Muharram 2022: Govt Announces Two-Day Holiday for Ashura
ISLAMABAD: The federal government approved on Wednesday two holidays on account of Aushra (Muharram 9 and 10), a notification from the Cabinet Division said. The...
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Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani’s WhatsApp Account Hacked
The WhatsApp account of Chairman of the Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani was hacked on Wednesday which may take a week to restore. The Senate chairman contacted...
Gold Loses Shine, Price Falls by Rs8,600 Per Tola
KARACHI: Gold fell sharply on Wednesday as some investors unwound safe-haven positions as the precious commodity surrendered hefty gains to trade below Rs150,000 per tola...
Asia Cup 2022 Schedule Announced, Pakistan to Face India on August 28
The schedule for the highly-anticipated Asia Cup 2022 has been announced as Sri Lanka faces off against Afghanistan in the opening match on August 27....
Govt Approves Loans Under Mera Ghar Mera Pakistan Housing Scheme
KARACHI: The government approved the issuance of loans under the Mera Ghar Mera Pakistan Housing Scheme. The State Bank of Pakistan has issued a circular...
Helicopter Crash: Funeral Prayers of Martyred Major Saeed Offered in Larkana
LARKANA: The funeral prayers of martyred Major Saeed, the pilot of Pakistan Army helicopter which crashed in Lasbela on Monday, were offered in Larkana on...
Poliovirus Found in Sewage Samples in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Health sources have confirmed presence of poliovirus in sewage samples collected from seven major cities of Pakistan. According to sources, poliovirus has been detected...
ECP Moved For Imran Khan’s Disqualification
ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Election Commission of Commission for the lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan under Article 62(1)(f) of...
Taylor Swift Gets Called Out for ‘Shifting Blame’ Over Private Jet Controversy
Taylor Swift recently found herself atop a list published by marketing firm Yard of the top carbon producers based on private jet usage. Inevitably, the...
Nawaz Sharif Says PTI Foreign Funding Case Is Biggest Theft in Pakistan’s History
LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says that foreign funding is the biggest fraud in history. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif, while talking to...
ECP Verdict Proved Imran ‘Foreign Agent’: Fazlur Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday While reacting to the verdict of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over the...
Yasin Malik Ends Hunger Strike
SRINAGAR: Convicted Kashmiri Separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is lodged at Tihar Jail in the national capital, has ended his hunger strike, officials said Tuesday....
Gold Price Sheds By Rs3,500 in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices were subdued on Wednesday in choppy trade as a rupee appreciation and the prospect the central bank could raise interest rates after...
PSX Gains 115 Points
KARACHI: The bears and bulls locked horns at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index traded on both sides of the...
Apple Drops Mask Requirements For Most of its Corporate Workers
Apple is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. This comes even as COVID-19 infections...
PTI Received Foreign Funding: ECP Announces Verdict
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced verdict in prohibited funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). ECP, in its unanimous verdict, ruled...
392 More Pakistanis Test Positive For COVID-19
Pakistan has reported 2 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,555,639. The...
ECP to Announce Verdict Over PTI Prohibited Funding Case Today
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the verdict over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prohibited funding case today. Sources privy to the matter...
President, PM Express Concern Over Missing Army Helicopter
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed concern over the missing helicopter of Pakistan army, involved in activities to...
US Has Killed Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan: Media
WASHINGTON: The United States has killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to US media outlets, in what the White House announced Monday was a “successful”...
Pakistan Looks Forward to Enhance Cooperation with EU: Khar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan says it looks forward to further enhancing mutual cooperation with the European Union in all areas including trade, GSP plus, climate change, migration...
Pakistan Army Helicopter With Corps Commander On Board Goes Missing: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army aviation helicopter en route from Uthal, Balochistan to Karachi with important personalities aboard has gone missing on Monday, the Inter-Services Public...
PIA to Operate Seven Special Flights for Iraq to Facilitate Zaireen
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines will operate sevem special flights to transport intending Zaireen to Najaf, Iraq for observance of Ashura-e- Muharram. According to schedule, the...
