The Islamabad High Court has ordered the NCCIA to give journalist Asad Toor details of the allegations against him after he challenged a cybercrime summons. The National Press Club also condemned the notice as a threat to press freedom. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) […]

The Lahore High Court has confirmed pre-arrest bail for three men accused in a cryptocurrency fraud case. The court ruled that the Virtual Assets Act, 2026 cannot be applied retrospectively to transactions carried out earlier. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has confirmed pre-arrest bail for three men accused in a cryptocurrency fraud case, ruling that […]

Consumers in Lahore continued to pay above official rates for essential food items over the past week. Poultry, vegetables and fruit remained costlier in retail markets despite revised official prices. LAHORE: Consumers in Lahore continued to pay well above official rates for many essential food items over the past week, even after the district administration […]

ISLAMABAD  –  Pakistan faces possible oil supply disruption as petrol pump owners announced indefinite strike from Thursday, following talks with government over daily pricing mechanism for POL products and dealers’ commission collapsed. The All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners Association, claiming to be the representative body of 15,000 petrol pumps, Tuesday announced  that all petrol pumps […]

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) decided on Monday to recommend a constitutional amendment to the federal government to pave the way for the establishment of an “International Commercial Court of Pakistan”. The decision was taken at the 49th meeting of the LJCP, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, […]

QUETTA: A sit-in committee, which included family members of policemen martyred in a deadly terrorist attack in Ziarat, ended its protest on Saturday after reaching an agreement with the Balochistan government last night. On July 6, 27 policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police post in Balochistan’s Ziarat district. Families of the martyred personnel had […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted on Friday that the security of Chinese in Pakistan was “paramount for us”. “I would like to say with fullest force at my command that the security of Chinese brothers and sisters in Pakistan is paramount for us, it is most important. And we will leave no stone unturned to […]

Three more terrorists have been killed as security forces and law enforcers continue to carry out Operation Shaban in Balochistan jointly, state media reported on Wednesday, citing security sources. According to state-run Pakistan TV, the latest casualties have taken the total tally of terrorists killed during the operation to 88. It further reported that 126 terrorists […]

KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati has referred disputed clauses of the lawmakers’ privileges law to the standing committee after public criticism. Information Minister Shafi Jan said the provisions would be reviewed within a week and aligned with the 1988 act. PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati has referred contested provisions of a […]

THAAP’s 65th talk in Lahore examined how the US-Iran conflict reshapes regional alliances, energy routes, and Pakistan’s diplomatic options, urging mediation that delivers tangible national benefits. LAHORE: THAAP’s 65th talk brought together scholars, researchers and participants for an in-depth discussion on the geopolitical, economic and strategic implications of the US-Iran conflict, with particular emphasis on its […]