Karachi The National Highway became the scene of hours-long arson attacks and shooting near Port Qasim on Friday over a dispute about a cooking oil shipping contract. Three people, including a satellite technician of Geo TV, were wounded in the violence. The violence broke out …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) was informed on Tuesday that Governor Masood Kausar had convened a meeting of the apex committee comprising heads of security agencies on the issue of missing persons today (Wednesday). Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Muhammad Iqbal Mohmand submitted a letter …
Karachi The Election Commission’s exercise of door-to-door verification of draft electoral rolls (DERs) in Sindh has revealed a reduction of over 578,000 eligible voters as compared to the number showed in a report prepared after a similar exercise conducted by Nadra in August 2011, The …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakht-unkhwa cabinet was told on Monday that Kohat Central Jail and Lakki Marwat sub-jail had been handed over to Pakistan Army for conversion into detention centres where under-trail terrorists could be interrogated. Briefing reporters after cabinet meeting, Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar …
LAHORE PPP members in the Punjab Assembly seemed to have rescued the Treasury on Friday by pointing out quorum amidst raising of eyebrows within the PML-Q camp minutes before the law minister was about to brief the House on the financial position of the Punjab …
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has injected over Rs274 billion into the money market as banks are facing liquidity shortage due to investment in government maturities. The central bank on Friday injected Rs274.15 billion in the banking system against an offered amount worth …
PESHAWAR: The Pak Army on Thursday handed over Havaldar Naseebullah Khan to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, as he was wanted in the kidnapping and rape case of Uzma Ayub. The rape victim recently gave birth to a baby girl. The police, as per directives of …
Karachi The chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday summoned the provincial police chief over the killing of lawyers in the city. Representatives of lawyers will also attend the meeting with the IG police today (Thursday). Three lawyers — Badr Muneer, Kafeel …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) enjoys a distinctive edge over the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in each and every issue including the bye-polls, say experts. “The SCP orders prevail in case some differences exist between the institutions whether these are related to …
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expressed concerns over no solution for preventing refunds or adjustment against fake input claims, official sources said on Thursday. “The issue was discussed at a recent commissioners’ conference and the revenue body has asked senior officials to …
