A monumental head of a bodhisattva is returning to Pakistan from Australia after being smuggled out of the country by art thieves. A veteran curator of Gandhara Art says it could have originated in the Taxila Valley.
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Stuff of legends: Arshad stuns the world with insane throw
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem scripted history as he created a new Commonwealth Games record and became the first ever Pakistani to breach the famed 90 meters mark on way to the gold medal on Sunday night.
Gen Bajwa for linking Cyber Command to three services
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday voiced a resolve to integrate the Army Cyber Command with the three services, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement at Rawalpindi.
Justice Isa objects to ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ JCP meeting
In a letter to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, Supreme Court’s senior puisne judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa says the meeting called for July 28
Mountaineer Samina Baig conquers mighty K2
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two women — one from Pakistan and another from Iran — appear to be the first female climbers from their countries to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second-highest and arguably most dangerous peak.
APEX COURT: Photo courtesy Supreme Court of Pakistan website
April 3 actions premeditated to violate Constitution
By Ahmer Kureishi
ISLAMABAD: Aftershocks from the fateful events of April 3, 2022 are still shaking our polity. Now the Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled in the matter at length: The Deputy Speaker’s ruling of that day violated Article 95(2) of the Constitution and attempted to interpret Article 5 of the Constitution without jurisdiction.
#Metoo: Another woman claims harassed by former NAB chief
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sent for former chairman National Accountability Board (NAB) Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal after one Tayyaba Gul accused him of harassing her, it is learnt.
Power disco faces hefty penalties over electrocution deaths
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The authorities have imposed a PKR 10 million fine on a Balochistan power distribution company over 15 electrocution fatalities.
Anomalies: Petroleum Division engages SECP to vet Eni-PIOGCL deal
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has raised questions over Hub Power Holding Limited’s (HUBCO) undertaking about the transfer of entire share capital of Eni Pakistan Limited to Prime International Oil & Gas Company Limited (PIOGCL), while moving the corporate regulator to vet the case for clarity, it was learnt on Monday.
PM pushes new US envoy to deepen investment ties
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, in his first interaction with the new full-time US envoy, said Pakistan wished mutually respected ties with Washington, which could be further bolstered through investment, trade, and development finance, a statement said.