Pakistan

LONDON: Saleem Shahzad, one of the founding members of MQM, passed away in London.

According to Geo News, he was undergoing treatment for liver cancer at a hospital in British capital.

The family said the former MQM leader had been suffering from the disease since 2015

Being the social media and the shared voice of the people, I come up with about eight to ten on-record incidents daily that take place in Pakistan— showing how candidates who were elected to fix their designated localities, disappointed the people o

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has announced that she alongwith Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on Friday to go to prison despite being sentenced to eight years in prison in the Avenfield properties case.


The former first

RAWALPINDI: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday said that he had wanted to save party supremo Nawaz Sharif from facing a situation such as Avenfield verdict.

Nawaz was sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison and slapped with an £8 million fine

UCH SHARIF: Punjab police briefly stopped Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from entering Uch Sharif where he has to address a public gathering, his spokesman said.

“Thousands of people are waiting for Bilawal Bhutto’s arrival at the jaslagah in Uch Sharif,” PPP s

Rights activist and independent candidate Jibran Nasir’s crusaders fell prey to mobile snatchers amid campaign.

The candidate from NA-247 had taken to Twitter to publicize the news of his volunteers falling victim to mobile snatchers in Karachi’s DHA P

Rights activist and independent candidate Jibran Nasir’s crusaders fell prey to mobile snatchers amid campaign.

The candidate from NA-247 had taken to Twitter to publicize the news of his volunteers falling victim to mobile snatchers in Karachi’s DHA P

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has stated on Saturday that she along with her father Nawaz Sharif will be flying back into the country within 10 days.

A day after the Avenfield case verdict, the PML-N leader, in

BANNU: A candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ammal (MMA) has been injured in a roadside bomb blast in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Geo reported on Saturday.

The blast took place in Takhtikhel area of Bannu.

Malik Shireen, who is MMA’s candidate in PK-89, was on his way to

ISLAMABAD: Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, sister of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Saturday accused the rival PTI of falsifying advertisements despite poor delivery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In a Twitter statement, Bakhtawar said only delivery in the PTI-led Khyber

KOHAT: PTI chairman Imran Khan said that a powerful person was convicted by an accountability court yesterday.

Khan was referring to 10-year jail term awarded to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield apartments case on Friday.

Nawaz Sharif has to

ISLAMABAD: A NAB team left for Khyber Pakhkunkhwa on Saturday to arrest Capt Safdar who was sentenced to one-year in jail in the Avenfield reference case.

According to a source privy to the matter, NAB has already obtained arrest warrants from an accountability court in

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday issued party tickets to its alternate candidates in replacement of Maryam Nawaz, after her disqualification pertaining to Avenfield verdict.

Prior to the verdict, Maryam was contesting the polls for

KARACHI: Qaumi Awami Tehreek (QAT) head Ayaz Latif Palijo has presented the election manifesto of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).

Unveiling the manifesto on Saturday, Palijo said gas and electricity billing system would be changed after coming into power.

He said that perks

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) declared on Saturday their decision to hold an open trial for Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui.

Amid the trial headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, a significant judgment was concurred of

Srinagar:  Indian troops have martyred  three civilians including a girl  and injured several others in Occupied Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported on Saturday.

According to reports, the Indian forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in Kulgam

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has prepared its manifesto which will be announced  on July 9th by party chairman Imran Khan.

The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have already launched their manifestos ahead of the general elections

ISLAMABAD: Sharif family lawyers have prepared appeals against the punishments handed down to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar in Avenfield reference on Friday,

ISLAMABAD: Name of Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been placed on the blacklist, Geo News quoted sources as saying on Saturday.

According to the TV channel,after being put on the blacklist Safdar will not be able

The UK must now investigate corruption charges related to the four London properties following Nawaz Sharif's sentencing, said Transparency International on Friday hours after the ousted prime minister was sentenced to 10 years in

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz upon their return at the airport, sources said.

The bureau has issued new directives for the arrest of Nawaz and

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Court on Thursday issued verdict in Avenfield reference case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and captain (retired) Sadfar.

Even before the judgment was pronounced, #AvenfieldReference was top trend in

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s senior leader Khursheed Shah on Friday remarked that the verdict to the Avenfield reference has been declared at the wrong time.

The former opposition leader of the National Assembly said such a judgement at this time would

LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced to return to Pakistan after his wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz regains consciousness.

Addressing a press conference to give his reaction over Avenfield reference verdict, Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) at Prime Minister’s House Friday reiterated a firm commitment to fulfill obligations made to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Action Plan, regarding measures to combat money-laundering and t

LONDON: Commenting on the Accountability court’s verdict, Maryam Nawaz said that the punishment has been given to her and her father Mohammad Nawaz Sharif due to their struggle against the unseen powers, who have been active for the last 70 years.

She

SWAT: Reacting to Avenfield reference verdict against Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran said first time in the history of Pakistan a powerful person was sentenced to jail.

Addressing public

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has rejected Accountability court verdict in Avenfield corruption reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and captain (retd) Safdar.

Reacting to the

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Friday convicted  and  sentenced  former  prime minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years jail term on corruption charges  in Avenfield corruption reference in his absence.

His daughter  Maryam Nawaz has