Saeed Ghani warns schools against crossing govt on reopening directives
KARACHI: Saeed Ghani, Sindh Education Minister on Thursday made it clear that the final decision on reopening of schools rests with the government and...
HRW concerned over using NAB to ‘harass, intimidate opponents’
ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Pakistani authorities to stop using NAB —referring to it as "a dictatorship-era body, possessing draconian and...
Beirut explosion: Angry residents demand answers after blast
BEIRUT: Anger grows among people of Beirut after massive explosion that killed over 135 people and left over 5,000 people injured. Masses are angry...
Modi is trapped, Kashmir will be free soon, says PM Imran
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday, saying that he is 'trapped' and that Kashmiris will be free soon...
Death toll from Beirut blast rises to 135, more than 5,000 injured
BEIRUT: Death toll from the Beirut port blast rose to 135 on Thursday as rescue teams continued to pull bodies out of the wreckage...
IHC gives interior ministry 3 weeks to decide Cynthia deportation case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) told the interior ministry to decide in three weeks whether US blogger Cynthia Ritchie is to be deported...
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi indicted for illegal appointments in PSO
KARACHI: An accountability court indicted former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and three others on the charge of illegal...
Zahid Hafeez Ch posted as new FO Spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhary has been appointed as new Spokesperson at Foreign Office, in place of Aisha Farooqi who is proceeding for training.
Zahid Hafeez...
FC soldier martyred, two injured in firing from across Afghan border
RAWALPINDI: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred and two other sustained injuries in firing from across the Afghan border.
According to a statement of...
Joint session of Parliament to be held today (Thursday)
ISLAMABAD: The joint session of the Parliament will be held today (Thursday) at the Parliament House to discuss important legislation.
President Dr Arif Alvi has...
