No Embarrassment Over Legislation To Extend Tenure Of Ex-COAS: Saad
Lahore: Federal Minister for Railways and aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that there is no embarrassment over the legislation in the parliament to extend...
PTI Reaches Extreme Levels Of Lies and Hypocrisy After Retirement of Gen Bajwa: Atta Tarrar
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader and Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Atta Tarrar said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reached extreme level for...
Imran’s Politics Is Aimed At Getting Power Even If It Means Undermining Foundations of Country: PM
Islamababad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan’s recent diatribe against parliamentary democracy is a proof that his politics is aimed at getting power even...
Sindh Is Land Of Rich Culture And History: US Consulate General Karachi
KARACHI: Consul General of US Consulate General Karachi Nicole Theriot, while felicitating on the Sindhi Culture Day, has said that Sindh is a land of...
Father And Son Duo Of HSJ Icon Arrested On Charges Of Embezzlement
KARACHI: Muhammad Hanif Jiwani and his son Ahmed Hanif Jiwani, the builders of HSJ Icon, one of the tallest buildings on Karachi’s main Abdullah Haroon...
Sindhi Culture Is Amalgamation of Sindhi tradition, Islamic culture: Asif Zardari , Bilawal
Karachi: Chairman and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari have fecilated people on Sindh cultural day. Foreign Minister...
Sindh Cultural Day Being Celebrated Today
HYDERABAD: Sindhi Cultural Day is being celebrated across the province today with rallies to be taken out in different cities and towns in the province....
PM Shahbaz Congratulates People Of Sindh On Culture Day
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, congratulating the Sindhi brothers and sisters celebrating the culture day, said the beauty not only to this region but also...
COAS General Asim Munir Visits LoC
RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited frontline troops in Rakhchikri Sector of Line of Control (LOC) on Saturday. According to...
PM Shehbaz Says Govt Ensuring Equal Rights, Opportunities to Disabled Persons
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the government was ensuring equal rights and opportunities to the persons with disabilities (PWDs), in every...
Sherry Slams Imran Khan for Anti-Parliamentary Democracy Remarks
Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman says political parties and the nation have made sacrifices for the restoration of the constitution and parliamentary democracy...
Will Hold Elections in Provinces if Assemblies Dissolved, Says Tarar
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazir Tarar said on Saturday that the government will hold elections in the provinces where the assemblies would be...
Dialogue, Preconditions Can’t go Hand in Hand, Says PML-N
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday expressed willingness to go into talks with Imran Khan-led PTI without any precondition to stem political turmoil...
PPP’s Waqar Mehdi Elected Senator Unopposed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Waqar Mehdi was on Saturday elected unopposed a member of the Senate in the by-election on a vacant seat of...
Afghan Diplomat Summoned to Convey Anguish Over Attack on Pak Envoy
The Afghan Charge d’Affaires was summoned to foreign ministry, to convey Islamabad’s “deep concern and anguish” over the attack on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in...
No Decision on No-confidence Move in Punjab: Rana Sanaullah
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday that Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi’s statement regarding former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa’s...
Pakistan Detects Two More Poliovirus Cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported two new cases of poliovirus found in the environmental samples collected from Faisalabad and Peshawar last month, The News reported on...
Senior Parliamentarian Najma Hameed Passes Away
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior Parliamentarian Begum Najma Hameed has passed away after a protracted illness. She was 78. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief...
PM Thanks KSA for Extension in $3bln Deposit Term
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked the leadership and government of Saudi Arabia for extending the term of the deposit of three billion dollars with...
Acting Afghan FM Phones Bilawal; Condemns Attack on Pak Embassy
ISLAMABAD: Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday called Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to condemn the terrorist attack on Pakistan s Mission...
Polling Underway For Second Phase of LG Polls in Azad Kashmir
BAGH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is holding second phase of local government elections today (Saturday). The polling is being held in four districts...
Security Guard Injured in Pak Embassy Attack in Kabul Flown Back to Peshawar
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani security guard Israr Mohammad was flown back to Peshawar on Friday night after he was critically injured in an attack targeting Pakistan s...
