The FBR says its staff at Torkham have foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Afghanistan into Pakistan. By Muhammad Ali ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board
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Chairman Noor Alam Khan, MNA, presiding over a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly by at Parliament House July 19, 2022. Photo courtesy National Assembly Secretariat.
PAC orders probe into registration of fake case against Rana Sanaullah
Khan’s top aide and cabinet minister Shehryar Afridi had claimed the ANF had a watertight case against Rana, but Force officers later said he was blameless, leading to his acquittal. By Staff Reporter.
PM Sharif makes conditional talks offer to India
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a conditional offer to India to open ‘serious and sincere talks’ on all outstanding issues between the two countries, including Kashmir.
Ruling PPP wins Karachi’s poll but fall short of outright majority
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won maximum number of seats in a local government poll for Karachi but fell short of a majority, results showed on Monday, so requiring a coalition partner to elect its major in the country’s commercial capital.
Top lawyer shot dead at high court barroom in Peshawar
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A top lawyer and a human right activist has been murdered in the bar room of Peshawar High Court by a junior colleague in northwestern Pakistan, police said on Monday.
Barrick Gold targets 2028 for first production from Reko Diq project
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp, the world’s biggest gold producer, is targeting 2028 for first commercial production from the Reko Diq copper-gold mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
UPDATE 1-Sindh’s local govt election results delayed amid rigging accusations
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took a lead in the second-to-last round of local government polls in Sindh, early trends showed, but a longer than expected delay in publishing results prompted opposition leaders to warn they would not accept any attempt to rig the outcome.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly to be dissolved on Jan 17
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said he would advise the provincial governor to dissolve the local assembly on January 17.
Sindh’s local govt election results delayed amid rigging accusations
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took a lead in the second-to-last round of local government polls in Sindh, early trends showed, but a longer than expected delay in publishing results prompted opposition leaders to warn they would not accept any attempt to rig the outcome.
Votes underway for much-awaited Sindh’s local government polls
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Voters in southern Pakistan lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second-to-last round of local government polls, a contest boycotted by a key ally of the ruling coalition, in Sindh province.