Pak-Belarus agree to beneficial partnership for prosperity
Pakistan and Belarus have aspired to build a comprehensive and mutually beneficial partnership that contributes to the prosperity and wellbeing of the people of both...
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Khawaja Asif asks CJP to ‘recuse himself’ from hearing audio leaks case
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday has asked Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to “distance himself” from hearing the audio...
Ali Muhammad Khan rearrested after being released from Adiala Jail
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Muhammad Khan has been arrested by police shortly after being released from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. Sources said that Ali Muhammad Khan...
Ishaq Dar says ‘IMF programme’s 9th review not yet finalised’
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the programme’s 9th review has not been...
Gold price registers drop in Pakistan
Despite an increase in the international rate, gold’s value declined in Pakistan for the second consecutive day Tuesday. Data provided by the All Pakistan Sarafa...
Hatred towards Muslims has become fashionable in India: Naseeruddin Shah
MUMBAI: Renowned Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah has expressed his deep apprehension about the rising hostility faced by Muslims in India, describing it as a “fashionable”...
E-banking transactions grow by 4.3pc in Q3 FY23: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed that the volume of overall e-banking transactions increased by 4.3 percent while the value of the transactions...
China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to space station
China has launched Shenzhou-16 spacecraft taking three new astronauts to its space station. The spacecraft left from the Jiuquan launch centre in Gobi Desert on...
Jinnah House attack: JIT summons Imran Khan today
LAHORE- Regarding May 9 incidents, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan is summoned today by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe into the...
PM phones President Erdogan, felicitates on re-election
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election in the office on third term. In a telephonic conversation with...
Lightning strike kills six, injures eight in Tharparkar
THARPARKAR: A lightning strike killed at least six Hindu yatrees and critically injured eight other in Tharparkar, a district in Sindh province, on late Monday...
COAS says Nexus between internal collusive elements and external forces bas been exposed
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that attempts to drive a wedge between the nation and military will never succeed...
PM Shehbaz holds Imran Khan responsible for economic crisis
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to Twitter on Monday to express his opinion on the economic understanding of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. PM...
SSP dismisses ill treatment of women in captivity, assures them of care
LAHORE: Dr Anoosh Masood Chaudhry, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation in Lahore, on Monday quashed PTI’s allegation about misbehaviour with women in jail. The...
Brain-eating amoeba kills one in Karachi
KARACHI: The brain-eating amoeba, naegleria fowleri, claimed the life of a 19-year-old man in Karachi on Monday, reported health authorities. Zahir Shah was brought to the hospital...
ICC leaders in Pakistan to secure World Cup participation
Senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have traveled to Pakistan to secure the country’s participation in this year’s 50-overs World Cup in India which has...
NAB Amendment Bill 2023 becomes law, despite president’s refusal to sign
ISLAMABAD: The NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Amendment Bill 2023 has officially become law, despite the president’s initial refusal to sign it for the second time....
PTI’s Yasmin Rashid sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand
A Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a case linked...
PSX gains 375 points owing to investor optimism over budget proposals
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday gained 375.52 points as investors’ sentiment turned positive over budget proposals being put forward by the government....
45,000 Google scholarships for Pakistani students this year
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haq has said that an agreement has been inked with Google for 45,000 scholarships, which...
SC (Practice and Procedure Bill 2023) case to be heard on June 1
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Bill 2023) is scheduled for a hearing in the Supreme Court, as announced on Monday. An eight-member larger...
Jahangir Tareen, Aleem Khan exchange views on political situation
LAHORE: As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) exodus continues, former senior leaders of the party, Jahangir Khan Tareen and Abdul Aleem Khan discussed the political situation of...
British army chief to arrive in Pakistan on official visit today
ISLAMABAD: British Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) Gen Patrick Sanders will arrive in Pakistan on a five-day visit today (Monday). The visit is taking...
Supreme Court adjourns hearing of ECP review plea
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday adjourned for an indefinite period the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) review petition on its April 4 order...
PTI ticket-holder from Narowal Sajjad Mahais quits party
NAROWAL: As desertion from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continued, a ticket-holder from Narowal, Sajjad Mahais, on Monday parted ways with embattled Imran Khan over May...
