ISLAMABAD: Two persons were arrested over their alleged involvement in the murder of an army officer in the capital last month, said the police. One of the suspects is an Afghan national and the other is a native of the tribal area. They were residing in a slum located in Golra, the police said. Maj Mohammad Laraib of the Special …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that freedom of expression was a constitutional right of all citizens. But at the same time, she said the media should also understand its responsibility and protect interests of the state. “The responsible role of media should be promoted and it is attached with …

ISLAMABAD: Perhaps due to lack of coordination among lawyers for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) could not announce its decision on the acquittal plea of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Parliament House and PTV attack cases. ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan had last month reserved verdict in the case which was supposed to be announced on Thursday. PTI …

Retired Justice Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi on Friday took the oath as the acting chief election commissioner (CEC), a day after the retirement of retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza as CEC. According to Article 217 of the Constitution, the most senior member in age of the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) acts as the CEC if: a) the office of the CEC …

Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Friday directed the chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) to launch a criminal investigation against officials suspected of being involved in misconduct. The judge, who is set to become the Chief Justice of Pakistan on December 21, also told the chairman to recover money from those officials who have caused financial losses to the body. He …

ISLAMABAD: Civil society activists on Thursday urged the government to implement the decision it made four years ago to increase the size of the graphic health warning on cigarette packs to 85pc. The activists were speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club organised by the Human Development Foundation (HDF), Society for the Protection of the Rights of …

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal threatened to leave the PTI-led coalition government on Thursday as he protested against the arrest of four women from Awaran district last month. Mengal led a sit-in protest of the opposition lawmakers in front of the speaker’s dais to condemn the arrest of four women from Balochistan’s Awaran district a couple …

KARACHI: The weather in the metropolis turned chilly after light drizzle was reported in many areas early on Friday. Karachiites enjoyed the weather as they woke up to cloudy skies as well as drizzle  this morning. The drizzle  was witnessed  in multiple areas of the port city, including I.I. Chundrigar Road, Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Korangi, Nazimabad, SITE Area, Liaquatabad and other adjoining …

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to grant bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz. In its petition, the accountability watchdog argued the LHC had not considered the case records “in the correct manner”. It added that due to the LHC’s decision, the prosecution’s case had …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston rapper has been charged with sex trafficking. Authorities say Aryion Jackson is charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution. Prosecutors say the 21-year-old housed up to 12 girls and women inside a northeast Houston home. Jackson has a lengthy criminal record. He was arrested on an unrelated charge in Jefferson County. We found a sample …