PSX sets new record, breaks 170,000-point barrier
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) marked a historic milestone today by crossing the 170,000-point mark for the first time ever. The KSE-100 Index, which...
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Enhanced profit margins for oil companies, dealers approved; fuel prices may rise
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has sanctioned a 5 to 10 percent boost in profit margins for oil marketing companies (OMCs) and fuel dealers,...
All mosques in the UAE to hold friday prayers at the same time
DUBAI: Starting from January 2, 2026, all mosques across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will conduct Friday prayers and sermons simultaneously. The UAE General Authority...
PMDC initiates digital inspection system for medical, dental colleges
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has launched a new digital inspection process for medical and dental colleges across the country. The PMDC...
Nepra approves 33 paise increase in electricity rates for upcoming quarter
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has sanctioned an increase of 33 paise per unit in electricity charges as part of the quarterly...
PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Qatar on national day, highlights strong bilateral ties
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm congratulations to the leadership and people of Qatar on their National Day, emphasizing the enduring friendship and...
Sindh CM urges full support to achieve Polio-Free status
KARACHI: Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has emphasized the importance of collective efforts in eliminating polio from the province. As per detail, During...
Pakistan’s Muhammad Hashir wins bronze at IJSO 2025 in Russia
WEB DESK: In a remarkable achievement, Muhammad Hashir, a student from Balochistan Residential College Loralai, has secured a bronze medal for Pakistan at the prestigious...
Eight people walked on burning embers to prove innocence
MUSAKHEL: In a startling development, eight individuals were seen walking barefoot across smoldering coals in MusaKhel, allegedly to clear themselves of theft accusations. The footage,...
IHC accepts plea concerning justice jahangiri’s degree, orders response from all parties
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ruled that a petition challenging Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s academic credentials is admissible and instructed the judge...
KSA bans photography at Masjid al-Haram, Masjid Nabawi
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has officially announced a complete ban on taking photographs and recording videos within the two...
PM Shehbaz appreciates military’s role in economic reforms as IMF approves $1.2 billion Installment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed appreciation for his government’s economic team and the Chief of Defence Forces for their significant contributions...
Russian military cargo plane crashes in Ivangovo region
MOSCOW: The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a military transport aircraft crashed during a routine test flight following maintenance work on Tuesday. According...
Police reveal Dr. Warda was killed just one hour after abduction
ABBOTABAD: New details have surfaced in the case of Dr. Warda, who was kidnapped from the DHQ Hospital and later found murdered. According to detail,...
PSX hits record high as IMF approves tranche, boosting investor confidence
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) reached an all-time peak on Tuesday, driven by optimistic investor sentiment following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval for...
Punjab introduces first partridge hunting season, unveils Rs9.4bn wildlife conservation drive
LAHORE: For the first time in its history, Punjab has officially opened a regulated partridge hunting season by designating 80 specific hunting zones across the...
ECP declines to acknowledge barrister gohar as PTI Chief
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declined to formally recognise Barrister Gohar Khan as the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In its written...
Pakistan rejects Indian FM’s ‘baseless’ allegations against state institutions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly dismissed what it termed as “provocative and unfounded” remarks by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar regarding the country’s state institutions....
Three women dead, man found unconscious in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal
KARACHI: The bodies of three women and an unconscious man were discovered on Sunday evening in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Block 1, prompting a police investigation: As per...
12 hurt as wedding guests’ bus crashes into truck in Kasur
KASUR: At least twelve people sustained injuries, including two in critical condition, when a wedding guests’ bus collided with a mini-truck near Athilpur on Raiwind...
Sindh culture day celebrated with traditional spirit across the Province
KARACHI: Sindh Culture Day is being enthusiastically observed across the province, including in Jacobabad, where celebrations are underway with traditional passion and cultural pride. Various...
Transporters announce nationwide wheel-Jam strike over FIRs, heavy fines
KARACHI: Transporters across Pakistan have announced a countrywide wheel-jam strike for December 8 in protest against the imposition of heavy traffic fines and the registration...
Deadly blaze at Goa nightclub claims 23 lives
WEB DESK: A devastating fire at a nightclub in India’s coastal state of Goa has claimed the lives of at least 23 people, including club...
Security forces eliminate 12 terrorists in intelligence-led operation in Kalat: ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 12 terrorists in a successful intelligence-driven operation carried out in Kalat district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
IMF board to decide on $1.2 Billion disbursement for Pakistan on December 8
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board is set to convene on December 8, 2025, to deliberate on the release of a $1.2 billion tranche...
