistan and producing tremendous

LAHORE: An approximate of 1,200 students of a private school received expulsion from different campuses on Friday after the parents of the pupils were unable to pay exorbitant fee on time.

Parents of the students have revealed that they had asked the school

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk on Friday chaired the meeting of National Security Committee, which reviewed overall security situation in the country.

The 25th meeting of NSC held here at the PM House was attended by Minister for

An unverified list of candidates of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf who would be contesting the upcoming general election form Lahore has been revealed.

National Assembly contituency NA-123 will have PTI’s Meher Wajid c

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has issued a notification   for four holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr that is likely to fall on next Saturday.

According to the notification,  June 15 to 18th would be observed  as Eid holidays. 

 Earlier reports said, the Interior Ministry had

KARACHI: A seven-member Sindh caretaker cabinet took oath today.

Governor Mohammad Zubair administered the oath at the Governor’s House at a ceremony attended by senior government officials.

The cabinet comprises Khair Muhammad Junejo, Jameel Yousif, Dr Junaid Shah, Col (R) Dost Muhammad

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has prepared a summary for five holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr that is likely to fall on next Saturday.

Quoting unnamed sources, Daily Jang reported  that  the summary of holidays from June 14 to 18 is expected to get final approval on Friday (

ISLAMABAD: Professor Hasan Askari on Friday took oath as caretaker chief minister of Punjab.

Askari was chosen by the Election Commission of Pakistan after the  Opposition and the government failed to reach consensus on any name for the slot of the  interim chief m

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle early on Friday.

The drizzle brought the port city's temperature to the normal range, which remained in the grip of the intense heat in last few weeks.

ISLAMABAD: U.S Vice President Mike Pence Thursday phoned caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk to congratulate him on assuming the office.

During the telephonic conversation, the U.S Vice President appreciated Prime Minister Mulk’s illustrious career as a jurist and w

KARACHI: Lashing out at Reham Khan for her manuscript which Jemima said "libelous", former wife of Imran Khan said; "Hell hath no fury like a woman whose children have been scorned."

Jemima’s letest tweet clearly suggested that Reham’s book manuscript is libelous about her son, warning t

RAWALPINDI: US billionaire and founder of Microsoft Bill Gates telephoned Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, according to Inter Services Public Relations.

The ISPR, media wing of the military, said Bill Gates acknowledged supporting efforts by Pakistan Army for

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Senate, Muhammad Mian Soomro has joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Party sources have confirmed the joining of Soomro, however, the former chairman Senate will make formal announcement in coming days.

Sikandar Bosan, former federal

Islamabad: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), on the request of ministry of interior, has blocked the computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

Sources said with the blockage of CNIC, the passport of Musharraf is