Supreme Court retains minorities, PWDs quota in civil service
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the judgment of Lahore High Court, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has retained the quota reserved for minorities and persons with disabilities...
PSO sounds alarm over limited stocks of POL products
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has warned the government of limited stocks of POL products amid non-opening of letters of credit (LCs) for cargoes,...
15-member panel to suggest austerity steps
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday constituted the National Austerity Committee to review and rationalise the size of government in order to achieve optimal...
PDM’s move to secure both PM and its favourite Leader of Opposition
ISLAMABAD: The PDM’s strategy of accepting the resignations of PTI MNAs seems to be aimed at securing both the Shehbaz Sharif government and the...
Imran may become PTI patron-in-chief
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) bigwigs on Friday considered appointing Imran Khan as the PTI patron-in-chief in an effort to avoid the legal danger of...
Nuclear energy becomes top electricity source for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Nuclear energy became Pakistan’s top power source for the first time, as it met over 27 percent of the country’s energy demand in...
DC Keamari office attack: Ali Zaidi gets pre-arrest bail in terror case
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Ali Zaidi was granted pre-arrest bail on Friday in a terror case for allegedly attacking and ransacking the...
Textile owners threaten strike over import clearance delays
LAHORE: Textiles owners on Thursday warned of a strike over non-clearance of imported cotton containers at Karachi Port amid the country’s struggle to boost...
NA speaker accepts resignations of 35 more PTI MNAs
ISLAMABAD: In a major development, National Assembly Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf Friday accepted the resignations of 35 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, dealing a...
‘Error of judgment’: UK PM Rishi Sunak in hot water for removing car seatbelt
LONDON: British police will be "looking into" a video in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak can be seen riding in a car without a...
