The Supreme Court on Thursday overruled Sindh High Court’s decision and barred PPP’s Murad Ali Shah from contesting elections from PS-73 Dadu in dual nationality case.A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, upheld the decisions of Returning Officer and ...

lahoreMian Omar Mansha, son of Mian Muhammad Mansha, Pakistan’s richest man, was arrested Thursday on the charge of display of weapons and interfering in official affairs following a scuffle with a policeman at a police picket in Lahore’s Nishtar Colony, officials sources said. A case ...

SEOUL AFP North Korea barred a delivery of supplies to South Koreans in the closed Kaesong industrial zone Wednesday, as the South's president said it was time to stop rewarding Pyongyang's provocations.A delegation of 10 businessmen representing the 123 South Korean firms in Kaesong had applied to ...

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday barred National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from collecting dues from industrial units and commercial consumers under the head of Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA).A Division Bench (DB) of IHC, comprising Chief Justice IHC Justice Muhammad Anwar Kasi ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday restrained the caretaker Punjab government from taking any action against law officers serving in the provincial advocate general office.Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial issued the order on a petition moved by Rana Asadul Allah Advocate.The ...

KARACHI - DHA Security and Vigilance in coordination with police contingent conducted effective raids on a number of Sheesha bars located on Khayaban-e-Sehar in DHA Phase-VI and confiscated the equipment and sealed the cafes. This was the part of the ongoing campaign to close down all the Sheesha ...

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday barred Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Ali Arshad Hakeem from performing duties as chairman FBR by suspending the notification of his appointment issued by the establishment division on July 10 last year.IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued ...

Tehran  - Iran has barred a Saudi diplomat allegedly involved in a deadly drink-driving accident from leaving the country, Fars news agency cited top lawmaker as saying on Sunday. The unnamed diplomat was “barred from leaving until the clarification of the (legal) status” of the ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Friday directed all the District Returning Officers (DROs) and Returning Officers(ROs) to immediately refrain from asking random, intrusive and inquisitive questions from the candidates for May 11 elections.The court has also put a ban on electronic media ...

LAHORE – The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and other lawyers’ associations have expressed concerns over procedure and functions of judicial commission (JC) for appointment of judges in high courts as well in apex judiciary. The bar associations also ...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred the acting Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Dr Abdul Jabbar from discharging his duties.The SC was hearing the petition filed by senior anchorperson and journalist Hamid Mir regarding the formation of judicial ...

SHEIKHUPURA - The District Police Officer sent a police Sub-Inspector behind the bar over poor investigation in a murder case. According to details, DPO Rana Abdul Jabbar paid a surprise visit to the Saddr Police Station to check the police performance. During inspection, he found that Sub ...

LAHORE - The arbitration committee of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) to resolve the issue of a dispute in Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) has recommended to delist the PCF from the voters list of the POA for the election of national Olympic committee being held on February 4. The committee ...

MOSCOW  - Russia on Friday disqualified the sole liberal challenger to Vladimir Putin in March 4 presidential elections, in a move slammed by his supporters as undermining the legitimacy of the polls. Russia's central elections commission said it could not accept nearly a quarter of the ...

LAHORE–The Lahore High Court on Friday barred Zahid Bashir from performing duties as chairman of Red Crescent Society (RCS) till next date of hearing on a petition challenging his appointment.Mr Bashir was appointed recently by Punjab governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa after removing Haji ...

GUJRANWALA/ BAHAWALNAGAR/ HAFIZABAD – A number of district and tehsil bar associations in the Punjab province went to polls for the year 2012 on Sunday, with a good turnout. According to reports received from different stations, the elections were held in a peaceful manner and free of ...

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Interior has locked horns with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a constitutional body, as the former has barred it that in future no correspondence should be directly made with NADRA and all necessary information should be routed through the ministry, it is ...

ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatia's former prime minister Ivo Sanader was behind bars in a Zagreb prison on Tuesday under investigation for alleged abuse of power and corruption after being extradited from Austria late Monday. His return comes at a sensitive time for the ruling HDZ party already lagging in ...

BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (AFP) - Officials at Israel's main airport on Friday refused entry to 69 people they said were pro-Palestinian activists, and said most would be repatriated on the first available flights. Immigration spokeswoman Sabine Hadad said that four people had already flown out of ...

LAHORE The son of a former General Manager of Wapda was put behind the bars shortly after he assaulted a female traffic officer at Ferozpur Road, police sources revealed on Wednesday. Khakan Hamayun, who introduced himself as the son of Hamayun Akhtar, exchanged hot words with Nargis Bibi over ...

ISLAMABAD - The central leadership of PPP has decided not to take any immediate disciplinary action against former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who according to a senior party leader, was continuously violating the party discipline after not getting same portfolio in truncate Federal ...

LAHORE A Lahore High Court bench, headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, on Friday restrained Dr Abdul Qadir Khan from disclosing classified and sensitive information in his interviews to the media. Dr Abdul Qadir had filed an application, complaining that the government, in violation of the ...

RAMALLAH (AFP) Renowned Jewish-American scholar and political activist Noam Chomsky said he was barred from entering Israel and the West Bank on Sunday to speak at a Palestinian university. Chomsky had been invited to speak on Monday (today) at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah, but was stopped ...

LAHORE - Presidential row in 'esteemed institution of the Lahore High Court Bar Association finally dragged its 'honourable members into clashes and brawls after a group of lawyers backed by Hamid Khan made a failed attempt to overthrow incumbent president Munawar Gondal and capture his office. The ...

LAHORE - On Saturday, yet another order was issued by the Services and General Administration Department to the administration across Punjab for 'observing ban on transfer-postings, and seeking strict compliance of the Cabinets order, which has been flagrantly violated by all, including the ...

RAWALPINDI - Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench has halted Pakistan Railways (PR) from auctioning a piece of land leased out for the construction of a degree college for women. LHC Justice Tariq Shamim on Wednesday directed the department to submit its comments till June 8 in this regard. ...

RAWALPINDI - Punjab Police showing little regard for age and seniority kept an octogenarian lady behind the bar for one whole night on a petty dispute of land, TheNation learnt Sunday. According to details, Saddar Berooni Police arrested Sakina Bibi (80) over a property dispute and put her behind ...

LAHORE - A full bench of the Lahore High Court Monday barred financial institutions from disposing of mortgaged properties of defaulters through auction without obtaining court's order in this regard. The bench comprising Chief Justice of the LHC Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain, Justice Hamid Ali Shah ...

LAHORE - Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan has said the cold shoulder given to Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on his visit to Sindh Bars speaks volumes about his acceptance as Chief Justice of Pakistan by the lawyers and the same was sufficient to open eyes of the government to the ...