18-Year-Old Girl Injured in Unprovoked Indian Firing Across LOC: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Indian forces on Friday once again resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC), seriously wounding an 18-year-old girl, said Inter Services...
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ECNEC Approves Several Development Projects
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council have approved several projects, including infrastructure, education, human development, and water resources at a cost of...
Fazlur Rehman Accuses PM Khan of Funding From Israel, India
KARACHI: JUI-F and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has vowed that Pakistani nations stands firmly united with the people of Palestine and Israel and Imran...
PPP, PML-N Saved Their Properties After Deal with Musharraf: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held the past government responsible for the current expensive electricity in the country. Presiding over a meeting of...
Govt Signs Agreement With IPPs For Cheaper Electricity
ISLAMABAD: Progress was made on the agreement with the Independent Power Producers -as three gas-based leading IPPs agreed on a draft of legally binding contracts...
COAS General Bajwa Visits ISI Headquarters
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement....
SHC Rejects Pleas Against K-Electric Privatisation
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday rejected the petitions filed against the privatisation of Karachi Electric (KE), formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply...
Former SC Judge Sheikh Azmat Saeed to Head Inquiry Committee on Broadsheet Saga
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Justice retired Sheikh Azmat Saeed as head of inquiry committee formed by Prime Minister Imran Khan to probe the...
PSX Gains 307 Points
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index of the pakistan stock exchange (psx) Thursday witnessed bullish trend, gaining 307.52 points, with positive change of 0.67 percent, closing at...
Hassan Rouhani Urges US To Act Responsibly
TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on United States President-elect, Joe Biden, to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions imposed on...
Will Bring Reforms In Criminal Justice System: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has formally launched issuance of Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates. Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday afternoon,...
No Differences With PCB Management: Hafeez
LAHORE: Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Wednesday backed head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling Waqar Younis, as he clarified that he has never felt being sidelined....
ECC Okays Import of 0.5mn Sugar
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a reduction in withholding income tax on the commercial import of white and raw sugar...
PM Imran Congratulates US President Joe Biden
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday congratulated new US President Joe Biden following his inauguration, saying he “looks forward” to working with him in...
COAS Visits Sialkot Garrison
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited Sialkot garrison and received a briefing on the current situation at the...
Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President of United States
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden took oath as 46th President of the United States in Washington on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. Kamala Harris was also sworn...
Female Maid Who Killed Her Landlord Flees From Police Custody in Karachi
KARACHI: A female domestic helper who was allegedly involved in killing her landlord in the Sacchal area of the city escaped from the police custody....
PM Khan Announces Various Projects For Tribal Areas
WAZIRISTAN: Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced several projects for the development and progress of tribal areas. Addressing elders at Maula Khan Sarai in South...
Government Announces Free COVID-19 Vaccine For All
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday said that 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine will be...
Donald Trump Reaches End of His Presidency
Donald Trump boarded Air Force One for a final time as U.S. president Wednesday, headed for the southern state of Florida at the close of...
Eight Killed, Several Injured As Bus Overturns in Lasbela
LASBELA: At least eight persons were killed and more than 15 were wounded when a bus overturned in Othal area near Lasbela, Balochistan, in the...
FM Urges World To Hold India Responsible For Endangering Peace
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the international community to hold India responsible for endangering peace in the region. In a statement, he...
Shane Warne Accuses Indian Bowler Natarajan Of Spot-fixing
SPORTS DESK: Australian great Shane Warne has ruffled some feathers among Indian cricket fans after he commented on T. Natarajan’s habit of bowling no-balls on...
Fazlur Announces To Continue Protest Movement Till Govt’s Resignation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has declared PTI government illegitimate and announced to continue the movement till its end. Addressing a...
COVID-19 Claims More 17 Lives in Sindh
KARACHI: Seventeen more people have died due to Covid-19 and another 778 cases have been reported during the past 24 hours in Sindh, with the...
