Pakistan

Say WAPDA was paying salaries, but payments stopped after K-P irrigation dept took over

Officials say victory significant as permanent UNSC members lobbied against Pakistan

FIA sources say IBMS record only shows Mesut Kacmaz’s arrival at Lahore in June 2016

PTI leader’s lawyer contends Tareen never admitted guilt in case, but SECP says he paid fines

Senate panel chief Hafiz Hamdullah says existing moon-sighting committee unconstitutional and illegal

Law officer says release may cause law and order problems

Some 408 illegal cutting machines and 1,799 vehicles also confiscated

Currently there is no law to check gutka manufacturers, sellers

Parliamentary panel urges CDA to take action against illegal housing societies

PTI asks IHC to declare incumbent foreign minister ineligible for holding public office

Meeting directs law minister to get bill passed through parliament; decides to merge FATA during current tenure

Accuses FBR of pilfering Rs3,200b of the Rs3,500b tax collected; says NAB causing Rs12b a day loss to exchequer

WFP, NDMA launch Integrated Context Analysis report

Govt levies duties on all types of essential, luxury items including imported cars

Establishment division asks cabinet to allocate separate quota

Dar, Iqbal and Asif attempt to ‘clear up misconceptions’

Main focus is to encourage women to get registered

ISPR says no drone strikes in Kurram Agency; operation being conducted in Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan

Aziz says the Complaint Management System of CDA is contributing positively to address the complaints of citizens

Former diplomats urge Islamabad to carefully analyse evolving situation to guard interests

Senator says he will make a formal announcement soon

Petitioners make several demands following Sindh Assembly speaker's indecent comments

Says the National Accountability Commission Bill does not introduce a single measure to bring corrupt elements to task

PTI chief agrees to meet three-member team of teachers to discuss the issue

ISPR says sound of aerial bombing is due to operations being conducted in Khost and Paktia provinces by Afghanistan

PTI has already decided that Imran will 'voluntarily appear' before ECP on Oct 26

DIG East says there isn't enough evidence against Waseem, the 'prime suspect' arrested in Mandi Bahauddin

Punjab CM remarks come during a meeting with Maryam Nawaz who calls on him in Lahore after six months of hiatus

Video shows kidnappers subjecting Malik Faiz to severe torture; family told to pay $1 million ransom within four days

The trip comes in the backdrop of strained civil-military relations, triggering a media guessing game

Kurz was still well short of a majority and only two other parties won enough seats to give him control of parliament

MNA participates in online trend #MeToo being used by women across the world to speak up on being sexually harassed

Hollande accused Trump of 'damaging the credibility of any future negotiations with North Korea'

SC raises questions over money trail submitted by Imran, Jahangir Tareen

Attacks come days after a Canadian-American couple held hostage by the Taliban were freed from the area

Khalilah Camacho Ali thanks Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman for the invite

Natural resources in the walled city are literally dying, calling for prompt measures to use them sustainably

Upon seeing “Hospital Lady”, Yasmin chose to answer with ‘surgeon’ instead of ‘nurse’

Afghanistan, Myanmar and India are also seen as failing to reach the target by varying degrees

Oxfam’s programme director says Pakistani farmers should have the power to access resources

Students in the areas will get free education from the next semester

Over 150 educationists and opinion leaders from Pakistan and AJK participated in a seminar

Major General (retd) Asif Ali Khan has been elected as chairman AMTI Abbottabad

Planning Commission approves PC-4 of college

MCCI president urges govt to address the issue urgently

He chaired separate meetings about the capital on Monday

Speakers at conference call for recognising women as general workers

IHC issues notices to CDA, PIERA, private educational institutions

Mukhtar Ahmed tells QAU administration to consider restoring students rusticated for minor issues

Education dept yet to start hiring, official says