IMF Likely to Announce Agreement on EFF with Pakistan this Week: Naveed
Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar says International Monetary Fund is likely to announce its staff level agreement on Extended Fund Facility with Pakistan this week....
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Pakistan Supports Peaceful Solution to Conflict in Ukraine: President
President Dr Arif Alvi says Pakistan supports a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter. In a telephonic conversation...
SC Quashes Petitions Seeking Probe of Cipher
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) quashed on Wednesday the petitions seeking investigation of the cipher. SC senior judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa heard a petition...
Cabinet Members to Forgo Salaries, Perks Amid govt’s Austerity Endeavour
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday unveiled austerity measures amid economic crunch and said the government was trying to save the public from scorching...
Maryam Nawaz Addresses PML-N Minorities Wing in Lahore
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz said on Wednesday that “politics on the sacred days of minorities is against democracy and a...
High-level Pakistani Delegation Reaches Kabul
A high-ranking delegation led by the Minister for Defence Khwaja Muhammad Asif arrived in Kabul to hold discussion with Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan on...
President Assures Dar Won’t Delay Approval of Finance Bill
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Tuesday assured Finance Minister Ishaq Dar that he would not delay approval of the Finance Bill. According to sources privy...
US Envoy Donald Bloom Meets Dar
ISLAMABAD: American Ambassador Donald Bloom met Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday. During the meeting, the finance minister said that the government of Pakistan...
Ukraine’s Health Care on the Brink After Hundreds of Attacks
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a warning to the West over Ukraine by suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing that new...
TikTok Holds First Digital Safety Event in Pakistan
TikTok, the widely popular short-video sharing platform, held its first-ever digital safety event in Pakistan to launch its ‘Safety Ambassadors Programme’ that aims at protection...
Abdul Rehman Khetran Home Raided
Quetta: Police has raided the house of Provincial Communications Minister Abdul Rahman Khetran to recover the 5 children of Khan Muhammad Marri. According to details,...
Audio leak: Bar Councils to File References against SC Judge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Provincial Bar Councils on Tuesday announced to file references in Supreme Judicial Council against Supreme Court justice Mazahir Ali...
PML-N Urges SC to Take Notice of Elahi’s Purported Audio
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) urged on Tuesday the Supreme Court (SC) to take notice of the purported audio of former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry...
Pakistan Reports 32 Coronavirus Cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,737. The nationwide...
142 Terrorists Killed During Countrywide Operations
ISLAMABAD: The security forces conducted numerous operations across the country in the last three months against the recent wave in terrorism, killing 142 alleged terrorists...
NAB Summons Imran, Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana Case on March 9
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Pervez Khattak...
ChatGPT Launches Boom in AI-written e-Books on Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO: Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the...
Sanaullah Assails PTI’s ‘Jail Bharo Movement’
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah slammed on Tuesday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claiming the objective behind launching the “Jail Bharo Movement” was to create political...
Govt Considers Irfan Elahi, Azam Suleman’s Names for NAB Chief Slot
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering the name of two former bureaucrats for the post of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman which fell vacant...
Govt Shares Toshakhana Gifts Details With LHC
LAHORE- The federal government submitted details of Toshakhana gifts to the Lahore High Court (LHC) which a senior official termed “classified” on Tuesday. The government...
LHC Approves Imran Khan’s Bail After Court Appearance
Marking an end to the hours-long chaos created inside its premises, the Lahore High Court (LHC) approved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s protective bail...
ECP Summons Emergency Meeting to discuss Polls in Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD: In connection with the President’s announcement over holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) summoned an emergency meeting...
President Alvi Announces Polls in Punjab, KP will be Held on April 9
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi announced on Monday that elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be held on April 9. The date is being seen...
LHC Gives Time till 5pm to Imran Khan to appear in Protective Bail plea
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has given time till 5pm to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to appear before it in a case pertaining to protest...
Election date: PML-N Takes on President Alvi for ‘Pressurising’ ECP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday warned President Arif Alvi that he should stay in his constitutional limits as he was not mandated to...
