Winter Storm Kills at least 23 People in US & Canada
At least 23 people were killed and about one and half million were left without power as a massive winter storm hit the United States...
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President, PM Express Grief, Sorrow over Martyrdom of Soldiers in Balochistan
President Dr. Arif Alvi has paid homage to the soldiers of Pakistan Army, who were martyred during the clearance operation of security forces in Kahan,...
Bannu Operation To Prove Coup de Grace in War on Terror: COAS
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir’s Waziristan and SSG Headquarters visit has made it clear that the Bannu operation will prove to...
Shahid Afridi Appointed Interim Chief Selector
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi as the interim chief of the Men’s National Selection Committee for the...
New Biometric System for SIM Cards Verification Launched
ISLAMABAD: An enhanced version of the biometric verification system (BVS) has been launched to issue SIM cards for controlling the sales of SIMs issued illegally....
General Elections To Be held as Per Schedule: Ministers
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said elections will be held in the country at the stipulated time. Addressing a news conference along with Interior...
Govt Announces 20,000 Internships for Engineers
The government has decided to launch an Internship Program for 20000 engineers with forty thousand rupees monthly stipend. This was stated by the Minister for...
Azam Swati Seeks Bail in Controversial Tweets Case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati on Saturday filed a bail petition in the Islamabad High Court in controversial tweets case. The petition has...
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Contracts Covid
KARACHI: Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tested positive for Covid, his lawyer told an accountability court in Karachi. Mr Abbasi was to...
Islamabad Police form JIT to Probe I-10 suicide ombing
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police on Saturday formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate a suicide blast which occurred in the capital city a day...
US Announces Record $200mn for Promoting Gender Equality in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives passed a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides record $200 million for gender equality in Pakistan. The...
PIA Inducts Another A-320 Aircraft into its Fleet
ISLAMABAD: The fleet of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continued getting strengthened as another Airbus-320, a narrow-body aircraft arrived at the Islamabad International Airport from Abu...
SBP Grants Approval to Pakistan’s First Agri-fintech App Digitt+
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has formally granted approval to Digitt+, Pakistan’s first agriculture focused fintech, to pilot launch their Electronic Money Institution...
China Expecting a Peak in COVID Cases
China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week with authorities predicting extra strain on the country’s health system. The State Council executive...
Dar Lauds Role of NDMA in Relief, Rehabilitation of Flood-hit People
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has lauded the role of National Disaster Management Authority in relief and rehabilitation of distressed people affected in the devastating disasters....
PM Underlines Need for Increasing IT Exports
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underlined the need for increasing IT exports in line with the country’s enormous potential in this sector. He was...
COAS General Asim Visits Miranahah: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited Miranshah – North Waziristan and Tarbela on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations...
Case Filed Over Islamabad Suicide Bombing
The case was registered over the sector I-10 suicide bombing on behalf of the complaint lodged by Station House Officer Sabzi Mandi. On Friday morning...
Six Die, 10 Injured as Van Overturns
SHAHDAD KOT: A van taking people to a wedding ceremony overturned on Bhinder Road and resulted in the death of six persons including bride s mother...
Pakistan: Sports Goods’ Exports Surge 29pc in 5MFY23
ISLAMABAD: The export of sports goods from Pakistan witnessed an increase of 29.36 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year...
China Sanctions two Americans Over Tibet Rights Controversy
BEIJING: China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against two Chinese officials over human rights in Tibet earlier this month, the Chinese...
Elahi Challenges De-notification as Punjab CM in LHC
LAHORE: Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against an order issued by Governor Balighur Rehman to de-notify...
Punjab Assembly Session To Resume Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly will meet under the chair of Speaker Sibtain Khan today to discuss ongoing political crisis over the non-confidence motion against Punjab...
Pak, Indonesia Sign $1mln Grant Agreement on Humanitarian Assistance for Floods
ISLAMABAD: On behalf of the Government of Pakistan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) signed the grant agreement amounting to US$ 1 million with the Government...
Met Office Forecasts Cold, Dry Weather in Most Parts of the Country
The Meteorological Office forecast mainly cold and dry weather in most parts of the country while very cold in Northern Areas and north Balochistan on...
