Punjab Prospering Under Leadership of Buzdar: Firdous
LAHORE: Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar for Information, said that Punjab has become the voice of the heart...
More Than 200,000 People Vaccinated Against in Sindh in Last 24 hours: Wahab
KARACHI: Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that 211,911 people in Sindh were vaccinated against corona yesterday. In a message on the social networking...
Schools Reopen in Punjab
LAHORE: The educational institutions across Punjab have been reopened from today (Monday) amid ongoing fourth wave of coronavirus. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been implemented...
CM Buzdar Orders Strict Implementation of COVID-19 SOPs
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar has directed to ensure strict implementation of Corona SOPs across the province including Lahore. The Punjab Chief Minister...
Pakistan Records 8.6pc COVID-19 Positivity Rate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 40 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,039,695. The...
Sindh Govt To Run 24-Hour Vaccination Centres in Karachi
KARACHI: Given the alarming surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, the Sindh Health Department has decided to run at least one...
Complete Lockdown Is Not A Solution: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the people to strictly observe Standard Operating Procedures, especially wearing of face masks, to prevent spread of 4th...
COVID-19 Restrictions Can Be Extended in Big Cities: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar has urged people to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and get vaccinated at the earliest to contain spread of...
Lives of Masses More Important to Sindh Govt: Shazia Marri
ISLAMABAD: PPP parliamentarian spokesperson Shazia Marri said that Asad Umar’s reaction to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s statement was untrue and irresponsible. Had Asad Omar been qualified,...
Business Activities Open in Sukkur, Larkana
Despite the lockdown in various cities of Sindh, business activities are going on while the administration seems to have completely failed to implement the orders...
30 Million People Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Umar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has administered over 30 million coronavirus vaccines so far, Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar confirmed on Twitter Sunday. Asad Umar, in...
CM Punjab Seeks Masses’ Cooperation in Fight Against COVID-19
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar has said that the government is taking all possible steps to save the citizens from the fourth wave of...
PM to Respond Public Queries in a Live Programme Today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will respond to public queries in the most popular live TV programme, “Aapka Wazir-e- Azam Aap kai sath.” The programme...
Pakistan, US Should Work Together on Afghan Issue: Moeed
WASHINGTON DC: National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees. Addressing a press conference...
62 Pakistanis Die of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 62 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,034,837. The...
PTI Opposing Anti-COVID Measures: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that lives are at stake but the politics of PTI hypocrisy continues. PTI opposes all...
Former CJP Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Family Test COVID-19 Positive
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Anwar Zaheer Jamali and his entire family have fallen victim to the coronavirus. According to sources, former Chief...
Ahsan Iqbal Tests Positive For COVID-19
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has contracted coronavirus again. This news was confirmed by PML-N President and Opposition...
Sindh Govt Lifts Pillion Ridding Ban
KARACHI: Sindh government has announced to ease lockdown restrictions notified yesterday, lifting the pillion riding ban and allowing sectors that are fully vaccinated to operate....
Noor Mukadam Murder: Main Suspect Zahir Jaffer Physical Remand Extended
Islamabad: An Islamabad court has extended the physical remand of Zahir Jaffer, who has been accused of murdering the 27-year-old daughter of a former Pakistani...
Long Queues Witnessed Outside Expo Center Karachi For Corona Vaccination
Karachi:People are waiting in long lines outside Karachi’s largest vaccination centre, the Expo, for a second day to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The rush is...
Lockdown Becomes Functional In Sindh
KARACHI: Police in Karachi have set up checkpoints in various areas of the city to enforce the lockdown imposed by Sindh government amid the COVID-19...
PM Cmmends FBR’s Performance For Collecting Record Revenue In July
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended the efforts of Federal Board of Revenue in achieving record revenue collection in the month of July. In...
Almost 5k Coronavirus Positive Cases Reported Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 65 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,029,811. The...
Complete Lockdown Will Not Be Allowed in Sindh: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that complete lockdown will not be allowed in Sindh. Fawad Chaudhry said that the...
Petrol Price Being Increased By Rs1.71 per Liter: Gill
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Political Affairs Dr Shahbaz Gill said on Friday that the petrol price is being increased by Rs1.71 per liter on the...