Resolutions Passed Against ECP to Influence Foreign Funding Case: Fazlur Rehman
CHARSADDA: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) supremo and head of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI),...
MET Office Issues Weather Outlook For August
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Department has issued a weather outlook for the month of August. According to the Department of Meteorology, there will be more than...
Gold Price Slips in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices slipped on Monday as the government’s stance on economic growth dimmed the metal’s appeal, with additional pressure from a rebound in local...
Ukraine: Grain Ship Departs Odesa Under UN Safe Passage Deal
A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Istanbul on Monday under a safe passage agreement. The sailing was made possible after...
Miftah Ismail Assures Business Community of Resolving Their Issues
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has reiterated the government’s resolve to take every required step to facilitate and support the business community. ...
Ronaldo Says He Will Play in Man Utd Friendly Against Rayo Vallecano
LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo has indicated he will be feature in Manchester United s friendly with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday amid ongoing speculation over...
Will Smith Posts Emotional New Apology for Oscars Slap
LOS ANGELES: Actor Will Smith has posted an emotional new apology for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars earlier this year, revealing in a lengthy...
PML-N Challenges PA Speaker Election in LHC
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has challenged the election of PTI’s Sibtain Khan as Speaker Punjab Assembly in the Lahore High Court (LHC). According to...
Villages Submerge as Rains, Flood Displace Thousands
QUETTA: Heavy monsoon rains and flood have wreaked havoc in parts of country as thousands get affect and villages get submerge. In Balochistan, Lasbela was...
Court Summons PM Shehbaz, Hamza for Indictment
LAHORE: A special court in Lahore has summoned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on September 7 for indictment in money...
Two Killed In Roof Collapse Incident in KP
TAKHT BHAI: At least two minor children were killed and four other persons wounded when roof of a house collapsed in Takht Bhai, a city...
PM Sharif, Bill Gates Discuss Polio Eradication
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen fruitful partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in all ongoing...
Holy Kaaba Gets New Kiswa
MAKKAH: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque adorned early Saturday the holy Kaaba with a new...
605 Pakistanis Tested Positive For Covid
Pakistan has reported three deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,553,930. The...
Six Terrorists Killed in Kech Operation: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while six terrorists were killed during security forces operation in Hoshab area of District Kech in Balochistan, Inter-Services...
Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari Ousted in No-confidence Vote
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly passed no-trust motion against Dost Muhammad Mazari to remove him from his post as Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly. Government alliance’s no-confident motion...
Singer Shakira Faces Call in Spain For Eight-year Prison Term
Spanish prosecutors said Friday they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea...
COAS, US CENTCOM Chief Discuss Security Cooperation
Rawalpindi: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and General Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander United States (US) CENTCOM had a telephonic conversation on...
PTI Got Funds Through Proper Channel: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan while reacting to a recent report released by Financial Times regarding PTI foreign funding...
Govt Making Efforts for Development of Country: PM
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the promotion of foreign investment in Pakistan is the foremost priority of the government. He was talking to a...
PTI’s Sibtain Khan Elected PA Speaker
LAHORE: Joint candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Sibtain Khan has been elected as the Speaker of Punjab Assembly. Sibtain Khan...
ECP De-notifies 11 PTI MNAs
Election Commission of Pakistan has de-notified the eleven Members of National Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. The Election Commission de-notified these members on Friday, after...
Muharram Moon Not Sighted, Ashura to be Observed on August 9
Quetta: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Friday could not sight the Muharram-ul-Haram moon, which will mark the beginning of the new Islamic year, 1444 AH....
World Bank Refuses New Funding for Bankrupt Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The World Bank said Friday it would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation carried out “deep structural reforms”...
PSX Plunges Over 100 Points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the futures rollover week on a negative note with a loss of over 100 points. The index oscillated...
Gold Price Plunges By Rs4,200 Per Tola
KARACHI: Gold lost its shine on Friday as the precious commodity receded nearly half of its gain recorded a day earlier as the Pakistani currency...
NA Speaker Accepts Resignations of 11 PTI MNAs
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday accepted resignations of 11 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs. The Speaker accepted the resignation by exercising...