OGDCL Makes Another Oil & Gas Discovery in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) announced an oil and gas discovery at the exploratory well namely Kot Nawab-1, located in Sanghar District,...
Pervaiz Elahi to Move Court Against Governor Punjab’s Action
LAHORE: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has decided to approach court against Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman s action to de-notify him from the office of Punjab Chief Minister. Pervaiz...
Governor Punjab De-notifies CM Pervaiz Elahi
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has denotified the Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi for not seeking the vote of confidence despite his advice. The Punjab Governor...
All Pakistanis Equal in Eyes of Constitution: PM Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said all Pakistanis, irrespective of the religion they follow, are equal in the eyes of the Constitution as per vision...
Soldier Wounded in Bannu Operation Embraces Martyrdom
RAWALPINDI: A soldier who was wounded during clearance operation at CTD compound in Bannu embraced martyrdom at Combined Military Hospital (CMH). According to Inter Services...
Hamza Blasts PTI For Protesting Outside Governor’s House
LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday while condemning the protest staged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters outside the Governor House said...
PM Sharif Inquires After Military Men injured in Bannu Operation
RAWALPINDI Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) to inquire after the military men injured during security forces’ operation at Bannu....
Gold Surpasses Rs180,000 Per Tola
With an increase of Rs 1850 in the price of 24 karats per tola, the gold rates reached an all-time high to Rs 180,650 on...
PSX Gains 495 Points
The 100-index of the pakistan stock exchange (psx) turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 495.44 points, a positive change of 1.04 percent, closing...
Pakistan Played Key Role for Peace in Region: FM Bilawal Bhutto
WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan has played a key role for peace in the region. Addressing a news conference at...
Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan Appointed IG Punjab Police
LAHORE::The federal government has appointed Mohammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan as the Inspector General (IG) Punjab after Faisal Shahkar resigned from his post. The Establishment Division...
‘Joyland’ hortlisted for Oscars
Pakistani film “Joyland” has been shortlisted for the 95th Academy Awards, according to Deadline. Directed by Saim Sadiq, the film becomes Pakistan’s first selection in...
19 More Covid Cases Reported in Pakistan
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,637. The...
US Announces Another $1.85bln Military Package for Ukraine
The United States has announced a new 1.85 billion dollars military package for Ukraine, including patriotic missile an air-defense system. The Kremlin had warned Washington...
Pakistan, UAE Agree, Affirmed Need to Guarantee Women’s Rights
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have affirmed the need to guarantee women’s rights, as well as the importance of their full and equal participation...
Renowned Singer Balqees Khanum Dies After Long Illness
KARACHI: Popular Pakistani singer Bilqees Khanum left for her heavenly abode on Wednesday. She was the daughter of Raees Khan. She will be buried in...
JIT Records Statement of Arshad Sharif’s Mother
ISLAMABAD: The joint investigation team (JIT) formed to investigate the murder of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif on Wednesday recorded the statement of the mother of...
COAS General Asim Visits CMH Rawalpindi
Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir visited Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi on Wednesday and met injured officers and soldiers who got injured during CTD complex...
Chinese Envoy Calls on Finance Minister Dar
China has appreciated the policy initiatives being taken by Pakistan for sustaining and boosting its fiscal and monetary stability. This came during a meeting of...
Govt Rejects ‘Misleading’ Reports of Hiking power Tariff
LAHORE: Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday rejected misleading reports that the government had planned an increase in the power tariff. Taking to Twitter,...
PM Shehbaz Vows Restructuring of KP CTD after Bannu Incident
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be restructured as the federal government wanted to...
Bannu’s CTD Centre Cleared; 25 Terrorists killed in Pakistan Army Operation
RAWALPINDI: The Counter-Terrorism Department s (CTD) compound in Bannu was cleared after three days and 25 terrorists, who had laid siege at the CTD compound, were...
Pakistan Reports 21 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 has surged to 1,575,618. The...
Nankana Sahib Accident Claims Two Lives
NANKANA SAHIB: Two real sisters were killed and another person sustained injuries in collision between trailer and rickshaw in Nankana Sahib on Tuesday night. According...
US Senate Advances $1.66 Trillion Government-Funding Bill
WASHINGTON: A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the US Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage before a...