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Executive must not interfere with Supreme Court’s matters: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial warned executive against interfering with Supreme Court’s affairs. Coming down hard on Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Uman Awan, top judge asked, “How can you say th...

FM Bilawal vows to take Pak-Iraq trade, investment potential to new high of success

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said current bilateral trade was not commensurate with huge potential with Iraq which needed to be explored to expand bilateral trade volume. Addressing Pakistan-Iraq Business Council in Baghdad, he...

Govt decides to shut markets at 8pm under ‘energy conservation plan’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced that Centre and provincial governments have unanimously decided to shut markets by 8pm across country under ‘energy conservation plan’. Talking to...

­One who vowed to make others cry now shedding tears alone: Maryam

Kashmir Bagh: Maryam Nawaz senior Vice President and Chief Organiser of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz asserted that person who once boasted about invincibility and promised to bring tears to other people’s eyes, was now isolated and shedding tea...

Court sends Parvez Elahi on 14-day judicial remand

LAHORE: A District Court sent PTI President Parvez Elahi on 14-day judicial remand in case pertaining to illegal recruitments. Court rejected Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) request for physical remand of Elahi and sent him on judicial remand. Ea...

Zardari, Shujaat discuss political situation

LAHORE: PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid supremo Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain discussed country’s political situation. Hussain called on Zardari at his residence, during which both leaders underscored matters in lin...

Justice Faez brushes aside rumours about division within SC

Islamabad: Brushing aside rumours about division within ranks of top judiciary, Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa clarified that it was “Factually incorrect” that he had internally created separate group within top c...

Qureshi to quit PTI once he finds alternative: Kh Asif

Islamabad: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi will leave Imran Khan-led party as soon as he finds an alternative. Asif’s comments come days after sources said that...

Chaudhry Parvez Elahi arrested over graft charges

LAHORE: After repeated failures, team of Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) with help of police arrested PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi outside his residence, Zahoor Elahi Palace, over graft charges, confirmed Punjab Interim Information Ministe...

IHC suspends NA body probing alleged audio leaks of ex-CJP’s son

ISLAMABAD: Special parliamentary committee formed by National Assembly Speaker to probe into audio clips involving son of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar was stopped from proceeding any further by Islamabad High Court (IHC). I...

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Govt plans to cut electricity prices by up to Rs10 per unit

ISLAMABAD: Government has unveiled a revised plan to reduce the baseline power tariff by Rs 8 to Rs 10 per unit, quoting sources. The plan aims to address the issue of circular debt, which will be reduced through the reduction of the debt amount. Un...

Govt rejects proposal to exchange Dr. Aafia Siddiqui for Shakil Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Government told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) its position on the proposal to exchange Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s release for Shakil Afridi’s handover. According to reports, the government of Pakistan turned down the possibility of...

Mustafa Amir’s remains exhumed for DNA samples

KARACHI: Following the court orders, Sindh health department’s medical team exhumed body of Mustafa Amir for DNA samples. Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and allegedly murdered by his friends in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Jan...

Pakistan releases 22 Indian fishermen, begins repatriation process

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail, beginning their repatriation process on Friday, as confirmed by a police official.   Arshad Shah, the superintendent of Malir Jail, confirmed that...
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