Pakistan

Minister says six-month-long break due to Covid-19 affected the students

FO says Indian will not be allowed to hire foreign lawyer in Jadhav case

Dr Farogh Naseen emerges as highest taxpayer, Hammad Azhar paid lowest amount as tax

Says accountability watchdog filing politically motivated cases

Govt promises law to create deterrence against sexual assault on women and children

Delegation says Central Asian state will start building pipeline from Turkmen-Afghan border

Says Pakistan will gain access to good export market after peace in Afghanistan

High-level visits between two sides open new horizons of cooperation

Traders say Pakistan will not be able to sell rice under basmati brand if India gets it

CCOE decides to remove 66% offtake condition for power plants from Jan 2022

Official says state functionaries have evolved a plan to deal with the situation

Demand comes as regulator moves to decide fate of company as sole power provider

Ex-president has challenged mega money laundering, Park Lane and Thatta water supply scheme references

Panel’s convener seeks members’ input on causes of the phenomenon

Are we ready to navigate through the complex geo-political environment dominated by competition between China and US?

Promoting right culture within institutions will improve credibility of the process and help overcome elite capture

Before the outbreak, we took pride in walking or standing so close that people would collide with one another

Chairman says anti-graft body will file appeals against bails granted in corruption cases

Netherlands accuses Damascus of murder and using poison gas on its own citizens

Federal education minister insists on no change in schedule after provincial minister announces postponement

Six-year-old girl's health records show she had completed her polio immunisation

Mechanisms being devised to ensure safe storage and handling of hazardous goods at ports, says official

Bilawal calls PML-N supremo, invites him to participate in confab

Any temple or Gurdwara does not pose any threat to ideological foundations of Pakistan, says federal minister

Suspects allegedly stole the cylinders from the tent of the contractor supplying the equipment

Sarina Isa describes taxman’s decision as an outrage; announces to challenge it at higher forums

Greece should also positively meet this approach of ours, and let’s take a step accordingly, says Erdogan

Prosecution is an integral part of the criminal justice system, the CJP says to under training federal prosecutors

SOPs violations, coronavirus cases among school staff are cause for concern, says Ghani

Karachi pays the most tax among cities of Pakistan

Says there is no precedent of atrocities committed in IIOJK since August 5

Ministries of interior and railways submit report in court, hold 15 people responsible for Tezgam Express tragedy

Unprovoked firing by the Indian armed forces resulted in injuries to three innocent civilians

13 educational institutions closed in K-P, three in Sindh for non-compliance of SOPs

Motorway police received 507 vehicles, nearly 4,000 new posts

Writes to foreign secretary, dispatches arrest warrants at former premier’s London Park Lane residence

Senator Kirmani says price of a small car has risen to Rs1.6m

Review petitions had been filed by Punjab IG prisons and wife of death-row prisoner

The 12-year-old succumbed to his wounds during supposed exorcism

The rupee strengthened against the dollar at Rs166.21 in the inter-bank market

Ufone’s parent company seeks proposals for advisory role for possible amalgamation

Firm bears losses on back of rise in finance cost, shrinking margins

Central bank cites no reason for the increase

Investment drops in wake of subdued economic activities, recession in Europe

Says Pakistan waiting for constitution of joint working group

Riyadh calls for countering negative perception to unlock Pakistan’s real potential

Central bank aims to provide secure, efficient financial system through digital means

Pakistan customs shares information with int'l narcotics agencies about suspicious container entering Afghanistan

CJ Minallah says premier took action in Gondal’s kidnapping case; directs Shahzad Akbar to appear on Sept 21

ADB projections also throw cold water on govt’s claim that Pakistan’s economy is recovering at the fastest pace