My mission is to eradicate poverty, illiteracy: CM Maryam
ANTALYA – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Saturday said that special attention is being given to the education sector in Punjab.
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Israel setting dangerous precedents by targeting Syria: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday told the 15-member UNSC that Israel was setting a dangerous precedent by targeting Syria.
SC questions lack of independent forum for military trials
ISLAMABAD – The constitutional bench of Supreme Court has observed that while the Army Act is a val-id law, a question still remains about the absence of an independent forum for military trials of civil-ians.
PML-N to start mass contact campaign in Punjab
LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President of Punjab chapter Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday an-nounced the launch of a mass-contact campaign aimed at strengthening and reorganising the party.
China, EU retaliate as Trump trade tariffs applied
BEIJING/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON – China and the European Union announced new trade barriers on US goods on Wednesday in response to steep duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, escalat-ing a global trade war that has hammered markets and raised the likelihood of recession.
Top court sets 4-month deadline to decide May 9 riots cases
Punjab govt report submitted in court claims 24,595 suspects still absconding Estimates May 9 riots losses worth Rs197 million All crimes are against state interest, Justice Mandokhail tells defence ministry lawyer.
Govt mocking court orders on meetings with Imran: PTI
ISLAMABAD – The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday denounced the government for “deliberately” denying jailed party founder Imran Khan’s sisters a meeting with their brother, and for their “unlawful” detention along with other key party leaders and workers out-side Rawalpindi’s.
At least 25 Palestinians martyred in Israeli strikes overnight
Gaza City – Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday killed at least 25 people, including eight children and five women, according to Palestinian medics.
We can unlock Pakistan’s potential through reforms: PM
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the reforms in maritime and energy sectors would boost trade, reduce costs, and unlock Pakistan’s economic.
Crackdown on illegal Afghans intensified
KHYBER/LAHORE – Since the federal government launched a large-scale operation against illegal Afghan immigrants, repatriation of the Afghan Citizens Card (ACC) holders and other Afghan citizens, illegally residing in Pakistan, is in progress via Torkham border, official sources said on Saturday.