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Charred body of Manzoor Wassan’s nephew found in car
KHAIRPUR: An unidentified body found from a burnt car near Bhurgri village here identified as Bilawal Wassan, a nephew of People’s Party leaders Manzoor Wassan and Nawab Wassan.
Bilawal Wassan was a police ASI and was posted at Laung…
NAB DG asked to explain why inquiries against Chaudhrys are…
LAHORE: A probe into alleged assets beyond means of PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is in a final phase, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday.
A…
Locals capture, torture dacoit in North Karachi
KARACHI: A suspected armed dacoit busy in looting citizens near Salim Centre of North Karachi was caught and tortured by local residents, whereas, his accomplice managed to flee from the scene.
An alleged dacoit has been captured by…
LHC hears petition seeking ban on TikTok
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday put off a petition seeking a ban on the popular short video sharing app TikTok.
Justice Shahid Waheed took up the petition filed by Nadeem Sarwar, Advocate. The court gave the petitioner…
Court quashes sloganeering case against Maryam, Safdar
KARACHI: A court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Muhammad Safdar pertaining to alleged violation of the sanctity of the Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum.
The Judicial…
Thatta extraction plant starts palm oil’s local production: Wahab
KARACHI: A palm oil extraction plant being run by the Sindh’s Environment and Coastal Development departments has started production.
Sindh’s Adviser for Environment and Coastal Development, Brrister Murtaza Wahab visited the palm oil…
Progress made in assets case against ex-DG LDA Ahad Cheema
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore has issued notices to ostensible owners (benamidars) of assets belonging to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) former director general Ahad Cheema.
The accountability court’s judge Amjad…
597 new cases of novel coronavirus, 17 deaths reported in Punjab
LAHORE: The novel coronavirus claimed 17 more lives and infected 597 people during the past 24 hours in Punjab.
According to a spokesperson of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, 17 more people lost their lives due to…
Law exempting bike side mirrors challenged in SHC
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Sindh government and DIG traffic to submit their comments on a petition challenging a law that exempts side mirrors on motorcycles in the province.
A two-judge…
Oman announces visa verification process for Pakistani passengers
KARACHI: The Sultanate of Oman has taken notice of reports regarding the entry of passengers into the country on fake visas and introduced a verification process for travellers from Pakistan and other Asian countries.
According to…