Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Over two dozen students from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas(FATA) and Balochistan have been protesting in the federal capital for the last two weeks, alleging that they are being denied admission to the medical and dental colleges despite the fact that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced a …

Lahore: The Stanford Social Innovation Review report shows that Pakistanis are among the most charitable people in the world. The nation contributes more than one percent of its GDP to charity, according to the report. Such a high percentage of philanthropic activities place Pakistan among some of the far wealthier …

ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar appeared before an accountability court on Tuesday where Judge Muhmmad Bashir resumed hearing of the Avenfield Apartments reference wherein the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head, Wajid Zia, recorded his statement against the Sharif family. According …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was made for the people like Aamir Liaquat. “Amir Liaquat had previously wanted to join the PML-N … but we are thankful that he did not join,” Nawaz told media outside …

KARACHI: The Interior Ministry on Monday accepted the plea of former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf seeking security upon his return to Pakistan to appear before the special court in the high treason case. In a notification, the Interior Ministry responded to the plea by Musharraf’s lawyer, mentioning that it …

ISLAMABAD: Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of ‘mismanaging’ the situation in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) ‘like never before’, NDTV reported. “The situation in Kashmir valley is worsening with each passing day,” said Singh at the Congress party’s 84th plenary session that is being …

SUKKUR: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said on Sunday that the Pakistan People’s Party could not rule out the possibility of seat adjustment or an alliance with Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the upcoming general elections in 2018. While speaking to media in Sukkur, Shah said …

Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that Pakistan has eliminated sanctuaries of all terrorists groups including the Haqqani Network from its soil through a well-thought-out military campaign. “But all this has come with a huge price. Besides cost in blood of over 75,000 …

Lahore: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar to record his statement in the recently opened investigation against Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. Media reports say that the bureau has sent a letter to Dar, a complainant in the case, asking him to appear with …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday said he who failed to respect parliament during his tenure as prime minister now seeks ‘respect for the vote’. “Opening batsmen of Gen (r) Ziaul Haq thinks democracy is linked to him only,” the PPP chairman told a rally in …