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As many as four terrorists were killed and a soldier embraced martyrdom as an attack was thwarted by the security forces on a naval base in Turbat.  According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the armed terrorists attacked the naval airbase in Balochistan’s Turbat area last night.  It said the attempt was foiled due to […]

Aitchison College Principal Michael A Thompson tendered his resignation on Monday, citing nepotism and political interference as the reasons behind his decision. The Australian educator’s extreme step appears to have been triggered by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman’s move to waive the tuition fees for the sons of PML-N leader Ahad Cheema. According to media reports, […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to bring macroeconomic stability and steer the country towards gradual growth. Addressing the Tax Excellence Awards ceremony in Islamabad today (Tuesday), he said ensuring export-led growth through collective efforts was the only way to rid the country of loans. He said the government would undertake efforts to […]

Five Chinese nationals were killed and several other persons injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was attacked near Besham – a town located in Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – on Tuesday. A suicide bomber rammed an explosives laden vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers which was on its way from Islamabad […]

The opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday filed a petition against delay in administering oath to members elected on reserved seats.  The petition was filed by the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Peoples Party (PPP) and minority candidates.  Advocate Tariq Afridi submitted on behalf of petitioners that the assembly session should be convened immediately and […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear appeals filed by PTI founder and Shah Mahmood Qureshi against their conviction in the cipher case today. A two-member bench headed by Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq will conduct the hearing. It maybe recalled that the court had sought a response from the advocate general regarding […]

District and Sessions Court of Islamabad Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra on Monday issued production orders for PTI founder and former prime minister. The court ordered the superintendent of Adiala Jail to produce the PTI founder in the court on April 4. A petition was filed by the PTI founder’s lawyers to issue a production order […]

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa said that books can be written over what happened to journalists in Pakistan.  He gave these remarks during the hearing of a case related to the FIA notices issued to journalists.  A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa conducted the hearing.  At the outset […]

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday held a public hearing in Lahore on the suggested increase in gas tariffs – the third in the current fiscal year – after the Sui Northern requested for up to a whopping 147% hike. With the next hearing scheduled for Wednesday (March 27) in Peshawar, the […]