Asif Zardari Gets Reprieve under NAB Amendments
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad accountability court on Thursday sent back the Thattha water supply and fake accounts references to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) citing a...
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Nisar Khuhro likely to bag Senate seat unopposed vacated by Vawda
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nisar Khuhro is likely to bag Sindh Senate seat unopposed as his opponents have taken back their nomination papers...
NA Speaker Says Approved PTI MNAs’ Resignations After Confirmation
ISLAMABAD: The speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Thursday that he approved the resignations of those Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers who managed to...
Bird statue Fetches $100,000 as Musk Auctions Twitter HQ items
San Francisco: A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm’s...
Fire kills 15 at Armenian Military Barracks
Yerevan: A fire killed 15 servicemen and seriously injured three others in Armenia on Thursday after ripping through a military barracks overnight, the defence ministry...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Ups Pressure for more Western Weapons
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday heaped pressure on Western allies to provide Kyiv with more heavy weapons to fight Russia on the eve...
PSX Gains 44 Points, Closes at 38,831
The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 44.49 points, a positive change of 0.10 percent, closing at...
Gold Price Falls By Rs1,200 in Pakistan
The per tola price of 24 karat gold witnessed a decrease of Rs1,200 on Thursday and was traded at Rs185,300 against sale at Rs186,500 the...
By-Polls: ECP Notifies Imran Khan’s Victory on seven NA Seats
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notification of PTI Chairman Imran Khan s win on seven National Assembly seats during by-elections on vacant...
ECP Asks Citizens To Get Themselves Registered As Voters
Election Commission of Pakistan has advised citizens to get themselves enrolled or rectify errors in the provisional electoral rolls before the announcement of election schedule....
FM Bilawal, Saudi Counterpart Vow to Further deepen Bilateral Ties
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reiterated their resolve to further deepen bilateral cooperation in all areas. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Foreign...
Earthquake Hits Southwestern Parts of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A mild earthquake jolted southwestern Balochistan in wee hours of Thursday. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 3.7 on the Richter scale...
US Wants To See Stronger Pakistan: Ned Price
WASHINGTON: United States said that we are aware of Pakistan’s economic challenges and want to see Pakistan in a better economic position. US State Department...
CAD Drops to $0.4 Billion in December, SBP
According to data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan’s current account deficit decreased (CAD) dramatically to $0.4 billion in December 2022 compared...
Pakistan Reports 17 Covid 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 1,576,127. The nationwide...
New Zealand PM Ardern Says Will Stand Down
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading the country...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Approves Bifurcation of PESCO
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday approved the establishment of Hazara Electric Supply Company (HAZECO) by the bifurcation of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO)....
Hashim Amla Bids Adieu to professional Cricket
South Africa’s star batter Hashim Amla put curtains on his professional career, international media reported Wednesday. Amla, during his career of twenty years, has represented...
Govt To re-launch Laptop Scheme for University Students
The government has decided to again launch laptop scheme for the University students with a budget of ten billion rupees. This was stated by Minister...
UNICEF Urges Int’l Community to Support Pakistan’s Flood Victims
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has urged international community to support the flood victims in Pakistan. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva,...
Saadat Hasan Manto’s 68th Death Anniversary Being Observed
WEB DESK: The death anniversary of Urdu story and film writer, radio scriptwriter and journalist Saadat Hasan Manto is observed. Manto wrote two hundred and...
Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 18 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash
In Ukraine, at least 18 people including the Interior Minister and other senior officials were killed in a helicopter crash outside the capital Kyiv on...
Gold Price Increases in Pakistan
Gold price bounced back on Wednesday as bargain hunters took advantage of recent uncertainty, but the precious metal’s outlook was still clouded by prospects of...
SBP Issues Statement Regarding Encashment of Withdrawn Prize Bonds
Following the approval of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced an extension in the date to redeem withdrawn prize bonds of...
KP Assembly Dissolved
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulami Ali on Wednesday signed a summary sent by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for dissolution of the provincial assembly. The...
