LAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a contempt of court application against disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Privatisation Minister Danyal Aziz. The judge sought reply from respondents and ordered to …

ISLAMABAD: The trial in Mashal Khan lynching case concluded on Wednesday as the Anti-Terrorism Court in Haripur gave death sentence on multiple counts to one convict and life terms to five others. As many as 25 others convicted in the case were sentenced to four-year prison terms while 26 suspects …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has proposed creation of a mutually acceptable verification mechanism to be arrived at between Pakistan and Afghanistan with international assistance to investigate allegations of cross-border intrusion of militants, according to a statement issued by the party on Wednesday. While addressing scholars and …