ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday slashed the security protocol for VIPs and senior bureaucrats under a decision taken by the federal cabinet, has learnt. Sources in the police told Dawn that security cover to those VIPs who had been facing specific security threats would remain intact. No decision had been taken so far for cutting down the security cover of judges of …

RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly tortured and raped by a university student in the underpass of the Metro Bus Station in Rehmanabad on Tuesday. The suspect, who is studying Information Technology (IT) in a university, was detained by police immediately after a first information report (FIR) was registered, a police investigating officer (IO) said. The IO said the police visited …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Wednesday kicked off its 15-day nationwide protest from Rawalpindi against continuous rise in prices of petroleum products and edibles. In the first step, the PDM will stage protests in big cities of the country and afterwards, it will take a decision about holding public meetings or a long march. Political workers and activists of …

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday the provincial government had decided to ensure implementation of minimum wage of Rs25,000 across all government and private organisations. Shah said at a press conference after presiding over a meeting with his ministers at Chief Minister House that the cabinet had decided to task the labour and industries departments with implementation …

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to PPP leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, who has been incarcerated for more than two years following his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Sept 2019, in a case concerning assets beyond means. The top court, however, decided to keep Shah’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), saying the accountability court that …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the Attorney General (AGP) on Wednesday to look into grievances of the parents of children martyred in the attack on the Army Public School (APS) on Dec 16, 2014. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, a two-judge Supreme Court bench took suo motu notice of complaints by the parents, asking the AGP …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government on Wednesday came under “friendly fire” in the National Assembly, with lawmakers from within the ruling alliance, and hailing from all the three provinces ruled by it, criticising it for its failure on different fronts. Sardar Riaz Mehmood Mazari, a PTI legislator from Sadiqabad (Rahim Yar Khan), berated the federal and Punjab governments for failure …

Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan,  is just like another prisoner in jail. Despite no legally surfaced evidence against the star kid, a special NDPS court in Mumbai rejected the 23-year-old’s bail plea for the third time on October 20. While SRK has now appealed son’s case to Mumbai High Court, one of Aryan’s jail inmate has shared …

Ananya Panday is currently facing probing questioning after chats exchanged between her and Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan were recovered by local authorities. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team reached out to Ananya at Chunky Panday’s residence at Khar West, Mumbai this Thursday. The actress was summoned for a 2 pm questioning and the authorities have also taken away the …

Insiders recently stepped forward with news regarding the bond between Travis Barker and his lady love Kourtney Kardashian. This news has been brought to light by insiders that are close to People magazine. According to their findings, the bond between the duo was so strong from the get-go that “The question was never if they would get engaged, it was …