PM directs to suspend officials involved in charging excess units
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to immediately suspend officials and officers of the power distribution companies, involved in charging excess units in the...
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Armed Forces, Services Chiefs pay tribute to Havaldar Lalak Jan on his martyrdom anniversary
RAWALPINDI: The Armed Forces of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and Services Chiefs pay homage to Havildar Lalak Jan Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, on the...
Martyrdom anniversary of Havaldar Lalak Jan today
Web Desk: The 25th martyrdom anniversary of Kargil hero Havaldar Lalak Jan, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed today. The armed forces, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Death anniversary of legendary folk singer Mai Bhagi being observed
Web Desk: The 38th death anniversary of legendary folk singer Mai Bhagi is being observed today. Mai Bhagi was born in 1920 in a small...
MQMP rejects claims of CM Sindh regarding development in Sindh
Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) stalwart Syed Mustafa Kamal has catogrically rejected all the claims of Chief Minister SIndh Syed Murad Ali Shah...
Sharjeel comes with good news for Sindh
KARACHI: The Sindh senior minister has come up with good news for people of the province as he on Saturday announced that it would soon...
PM felicitates Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in Iran’s presidential election
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday extended congratulations to Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in Iran’s presidential elections. “I look forward to working...
Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan advances to semi-finals Canso open
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan advanced to the semi-finals of the Canso Open in the United States on Friday. Top seed Ashab defeated unseeded Luis Aquino...
Cricketer Fawad Alam’s mother passes away
Karachi: Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam’s mother passed away in Karachi at the age of 63. She was seriously ill for a few months. Fawad...
Kohli, Anushka Sharma decide to leave India permanently
Mumbai: Indian cricket star Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma have made a decision to relocate to London permanently with their two children. They...
Interior ministry refutes news of rejecting provinces request for shutting down social media during Muharram
Islamabad: The Interior ministry has refuted a news item that says the ministry rejected the provincial governments request shutting down internet during Muharram Ul Haram....
PTI postpones Tarnol rally
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has postponed today’s rally in Tarnol. Talking about the decision, Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar said that now rally will be...
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet in Quetta today for sighting Muharram Crescent
QUETTA: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Quetta today for sighting the Crescent of Muharram-ul-Haram 1446 Hijri. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet at...
Zardari felicitates Pezeshkian on election as Iranian President
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as the Iranian President. In a statement, he said both Pakistan and Iran...
Pakistan, US have agree to finalize procedure for employment of Pakistani Nurses in New York
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to finalize a procedure for the employment of Pakistani qualified Nurses in New York. This came at a...
PM forms committee to formulate proposals for oil, gas exploration
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to formulate proposals for an attractive policy...
Discrimination against minorities continues in India as they face new laws BNS, BNSS, BSA
New Delhi: A discrimination against minority in Narendra Modi rule has continued as minorities including Muslims will face new civilians laws. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...
Fishing industry can provide 2 million job opportunities in Balochistan
Quetta: Experts have said that if fish processing plants are established in Balochistan then the earning from fisheries industry can be doubled. Pakistan current capacity...
PTI files contempt of court petition in IHC over cancellation of NOC for Tarnol rally
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a contempt of court petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) over cancellation of No Objection Certificate (NOC)...
Home Ministry Sindh bans speeches of 163 clerics and traveling to ensure peace in Muharram
Karachi: The home ministry Sindh has imposed ban on various clerics speech for ensuring law and order situation in the province. Inspector General (IG) Sindh...
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian elected Iran’s new president
Tehran: Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected Iran’s new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian’s favour...
Pakistani couple welcomes baby boy during Hajj in Madina
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani couple from Balochistan has welcomed a healthy baby boy in the holy city of Madina during the Hajj 2024. The birth of...
PM meets global leaders on sidelines of SCO summit including UN secretary general
Astana: All heads of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signed the outcome document at the conclusion of the...
Govt to provide Rs 440b subsidy in electricity bills
Islamabad: The government will provide a subsidy of 440 billion rupees to ensure relief to the people in electricity bills. The Power Division, in a...
Unidenfied persons shot dead Mother, injured daughter in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed
Karachi: A mother killed while her daughter sustained injuries in a shooting spree by unidentified persons on their car in Somar Goth area of Gulshan-e-Hadeed....
Petroleum Dealers Association starts preparation of strike from tomorrow
Karachi: The Petroleum Dealers Association (PDA) has started preparations for strike while banners have put up on the various petrol pumps. The strike has been...
