National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched online facility to get your Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) at your doorstep. Guidelines to Apply Online Here we will guide you to get your CNIC without waiting for hours in queues at the NADRA centres. Step 1 Create an account by visiting NADRA official website here . When created account, NADRA will send …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday stopped  the Special Court from issuing a ruling in the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf. The special court was set to announce the ruling in the treason case tomorrow. The IHC was hearing petitions filed by former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and the Ministry of Interior to postpone …

An interesting exchange took place between Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Barrister Farogh Naseem during today’s hearing of General Qamar Javed Bajwa extension case. The CJP asked General Bajwa’s lawyer, Farogh Naseem, if the army chief will retire tomorrow (on Thursday), adding that according to the AG’ a general never retires’. “In your opinion, can a former army chief …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned another emergency session of the federal cabinet on Wednesday shortly after the Supreme Court raised concerns on the summary regarding the extension of  army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, claimed sources. Sources further said that the prime minister summoned another session today, calling former law minister Farogh Naseem, Attorney General, the government’s legal team …

ISLAMABAD: In advance of the upcoming Climate Change Conference (COP25), public and private sector representatives met to discuss a wide range of climate change issues faced in Pakistan. The event was held on Tuesday by Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC) in collaboration with the World Bank, Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Coca-Cola, German Red Cross, and Swiss Embassy. Among …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Tuesday that opening Musharraf’s Pandora’s box won’t solve Pakistan’s problems. “What is the use of opening Musharraf’s Pandora’s box? This will not benefit the common man in any way,” he said. He said that stirring the Musharraf issue would not solve the problem of inflation or unemployment. “If …

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! We won’t be writing this newsletter for Thursday, but we’ll be back next Tuesday with the top political headlines from Austin, Washington, the campaign trail and Dallas. If you’d like to sign up for Political Points, click here. Points from Austin 1. Students at the University of Texas at Austin disrupted a class and held a sit-in …

AUSTIN — Democrats on the Texas Republican party’s target list that was inadvertently made public Monday said they are neither fazed nor surprised that they are being closely marked by their political rivals. “It’s no surprise that the Republicans are targeting the seats that they lost in the prior elections but what is surprising is that they’re willing to stoop to dubious …

AUSTIN — The Texas secretary of state is facing a second lawsuit over a new law banning temporary voting sites. Former Austin Assistant City Manager Terrell Blodgett and Texas’ Young Democrats and College Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to overturn House Bill 1888, claiming it suppresses the vote of marginalized communities. “Today we’re here to tear down an obstacle …

Dallas police are investigating after a woman reported she had been kidnapped in southeast Oak Cliff. Officers were called about 9 p.m. Sunday to the 8800 block of Bonnie View Road, near Interstate 20, where the 23-year-old woman told police she had been sitting in a vehicle, drinking with her friends, when someone opened the door and pulled her out. …