Fresh turmoil for Pakistan as PM Khan dodges ouster, opposition vows fight President Arif Alvi, also of Khan's party, approved the prime minister's request to dissolve parliament and cabinet. World 03 Apr, 2022
Ousted Pakistan PM arrested on return, as bomber kills scores Sharif returns ahead of July 25 election Ex-PM criticises military, says democracy imperilled Authorities arrest Sharif, daughter upon landing Suicide bomber kills 128 at election rally Party members expect poll boost by Sharif's return... Women 14 Jul, 2018
Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city Sharif returns ahead of July 25 election Ex-PM criticises military, says democracy imperilled Authorities plan to arrest Sharif upon landing Party members expect poll boost by Sharif's return ABU DHABI/LAHORE: Ousted Pakistani... Women 13 Jul, 2018
Pakistani lawmakers begin secret vote for senate elections ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lawmakers on Saturday began casting votes in secret for new senators in parliament’s upper house in an election that looks set to boost the ruling party, as it tries to revive the political fortunes of ousted prime minister... Women 03 Mar, 2018
Pakistan passes climate change act, reviving hopes - and scepticism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament has passed a climate change bill that officials promise “will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground” in a country that has so far lagged on climate action. The new law establishes a... Women 24 Mar, 2017
Pakistan amends Constitution to reinstate secret military courts KARACHI: Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday amended the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses. The government and... Women 22 Mar, 2017
Top Pakistani religious body rules women's protection law "un-Islamic" ISLAMABAD: A powerful Pakistani religious body that advises the government on the compatibility of laws with Islam on Thursday declared a new law that criminalises violence against women to be "un-Islamic." The Women's Protection Act, passed by... Women 03 Mar, 2016
Executed Pakistani hailed as hero of Islam Rawalpindi, March 1 Tens of thousands of supporters today cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan’s most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy... Women 02 Mar, 2016
Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf discharged from hospital UPDATED: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was briefly hospitalised in the port city of Karachi on Thursday after suffering chest pain and breathing problems but was allowed home later that day, a senior leader of his party... Women 11 Feb, 2016
Pakistan mulls status of disputed region under Chinese pressure Islamabad, January 7 Pakistan is mulling upgrading the constitutional status of its northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, which is also claimed by India, in a bid to provide legal cover to a multi-billion-dollar Chinese investment plan, officials said... Women 08 Jan, 2016
As climate impacts hit, Pakistan faces migration surge THATTA, PAKISTAN: Fisherman Muhammad Yusuf's family has been living on the island of Hajamaro, just over three miles off the coast of southern Pakistan, for generations. But the island that was once a happy home has now become a prison. Sea level... Art & Culture 26 Nov, 2015
Zardari under pressure to quit ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's main opposition party on Thursday called on President Asif Ali Zardari to resign after a court threw out an amnesty protecting him and senior government figures from corruption charges. The Supreme Court declared Wednesday... Women 17 Dec, 2009
