Pakistan court grants bail to rights activist and politician
Lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir and politician Ali Wazir were arrested under anti-terror laws last week after appearing at a protest by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which fights for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns.
PM urges solid steps for reduction in electricity bills
PM chaired a meeting on the increase in electricity bills, power theft and problems of the power sector.
Pakistan court drops murder abetment charges against Imran Khan – lawyer
Police registered an "abetment to murder" case against former cricket hero Khan, 70, who faces dozens of charges since his ouster in a parliamentary vote of confidence in April last year.
ATC sends Ali Wazir & Imaan Mazari on judicial remand
The court also served notices to respondents in a plea seeking post-arrest bail of Imaan Mazari.
Army successfully completes operation, rescues all eight individuals stranded in Battagram cable car
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the General Officer Commanding the Special Services Group (GOC, SSG) led the operation in which the slinging team of the SSG troops safely rescued the individuals trapped in the chairlift at a height of 600 feet.
10 people including children stranded mid-air in chairlift in Battagram
The incident unfolded at approximately 8 a.m. when the children were on their way to school, sending panic through the local community.
Mosques probed over protest call in Pakistan blasphemy riots
More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches were vandalised when hundreds rampaged through a Christian neighbourhood in Jaranwala in Punjab province on Wednesday.
Renowned Artist Jamal Shah assumes charge as Interim Federal Minister
After assuming the responsibilities as the interim minister for National Heritage and Culture, Jamal Shah held a meeting with Secretary Fareena Mazhar and other officers of the National Heritage and Culture Division.
Pakistan police guard Christian colony after mob attack over ‘blasphemy’
The violence broke out in Jaranwala, on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad, after allegations spread that Christians had desecrated the Koran, forcing families to flee their homes.
Pakistan court to hear jailed Imran Khan’s plea against conviction
Khan was jailed this month after his conviction for corruption and then barred from politics for five years, preventing him from contesting a general election due late this year.
On PM Kakar’s directives, PMDC reschedules MDCAT test to Sep 10
Earlier, the MDCAT test was scheduled to be held on August 27, a PM Office statement said.
‘We gained freedom after great struggle, know how to defend it’: COAS
The Army Chief in his address at the PMA, Kakul, Azadi, Parade held in connection with the 76th Independence Day felicitated the nation on its over seven decades of freedom and appreciated the smartly turned-out soldiers for expressing their professional skills on the occasion.