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LHC acquits man serving 14-year sentence in 6kg hashish case

Lahore High Court acquits Zulfiqar Ali in a six-kilogram hashish case, ruling that sealed narcotics must be opened and identified by witnesses i…

Munir's narrative machinery masks scale of unrest in Pakistan's restive regions

Pakistan is undergoing a series of problems in Balochistan, Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over t…

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Vigil held in Pakistan for 14 newborns as fatal hospital fire investigated

The blaze broke out on Wednesday at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

15 newborns killed in massive Islamabad fire

Islamabad, Aug 26: In a major tragedy, at least 15 newborn babies died after a massive fire broke out in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan In…

Balochistan: BYC raises alarm over enforced disappearances, evictions in Shadi Kor

Two killed, three injured in hand grenade blasts in Pakistan's NW

Two killed and three injured in hand grenade blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising concerns over increasing violence in Pakistan.

11 US lawmakers demand Pakistan action after Christian woman ‘abducted, converted to Islam’

Neha Faqir, an 18-year-old Pakistani Christian woman was allegedly abducted in March and subsequently converted to Islam. | World News

Pakistan works with Regional Allies to defuse US-Iran Tensions, Foreign Office says

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan intensified its diplomatic push to cool down tensions between US and Iran, with Foreign Office saying coordination is under…

Opposition alliance upto parliament level is formed, says Kamran Murtaza

ISLAMABAD: JUI Senator Kamran Murtaza has said that the opposition parties' alliance has been formed up to the parliament level.

Petroleum minister calls for single gas price, targeted subsidies

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has directed the Board of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL

Health committee finds no evidence old AC caused fire that killed 14 newborns

Committee members demand that PIMS executive director and health minister resign

Kashmir's Last Surviving Local Terrorist Had Largely Remained Unnoticed Till July

SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Twenty-two-year-old Mohammad Lateef Bhat, identified by police as the only surviving local terrorist currently active in Kashm…

No Relief for Ghee, Cooking Oil manufacturers as Supreme Court upholds Rs30m penalty

ISLAMABAD – A prolonged price-fixing dispute finally reached Supreme Court, with the top court upholding the violation against the ghee and cook…

Bureaucrat arrested in Corruption Case takes Health Secretary Charge after PIMS Tragedy

ISLAMABAD – The deadly PIMS nursery fire claimed 14 newborn lives and it triggered major shake-up in the federal health setup, with the governme…

Police officer among two killed in grenade incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Police officer among two killed, three injured in separate hand-grenade incidents in Sararogha, South Waziristan and Tarwikot, Upper Kurram, KP.

11 terrorists killed in intelligence-based operations in KP, Balochistan

ISLAMABAD – Security forces killed 11 terrorists during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, state-run Ra…

Unanswered questions linger hours after Pims fire tragedy

ISLAMABAD – Hours after a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) killed 14 infants, unanswered questions over the sequence of…