ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Wednesday recommended the Ministry of Interior to stop implementation of a policy regarding conversion of automatic weapons with semi-automatic firearms. The said policy was a brain child of incumbent Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who had announced in his very first speech in National Assembly that …
Read More »Abid Sher Ali rejects Imran’s ‘bribery’ claim in Lodhran by-election
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali has on Thursday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s claim that the opponents had used ‘bribery’ for winning the by-election in Lodhran’s NA-154. Talking to media at Judicial Complex, Abid Sher Ali said that the people had only displayed …
Read More »SC grants Rao Anwar protective bail after former SSP pleads his innocence in letter to CJP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, during the hearing of Naqeebullah Mehsud extra-judicial killing case, granted protective bail to Rao Anwar and directed the former Malir senior superintendent police (SSP) to appear in court on Friday. The case was being heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib …
Read More »PTI worker accuses MQM-P MNA of threatening him at gunpoint in Karachi
A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) worker on Monday accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MNA Salman Mujahid Baloch of threatening him at gunpoint in Karachi — a claim the MNA has denied. Ahsan Alavi, a Karachi resident associated with PTI’s social media team, in a post on Facebook group Halaat Updates ─ …
Read More »Asma Jahangir’s demise sets social media ablaze
LAHORE: Renowned lawyer, social activist and Human Right Commission of Pakistan co-founder and chairwomanAsma Jahangir died suddenly on Sunday, owing to a cardiac arrest. Asma Jahangir was a scholar, having been recognised world over for her strong advocacy for human and woman rights. She was one of the most respected …
Read More »16th Sufi Music Festival gets underway at Alhamra
LAHORE: A large number of visitors lauded the performance of renowned Sufi artists at the 16th Sufi Music Festival being held at Alhamra Cultural Complex, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Eminent singers and musicians amused the jammed-packed hall with instrumental and classical performances besides the Sufi poetry in their melodious voices. The …
Read More »Suspect in Mardan child rape, murder case records confession in court
The main suspect in the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl in Mardan recorded his confession in front of a judge on Monday. The 15-year-old suspect is accused of murdering the young girl after subjecting her to sexual assault. According to the police, the suspect, a daily wage labourer …
Read More »SC takes up LNG case against Abbasi today
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up today (Monday) a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over his alleged corruption in the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract. The petition filed by Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed under Article 184 (3) of …
Read More »Musharraf vows to return to Pakistan ahead of 2018 elections
ISLAMABAD: Former president Gen (r) Parvez Musharraf on Sunday vowed to return to Pakistan before the 2018 general elections to lead the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) from the front. Addressing a gathering in Islamabad through video link from Dubai, the former president said that the APML would become the …
Read More »NAB told to investigate Musharraf over graft
ISLAMABAD: Redefining power of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to investigate ex-military men, especially retired generals, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the bureau to proceed against Pervez Musharraf for his alleged corruption while holding the office of president of Pakistan. A division bench of the IHC comprising …
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