Second round of negotiations will be held at 2pm on Saturday in NA speaker’s chamber

Authorities place emergency teams on standby as thunderstorms threaten vulnerable districts, low-lying areas

Says new law could increase political influence over appointments, postings and promotions

Minister alleges weapons supplied to JAAC through network

Says around 200 IBOs are conducted across the country every day

PM Shehbaz directs NDMA to use all available resources to assist, provide relief to people affected by heavy rains

Multiple lawmakers among 227,000 Pakistanis targeted

Clears tougher penalties for LPG decanting, domestic-worker abuse

Tougher penalties passed for abuse of domestic workers, unauthorised LPG decanting, wrongful detention of dead bodies

Liaqat Baloch says objective remains providing immediate relief to the public, urges rulers to cut state expenditures