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Nawaz says NAB court should delay verdict in Avenfield case till...

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the accountability court in Islamabad should delay announcing the verdict in the Avenfield properties referencetill the...

Avenfield reference: NAB failed to shift burden of proof on Nawaz,...

Khawaja Haris, the lead counsel of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, stated on Wednesday that the prosecution team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...

Maryam owns 1,506 kanals of agricultural land, has millions invested in...

Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi, celebrated satirist and humourist, passed away in Karachi on Wednesday, DawnNewsTV reported. The 95-year-old wordsmith par excellence had been suffering from...

Imran Khan challenges ‘whimsical’ rejection of nomination papers for NA-53

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged a returning officer’s (RO) decision to reject his nomination papers to contest the election for...

Why do we have one and what purpose does it fulfil?

The government completed its five-year term last night and today former Pakistan chief justice Nasirul Mulk is set to take oath as the country’s...

Prosecution opens final arguments in NAB case against Nawaz

0ISLAMABAD: The prosecution of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday started final arguments in the Avenfield properties reference after the accountability court dismissed...

US school shooting victim Sabika Sheikh laid to rest in Karachi

The funeral prayers for Sabika Sheikh, a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student who was killed in a Texas school shooting last week, were offered at...

Corruption references against me are punishment for treason case against Musharraf,...

Beleaguered PML-N politician Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, during his third accountability court hearing in as many days, claimed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...

WB says it’s seeking amicable solution to Pakistan-India water dispute

WASHINGTON: The World Bank said on Tuesday that it was holding talks with a Pakistani delegation to seek an amicable resolution of its water...

Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan, Pakistan

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked Afghanistan and various parts of Pakistan on Wednesday, sending people racing out of buildings in the two capitals and...

PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in...

The estranged PML-N lawmakers who had formed the Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz (JPSM) a month ago officially merged into the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on...

PM Abbasi lashes out at NAB over inquiry into allegation that...

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday strongly criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for launching a probe against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif,...

Pakistan, Russia agree to boost military cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to intensify bilateral military cooperation during meetings between the top military and security leadership of...

SC lashes out at security agencies for failing to submit...

Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court on Wednesday lashed out at security agencies for “failing to produce a new report” on last...

SC issues notices to Musharraf, Zardari

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to former presidents retired Gen Pervez Musharraf and Asif Ali Zardari on a petition seeking recovery...

Dr. Sir Allma Mohammad Iqbal Time line from November 9, 1877...

1877: Born at Sialkot (present-day Pakistan) on Friday, November 9, 1877. Kashmiri origin. 1893–1895: High School and Intermediate – Scotch Mission College, Sialkot. 1897: B.A. (Arabic...

Forgotten hero Ch. Rahmat Ali

By:Zafar Alam Sarwar, Islamabad There are many Pak and Kashmiri elders in Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi who reminiscence the crucial days of struggle for freedom...

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman (RETD)Author of “PAF Compass

Sqn. Ldr. Nusrat Hussain (R) Branch Rickey, an American baseball player once said, “It’s not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage...

Pakistan is already reaping benefits from CPEC, says PM Abbasi at...

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, addressing the opening ceremony of the Boao economic forum in China’s Hainan province on Tuesday, said regional connectivity, open...

NAB summons Shehbaz in connection with Ashiana housing scheme inquiry

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has summoned Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif with regard to an inquiry into Ashiana-e-Iqbal housing scheme. The Punjab...