Two men allegedly subjected a teenage girl to gang-rape for four months near a Badin village, police said, with the incident coming to light after the victim got pregnant. According to the police, the incident took place in the Goth Mohib Dal area near Badin. The 17-year-old girl was unable to tell her parents as […]
Pakistan on Saturday categorically rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s insinuation of Pakistan’s involvement in Pulwama attack by alluding to recent remarks made by Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry in the National Assembly. “This is a brazen attempt to twist the remarks of the federal minister, who was referring to the befitting response given […]
The federal government has received several requests seeking charges under Article 6 of the Constitution against former National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah said on Saturday. Addressing a ceremony in Nankana Sahab, Shah said the petitions, received in Islamabad and Lahore, have been sent for legal review. Meanwhile Shah’s statement comes […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the federal government will soon legislate teaching of the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) life into curriculums for grades seven to nine. The premier made the announcement while addressing the National Rehmatul Lil Alameen Conference in Islamabad to commemorate Eid Milad un Nabi. “When I was studying abroad, I would […]
A powerful earthquake has struck off Turkey’s Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos, officials said. The 7.0 magnitude tremor was centered off Turkey’s Izmir province, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul. Turkey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6, saying 20 buildings […]
The late launch of new 5G phones caused Apple Inc’s AAPL.O customers to put off buying new devices, leading the company on Thursday to report the steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years. Apple fell over 5% at one point in after-hours trade, wiping $100 billion from its stock market value. Even as […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted by a US court on the charge of shooting at army and FBI officers while in custody in Afghanistan, has finally signed a mercy petition. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said during the question hour […]
The Pakistani military has dismissed as nothing more than an “attempt to distort history.” A recent political statement about the release of an Indian pilot captured by Pakistani troops. After downing his warplane during last year’s military confrontation; that took the two countries to the brink of an all-out war. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman arrested […]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr. Sania Nishtar has announced an extension in the last date to submit Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship applications for the year 2020-21. The new deadline is November 30, 2020. Earlier, October 30 was the last date for the submission of online scholarship applications. However, given the COVID-19 fronted delays in the […]
An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2014 Parliament House attack case. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan. The court also decided that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood, and Planning Minister Asad Umar, who have been […]
