ISLAMABAD – Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah warned the former judge Rana Shamim that charges would be framed against him on December 13 if the original affidavit was not produced. Justice Minallah, who was hearing the contempt of court case against Shamim and three others over ...

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday set free MNA Ali Wazir. The Waziristan lawmaker has been directed to deposit surety bonds worth Rs400,000. Ali Wazir was arrested on charges of issuing statements against state institutions during a speech on December 16, 2020. The FIR against ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Thursday raised questions over the performance of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and took the anti-graft body to task for pending hundreds of cases for a decade. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of ...

ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan finally reached a staff-level agreement under the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Reports in local media said the global lender agreed to revive a $6 billion bailout package link for the South Asian country – providing a ...

LAHORE: Director Federal Investigation (FIA) Lahore, Zone-1, DIG Dr Muhammad Rizwan arrested an assistant director (AD) of the anti-graft body for alleged misuse of authority. Talking to Bol News, Director FIA Lahore Rizwan on Monday confirmed that AD Rab Nawaz was allegedly misusing his ...

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) was held under the Chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, in Islamabad on Thursday. The Petroleum Division presented a summary for the approval of the Development Plan for the Pakistan ...

NEW DELHI – In another incident of state-led extremism, a Muslim school teacher, who was earlier expelled from her job, has been arrested after she ‘celebrated’ Pakistan's victory against India in the T20 World Cup match. Reports in Indian media said Nafeesa Attari was apprehended and was ...

The $62 billion investment under CPEC promised tremendous dividends for the Pakistani economy, jobs for Pakistani youth, development infrastructure and a “game-changer” for Pakistan and the entire region. After approximately six years of CPEC, the question arises of how much this project has ...

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari in an inquiry pertaining to his alleged ownership of a luxury apartment in New York. Reports cited that the Islamabad High Court bench approved bail until July 28 subject to submission of ...

ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sent a notice to PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, seeking a reply about his property in New York. According to the NAB notice sent on June 15, apparently no money was sent from Pakistan to purchase property in New York. The apartment ...