ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought a report from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) regarding measures taken against drug use in the federal capital’s universities. It directed the Federal Ministry of Education to get rules related to the eradication of narcotics approved by the federal government. The court also directed the HEC…
PESHAWAR: At least two people were killed and 11 others injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of the province, prompting fresh weather warnings from authorities for the coming days. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the fatalities were reported from Mardan during rain-related incidents on…
Detailed document shows police traced killer through victim’s mobile phone, convict confessed before Magistrate Sana Yousaf was shot dead for rejecting a man’s advances. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Details of the judgement convicting Umar Hayat for the murder of 17-year-old Sana Yousaf emerged on Wednesday, revealing that he had confessed before a Magistrate to killing the…
Says both countries remained in close coordination at international forums to defend interests of developing nations DPM and FM Senator Ishaq Dar addressing the Senate. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that Pakistan and China’s bilateral relations were multidimensional and based on mutual trust, respect, and benefit, as…
PPP chairman instructs party to begin preparations for local bodies elections during his visit to Lahore Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has instructed the party’s Lahore chapter to immediately complete organisational restructuring down to the grassroots level and begin preparations for local bodies elections during…
A medical examination of Imran completed at Adiala, and doctors follow up on his affected eye RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad Police on Tuesday prevented K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi from proceeding to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where he intended to meet imprisoned PTI founding chairman Imran Khan. Afridi, who set off for the Rawalpindi prison earlier…
Hearing of Miscellaneous applications seeking early hearing of sentence suspension of the couples in the tweets case ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday raised an objection to the miscellaneous applications seeking early hearing of the sentence suspension pleas of lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial tweets case….
The Supreme Court has lamented that politicians in general, and parliamentarians in particular, are so vulnerable that they can be implicated in even capital charges without any justification and with mala fide intent by a public servant. "Since parliamentarians represent the people of their respective constituencies, the magistrate was expected to be vigilant and to…
Residents evacuate Datta Khel, North Waziristan. EXPRESS Families in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel tehsil in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province are fleeing their homes in panic amid fears of an imminent large-scale security operation, leaving behind normal life as roads remain sealed and essential supplies dwindle. According to local sources, the migration from various villages towards safer areas…
Association cites massive losses from burned trucks and forced bribes; demands probe Trucks transporting Afghan nationals, who were expelled from Pakistan, are parked as refugees wait for registration at the Omari refugee camp in Mohmand Dara, Torkham border, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2025 Photo: Reuters The Balochistan Goods Truck Owners Association announced on Tuesday…