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KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee slumped 3.8 percent against the dollar on Monday before slightly recovering in what appeared to be the third currency devaluation in seven months by the central bank, traders said, as Pakistan faces a balance of payments crisis.

At 0830 GMT, the rupee

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended tax collection on mobile cards here on Monday.

Last month, Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had taken notice of the high levy charged on mobile phone cards in the country as he asked under which law Rs40 were

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has ruled in favour of Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and rejected Dr Farooq Sattar's plea in MQM-P's convenorship case on Monday.

Dr Farooq Sattar had filed a petition in the IHC challenging the ECP decision through which he

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, Nawaz Sharif’s counsel, Khawaja Haris has recused himself from appearing in NAB references citing Supreme Court’s refusal to accept his argument as a reason for his sudden decision after representing the ousted prime minister for nine m

KARACHI: As the preparation for the general election 2018 geared up in the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday announced the initial list of its electoral candidates from Sindh for the upcoming contests would be held on July 25.

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LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday summoned Hamza Shehbaz and Ayesha Ahad Malik, who claims to be the wife of Shehbaz Sharif’s son, to appear at the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Monday.

The directives came after Ayesha Ahad

LAHORE: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will be hearing the appeal against Lahore High Court (LHC)’s decision to acquit the man accused of stabbing Khadija Siddiqi 23 times with a knife.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar headed a two-judge

LAHORE: The Supreme Court has ordered media groups to summon on Monday who have not been paying salaries to their staff.

The directives came from a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar during a hearing on Sunday due to contravene of the earlier order.

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KARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority has sealed three sweet-making factories and facilitators during its quality analysis raid Saturday night in Karachi's Korangi area.

The food investigating body conducted surprise raids on sweets manufacturing factories and

GUJRANWALA: Two people have been taken into custody by police, who belonged to a group that decoyed young men through social media’s assistance and then abducted them for ransom.

As per police reports, the accused group created fake profiles

With the country receiving ample negative coverage from the media both inside and outside of the country, SOC films have come forward paying accolades to Pakistan’s unsung heroes in the form of a web miniseries.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s SOC Films have u

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has lamented what he called the existence of two parallel Pakistans - one for the ordinary citizens and the other for the powerful.

“Statement by NAB prosecutor today that there is now ample evidence to show that Avenfield apartments b

KARACHI: Former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the discovery of coal 140 meters below surface in Thar, crediting it to the PPP government’s efforts.

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader turned to Twitter on Sunday to publicize the d

LAHORE: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has directed the accountability court to rule on three corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family within a month.

A two-member bench headed by the chief justice heard a

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani has rubbished a news report claiming that his party is setting fluency in English as a condition for female candidates on reserved seats.

Taking to Twitter, the senator

LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif appeared before his party’s parliamentary board awarding tickets to aspiring candidates for the upcoming general elections.

In a Twitter message on Sunday, Sharif said that he appeared before the board along with other applicants

An elderly man on Sunday blocked car of a Supreme Court judge after lying down in front of the vehicle.

According to Geo News, the man identified as Munawwar took the extreme step to draw chief justice of Pakistan's attention towards his grievances.

The

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday directed the accountability court to conclude trial of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar in three corruption references within a month.

A division bench of the apex court headed by Chief

KARACHI: PTI announced that sixteen women would be contesting direct on general seats in the coming elections.

Taken from Insaf’s official list, seven female contestants have been allowed party’s ticket to contest on National Assembly's seats.

Nine women candidates have been

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentary board has awarded tickets to former MNA Shehryar Khan Afridi and former provincial minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai.

As per the official statement issued on Saturday, Sialkot’s NA 72 will have Dr Firdous Ashiq A

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Sea King helicopters successfully rescued crew members of sunken Iranian Dhow in North Arabian Sea (NAS). 

Upon receipt of information about distressed Dhow (AL RAMANI) bearing flag of Islamic Republic of Iran, 11 crew members (fishermen)

KARACHI: National Assembly Constituency 247 will be the combat zone of the upcoming general elections in the metropolis with multiple high-flying political leaders joining the race for a single seat.

NA 247 of the city’s south will welcome back

LAHORE: Former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken a dig at Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari, saying that PML-N would bury the politics of duo with the power of vote.

In a Twitter message on Saturday, Shehbaz Sharif said Imran Khan has given

KARACHI: Supreme Court has ordered destruction of walls built for the purpose of advertisements and has outlawed future constructions of these as well.

The hearing of an appeal filed against the construction of these walls, had taken place in Supreme

KARACHI: Veteran MQM leader Farooq Sattar has announced he will be contesting the upcoming election from three constituencies.

“I am filing my nomination papers from NA-241, NA-245 and NA-247,” Sattar told media persons.

Sattar stated that MQM-P was not being

ISLAMABAD: Former MNA Ali Muhammad Khan who was reportedly denied PTI’s ticket to contest elections from his rural Mardan constituency, has urged his supporters to stand by the party and beat the status quo.

In a message on Twitter on Saturday,

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif are at odds over awarding of party's ticket to disgruntled  leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali for the upcoming general elections.

Geo TV quoted a source saying that Nawaz Sharif is opposed to suggestions that

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled the final list of its candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections.

The  list was displayed on PTI's  official website,  according to which the party has fielded 173 candidates for the National As

In order to promote Pakistan’s thriving tourism industry, the government of Pakistan is inviting a group of six leading tourism companies of Sichuan Province to visit Pakistan.

The delegation, among others, will include Chairman of Chengdu Travel Agency