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IHC rules US diplomat Col Joseph doesn&t have ‘absolute immunity&
IHC rules US diplomat Col Joseph doesn’t have ‘absolute immunity’

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the interior ministry to decide on placing the name of US diplomat Col Joseph Emanuel –Defense and Air Attache -- on Exit Control List (ECL) within two weeks.

Justice Amir Farooq of IHC court...

Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son
Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son
Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son

LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who was injured in gun attack last weekend, is recovering well, his son Ahmad Iqbal informed media here Friday.

Speaking to media outside the Services Hospital Lahore, Ahmad said it was Ahsan Iqbal's...

PML-N decides to take legal action against NAB chief
PML-N decides to take legal action against NAB chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Friday decided to take legal action against National Accountability Board Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal over false allegations of money laundering leveled against Nawaz Sharif, Geo News reported.

A meeting of party's...

Wazir Khan Mosque: An Architectural Relic
Wazir Khan Mosque: An Architectural Relic

LAHORE: Pakistan, land of the pure, was destined to be created as an Islamic state the day first Arab Muslim trader set foot on the sub-continent. 

The creation of Pakistan in 1947 was made possible as the Muslim civilization spread and preserved itself for centuriesto come. The...

Nawaz firm on taking on NAB over money laundering issue
Nawaz firm on taking on NAB over money laundering issue

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to not step back on NAB money laundering allegations terming them as a ‘very serious’ matter.

Talking to journalists outside accountability court on Friday, the PML-N Quaid said what is happening today we never saw...

Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued
Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued
Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday enforced restrictions on US diplomats, in a tit-for-tat move against Trump administration's similar measures against its diplomats.

In a notification issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US diplomatis have been...

Targeted killing of Hazaras is ethnic cleansing, observes CJ Nisar
Targeted killing of Hazaras is ethnic cleansing, observes CJ Nisar

QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday observed that for him targeted killings of Hazara community is akin to ethnic cleansing.

The CJP had taken suo moto notice of continued attacks on Hazara Community in Quetta and...

Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan

Ireland will look to do what no side have done in 141 years by winning their inaugural men’s Test when they face Pakistan in a one-off match starting Friday.

Not since Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne in 1877 in the first Test ever played has a team got...

Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities

Kot Assadullah:  Basharat Ali was 15 when his legs began to falter, a condition doctors have blamed on polluted water in a Pakistani region infamous for the deformities that afflict many of its people.

Too weak to carry his own schoolbag, he was taken to...

Pakistani activist Nighat Dad lands on the ‘Young Global Leaders 2018& list
Pakistani activist Nighat Dad lands on the ‘Young Global Leaders 2018’ list

Pakistani digital rights activist and lawyer Nighat Dad has claimed a spot in the coveted Young Global Leaders 2018 list issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), featuring alongside Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and various other global...