Sindh Assembly passes bill for legal cover to household workers – Pakistan
KARACHI: In a move to protect some of the province’s most overlooked workers, the Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill 2025, bringing formal safeguards to the employment and working conditions of household workers across the province. According to the bill, which requires gubernatorial assent to become law, a domestic worker is […]
Imran urges SC to order his hospitalisation – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking directions his transfer to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, access to his personal physicians, family and counsel, and provision of his medical details to the family. A similar petition was earlier moved before the SC by his sister Dr Uzma Khan who challenged […]
India will be ‘relegated to history’ if it attempts misadventure against Pakistan: Khawaja Asif – Pakistan
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that India would be “relegated to history” and its geography “changed” if it attempted any future misadventure against Pakistan. In an interview on the Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’, Asif said, “As a nation, India thinks that its esteem has been damaged.” The defence minister was referring to […]
PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta to chair provincial NAP committee meeting
Upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Balochistan Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail Balochistan Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail recieves Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as he arrives in Quetta today on a day-long visit. PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta on Tuesday for a one-day visit, where he would chair a meeting of the […]
Fazl urges President Zardari to ‘protect’ 18th Amendment – Pakistan
KARACHI: Amid growing speculation over the possibility of the 28th Amendment, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman placed President Asif Ali Zardari in a difficult position on Monday, urging him to protect the 18th Amendment with the same determination he had shown in helping bring it into existence in 2010 while holding the same office. Responding […]
Federal Shariat Court strikes down 2022 legislation decriminalising suicide attempt – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court on Monday declared the decriminalisation of suicide attempts repugnant to the injunctions of Islam and struck down a 2022 legislation through which that act had been omitted its as an offence from the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar […]
Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to stronger Iran ties ahead of envoy’s departure
He recalls ‘deep-rooted historical, cultural, and fraternal bonds’ between the two countries Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, ahead of Siddiqui’s departure for Tehran. PHOTO: FO Pakistan on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to deepening ties with Iran as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
Pakistan condemns drone strike on Saudi Arabia, expresses solidarity with Riyadh – Pakistan
Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and expressed solidarity with the kingdom, a statement from the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a post on X, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry reported that three drones were intercepted and destroyed on Monday morning, having originated from Iraqi airspace. The United Arab Emirates condemned the […]
India will be ‘relegated to history’ if it attempts future misadventure against Pakistan – Pakistan
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that India would be “relegated to history” and its geography “changed” if it attempted any future misadventure against Pakistan. In an interview on the Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’, Asif said, “As a nation, India thinks that its esteem has been damaged.” The defence minister was referring to […]
India will be ‘relegated to history’ if it attempts future misadventure against Pakistan – Pakistan
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that India would be “relegated to history” and its geography “changed” if it attempted any future misadventure against Pakistan. In an interview on the Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’, Asif said, “As a nation, India thinks that its esteem has been damaged.” The defence minister was referring to […]