SC suspends LHC verdict on formation of elections tribunals in Punjab over ECP appeal
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended a verdict of the Lahore High Court and establishemnt of election tribunals in Punjab by the ECP. A...
Sindh govt constructed new buildings in Jinnah Hospital Karachi: CM Sindh
Karachi: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday apprised that the provincial government has constructed new buildings in the Jinnah hospital Karachi. Addressing...
Maryam Nawaz underscores importance of maintaining harmony, national unity, peace in society
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has underscored the importance of maintaining harmony, national unity and peace in society. She stated this while addressing...
Trump gets post-debate boost in new polls after Biden’s poor performance
NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over President Joe Biden in the aftermath of last week’s debate to 6 points,...
5 dead, 11 injured as van plunged into ravine at Chappar road Haripur
HARIPUR: In a devastating incident late last night near Chekai, a Toyota Hiace en-route to Islamabad Airport veered off Chhapper Road and plunged into 200...
3.8 MTPA coal to be dug out from Thar coal power project yearly: CM Sindh
Karachi: Fountain of development has erupted in desert of Thar as 3.8 MTPA coal will be dug out from the Thar coal power project block...
Federal cabinet approves hike in basic tariff of electricity
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved hike in basic tariff for electricity. The basic tariff climbed to Rs 35.50 while it will be applicable from...
Death anniversary of legendary folk, Sufi singer Allan Faqir being observed today
ISLAMABAD:The 24th death anniversary of legendary folk and Sufi singer Allan Faqir was observed on Thursday. Born in Jamshoro district of Sindh in 1932, Allan...
Pakistan fully aligns with SCO’s socio-economic, security objectives: PM
Astana: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan fully aligns itself with the socio economic and security objectives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Addressing the...
SCO summit starts in Astana, Kazakhstan
Astana: The Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) Summit starts in Astana, Kazakhstan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is representing Pakistan in the moot. At the SCO Council...
PM for promoting Pak-Azer-Turkiye economic cooperation
Astana: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed on the need to formulate a strategy to promote Pakistan-Türkiye-Azerbaijan trilateral cooperation in multiple sectors including economy, energy,...
Voting begins as polls open across UK
London: Polls are now open across the United Kingdom. Millions of citizens will finally be able to choose new MPs at 40,000 polling stations across...
Karachi weather to remain dry and humid in next 24 hours
Karachi: The weather is dry and partially clouded in Karachi on Thursday, today. The gray clouds covered the sky since morning. According to the meteorological...
PSX starts with positive trend in morning session as 100 gains 647 points
Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange continued with bullish trend on Thursday fourth day of business week as the market gained 647 points in morning trading session....
Pakistan-US Infantry Rifle Company Exchange Exercise-2024 underway at NCTC
Rawalpindi: The troops from the armed forces of Pakistan and United States participated in the two-week long Pakistan-United States Infantry Rifle Company Exchange Exercise-2024 underway...
PM calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Astana
Astana: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the need to overcome financial and other banking issues to expand barter trade between Pakistan and Russia. In...
JI going to hold long sit-in on July 12 with demand to withdraw IMF conditions on budget: Hafiz Naeem
Islamabad: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) ameer Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said that his party is going to start staging a historic sit-in in Islamabad on July...
Zia Lanjar meets President to brief on operation in Kaccha areas against robbers, Karachi street crimes
Islamabad: Home Minister Sindh Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar on Wednesday called on President Asif Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadar. The Home Minister Sindh briefed the President over...
Gold rates up by Rs.800 per tola
ISLAMABAD: The price of per tola of 24 karat gold increased by Rs.800 and was sold at Rs.242,300 on Wednesday. As per the All Sindh...
India’s Hardik Pandya’s becomes top all-rounder in latest ICC Men’s T20I Rankings
ISLAMABAD: Hardik Pandya’s heroics in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has seen him become the No.1 ranked all-rounder in the latest ICC Men’s T20I...
Pakistan Qualify for next edition of T-20 World Cup 2026
Dubai: With the recent conclusion of the T20 World Cup, the 12 teams for the next edition of the mega event have been finalised. The...
PM Shehbaz in Astana to attend SCO Summits
Astana: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reached Astana to attend twin Summits of SCO Council of Heads of State and SCO plus. He was received...
India must combat ‘dangerous’ Islamophobia trend in the country: Pakistan
New York: Pakistan has told the United Nations General Assembly about India’s “abysmal” treatment of religious minorities, with a forceful call for New Delhi to...
Court hears IK, Bushra bibi appeals against their punishment getting married during Iddat case
Islamabad: A district and session court of Islamabad on Wednesday heard the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra bibi appeals...