Pakistan
National and regional reporting from Pakistani and regional desks. Sorted by source publication time.
LHC rules FIA cannot stop travel on vague suspicions
• Observes right to travel abroad protected under Constitution• Justice Kamran notes immigration powers must be exercised fairly and transparently LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared unlawful the off-loading of a passenger from a Nigeria-bound flight at Sialkot International Airport, ru...
Last nail?
THE hybrid set-up may be evasive, but pro-regime gurus say a constitutional amendment is on the cards. Before the last two controversial amendments were passed, they had given out similar information. So, we must review the dubious ideas presented as panaceas, because this set-up has again preferred...
SC rules against khula sans wife’s explicit consent
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that family courts should not convert a wife’s suit for dissolution of marriage on grounds of cruelty into a decree of khula without her explicit and informed consent, particularly when valuable financial rights such as unpaid dower are involved. Authored by Ju...
رنویر سنگھ پر فلم انڈسٹری میں کام کرنے پر پابندی لگ گئی، اداکار کا ردعمل آگیا
رنویر سنگھ نے مؤقف اپنایا کہ یہ معاملہ کسی ’مناسب قانونی فورم‘ پر حل کیا جانا چاہیے
The parables of absurdity
AN entire genre of absurdist literature exists, wrapped in poetry and nursery rhymes, which has regaled the world for centuries. Occasionally, the humour and satire they spawn assume the form of an inscrutable poker-faced dilettante relishing a faux involvement in the morose world of politics. Take ...
Araghchi to miss UN debate after US denies visa
WASHINGTON: Ahead of a high-level debate that has acquired even greater significance amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a key player is likely to be absent from the table when the UN Security Council discusses the weakening of the international system this week. The debate on “Upholding t...
عیدالاضحیٰ پر پردیسیوں کی گھروں کو واپسی کے باعث ٹرانسپورٹ اڈوں پر شدید رش
راولپنڈی اور اسلام آباد کے بس اڈوں پر گاڑیوں کی قلت سے مسافروں کو مشکلات
Oil, LNG tankers en route to Pakistan, China
SINGAPORE: Ship-tracking data showed three liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, heading to Pakistan, China and India, as well as a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China after being stranded for nearly three months. The US-Israeli war on Iran that began o...
مشرق وسطیٰ کی موجودہ کشیدگی میں پاکستان ایک قابل قبول ثالث کے طور پر سامنے آیا، ترک میڈیا کا اعتراف
رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کی سفارت کاری تشہیر سے دور اور عملی روابط پر مبنی رہی
ترکیہ کا عراق کے ساتھ 30 ارب ڈالر کے تجاری حجم کو بڑھانے کا منصوبہ
عراق خطے کے اہم تجارتی شراکت داروں میں سے ایک ہے، ترک سفیر
Quetta bombing leaves ill-fated neighbourhood ‘uninhabitable’
• Massive explosion damaged many homes near Chaman railway crossing, making them ‘unsafe’ to live in• Administration forms body to assess damage and formulate compensation measures QUETTA: After a powerful bomb explosion that targeted a shuttle train at the Chaman railway crossing in the provincial ...
Balochistan tragedy
A PALL has descended on Eid festivities. The Sunday suicide bombing in Quetta has left many grieving their loved ones at a time when others will be celebrating the bonds of faith and family. According to the official count, more than a dozen lives were snuffed out, and at least 20 people were left i...
Shadow budget eyes zero deficit
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has released a set of four independent ‘shadow’ policy studies proposing an alternative economic framework to accelerate growth, broaden the tax base, and reduce fiscal imbalances. The documents were prepared by the Econ...
NA panel takes govt to task over budget preparation, reforms
• Naveed Qamar criticises continued reliance on indirect taxes, petroleum levy• UNDP consultants warn Pakistan remains on a ‘fragile stabilisation path’• Inflation projected to exceed 12pc despite gradual economic recovery ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Monday accused the government of pers...
KSE-100 rallies 3,800 points ahead of Eid break
Ahead of the Eidul Azha break, the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index on Monday rallied more than 3,800 points amid hopes of a deal between the United States and Iran. The KSE-100 closed at 171,725.29 points, up 3881.05 points from the previous close of 167,844.24 points. The index witn...
تفتان؛ مسلح افراد نے تجارتی سامان کے ساتھ ٹرکوں کو آگ لگا دی
آتشزدگی کے باعث تاجروں کا کروڑوں روپے کا نقصان ہوا
PTI completes candidate interviews for AJK polls despite ‘challenges’
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has completed interviews for party tickets for the forthcoming general elections, with 186 applications received from across the territory despite what it described as “severe political and administrative challenges.” The d...
آسٹریلیا کیخلاف قومی اسکواڈ میں شامل کھلاڑی عید کہاں منائیں گے؟
قومی ٹیم 29 مئی کو بھرپور پریکٹس سیشن میں حصہ لے گی
Tarbela delivers $460bn benefits
LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) said on Monday that Tarbela Dam had released more than 419 million acre-feet of stored water for irrigation and added 586 billion units of clean, low-cost electricity to the national grid over the past 50 years. The information was shared dur...
Six killed in Quetta-Karachi highway crash
KHUZDAR: At least six members of a family, including women and children, were killed and two others injured in a collision between a car and a pickup on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway in the Kakat area late on Monday evening. According to police, a car carrying six people was on its way to Kara...
SHC acquits ex-NBP chief in Rs54bn loan scam case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday acquitted former National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) president Syed Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf in the Rs54 billion Hascol loan scam case, observing that nearly all other accused persons had been exonerated, acquitted or converted into witnesses. A two-judge bench, ...
Five of a family shot dead in Quetta over ‘land dispute’
QUETTA: Five members of a family, including a woman, were gunned down allegedly by one of their relatives in the Kachhi Baig area of Sariab Road on Monday, police said. According to police, the incident took place late on Sunday night in Killi Allahabad, within the jurisdiction of Kachhi Baig police...
ایران کی بڑی دھمکی، نئی جنگ ہوئی تو جواب پہلے سے زیادہ خطرناک ہوگا
دفاعی ماہرین کے مطابق ایران کے حالیہ بیانات خطے میں بڑھتی ہوئی کشیدگی اور ممکنہ فوجی تصادم کے خدشات کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں
ایم فل/پی ایچ ڈی داخلہ پالیسی میں تبدیلی موخر، جامعات داخلہ ٹیسٹ رواں سال خود لے سکیں گی، نوٹیفکیشن
پورے پاکستان کی جامعات ایم فل/پی ایچ ڈی کی سطح پر داخلہ ٹیسٹ رواں سال کے ایڈمیشن کے لیے بھی خود لے سکیں گی