Category: Pakistan

A three-day workshop led by UN Women Pakistan concluded in Karachi late Thursday with a promise by private sector firms to advance gender equality and adopt the global best practices in line with Women Empowerment Principles (WEP). Titled ‘Mind the Gap’, the workshop saw participation from Human Resources (HR) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practitioners […]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday objected to the insulting criticism of the judgement of the special court which convicted former army chief retired Gen Pervez Musharraf. In a statement, the council said that the law had provided procedures and proper course for agitating flaws, if any, but the way in which the […]

ISLAMABAD: Twelve years after Jamia Hafsa in G-6 was razed, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is asking its administration to demolish its new building voluntarily because it has been built on land for a children’s park in G-7. In a notice dated Dec 18, the CDA has directed the seminary’s administration to halt unauthorised construction […]

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday warned “it would not possible to save [the country] from anarchy if the institution of army is divided or weakened.” In a series of tweets, Chaudhry said that the armed forces were being “targeted under a specific strategy”. While referring to the detailed verdict issued by a […]

Outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa on Friday said a malicious campaign has been initiated against the judiciary but the truth shall finally prevail. Khosa made these remarks in a gathering before officially addressing a full-court reference organised at the Supreme Court on the eve of his retirement, just a day after a […]

Police arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy in Muzaffargarh. A First Information Report (FIR), dated December 17, was registered on the complaint of the victim’s father at Sethpur station under Section 377 (unnatural offence) of the Pakistan Penal Code. As per the FIR, the complainant’s son went to a […]

Former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief retired Air Marshal Zafar Ahmed Chaudhry passed away due to a cardiac arrest, the PAF announced on Wednesday. He had served as the 8th Air Force chief from March 3, 1972 to April 15, 1974. PAF Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan expressed profound grief over his demise. Chaudhry […]

Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the military’s Special Services Group (SSG), a tweet by the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The visit by COAS comes a day after former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, who was from the SSG, was handed a death sentence […]

Two policemen, deployed on a security detail for polio teams, were martyred after unidentified assailants opened fire at them in Lower Dir, police confirmed on Wednesday. Lower Dir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Saeedur Rehman said the incident took place in Maidan area of the city. “The policemen were on their way to a basic […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday asked the lawmakers to rise above their political differences and make constitutional provisions workable. “It is a test of and challenge for every member of the Majlis-i-Shoora (parlia­ment) in general and the leaders of the house and opposition in particular to honour every word of the oath and […]