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Imran Khan heads to Saudi Arabia with wife, friend
Imran Khan heads to Saudi Arabia with wife, friend

ISLAMABAD:  PTI chairman Imran Khan left for Saudi Arabia on Monday to perform Umrah with his wife and a close friend. 

Syed Zulfi Bukhari, a close aide of  Imran Khan, was briefly stopped by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from traveling to Saudi Arabia.

An FIA...

Hamza Shehbaz, Ayesha Ahad withdraw cases against each other
Hamza Shehbaz, Ayesha Ahad withdraw cases against each other

LAHORE: PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz and Ayesha Ahad, the woman who claims to be his wife, have withdrawn all cases against each other.

The dramatic Supreme Court's verdict came shortly after the duo met Chief Justice Saqib Nisar in his chamber for an hour on...

Pak rupee slumps 3.8 pct against dollar

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee slumped 3.8 percent against the dollar on Monday before slightly recovering in what appeared to be the third currency devaluation in seven months by the central bank, traders said, as Pakistan faces a balance of payments crisis.

At 0830 GMT, the rupee...

SC suspends tax deduction on mobile cards
SC suspends tax deduction on mobile cards

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended tax collection on mobile cards here on Monday.

Last month, Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had taken notice of the high levy charged on mobile phone cards in the country as he asked under which law Rs40 were...

Khalid Maqbool ruled MQM-P's convener, IHC rejects Sattar's plea

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has ruled in favour of Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and rejected Dr Farooq Sattar's plea in MQM-P's convenorship case on Monday.

Dr Farooq Sattar had filed a petition in the IHC challenging the ECP decision through which he...

Khawaja Haris recuses himself from Nawaz's NAB cases
Khawaja Haris recuses himself from Nawaz's NAB cases

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, Nawaz Sharif’s counsel, Khawaja Haris has recused himself from appearing in NAB references citing Supreme Court’s refusal to accept his argument as a reason for his sudden decision after representing the ousted prime minister for nine m...

Shehla vs Imran: PPP announces names of electoral candidates from Sindh

KARACHI: As the preparation for the general election 2018 geared up in the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday announced the initial list of its electoral candidates from Sindh for the upcoming contests would be held on July 25.

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CJP summons Hamza Shehbaz, Ayesha Ahad to appear at SC tomorrow
CJP summons Hamza Shehbaz, Ayesha Ahad to appear at SC tomorrow

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday summoned Hamza Shehbaz and Ayesha Ahad Malik, who claims to be the wife of Shehbaz Sharif’s son, to appear at the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Monday.

The directives came after Ayesha Ahad...

Appeal against Khadija&s assailant transferred to Justice Khosa by SC
Appeal against Khadija’s assailant transferred to Justice Khosa by SC

LAHORE: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will be hearing the appeal against Lahore High Court (LHC)’s decision to acquit the man accused of stabbing Khadija Siddiqi 23 times with a knife.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar headed a two-judge...

Sindh Food Authority raids factories selling substandard sweets
Sindh Food Authority raids factories selling substandard sweets

KARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority has sealed three sweet-making factories and facilitators during its quality analysis raid Saturday night in Karachi's Korangi area.

The food investigating body conducted surprise raids on sweets manufacturing factories and...