Amir Mir denounces false propaganda regarding ill-treatment of arrested women
LAHORE: The Punjab Caretaker Information Minister, Amir Mir, dismissed allegations of ill-treatment towards the arrested women involved in the events of May 9, calling it...
Conference on Islamic Capital Market to begin in Islamabad today
ISLAMABAD- Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Akif Saeed called on the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Chairman...
Nawaz Sharif rejects Imran’s offer for talks
LONDON – PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday ruled out any possibility of holding talks with the PTI. It comes minutes after PTI chief Imran...
Imran Khan forms seven-member committee to hold negotiations with govt
LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan on Saturday constituted a seven-member committee to hold talks with the PDM-led government. It comes a day after he appealed...
Marriyum rebuffs Imran’s dialogue offer
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying those who attacked the state...
Govt considering to slap ban on PTI: Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the government was considering to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) due to its planned vandalism and attack against military installations...
PM vows to stamp out menace of terrorism from country
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says government and people stand by the armed forces for stability of country and to stamp out menace of terrorism...
Bilawal commends PAF martyrs for thwarting enemy’s plans
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says government will utilize all available resources to modernize Pakistan Air Force to ensure impregnable air defence of the country....
Dastgir inaugurates 500 KV Thar-Matiari transmission line
Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir has inaugurated the 220 km long 500 kv Thar-Matiari transmission line in Matiari. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the Minister said...
CJCSC, Services Chiefs, civil society reps pay rich tributes to martyrs of Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: On the eve of Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan, the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Services Chiefs, retired services officers and representatives of civil society...
IHC annuls Ejaz Chaudhry’s arrest, orders his release
ISLAMABAD: Declaring arrest of Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and Senator Ijaz Chaudhry’s arrest under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) as null and void,...
‘Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan’ being observed today
The nation is observing ‘Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan’ on Thursday, to pay rich tribute to the martyrs who laid their lives while protecting the motherland and its...
Nation is proud of valiant martyrs of Pakistan: President, PM
President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Services Chiefs have in their messages on the occasion of Yaum-e-Takreem-e-Shuhada-e-Pakistan have paid rich tributes...
Two ex-MPAs of Parvez Elahi’s group slide away from PTI
BAHAWALPUR: Two former MPAs Ihsanul Haq and Dr Muhammad Afzal on slid away from the PTI. Both leaders, who were part of the PML-Q’s Parvez...
Reko Diq Co forms committee for local development in Chagai
ISLAMABAD – Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC) on Wednesday constituted a 25-member Community Development Committee (CDC) at Nokkundi in the Chagai district, comprising local stakeholders...
Asad Umar quits PTI secretary general post
ISLAMABAD: In the latest blow to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Asad Umar announced Wednesday that he was stepping down as the party’s secretary general over May...
PM reiterates no one will be allowed to disrespect our Shuhada
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated that no one will be allowed to disrespect our Shuhada, who rendered their lives in safeguarding the homeland. Addressing...
Nawaz Sharif criticizes judiciary
In a scathing tweet, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif directed sharp criticism at the judiciary, accusing it of various transgressions and expressing his...
Security forces eliminate six terrorists in north waziristan operation
RAWALPINDI: Six terrorists were neutralized in a successful operation carried out by security forces in North Waziristan, as confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)....
ECP announces schedule for Sindh local govt elections
KARACHI: The election commission of Pakistan (ECP) has unveiled the election schedule for the mayor, deputy mayor, chairman, and vice chairman positions in the Sindh...
Fresh jolt for PTI as Ex-KP MPA Nadia Sher jumps ship
PESHAWAR: In a fresh shock to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA Nadia Sher announced her separation from the party on Wednesday. Addressing...
Shan Masood honoured to lead Yorkshire
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani cricketer Shan Masood says that leading a club like Yorkshire in English county cricket is a "great honour" and a matter of pride...
3 security personnel among 4 martyred in South Waziristan suicide blast
PESHAWAR: At least four, including three security personnel, were martyred after a suicide blast ripped through a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rugged South Waziristan District...
PTI activist Khadija Shah sent on seven-day identification parade by ATC
LAHORE: The anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Khadija Shah to be placed on a seven-day identification parade with the police....
Audio allegedly featuring PTI women leaders’ conversation about GHQ attack leaks
An audio tape allegedly involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) women leaders has leaked online, revealing their conversation regarding May 9 attack on the General Headquarters in...