Messi Greater Than Maradona, says Argentina Coach Scaloni
Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina’s World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said. “If I have...
Australia to Spend $2 Billion on 40 US Black Hawk Choppers
SYDNEY: Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising...
Rana Sanaullah Says PDM ‘Not to Contest’ By-polls on 35 NA Seats Vacated By PTI, AML
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said his party would not contest the by-elections on the 35 National Assembly...
Security Forces Kill Four Terrorists During Balochistan IBO
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of Balochistan’s Hoshab and Tilsar, the military’s media wing said....
Pakistan Believes in Peaceful Neighbourhood: FM
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed Pakistan’s determination to work with Afghan government to address the challenge of terrorism in the region. In an...
COAS Meets Troops in Balochistan
Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has underlined the need of maintaining optimum operational readiness to thwart attempts by foreign sponsored and supported hostile elements...
ECC Approves Import of Old Tractors For Farmers
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved import of up-to five-year old tractors under the Kissan package to reduce cost of tractors. The...
Two Robbers Shot Dead in Alleged Police Encounter
Two robbers were shot dead and three police officials injured in an alleged encounter on Tuesday. Police said dead bodies and the injured have been...
Latif Afridi’s Murder a Heart-rending Incident, says CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday described the murder of former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Latif Afridi as a...
NA Speaker Accepts Resignations of 34 PTI MNAs
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday accepted resignations tendered by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf s (PTI) 34 National Assembly members (MNAs). The Election Commission of...
Andy Murray Tops Berrettini in 5-set Epic at Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years. Murray built a huge lead, let it disappear completely, then...
Lisa Marie Presley Cause of Death Not Revealed so Far: Report
Lisa Marie Presley’s sudden death drew out condolences from various walks of life. But the star’s cause of death is still not revealed yet. According...
Tesla, Musk Face Trial in Shareholder Case Over 2018 tweets
Elon Musk and Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) are set to go to trial in San Francisco on Tuesday in a case where the company s shareholders claim...
Gold Price Declines by Rs1800 per tola to Rs183,900
The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold was recorded in Hyderabad at Rs.183,900 on Tuesday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold...
Over 90 Countries Voiced Concern Over Israel’s Punitive Measures Against Palestinians
At the United Nations, over 90 countries including Pakistan have voiced deep concern regarding Israel’s punitive measures against the Palestinians. The countries in a statement,...
ECP Again Rejects Sindh Govt Plea, Pledges LG polls on Time
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday rejected a letter of the Sindh government seeking postponment of second phase of the local government...
Minor Issue Can Snowball into Disaster in Sindh LG polls, Warns Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah warned on Saturday that a minor issue during the Sindh local government elections could snowball into a disaster. Rana...
Finance Minister, Governor Punjab Discuss Political, Economic Situation
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Saturday called on Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman to discuss overall political and economic situation of...
ECP Calls Emergency Meeting to Review Sindh’s plea Against LG polls
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday called an emergency meeting to discuss the Sindh government’s request to delay the local body polls in...
US Secretary of Defense Phones COAS Gen Asim Munir
RAWALPINDI: The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III telephoned Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and congratulated him on his appointment....
DSP Among Three Martyred as Terrorists Target police station in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: At least three police officials, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) embraced martyrdom in exchange of fire with terrorists who attacked Police Station...
Bilawal to Attend World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum s Annual Meeting from January 16-20 in Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation...
PM Shehbaz to Chair CEC Meeting of PML-N next Week
ISLAMABAD: The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will hold a meeting next week to review the political situation in Punjab. Prime...
Iran’s Top Diplomat Says Talks With Saudis could Restore Ties
Iran has expressed the hope that its ties with Saudi Arabia will be restored soon. Speaking at a news conference in Lebanon, Iranian Foreign Minister...
Pakistan To Soon Come out Of Economic Crisis::Ahsan
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan’s economy stands on strong foundations and it would come out of economic crisis very soon. Talking...