PA forms committee to probe Radio Pakistan mob attack
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday notified a 15-member special house committee to investigate a mob attack on Radio Pakistan’s Peshawar building on May…
2025-12-27
2025-12-27
Plan to set up varsity in Upper Chitral not feasible, KP tells Centre
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has informed the federal government that the establishment of a university in Upper Chitral district is not feasible, so fund…
2025-12-27
JI rejects PIA privatisation, calls it a ‘big mistake’
KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Friday rejected the recent privatisation of the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),…
2025-12-27
Conviction under child marriage law doesn’t invalidate nikah, court rules
KARACHI: A sessions court has ruled that any conviction under the provision of the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013 does not render the marriage void or invalidat…
2025-12-27
SC urges liberal interpretation of service rules
• Observation made while dismissing Sindh govt appeals against SHC orders • Case relates to employment under deceased quota as provided in Rule 11-A that allows job to a…
2025-12-27
Signs of forgotten city found beneath Taxila’s first settlement
Archaeologists carry out excavation at Bhir Mound remains on Friday.—Dawn • Evidence pushes civilisation timeline beyond 6th century BC • Uncovered ruins reveal advanced…
2025-12-27
GB Assembly, LG polls in April or May: CEC
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan chief election commissioner has announced that the GB Assembly and local government elections will be conducted in April or May next year. H…
2025-12-27
Security forces kill 11 terrorists in separate engagements in KP, Balochistan
QUETTA / LAKKI MARWAT: An intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Kohlu district led to the neutralisation of five terrorists, the military’s media wing said on Fr…
2025-12-27
Ex-IHC judge Jahangiri set to challenge his dismissal before FCC
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2025-12-27
KP CM does not get ‘full Liberty’ in Lahore
• Sohail Afridi’s entourage arrived in city around 4:30pm; PTI workers complain of harassment, arrests en route • Engagements at Punjab Assembly marred by altercations, …
2025-12-27
Talks between officials, Kohistan protesters fail
MANSEHRA: Talks between the district administration and the protesters failed on Friday despite the fact that Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has announced…
2025-12-27
Sindh govt to construct 600-bed hospital in Larkana
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved the progress, design, scope and financial framework of a 600-bed hospital in Larkana, describing it as a m…
2025-12-27
Over 8,500 policemen deployed for security at Benazir’s mausoleum
FIRST Lady Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari offers fateha at the grave of Mohatarma Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on Friday.—APP LARKANA: Foolproof security for the VVIPs, V…
2025-12-27
Two people die of suffocation due to gas leak
QUETTA: Two people, including a watchman of a private school, died of suffocation caused by gas leak in the room, police said here on Friday. Rescue officials said that …
2025-12-27
Youth are bright future of country, says Bugti
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that the youth are the bright future of Pakistan and the real asset of the nation, and it is the most impor…
2025-12-27
CJP for better judicial facilities in remote areas
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, who also chairs the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP), on Thursday expressed concern over the…
2025-12-26
Afridi bristles after Punjab puts brakes on activities
The PML-N-led Punjab government appeared to pull out all the stops to deny the PTI any political spectacle during Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's visit…
2025-12-26
Benazir trial's long shadow
Eighteen years after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto — the 'Daughter of the East' and Pakistan's first woman prime minister — the legal labyrinth surrounding her mur…
2025-12-26
LHC overturns DC-led committee orders
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has overturned the decisions of deputy commissioner-led committees that granted the possession of properties to people in 10 districts of Pun…
2025-12-26
UK envoy issued demarche over Bradford protest
Pakistan on Friday summoned the United Kingdom's high commissioner and issued a formal demarche following "provocative" statements made during a protest outside the Paki…
2025-12-26
Pakistan, UAE hail positive trajectory in ties
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan paid an official visit to Pakistan on Friday, marking his first vis…
2025-12-26
Temperatures to fall as first winter rain approaches Karachi
Commuters are passing through a road during the downpour of monsoon season at Saddar area in Karachi. — PPI/File The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted the…
2025-12-26
'2026 will see Pakistan stepping on moon'
SUPARCO Director Shafaat Ali Friday announced that 2025 will be remembered as a breakthrough year for Pakistan in space projects, with the nation's sights already set on…
2025-12-26
New navigation aid installed in DI Khan
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PPA) has successfully completed the commissioning of a state-of-the-art Doppler VHF Omnidirectional Range and Distance Measuring Equipme…
2025-12-26
Zardari vows to carry forward BB's vision
President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed the commitment to carrying forward PPP's slain chairperson Benazir Bhutto's vision of a democratic, inclusive, tolerant, plural…
2025-12-26
Top court rejects pre-arrest bail of alleged arsonist
The Supreme Court has rejected the pre-arrest bail application of an accused allegedly involved in setting fire to the house and animals of his rivals. During hearing of…
2025-12-26
FIA nets 257 illegal migrants in December
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested 257 people in December for attempting to travel illegally to Iran via the sea route, as authorities intensified a crackdo…
2025-12-26
PM Shehbaz will decide on talks once PTI clarifies its stance, says Rana Sanaullah
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would decide on talks with PTI once the opposition party c…
2025-12-26
Security forces kill 5 terrorists during IBO in Balochistan’s Kohlu: ISPR
Security forces killed five terrorists in an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kohlu district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. Accord…
2025-12-26
Police, armed locals kill 6 terrorists in KP’s Lakki Marwat
PESHAWAR: At least six terrorists were killed and several others injured on Friday in a clash between police forces, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) commandos and arm…