CALIFORNIA: California has formally recognised Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha in state law, allowing workers to use existing paid leave to observe the Islamic holidays and encouraging schools and public workplaces to accommodate those celebrating them. Assembly Bill 2017, signed into law on September 10, recognises the two religious festivals […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the party’s long march would proceed as planned and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi would remain in office, rejecting a call to postpone the protest amid concerns over the possible imposition of emergency rule in the province. […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday urged Afghanistan’s interim government to abandon what he described as a “militant mindset” and work towards the betterment of its people and lasting regional peace, warning that Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness. Addressing a conference in Islamabad on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that a sexual element is necessary for conduct to constitute harassment under the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, observing that not every inappropriate, unwanted or harmful act falls within the scope of the law. The court set […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday directed all concerned ministries and divisions to ensure full and effective implementation of the government’s austerity and conservation measures. Dar issued the directives while chairing a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.27 and Rs3.56 per litre, respectively, according to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). Following the reduction, petrol will be available at Rs389.30 per litre, while the price of high-speed […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan has warned that the provincial government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers would surround the Governor House if governor’s rule was imposed in the province. Talking to the media in Peshawar, Shafi urged the federal government to work with the provincial government to address […]
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek Tahafuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) has announced its support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) October 4 march on Islamabad, confirming that the opposition alliance will participate in the protest. TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Ahmed Yousafzai said on Monday that the alliance would join the march because PTI was […]
LAHORE: A medical report has confirmed that a 20-year-old Azerbaijani woman was sexually assaulted in Lahore’s Defence area, police said on Monday. The woman was allegedly assaulted by three men during the night between Friday and Saturday after being taken to a flat in the Defence area. Police said they […]
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of the US Afghanistan War Commission, led by its co-chairs Shamila N. Chaudhary and Dr Colin F. Jackson, met Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. […]