NEW DELHI: Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood returned to India Thursday night to host the celebrations of Pakistan Day being mark today (March 23). The Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akhbar was invited as Chief Guest to the ceremony. It is reported that some other minister of the same rank would st

The latest rankings of the world’s top 100 airports are out, but there is none from Pakistan. In a list released by the Skytrax titled ‘World’s Top 100 Airports’ , Singapore’s Changi airport retained the top spot for the sixth year in a row. Singapore’s airport has a range of attractions inside including a

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to former finance minister Ishaq Dar on a petition challenging his election to the Upper House of the Parliament. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, who headed a three-judge bench, observed, “Prima facie Ishaq Dar is not eligible to contest Senate election

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to former finance minister Ishaq Dar on a petition challenging his election to the Upper House of the Parliament. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, who headed a three-judge bench, observed, “Prima facie Ishaq Dar is not eligible to contest Senate election

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was awarded with the highest military award of US armed forces, Legion of Merit. It was for the first time that the award has been given to any high-ranking foreign military official. The military award was presented by Commander US Air Forces Central Comm

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has been petitioned on Monday against notification of success of 11 PML-N backed independent senators-elect. The petition has been filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr. Zarqa Taimur. The petitioner has adopted a stance that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had o

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has been petitioned on Monday against notification of success of 11 PML-N backed independent senators-elect. The petition has been filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr. Zarqa Taimur. The petitioner has adopted a stance that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had o

GUJRANWALA: At least four people, including two children, sustained gunshot injuries after members of wedding party opened fire in celebration, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to police officials, the firing incident took place in Rohali area of the city during a wedding ceremony.

ISLAMABAD: With 131 candidates in the race for 52 Senate seats from all the four provinces, the federal capital and Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata), voting in the election for the upper house of the Pakistan’s parliament began on Saturday morning. Members of the provincial assemblies and the National Assemb

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a supplementary reference against the Sharif family in a case pertaining to the Avenfield flats, ARY News reported. The supplementary reference has been filed in the wake of a NAB team’s recent visit to the United Kingdom to gather evidence against t

ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain Muhammad Safdar on Wednesday appeared before an accountability court for the trial proceedings in the references filed against them. The former premier along with his daughter reached the court from Punjab House amid