FIA Decides To Arrest Imran: Sources
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday constituted a four-member team to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan ahead of his appearance before...
LHC Strikes Down ECP order to Denotify PTI’s Punjab MNAs
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that denotified members of the National Assembly (MNAs)...
ECP Decides Against Attending Meeting at Presidency For Polls Date
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) persisted with its decision to not attend an urgent meeting called by President Dr Arif Alvi to discuss...
Meta Launches Subscription Service Priced at $11.99 a Month
Meta Platforms (META.O) announced a subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue...
CTD Arrests Three Suspects After Geofencing in KPO Attack
KARACHI: Police have arrested three suspects after geofencing as probe widened into the terrorist attack on the Karachi Police Office. The action was taken by...
Pakistan’s Rice Exports Fall 16pc to $1.08bn in 7MFY23
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of rice fell by 15.82 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal mainly due to the flood devastation...
Afghan Govt Decides to Turn Former Foreign Bases into Special Economic Zones
The Interim Government of Afghanistan has decided to convert former foreign military bases into special economic zones. In a statement, Interim government acting deputy prime...
Request For entry of Imran Khan’s Vehicle in LHC Premises Declined
LAHORE: An administrative judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected a petition seeking permission for entry of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s vehicle...
Maryam to Chair PML-N Organizational Meetings Today
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organizer Maryam Nawaz has summoned separate organizational meetings of the PML-N to be held today...
Death Toll In Kallar Kahar Bus Accident Climbs To 14
KALLAR KAHAR: At least 14 people were killed and more that 50 sustained injuries when a passenger bus overturned on the Motorway II near Kallar...
Pakistan Facing Worst Economic Crisis: Bilawal
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Pakistan is facing the worst economic crisis of its history. The foreign minister gave wide-ranging interview to the CNBC at...
Shab-e-Miraj Being Observed With Religious Zeal, fervor
Shab-e-Meraj being celebrated across the country tonight [Saturday ]with religious zeal and great reverence. Shab-e-Meraj, also known as Shab-e-Miraj-un-Nabi and Laylatul Meraj, is celebrated on...
Maryam Nawaz Says PML-N Recovering Economy Ruined By PTI
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and party chief organiser Maryam Nawaz on Saturday, while launching a tirade against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said...
Five-member Police Team Tasked to probe Brazen Karachi Attack
KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the attack that took place on the Karachi police...
CEC Replies to President Alvi’s Letter
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Saturday replied to President’s inviting him to deliberate on the date for election. The president had...
PM Sharif Requests MQM-P Not To Take Part in By-Elections
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had requested the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui to abstain from contesting the by-elections. In a telephonic...
Alleged Audio Tape of PTI’s Yasmin Rahid, CCPO Ghulam Mahmood Dogar Surfaces
LAHORE: An alleged conversation between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Yasmin Rashid and Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar is the latest addition...
President Alvi Visits Injured Personnel of Karachi Police Office Attack
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday visited Jinnah hospital to inquire after the health of police and Rangers personnel who got injured during an...
PM Calls for OIC Emergency Meeting for Turkish Earthquake-affectees
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the OIC should immediately convene an emergency meeting to discuss and decide on an immediate relief package for the...
Khaqan Abbasi Blasts NAB
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Saturday the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was the most corrupt institution in the...
US Condemns Terrorist Attack on Karachi Police Compound
WASHINGTON: The US has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a police compound in Karachi. A group of militants stormed the Karachi Police Office (KPO)...
Twitter to Charge Users to Secure Accounts via text Message
Twitter said it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20,...
Pakistan Reports 17 More Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,658. The nationwide...
Pakistan Exported Textile Products Worth $10 Billion in 7 Months
ISLAMABAD: Textile exports reached to $10,039.743 million during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (2022-23), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The...
Karachi Police Head Office Attack: Two Terrorists Killed by LEAs Identified
KARACHI: Two out of three terrorists who were killed by law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) during operation to clear Karachi police head office on Friday have been...