Lightning Strikes Kill 76 People in India
NEW DELHI: Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among 76 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages...
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Emir of Kuwait Accepts Invitation to Visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has reiterated to expand relations between Kuwait and Pakistan for mutual benefit. Replying to President Dr....
Tarin Directs For Keeping Prices In Check During Eid-ul-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Monday directed the concerned departments and district administrations to take administrative measures to keep the prices...
Establishment of Special Economic Zones Top Priority: Umar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar expressed his satisfaction over the progress and works done by Joint Working Groups (JWG) of...
NEPRA Cuts Power Tariff by 26 Paisa Per Unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a reduction of 26 paisa per unit in power tariff on account of fuel cost...
COVID Cases Increase in Punjab
LAHORE: Coronavirus claimed three more lives while 224 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by...
“Black Widow” Rules Box Office
LOS ANGELES: Marvel’s “Black Widow,” the highly anticipated solo outing for veteran Avenger Natasha Romanoff, opened in first place this weekend with $80 million in...
PSX Losses 116 Points
KARACHI: Bears maintained their hold over the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday, in line with the market performance last week, and the benchmark KSE-100 index...
Afghan Taliban Claim To Control Chinese Border Via Iran Border Crossing
KABUL: Taliban fighters have seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said,...
Court To Indict Sharjeel On August 4 in Graft Case
KARACHI: The Karachi Accountability Court has fixed August 4 for indictment of former provincial minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and others in a reference to assets...
Pakistan Cricket Team Reach Birmingham For 3rd ODI
Two to three changes Pakistan could make to avoid whitewash against England – Pakistan will be aiming to achieve some respectability when they take on...
15 Die of COVID-19 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 15 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 975,092. The...
Karachi Receives First Monsoon Showers
KARACHI: Almost all of Karachi was without electricity as the first monsoon showers hit the metropolis early Monday. According to Karachi Met Director Sardar Sarfaraz,...
Pakistan Is Facilitator not Guarantor in Afghan Peace Process: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar on Saturday said that war is not the solution to Afghan issue, if there...
Two Fire Incidents Reported in Karachi
KARACHI: A fire broke out in a plastic warehouse in Ayub Goth area of New Karachi. Three fire brigade vehicles contained the blaze. According to...
10th JCC Meeting on CPEC On July 16: Asim Saleem Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: The 10th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is scheduled to be held on July 16. Chairman,...
2nd ODI: Pakistan Win Toss, Choose to Field Against England
LONDIN; Pakistan have won the toss and opted to field first against England first ODI of the second ODI of three-match series at Lords Cricket Ground...
Veteran Poet Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi’s 15th Death Anniversary
LAHORE: The 15th death anniversary of veteran literary scholar and poet Ahmad Shah Awan commonly known as Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi is being observed today. He...
The Addams Family 2 Trailer Released
LOS ANGELES: MGM unleashed the official trailer for this fall’s The Addams Family 2 sequel, providing a peek at Morticia, Gomez and the rest of the creepy...
Karachi Police Intensify Helmet Wearing Campaign
KARACHI: The traffic police in the port city have intensified starting Friday its bid to discourage bikers from driving on Sharea Faisal without wearing safety...
Karachi To Receive Monsoon Rains From July 15: PMD
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that the city is expected to receive moderate monsoon rainfall from July 14. The PMD stated that...
Shehbaz, Hamza’s Bail Extended in Money Laundering Case
LAHORE: A Session court on Saturday extended bail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in money laundering case...
Two Dogs Get ‘Death Sentence’ For Handler’s Negligence in Karachi
KARACHI: The two German Shepherds that mauled a lawyer in an upscale Karachi neighbourhood last month will be “put down”, according to a compromise agreement...
PM Khan Will Complete His 5-year Term: Rashid
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that Bilawal is free to visit the United States not once but thrice, the Prime Minister will...
Islamabad, Adjoining Areas Receive Heavy Rain
ISLAMABAD: The first spell of monsoon commenced in the federal capital and various other parts of the country. The weather turned pleasant. According to Met...
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Meets Today For Zil Hajj Moon Sighting
KARACHI: The Ruet-e-Hill committee will meet today to sight the Zil Hajj moon. According to astronomical parametres, there is no chance of sighting the new...
35 Pakistanis Die of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 1,828 new cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) during the past 24 hours, taking the country’s virus tally to 971,304. 35 more people...
Board Exams Starting Tomrrow: Shafqat
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood on Friday said exams would start in the federal capital as well as provinces from...
NCOC Warns of Extremely Dangerous Indian Covid Delta Variant
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Friday while declaring India’s delta Covid variant extremely dangerous stressed the public that results could be bad...
All Trains Will Be Given To Private Sector on PM’s Directions: Swati
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Pakistan Railways Azam Khan Swati on Friday said that railway lands and stations would be given on lease under a public-private...
Will Send Selected Packing Who Sold Kashmir: Bilawal
MIRPUR: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that his party has fought against former presidents Zia-ul-Haq, Pervez Musharraf and former...
PTI’s Virus is More Dangerous Than COVID-19: Maryam
KOTLA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Maryam Nawaz on Friday has said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has given Occupied Kashmir to India. Addressing...
Chinese Envoy Calls on COAS General Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ today (Friday). During the meeting, matters...
FM Qureshi, US Counterpart Discuss Afghan Situation
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephonic conversation. During the talks, bilateral relations and the regional...
PDM Leaders Fighting With Each other: CM Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the so-called opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), which was formed to overthrow the government, has...
Bollywood Actor Naseeruddin Shah Discharged From Hospital
MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah was discharged from hospital late on Wednesday, his son Vivaan confirmed on social media. Vivaan turned to Instagram and...
Biden Says Kabul’s Fall to Taliban ‘Not Inevitable’ as Fighting Rages
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden on Thursday defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was “not inevitable” that the country would fall to the...
Suspected Involved in Torturing Couple Remanded into Police Custody
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Friday approved a four-day physical remand of four suspects allegedly involved in torturing and filming an obscene video of a...
Naval Staff Open Gold Championship Continues
Karachi: The 25th Chief of the Naval Staff Open Golf Championship is in its second day. According to Pakistan Navy spokesman, at the beginning of...
Gold Prices Decline Rs 600 to Rs 109,100/Tola
KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased by Rs 600 and was sold at Rs 109,100 on Friday against its sale at...
Country’s Economy Back on Track: Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has put the country’s economy back on the track, said Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday....
England Beat Pakistan By Nine Wickets in First ODI
CARDIFF: England beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Thursday. England were chasing...
Afghan Govt, Taliban Hold Talks in Tehran
TEHRAN: The Taliban delegation and a group of Afghan politicians in Tehran agreed during their meetings on Wednesday and Thursday that war was not the...
Federal Govt Notifies 10pc Raise in Pension
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a 10 percent increase in the pensions of retired federal government employees. Finance Ministry issued notification after getting approval...
COAS Visits Corps Headquarters Mangla
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has underscored the need for better management of the western zone with due focus on...
Omar Hameed Appointed New Secretary Election Commission
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has appointed Omar Hameed, a retired grade 22 officer of the Secretariat Group, as secretary election commission on...
DG FIA Calls on Speaker NA Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sanaullah Abbasi called on the Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser. The Speaker directed...
Bilawal Terms Imran Khan as ‘Puppet’ PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday has termed ‘puppet’ prime minister of Pakistan as incompetent and ineligible. Addressing the public...
PTI To Win AJK Elections: Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday said the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) would bring the Pakistan...
PSX Gains 805 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Thursday turned around and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 805.25 points, with a positive change of...