Omani naval ships arrive in Karachi for joint exercise with Pakistan Navy
KARACHI: Two warships of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), AL RASIKH and AL SHINAS, have reached Karachi to participate in the 12th edition of...
Nation observes 54th martyrdom anniversary of Major Shabbir Sharif (Nishan-e-Haider)
WEB DESK: The 54th martyrdom anniversary of Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed, recipient of the nation’s highest military honour Nishan-e-Haider, is being commemorated across the country...
Two young boys lose lives after falling into open Manholes in Punjab
LODHRAN: Tragedy struck two families in Punjab on Saturday as two seven-year-old boys lost their lives after falling into uncovered manholes in separate incidents in...
Banned baloch outfit commander Noor Ali Chakrani, over 100 fighters lay down arms in Sui
SUI: Noor Ali Chakrani, a commander linked to a proscribed Baloch militant organization, surrendered to authorities on Saturday along with more than 100 of his...
PM Shehbaz lauds security forces for crushing 9 terrorists in KP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Pakistan’s armed forces for the precision, speed & efficacy with which two separate counter terrorism operations were...
Abbottabad Doctor disappears under mysterious circumstances, hospital services halted
ABBOTTABAD: A female doctor posted at Benazir Bhutto Shaheed DHQ Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad has gone missing under unexplained circumstances, triggering protests and a complete...
PTI has never taken an anti-state position, says Gohar Ali
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali on Saturday reaffirmed that safeguarding national security is the party’s foremost priority, stressing that PTI’s narrative has...
Nine militants killed in separate security operations across KP
RAWALPINDI: Pakistani security forces have killed nine militants allegedly linked to Indian-backed groups during two separate operations carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and Lakki...
President approves Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput as Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has officially approved the appointment of Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the Sindh High...
FIFA confers US President Donald Trump with peace award
WEB DESK: FIFA, the international governing body of football, has awarded US President Donald Trump the FIFA Peace Award. According to the news agency, President...
KP CM Afridi approves withdrawal of May 9-related cases
PESHAWAR: : In a significant decision, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has given the go-ahead to withdraw all legal cases linked to...
Cleric, Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza freed from Adiala Jail following bail approval
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench has authorized the release of religious scholar and engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza after approving his bail in a...
Sindh IG orders stringent action against vehicles lacking number plates, licences
KARACHI: The Sindh police have been directed to initiate a firm crackdown on vehicles operating without proper registration plates or valid driving licenses across the...
USD to PKR exchange rate today in Pakistan
KARACHI: The exchange rate between the US Dollar (USD) and the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continues to be a vital indicator for investors, traders, and consumers...
Google executive reassures web publishers, advertisers amid AI search expansion
WEB DESK: Robby Stein, Vice President of Google Search, addressed concerns that the company’s integration of AI into search could negatively impact web publishers and...
ISPR Chief challenges Imran Khan’s sons to join the fight against extremism
RAWALPINDI: Lieutenant General Ahmad Shareef Choudhury, the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), issued a bold call to Imran Khan’s children, urging them to enlist...
ICC fines Fakhar Zaman for code of conduct violation
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine on Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman for a breach of the Code of Conduct. During the...
PM Shehbaz Sharif extends congratulations to Field Marshal Asim Munir on appointment as Pakistan’s First Chief of Defence
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has formally congratulated Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on his historic appointment as Pakistan’s inaugural Chief of Defence Forces....
Highlights from the first session of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC)
ISLAMABAD: The inaugural session of the 11th NFC was chaired by Federal Finance Minister Senator Mohammed Aurangzeb at the Finance Division. The meeting marked the...
Balochistan Governor meets on NA Speaker in Islamabad
QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail has called on Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Islamabad. According to detail, Matters related to ongoing...
Abid Sher Ali to contest senate seat left by Irfan Siddiqui
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to nominate senior politician and former Minister of State Abid Sher Ali for the upcoming by-election to...
PTA announces temporary downtime for device registration system
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a notice regarding the upcoming scheduled maintenance of its Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS). The...
Field Marshal Asim Munir appoints as First-Ever Chief of Defence Forces
ISLAMABAD: In a historic move, the federal government announced on Thursday the appointment of Field Marshal Asim Munir as Pakistan’s inaugural Chief of Defence Forces...
Punjab announces winter holidays for schools
LAHORE: The Punjab government has officially declared winter vacations for all educational institutions in the province, according to a notification issued on Thursday. The Education...
President approves appointment of CDF
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has granted approval for the appointment of the Chief of Defence Forces. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had sent the summary...