Balochistan forest fire kills 3, burns thousands of trees
In Baluchistan, three people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday night in a forest fire raging in Zhob’s Sherani district.
New US envoy Donald Blome to arrive in Pakistan on May 23
Ambassador Blome is the first ambassador of the US to be appointed to Pakistan after a gap of four years.
No general elections before electoral reforms maintains government
The government has already started working on electoral reforms, and it was decided that the government would set aside reserved seats for overseas Pakistanis.
SC bars authorities from transfers, appointments in criminal cases
The Supreme Court has barred the authorities from making new appointments and transferring officials involved in "high-profile" and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases and those being heard by special courts.
SC takes suo motu on ‘interference’ in criminal cases
CJP fixes the case for hearing before a five-judge bench today, SC says such actions can undermine the functioning of the criminal justice system.
Accountability court orders permanent arrest warrant against Ishaq Dar
The court ordered the warrant after the senior PML-N leader repeatedly failed to show up for the trial, remaining instead in a self-imposed exile in London.
Pakistanis own $10.6b property in Dubai – more than SBP’s dollar reserves
While Pakistan's economy continues to scare away foreign investments, data suggests the country's super-rich owns over 38,000 properties worth $10.6 billion in Dubai's offshore real estate market, which is more than Pakistan's State Bank dollar reserves
Chief Economist Ahmed Zubair resigns over ‘pressure to change GDP data’
Journalist and political economy expert Javed Hassan on Tuesday claimed that Chief Economist Pakistan Ahmed Zubair resigned after he was being pressured to change data on GDP.
Dollar rises past Rs 200 in open market
The rupee maintains its downturn after it shed Rs2 against the dollar in the intraday trade, mainly because of the country's rising exports and depleting foreign reserves.
Interviews of economists for interim PM being conducted: Sheikh Rasheed
Talking to media in Rawalpindi, the AML Chief said key decisions would be made before May 31.
Wheat prices hit record high after Indian export ban
The spike, exacerbated by fertiliser shortages and poor harvests, has fuelled inflation globally and raised fears of famine and social unrest in poorer countries.
PML-N govt criticised for spending on ‘media appeasement’
Social media users said that no one reads the paper in this era of digital media, suggesting that it is only meant to feed and please media houses.