Reema Khan Gets First dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s acclaimed actress, Reema Khan has become the first Pakistani actor to publicly admit to get Covid-19 vaccine. The 44-year old actress, who...
SBP to Announce Monetary Policy on Friday
KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Friday, January 22 at SBP Karachi to decide about monetary...
Vaccine Nationalism Puts World on Brink of ‘Catastrophic Moral Failure’: WHO Chief
The world is on the brink of “catastrophic moral failure” in sharing COVID-19 vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, urging...
PM Directs to Gearup Measures For COVID-19 Vaccine Roll out
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting on the coronavirus situation in Pakistan and procurement of Covid-19 vaccines. The cabinet committee, formed...
Scrutiny Committee To Hold Three Meetings in a Week: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan is fully aware of its constitutional and legal obligations and is determined to discharge its responsibilities without any pressure....
Govt Forms Four-member Committee To Probe Broadsheet Scandal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz announced on Tuesday that the federal cabinet has formed an inquiry committee on the Broadsheet scandal...
Rasheed Offers Special Halwa To Fazlur Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said Tuesday in the backdrop of PDM protest led by Maryam Nawaz that Broadsheet case will be a Panama...
TikTok Star Hareem Shah Slaps Mufti Abdul Qavi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani TikToker Hareem Shah has slapped controversial cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi after he allegedly engaged in a “dirty” and “vulgar” conversation with her. In...
PDM To Protest Outside ECP Office Today
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is all set to protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan today. Talking to the newsmen...
Cameraman Covering Fahad Malik Case Tortured Outside Court
ISLAMABAD: A cameraman of private news channel identified as Nasir Mughal was beaten up outside the Islamabad anti-terrorism court after which two people were taken...
Sheikh Directs Provinces to Ensure Provision of Basic Items at Affordable Rates
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh chaired the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) here in Islamabad. The...
M3 Motorway Closed After Dense Fog in Lahore
LAHORE: The M3 motorway has been closed for traffic after a dense smog has laid siege on it on Monday rendering it too hazardous for...
England Beat Sri Lanka by Seven Wickets in First Test
GALLE :England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Monday with Jonny Bairstow and Dan Lawrence guiding the visitors safely to...
US Braces For Armed Protests Ahead of Joe Biden Inauguration
WASHINGTON: State authorities have beefed up security this weekend ahead of Democrat Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony on January 20 and out of concern over potential...
Action Would Be Taken Against Those Who Got Benefited From Broadsheet
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a three-member cabinet committee to submit its recommendations on the revelations made by the Broadsheet within 48 hours....
Govt Allows PDM To Protest in Red Zone
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Monday said no seminary student or banned Ansar ul Islam militia would be allowed to participate in the...
PM Forms Ministerial Committee on Broadsheet Issue
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday formed a five-member inter-ministerial committee over the Broadsheet saga and directed his team to present the entire case...
PDM Will Protest Outside ECP Tomorrow: Fazlur Rehman
ISLAMABA: PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has termed the foreign funding case as the ‘biggest scandal in the history of the country’ and said that...
There Should Be No Interference of Institutions in Politics: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is in view that there should be no interference of the...
Accused Remanded Into Police Custody in Osama Satti Murder Case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday handed over policemen on five-day physical remand, who were involved in the murder of Osama Satti....
WhatsApp Delays Launch of Update Business Features
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that...
ECP Opposes Senate Polls via Open Ballot
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday has opposed the presidential reference seeking opinion of the Supreme Court about holding Senate elections with...
PTI’s Foreign Funding Is Within the Law: FM Qureshi
MULTAN:- Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed hope that new administration in the United States might play its role in resolving Kashmir issue. He...
Indian Conspiracy Behind Pulwama, Balakot Attacks Exposed
ISLAMABAD: The true face of India and its conspiracy behind the Pulwama attack and Balakot strikes has been exposed, vindicating Pakistan’s stance on the attacks....