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Shoaib Shaikh arrested for 'bribing judge'
Shoaib Shaikh, the chief executive officer of Axact and owner of a private television channel, was Thursday arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency for allegedly bribing... → Read More
Govt appoints Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmad as NAB chairman
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmad as chairman of the National Accountability Bureau days after the post became vacant.“In terms of Section 6... → Read More
Zahir Shah appointed NAB's acting chairman
ISLAMABAD: Zahir Shah, who currently holds the position of deputy chairman of the National Accountability Bureau , has been appointed acting chairman of the anti-corruption agency.Shah will serve as... → Read More
Toshakhana reference: NAB summons Imran Khan
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has been summoned by the National Accountability Bureau on March 9 in a case pertaining to the Toshakhana reference.The anti-graft... → Read More
Afghanistan must live up to its promises made to world: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan must live up to the commitments it has made to the international community and Islamabad, including ensuring that Kabul's soil isn't used for terrorism, Pakistan stressed on... → Read More
Suspects involved in Islamabad bombing taken into custody: minister
ISLAMABAD: The law enforcement agencies have arrested suspects involved in Friday's suicide bombing in Islamabad, Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah told Geo News Tuesday.The minister, while... → Read More
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch appointed new FO spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Career diplomat Zahra Baloch has been appointed as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new spokesperson, a notification said Friday, replacing Asim Iftikhar.In a notification, the Foreign... → Read More
Islamabad court approves two-day remand of Swati in controversial tweets case
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Thursday sent senior PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati into police custody on a two-day physical remand after he was arrested over his alleged... → Read More
Taliban spox denies Maulana Masood Azhar's presence in Afghanistan
KABUL: Following Pakistan's letter to Kabul seeking to locate, report, and arrest Maulana Masood Azhar — the head of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed — the Taliban government on Wednesday... → Read More
How Bentley was brought to Pakistan
KARACHI: The Customs authorities on Sunday took Bentley Mulsanne, the car stolen from London and imported to Pakistan, into custody and started a probe into how the car was brought to... → Read More
Pakistan arrests ‘mastermind’ of Mumbai attacks: sources
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested a key suspect, Sajid Mir, over his alleged involvement in the planning of the Mumbai attacks, Geo News reported Saturday, citing sources. He... → Read More
PTI MNAs shifted to 'unknown' locations from Sindh House: sources
Amid reports regarding the imposition of the governor's rule in Sindh, the PTI lawmakers staying at the Sindh House have been shifted to unknown locations, Geo News reported on Friday, citing... → Read More
Nawaz's visa extension request turned down by Britain
Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz says the decision will be appealed; lawyers file request with immigration tribunal → Read More
Ban on TLP: Interior ministry forms committee to review decision, say sources
The TLP had earlier filed an appeal against the government's decision to ban it → Read More
More than 2,000 protesters arrested during 3 days of violence: Interior Ministry
The government has registered cases against the protesters under the country's anti-terrorism laws → Read More
PTI MNA Faheem Khan admits being among those in Ali Haider Gilani's video
I did not shoot the video on anyone's directives, and the party's stance in this regard will soon be given, says MNA → Read More
Gen Raheel Sharif thwarted coup attempt in 2014
The latest book by Shuja Nawaz is filled with firsthand accounts of Pakistani and US officials with direct purview of important political events in Pakistan and Afghanistan for a critical period of the region’s history. → Read More
Masood Azhar not to be arrested or detained
Pakistan has decided not to arrest or detain Maulana Masood Azhar, Amir of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) without any valid evidence for his alleged involvement in the Pulwama attack, highly placed sources directly linked with the issue revealed this to The News. → Read More
‘Being Pakistani’ challenges traditional nationhood narrative
ISLAMABAD: A new book has challenged the common mantra we often use while describing Pakistan as a country based on “one-religion, one nation and one culture,” and has attempted to prove... → Read More
Saeed Mehdi’s new book soon
ISLAMABAD: Saeed Mehdi, former principal secretary to Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to spill the beans of his days and experiences in service by authoring an autobiography.“I have... → Read More