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Former PM Nawaz Sharif will have to surrender before further proceedings: IHC

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the legal representatives of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to assist the court in the next hearing on the question of whether a review petition filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo against his surrender can still be entertained after he was declared a proclaimed offender by an accountability court in the Toshakhana reference

Nepal's farmers against the government’s land bank law

Farmers have raised voice against the Nepal government’s new law regarding land bank

2 killed in Pakistan boat capsize

At least two people were killed and several others were reported missing when a boat carrying at least 25 persons capsized in the Indus River in Pakistan's Sindh province on Thursday

12 suspects arrested in Lahore motorway gang rape

Paksitan's Punjab government spokesperson Mussarat Cheema on Thursday said police had arrested 12 men suspected of involvement in the alleged gang-rape of a woman on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway

132 Pakistani students sent abroad on scholarship didn't return

A sub-committee of Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was surprised to learn that some 106 research projects at various universities were still incomplete after over a decade despite funding by the Higher Education Commission (HEC)

Combat readiness needs enhancing: Pakistan Army chief

Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday stressed the need to enhance combat readiness levels in the wake of evolving strategic and regional milieu

Pakistan Army chief stresses importance of protecting nation's interests against 5th generation warfare

Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday stressed the importance of protecting the country from "fifth generation warfare and hybrid application by anti-Pakistan elements against Pakistan’s vital interests", the army's media wing tweeted

Pakistan, UAE sign anti-money laundering pact

Pakistan on Wednesday signed an agreement with the UAE to combat money laundering and terror financing

Foreign Minister Qureshi meets Putinin Moscow

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday joined his counterparts from the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin besides held bilateral talks with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirodjidin Muhriddin

Toshakhana graft case: Zardari, Gilani indicted, Nawaz declared proclaimed offender

Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani were indicted by the Accountability Court on Wednesday, while ex-premier Nawaz Sharif was declared a proclaimed offender over his continuous absence from the proceedings

Pakistan foreign minister in Moscow trip for SCO meet amid regional tensions

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is visiting Moscow to attend the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10

Missing SECP official Sajid Gondal returns home after 5 days, is 'safe'

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Joint Director Sajid Gondal, who went missing from Islamabad last week, returned home on Tuesday night, family and police sources told Dawn

Two-third of Pakistan's filers declare just Rs 41,000 monthly income

Two out of every three Pakistani individuals and companies that filed income tax returns declared a little over Rs41,000 monthly income - the earning that does not support a decent lifestyle - and paid either no or negligible tax, revealed an official analysis of tax year 2018

17 dead in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa landslide in Pakistan

At least 17 people were killed and nine others injured after a landslide struck a gathering in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities said, adding that a search and rescue operation continued on Tuesday

Nine out of 10 COVID-19 patients in Karachi are asymptomatic, AKU study reveals

A recent study by Aga Khan University researchers has revealed that nine out of 10 COVID-19 patients in Karachi — considered by experts as one of the country's epicentres — were asymptomatic, a statement released by the institution said on Monday