PM Sharif Chairs Meeting of Allies
ISLAMABAD: The leadership of the allied parties agreed to collectively defend measures taken by the government in this difficult time. The inside story of the...
Maryam Nawaz Departs For Lahore
LONDON: Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has departed for Pakistan from London. Nawaz Sharif, PML-N Supremo and former prime...
Punjab Caretaker Cabinet Sworn In
The eight ministers of the Punjab interim cabinet took oath of their offices. Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman administered oath to the caretaker cabinet members. They...
Amir Liaquat’s ex-wife Indicted in video leaks case
A judicial magistrate indicted renowned televangelist Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s ex-wife Dania Shah in a controversial video leaks case. In December 2022, Dania was detained for...
Pervaiz Elahi’s Audio Leaked
LAHORE: As the audio leaks saga continues, Pervaiz Elahi, the former Punjab chief minister and a key ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is the...
Pink Bus Service for Women to be Launched in Karachi
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to launch pink bus service for women from Feb 1 in Karachi. The decision has been taken at a...
Interim KP Cabinet Takes Oath Amid PTI Reservations
PESHAWAR: The members of the newly-formed cabinet of caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Azam Khan took oath on Thursday amid concerns expressed by the Pakistan...
US Envoy Calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to deepen economic and trade engagement with the United States. He was talking to US Ambassador Donald...
No Backchannel Diplomacy With India, says Khar
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar categorically stated on Thursday no backchannel diplomacy was taking place with India. She stated this...
SAPM Malik Ahmad Khan Hits Back At PTI
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Ahmad Khan said on Thursday the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja was appointed during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
ICFM Strongly Condemns Desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, Netherlands
An Ambassadorial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States was convened by Pakistan, current Chair of the International Convention of Faith Ministries...
President Alvi Meets Imran Khan
LAHORE: President Arif Alvi held two back-to-back meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to discuss rapidly changing political situation of the country. During...
Two Minors Killed, Two Injured in a Gas Explosion
TAXILA: Two minors lost their lives and two people got injured when fire erupted due to gas leakage in in a house in Mohalla Siddiuqueabad...
Govt Focusing to Fix Economy in right Direction: Dar
Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar says despite challenging economic conditions, the government is focusing on fixing things in the right direction. He was talking to...
Punjab Caretaker CM Meets PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the hope that the new caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab will perform his duties in accordance with the constitution...
Dense Fog Descends on Punjab Cities, disrupts road Traffic
LAHORE: Dense fog again blanketed different cities of Punjab, including Lahore on night between Wednesday and Thursday, paralysing routine life and disrupting road traffic. The...
PM, former President Discuss country’s overall Political Situation
Former President Asif Ali Zardari called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. The overall political situation of the country was discussed in the...
Karachi Police Arrest Terrorist of Banned Outfit
KARACHI: Police conducted an operation in Keamari area of Karachi on Wednesday and arrested a terrorist belonging to banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF). According to...
Court Approves Fawad Chaudhry’s Two-day Physical Remand
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad Wednesday night approved a two-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry in...
Fawad Chaudhry Presented Before Judicial Magistrate
The Islamabad police on Wednesday shifted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry from Lahore to Islamabad and presented him to the court of Judicial Magistrate...
PM Reiterates to Further Strengthen Ties With UAE
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated to further strengthen ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He said this after receiving the President of...
Pakistan Strongly Condemns Despicable Act of Holy Quran’s Desecration in Netherlands
Pakistan has strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Netherlands. In a statement today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra...
Attaullah Tarar Regrets Threats hurled by PTI Leaders To State Institutions
Special Assistant to PM on Interior Attaullah Tarar has regretted the threats hurled by the PTI leaders to the state institutions including Election Commission of Pakistan....
Police Arrest Fawad Chaudhry’s Brother Over protest in Jhelum
JHELUM: Police on Wednesday arrested a brother of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry and other party workers who gathered to stage protest against the arrest of...
PM Shehbaz Felicitates Chris Hipkins on becoming New Zealand’s PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated Chris Hipkins on becoming the new prime minister of New Zealand. In a tweet, the premier wrote he...
