Pakistan

In honour of his mother’s valiant effort of giving birth while in office, Bilawal Bhutto, chairman Pakistan People’s Party, has written an article for The Guardian on the challenges Benazir Bhutto had to face throughout her lifetime, especially during pregnancy. This was done a few days after New Zealand’s serving …

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Monday rejected appeal of National Accountability Bureau against the accountability court order of granting bail to Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar. The bench had reserved its judgment on Dec 14 in the petition of NAB, seeking judicial custody of Captain …

A family in Punjab’s Gujranwal district was left in shock at the sudden deaths of three of its members on Friday. According to police, Zahid Ali, 35, a resident of Ilyas Colony shot himself dead for unknown reasons. After receiving news about the suicide of the younger brother, 40 years …

KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday adjourned the immediate shutdown of existing footpath schools in the city and offered a loan for its official setup. The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took a suo motu notice in the Karachi Registry Office, in response to broadcasted complaints that the …

ISLAMABAD: Two-week long joint special operation forces maritime exercise, “AFFA AL SAHIL IV”, between Pak Navy’s Special Service Group and Royal Saudi Naval Forces concluded her in Karachi on Friday. As per details, the exercise was conducted in two phases, aimed to enhance professional skills for Maritime Counter Terrorism Operations …

KARACHI: Co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari on Friday lauded the valor of former Malir SSP Rao Anwar, calling him a ‘brave child’, even though he has failed to appear before the Supreme Court in an alleged murder case of Naqeebullah Mehsud. Asif Ali Zrdari, in an interview, …

LAHORE: Founders’ Day was held at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) College in Sargodha and Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, was the chief guest on the occasion on Saturday. In his address the chief guest said, “PAF College Sargodha has been the nursery of hard …

ISLAMABAD: Adopting the report of its subcommittee, the Senate’s Special Committee on PIA Wednesday asked the Foreign Office to approach the German Embassy in Islamabad to bring back former PIA CEO Bernd Hilldenbrand , a German national, who was allowed to go abroad in June last for one month on …

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that any unilateral action by the United States in Pakistan will not only bring the bilateral relations to an irreparable stage but also be counterproductive. During an interview to CNN on Tuesday, he said, “Any unilateral action in Pakistan will be a red …

ISLAMABAD: The first phase of joint maritime exercise Aff’aa Al Sahil, being held between Pakistan Navy (PN) and Royal Saudi Naval Forces concluded on Wednesday. During the first phase, series of land and harbour exercises were carried out; wherein, special maritime operations were rehearsed for the second phase at sea, …