Pakistan

Most accidents occurred due to roof, wall collapses

PML-N, Tareen’s camp can dent PPP’s hope of capturing Lahore's throne

Lawmakers pass resolution condemning May 9 violence

Forms committee to address financial problems of province

Prices of 21 essential commodities witness increase

Gives police till June 12 to submit report on lawyer’s request

Dar tables document in upper house of parliament after presenting it in NA

PMD says cyclone's track is uncertain due to 'shift in upper-level steering winds'

Supreme Court’s Karachi registry gets Rs223.412m for construction of new building

PTI vice chairman believes party has no chance of success

Govt is majorly focusing on two provinces due to devastation caused by last year’s floods

Increase carried out under category of adhoc relief allowances

Finance Bill to include measures against foreign currency hoarding

Sizeable allocations made for various CPEC-related schemes

Rehabilitation of flood-hit people, protection of social sector main focus

Blames PDM govt for bringing economy to a standstill

Allocates Rs1,804 billion to spend on armed forces

Large sum to go to youth betterment

9.3m families to be provided quarterly assistance of Rs8,750

Says Rs175b to be collected in direct taxes; Rs25b in indirect taxes to achieve revenue target of Rs9,200b

Requests apex court to declare trial of civilians under the Pakistan Army Act, 1953 null and void

Disclosure marks first official acknowledgement about country’s debt quagmire

FM says PTI chief always supported dictatorship

Four graft cases, including one against ex-president and his co-accused, returned to NAB

Ghafari aka Shahabul Muhajir was involved in multiple attacks in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan

Lawyer says arrest made on corruption charges

Suggestions include increasing govt employees’ salaries by 30%, pensions by 20%

PPP won 113 out of 160 UC seats, while the PTI won 41 and MQM-P boycotted the polls

Says one 436 Pakistanis were named in the leaks but only one family was singled out

Establishment Division issues orders for initial suspension of SP Bilal Qayyum for 120 days

Shehbaz says final two conditions have been met

Requests SC to direct probe team to first investigate in Pakistan ‘where murder conspiracy was hatched’

victims were travelling in a double-cabin vehicle from Upper Dir to village Damir

Eight-judge bench could not resume hearing due to one of judges’ indisposition

She underscored that developing countries, in particular, felt threatened by the global power contestation

Govt allocates Rs15b in budget for security of elections

Former ruling party says Tareen’s party not a solution to country’s problems

Political bigwigs switch to striving towards 'evolution and not revolution' for Pakistan

PMD says Biporjoy gathers winds of up 150 kmph but unlikely to make landfall in Pakistan

TTP claims responsibility in message on social media

Bloated outlay of Rs14.5tr contains Rs7.6tr deficit; Dar terms bill fiscally responsible; rules out new IMF programme

Shehbaz says project will ensure energy security, economic growth

Health dept officials confirm the sewage sample was obtained on May 15 from Sohrab Goth

FO confirms receiving US’ request for consular access to May 9 detainees

Under the fund, the intelligent but poor students from across the country would be given educational scholarships

Special cabinet meeting chaired by PM Shehbaz to give final nod to proposals

Meeting express dissatisfaction with performance of Malaria Control Programme

Hashir Khan says Dr Yasmeen Rashid, Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, Sheikh Imtiaz and others planned attack in Lahore

Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo says federal government makes promises and assurances, but fails to deliver on them

Consular access requests forwarded to interior ministry, says FO spokesperson when asked about Khadija Shah