Three persons lost their lives and three became critically injured during two road accidents in Lahore. The first accident took place in Motorway M-2 South in which two persons died and two others received injuries. Spokesman of Motorway Police Syed Imran Ahmad said that the accident occurred when an Alto car collided with another vehicle…

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The fifth death anniversary of founder of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and eminent nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was observed on Saturday. Dr AQ Khan was born on April 1, 1936 in Bhopal, British India. He made Pakistan’s defence invincible by making it the first nuclear power of Muslim world and seventh nuclear power in…

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Giving a big decision in the favour of retired government employees, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday said that a departmental inquiry will cease to be effective two years after the retirement of a government officer. In its ruling, the LHC said that an amendment to the PEEDA Act, made on February 25, 2026,…

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Saturday visited the projects for the extension of Margalla Road to motorway and the Sangjani Interchange to review the ongoing construction work. Speaking on the occasion, Mohsin Naqvi said these projects will provide the citizens of Islamabad with an alternative, efficient route…

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has expressed anger over surging wheat flour prices across the province and announced Rs10 billion subsidy to lower the rates. The Punjab chief minister called an emergency video-link meeting in Lahore on Saturday and ordered that cheap flour and wheat be provided to the people of the province at all…

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Giving an important decision in the case of a nine-year-old girl, who had lost her both hands after she received an electric shock while allegedly trying to steal electricity in Charsadda, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ordered the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) to bear the expenses of her treatment.  IHC judge Justice…

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Four persons of the same family died when a passenger coach collided with a car in Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Saturday. The incident took place in the Sani area of Khuzdar. The dead persons were later identified as Mohammad Aslam Notani, Bilal Ahmad Notani, Abdul Ghani Botani, and Abdul Waheed Botani. Soon after receiving…

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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday disposed of the petition, filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking deletion of terrorism-related sections from the case registered against them for removing barriers.  Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra, in his remarks, said that he could not hear the petition at…

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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) did not want the imposition of governor’s rule in any province of the country, and that it would not allow any ‘unconstitutional’ step in KP. Speaking to the media at Sukkur airport, he said that there were clear instructions from…

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, will leave Charsadda for Mardan on Saturday, with participants expected to stay overnight in the city, KP Information Minister Shafi Jan said. Jan said the march was proceeding peacefully and that large numbers of people and party workers from Charsadda,…

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