Dr Fauzia back to Karachi after meeting Aafia Siddiqui
KARACHI: Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui on Monday returned to Pakistan after meeting her imprisoned sister Aafia Siddiqui in US. Speaking to media persons at the...
Karachi DHA prepares residents for cyclone Biparjoy
KARACHI: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Monday advised its residents to take precautionary measures as severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ moves closer to the provincial...
SBP keeps interest rate unchanged
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) maintained the benchmark interest rate at 21pc as it announced monetary policy on Monday. The Monetary Policy Committee...
Powerful cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ inches closer to Pakistan coastline, may hit Keti Bandar on June 15
KARACHI: The cyclone “Biparjoy” getting much intensity may hit Pakistani shores by June 15, authorities said. High tides may hit Keti Bandar port on June...
Debate on budget 2023-24 to begin in National Assembly today
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will meet today (Monday) at 4:00pm at the Parliament House. The treasury and opposition benches will start general debate on budget...
10 killed as bus plunges into ravine in AJK
MIRPUR: At least 10 persons were killed and scores of 13 other were wounded when a bus fell into deep ravine in Kotli, Azad Jammu...
At least 28 killed, over 140 injured as heavy rains lash KP, Punjab
At least 28 people were killed and over 100 injured after heavy rains and thunderstorms hit several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Saturday....
Lahore ATC grants interim bail to Qureshi in three cases
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted interim bail to PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in three different cases. ATC Judge Ejaz Ahmed Buttar...
Pakistan will not default, says Dar in post-budget conference
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday admitted that his government was working on a “Plan-B” if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not release the pending...
PM Shehbaz stresses ‘Charter of Economy’ as only way forward for prosperity in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the country’s economy direly needed reforms, which in turn, could be undertaken in a stable political...
Sindh budget for FY 2023-24 to be presented today
The Sindh budget for financial year 2023-24 is being presented today. The Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah who also holds the portfolio of...
Karachi bans fishing, swimming in sea as ‘Cyclone Biparjoy’ maintaining intensity
KARACHI – The administration of the southern port city of Karachi has imposed a complete ban on going into open sea for sailing, fishing, swimming...
Pakistan fulfills all necessary conditions of IMF: Dar
Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan has tried its best to fulfill all necessary conditions of the International Monetary Fund. Talking to...
Munir Akram pays tribute to UN peace keepers
The Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations held a photographic exhibition in commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. According to...
Football trials under PM Talent Hunt Youth Sports League from June 16
Football trials will be held under Prime Minister Youth Programme for Talent Hunt Youth Sports League in Islamia University Bahawalpur on 16th and 17th of...
Asif Zardari, Bilawal congratulate PPP candidate on winning LA-15 by-poll
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday congratulated PPP candidate Sardar Ziaul Qamar on winning Azad...
PPP’s Sardar Ziaul Qamar leading LA-15 by-election in AJK
BAGH: PPP’s Sardar Ziaul Qamar is leading the chart on Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) LA-15 by-election, unofficial result suggest. As the time for polling...
Marriyum Aurangzeb reacts to launch of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
ISLAMABAD– Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday reacted to the launch of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). Taking to Twitter, Ms Aurangzeb bashed the embattled...
PM Shehbaz to chair special cabinet meeting on June 9
ISLAMABAD: A special meeting of the federal cabinet in connection with the upcoming budget will be held on Friday. The federal cabinet meeting will be...
PTI chief secures 14-day bail in lawyer’s murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday granted 14-day protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman in a senior Supreme Court lawyer’s murder case. The...