Sindh Bans Pillion Riding Amid COVID-19 Surge
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday imposed a complete ban on intra-city, inter-city and inter-provincial public and private transport as well as the gathering of...
Who Will Be Having More Money To Become Next AJK PM: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that who will be having more money will become next Prime Minister of AJK....
PM For Ensuring Implementation of Steps Aimed at Automation of System
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to ensure implementation of the steps aimed at automation of the system. Chairing a meeting...
Two PAF Officers Promoted to Air Marshal Rank
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has promoted 2 PAF officers to the rank of Air Marshal. The promoted Air Officers include Air Marshal Zulfiquar Ahmad...
OGRA Recommends Increase In Petroleum Prices
ISLAMABAD: The price of petroleum products are likely to rise again from August 1 as the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended an...
Section 144 Imposed In Karachi
Karachi: The Sindh government has imposed Section 144 on dumping trash into the Orangi, Gujjar, and Mehmoodabad nullahs in the wake of the monsoon rains,...
Govt examining Sindh Government’s decision of imposing lockdown: Fawad
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the government is examining the Sindh Government’s decision of imposing lockdown. In a tweet, he...
Afghanistan Media Delegation Calls On Army Chief
Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says media can act as a bridge to create conducive environment for promoting cultural, social and...
Pakistan Rejects Indian MEA’s comments on recently held AJK elections: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan has categorically rejected the false, untenable and self-serving comments made by the Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on the recently...
Saudi Envoy Calls On PM, Extends Invitation For Middle East Green Initiative Summit
Islamabad: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday. The Saudi...
Noor Mukadam Case: Polygraph Test Of Suspect Zahir Jaffer Conducted
LAHORE: The Punjab forensic lab on Friday conducted the polygraph test of Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in the Noor Mukaddam murder case. The sources...
Blast Martyrs Police Personnel, One Other Injured
PESHAWAR: One security officer has embraced martyrdom while another sustained severe wounds in a blast targeting police van in Peshawar’s Karkhano Market today . As...
Dr Yasmin Rashid Says 70 Percent Delta Virus Present In Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Friday has told that 70 percent of Delta virus is present in Punjab. Addressing a press conference,...
President Approves Appointment Of Additional Judges In Sindh, Peshawar High Courts
Islamabad: President Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of additional judges in Sindh and Peshawar High Courts. The approval has been given in accordance with...
Reforms Underway To Improve Tax System With Consultation Of All Stakeholders: PM
Islamabad: All the major Chambers of Commerce of the country has expressed satisfaction over the government’s pro-business policies and the steps taken for ease of...
Sindh Govt Imposes Complete Lockdown From 31 July To Till August 8
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to impose an immediate lockdown till August 8 . The Sindh government has taken the decision as the province...
NCOC Announces To Back Sindh Govt Measures To Curb Spread Of Rising Coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday extended complete support to the Sindh government in dealing with the rising trend of COVID-19 cases...
Fourth Wave Continues To Surge As 4, 537 Cases Reported
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 86 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,024,861. The...
Anti Polio Drive Launched In KP
PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz Friday launched the anti-polio campaign in which more than 3.7 million children would be vaccinated. Talking to media, Chief...
COVID-19: Complete Lockdown in Karachi Expected Today
KARACHI: The Sindh government is mulling a complete lockdown in Karachi as the city’s hospitals are “nearing saturation point”, members from the provincial task force...
Canadian Govt Gifts 162 Mobile Ventilators to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Canadian government on Thursday gifted 162 mobile medical ventilators to Pakistan in an effort to help fight COVID-19 pandemic in a better way....
PM Satisfied Over Efforts To Bring Reforms in Tax System
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday called for paying equal attention towards setting up of Special Technology Zones (STZs) in Baluchistan and Azad Jammu and...
PLA and Pakistan Army Are Brothers in Arms: COAS General Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says Pakistan-China relationship is unique and robust that has proven its resilience in the face...
Speaker Elahi Expresses Anger Over Absence of Nazir Chohan Despite Production Orders
LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has expressed his indignation over the absence of member Nazir Chohan despite the issuance of production order. The...