Category: Pakistan

A Lahore sessions court on Tuesday accepted the bail applications of two Chinese men who the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) alleged were involved in human trafficking and using their wives for prostitution. The court delivered its verdict following the testimony of the men’s wives. According to the women, they had married their husbands lawfully and wished […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s score on the Childhood Index has improved from 540 in 2000 to 626 in 2019, the Global Childhood Report 2019 says. The report was launched by Save the Children at the concluding ceremony of ‘Children’s Action against Oppression and Neglect (CHAON)’ project. The IKEA Foundation-funded project combined child protection systems, accelerated learning and […]

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned opposition leader in the National Assembly and Pakis­tan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif in the assets beyond means reference. The former chief minister of Punjab has been asked to carry with him relevant record and documents for joining the investigation at NAB’s Lahore office at 11am […]

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has said that the provincial government has succeeded in getting the approval of some mega development projects from the federal government. Speaking at a programme here the other day, he said these uplift projects would bring about a positive change in the province. The programme was organised […]

An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) 14-day physical remand of PPP leader Faryal Talpur to investigate a corruption case. Talpur, sister of PPP co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, was nominated in a fake accounts case that is being probed by NAB. She was arrested by NAB on June 14 […]

SIALKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Mohammad Asif has endorsed the stance of party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz that the proposed charter of economy has become a joke. Talking to reporters on Sunday, Khawaja Asif said: “Yes it is true that the charter of economy has become a joke and what Maryam said […]

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has voiced its concern over slow progress on Gomal Zam Dam irrigation system for development of vast area in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts. The USAID-funded multibillion rupee project plans to develop command area of 191,000 acres in the two districts. Documents available with Dawn show that recently provincial […]

KARACHI: As the Pakistani delegation returns from Orlando after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings, they will bring with them a heavy agenda of tasks for the government to execute. The country has been granted two more months to complete compliance with its own action plan submitted to FATF last year and the next […]

Nine people, including women and children, were killed when a jeep carrying passengers fell into Indus River on Sunday. The incident took place in the Shalkan Abad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kolai Palas Kohistan. According to station house officer (SHO) Hafeezur Rehman, the jeep carrying 21 people was heading to Gadar, a hilly area, from […]

PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has accepted an invitation extended by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to attend an all-parties conference to be held on June 26, a well-placed source within the party told DawnNewsTV on Sunday. The JUI-F chief, who will be hosting the event, had telephoned Maryam to invite her to attend the APC, the […]