ECP Denotifies Another 43 MNAs of PTI
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday denotified 43 more lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as members of the National Assembly (MNAs). ...
Lahore Court Allows Police to shift Fawad Chaudhry to Islamabad
LAHORE: A court in Lahore allowed the police on Wednesday to take PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry to Islamabad hours after he was arrested from his...
ECP Seeks Final Date for Elections from Punjab, KP Governors
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has written letters to the governors of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to seek a final date for...
PM Shehbaz to Receive UAE President in Rahim Yar Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will receive United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his arrival in Rahim Yar Khan today...
12 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 surged to 1,576,201. The nationwide...
Three Miners killed as Coal Mine Collapses near Thatta
THATTA: At least three miners were killed when a portion of a coal mine collapsed at Meting Railway Station near Jhimpir village in District Thatta...
Fawad Chaudhry Arrested From Lahore
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice president and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested by Punjab Police in the wee hours of Wednesday. The...
Maryam, Sanaullah to ‘Lead’ PML-N in Punjab ahead of Elections
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Maryam Nawaz and Rana Sanaullah have been tasked with leading rallies and meetings ahead of the upcoming general election...
Pakistan’s First Digital Census to Begin From March 1
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) notified to begin the seventh population and housing census in the country from March 1. The census, which will...
PM Shehbaz Announces Loan, Laptop Programmes For Youth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced loan and laptop programmes for youth in an initiative aimed at promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship. Addressing a...
ECP Still Undecided About PTI MNAs Resignations
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while reviewing the pleas filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of National Assembly (MNAs) in a session could not...
Court Reserves Verdict in LNG Reference Against Abbasi, others
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court has reserved its verdict in the LNG reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan...
Govt Allows Public Disclosure of Toshakhana Details in Major Policy shift
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday allowed making the details and records of Toshakhana, a state repository that stores gifts received by public officeholders from...
Govt to Probe ‘Foreign Intervention’ Behind back-to-Back Power System Failure: Khurram Dastgir
Power Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan Tuesday said that the government is concerned about the back-to-back failure of the national grid and will investigate whether the...
Babar Azam Named Captain of ICC ODI Team of 2022
Pakistan’s batting maestro Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI Team of the Year for 2022. The...
NA Speaker Accepts 43 More PTI MNAs Resignations
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday accepted resignations of 43 more PTI lawmakers a day after they announced the withdrawal of their resignations...
Two Siblings Die as House Catches fire in Sambrial
SAMBRIAL: Two siblings aged six and seven years were killed when a house caught fire in Dhanawali village near Sambrial, a city in Sialkot District,...
Maryam Nawaz Asks PTI to Nominate Farah Gogi As Punjab CM
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz has responded to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) criticism on the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker Punjab...
Pakistan Reports Low Number of Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,189. The nationwide...
Zahid Akhtar Zaman Appointed Punjab Chief Secretary
LAHORE: Punjab caretaker government on Monday notified the appointment of Zahid Akhtar Zaman as the Punjab Chief Secretary. Mr Zaman has served as Additional Chief...
PM Forms High-level Committee to Investigate causes of Countrywide Power Outages
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the power breakdown in the country. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister Office, the...
FM Bilawal in Tashkent For 26th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is in Uzbekistan to attend the 26th meeting of Council of Ministers of Economic Cooperation Organization being held in Tashkent...
Imran Announces Protest Against ECP Decision In Lahore For Appointing Caretaker CM Mohsin Naqvi
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has announced protest tomorrow against the appointment of caretaker CM by the ECP. In his speech on a...
SBP Increases Interest Rate By One Percent
Karachi: State Bank Of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday increased interest rate by one percent. Addressing a presser Governor SBP Jameel Ahmed said that after an...
ATC Acquits Ex-SSP Malir While Announcing Verdict Of Naqeeb Ullah Murder Case
Karachi: After hiatus of five years, Naqebullah murder case verdict pronounced on Monday (today) by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) Karachi. The court acquitted the main...