According to Dawn, the wide-ranging bill, tabled on Saturday, seeks to abolish the office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), and introduce a new post of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), effectively placing the Army Chief at the top of Pakistan's armed forces.
Gaya Town Assembly constituency is set to undergo polling in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, with Bihar Co-operative Department Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) sitting MLA, Prem Kumar, looking to defend his seat.
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo motu notice of a reported caste-based discrimination incident during the Tarn Taran Vikas Mela, where Assistant Labour Commissioner Jasvir Singh (Bhagta Jatana) was allegedly made to sit separately.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a probe into allegations of a land scam involving Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in Pune's Koregaon Park area.
Amid the polling for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday made allegations against the local administration, police and BJP at a few places and sought action from the Election Commission.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to review all scientific material and global best practices within six months and take an appropriate policy decision regarding the permitting of asbestos
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, extending greetings to devotees and praying for peace, prosperity, and progress in Punjab.
Aman Raj will be keen to take the bar even higher as he seeks to become the first player on the IGPL Tour to win three events in a row, as he tees up at the IGPL Invitational Jamshedpur hosted by Arjun Munda.
The announcement comes as Canada seeks new markets for its canola after China imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian imports in August. This followed Canada's move last year to levy a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
US President Donald Trump has instructed his administration's lawyers to seek clarification on how the government can "legally fund" the food stamp benefits during the shutdown after two US federal judges ruled to tap into the emergency funds to cover benefits for November.