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Press freedom under serious threat from govts worldwide: IPI
KARACHI: Governments are increasingly clamping down on press freedom as new laws are being enacted to curtail media independence around the world, while 55 journalists were killed since May last…
Musharraf treason case adjourned until after Ramazan on ex-president’s plea
An special court in Islamabad on Thursday admitted former military dictator retired Gen Pervez Musharraf's plea for adjournment of the hearing of a high treason case against him till the…
NAB law is ‘black’ only for those involved in corruption, says bureau chief Javed Iqbal
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday criticised the "Socrates and Plato" who term the NAB law as a "black law", saying that people criticise…
PM Imran inaugurates Mohmand Dam at groundbreaking ceremony
Prime Minister Imran Khan and former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar are attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mohmand Dam on Thursday, Radio Pakistan reported. Federal Minister for…
Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar freed from Adiala jail after IHC suspends Avenfield reference conviction
ISLAMABAD – Disgraced premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Mohammad Safdar were released from Adiala prison Wednesday evening after the Islamabad High Court suspended their…
PML-N bigwigs hail IHC’s suspension of Avenfiled reference conviction
ISLAMABAD – The top brass of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz lauded the decision by the Islamabad High Court which suspended the conviction of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam…
NAB to challenge IHC’s suspension of Avenfield reference conviction
ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau has decided to file an appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s verdict which suspended the conviction of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and…
IHC orders release of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam and Captain Safdar, suspends Avenfield reference conviction
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court has suspended the conviction of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar in the Avenfield reference. The IHC…
PM Imran flies to Saudi Arabia on special plane, ‘breaking’ austerity promise with Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD – Many in Pakistan are not happy to watch their Prime Minister, Imran Khan, making his first official visit to Saudi Arabia on a Pakistan Air Force plane. Khan,…
Saudi Arabia ‘joining CPEC to make Gwadar an oil city’
LAHORE – China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to get a major push as Saudi Arabia is expected to join the multi-billion-dollar project soon. With the Islamic Kingdom joining…