QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Friday suspended the implementation of a first information report (FIR) registered against Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai, while admitting his constitutional petition for regular hearing.
A BHC division bench, headed by Chief Justice Muhammad Kamran Mullahkhail, heard the petition challenging the FIR lodged against Mr…
In 1954, Time magazine published a short article about the University of Utah using beagles in research to determine the dangers of radioactive material over a lifetime.
At a kennel dubbed “Beagleville,” 450 dogs had been injected with graduated amounts of radioactive material, including plutonium and radium. “These elements accumulate in the bones and bombard tender cells with damaging alpha…
ISLAMABAD: Dr Mahrang Baloch approached the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge the denial of post-arrest bail in a case registered against her under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.
Filed by Advocate Jibran Nasir on behalf of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) central organiser, the petition was moved after the Balochistan High Court (BHC) rejected her bail application on Feb 23 this…
The AppleCare One trademark was today registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), suggesting Apple's subscription for customers to cover multiple devices with a single plan could soon be expanding outside the United States.
Apple launched AppleCare One in the U.S. in July 2025. The plan starts at $19.99 per month and covers up to three products, with additional…
ISLAMABAD: Several women’s rights activists, including Aurat March members, were detained by police in Islamabad ahead of a rally they planned to hold on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday.
Police sources told _Dawn_ that they were detained near Super Market in Sector F-6. They had planned to reach the National Press Club, but a huge contingent of police was already present…
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the district courts on Friday dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of a Canadian national pursuing doctoral research in Pakistan in a cybercrime case.
Magistrate Naeem Wattoo announced the decision while hearing the bail plea of Hamza Ahmad Khan, after arguments from the prosecution and defence.
Khan was booked by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency…
ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic development in the narcotics and terrorism case against senior journalist Matiullah Jan, a forensic report submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday revealed that the substance allegedly recovered from him was not a prohibited drug.
The case — registered at Margalla Police Station on Nov 28, 2024 — had accused the journalist of snatching a government-issued…
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RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Courts in twin cities on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants in two separate cases involving senior PTI figures Aleema Khanum, sister of party founder Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
The…
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case pertaining to misleading statements against state institutions and damage to their reputation.
The case was registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Authority (NCCIA) under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016, following…
Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars announced on Thursday that it had directly signed Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman for PSL’s 11th edition, spending over Rs60 million.
“Our Bangladeshi brother, Mustafizur, picked in 2016 and 2018, is now our direct signing and finally back with the family. Once a Qalandar, always a Qalandar.
“Amount spent on DS: PKR6.44 crore,” the…