Pakistan Repays $1bn Sukuk, Ends Immediate Default Risk Challenge: Bloomberg
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said it made the payment for a $1 billion bond as per claims by the central bank chief...
Imran Invites Govt For Talks Over Election Date
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday invited the PDM-led government to talk over the possibility of early general elections and warned that if they dissolved the...
PM Sharif Telephones UAE President
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, to...
Contempt Of Court Against Imran: Court Has To Take Decision Instead Of Govt
Islamabad: Interior Ministry on Friday presented Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders videos of their statements and tweets in Supreme Court of Pakistan in the contempt of...
PM Condemns Assassination Attempt On Pakistani Head Of Mission In Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and ordered immediate inquiry...
Pakistani Diplomat Attacked In Afghanistan, SSG Guard Injured
Kabul: Unidentified person shot at Pakistan diplomatic official in Kabul. The Pakistani head of mission was targeted when he was walking. In the attack, bullet...
Monis Disgruntled With PTI On Anti-Bajwa Smear Social Media Campaign
Lahore: Son of Chief Minister Punjab, Monis Elahi has expressed his wish to present Punjab budget first. Monis Elahi has also disgruntled on PTI over...
Baluchistan Police Arrest PTI Senator From Islamabad
Islamabad: Baluchistan Police on Friday arrested PTI senator Azam Swat from Islamabad. The Balochistan police took PTI leader and Senator Azam Swat to Quetta. It...
PTI To Take Final Decision Today To Dissolve KP, Punjab Assemblies or Not
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will take final decision today whether to dissolute Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies or not. The PTI’s parliamentary party meeting...
PM Shahbaz Invites Chinese Companies To Invest In Solar Energy Projects
Islamabad: A delegation of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau (CCTEB ) led by Tan Guofu, Vice Chairman of the company called on Prime Minister Muhammad...
Govt Appoints Dr Asad Majeed Khan As New Foreign Secretary
Islamabad: Government has appointed Dr Asad Majeed Khan as the new Foreign Secretary, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said. Dr Asad Majeed Khan presently posted as...
COAS General Asim Munir, KSA Envoy Discuss Bilateral Ties
Rawalpindi: Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf Saeed A. Al Milki called on Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir in...
Finance Minister, Secretary Defense Discuss Defense, Economic Issues
Secretary Defense, retired, Lieutenant General Hamood-uz-Zaman Khan called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad and discussed defense and economic issues together with security related...
Zardari Claims Imran Can Face Lifetime Disqualification
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that PTI chairman Imran Khan could face lifetime disqualification and detention...
Two Killed, Four Injured in Jhelum Accident
JHELUM: At least two women were killed and four other persons were critically wounded when a speeding dumper hit a rickshaw in Jhelum. According to...
PM Shehbaz Reaffirms Govt’s Resolve to Eradicate Polio
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that government of Pakistan is firmly committed for polio eradication from the country. Talking to a delegation of the...
Pakistan Wants Climate Justice Not Charity: PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the world community to stand up and take practical measures to deal with the issue of climate change....
Three Newly Appointed Additional Judges of IHC take Oath
Three newly appointed Additional Judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) took oath of office at a ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday. ...
Sherry Rehman Listed Among 25 Influential Women
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Thursday made it to the list of 25 influential women in the world in Financial Times...
FIA Again Summons Imran in Cipher Case
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday once again summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan to probe him in American cipher case. Earlier, an...
Message Of Love Always Goes To Country From Sindh: Murad Address in Urdu Conference
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah today said that the people of Sindh are very loving and the message of love has always...
PM Visits Chinese Embassy To Condole Ex-President Jiang Zemin Death
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad today (Thursday) to condole the death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The Prime Minister...
CM Punjab Meets PTI Chief, Says We Will Standing By Imran Khan Side
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has assured PTI Chairman Imran Khan of standing by his side. The Chief Minister Punjab today’s evening called...
Govt To Respond As Per Constitution In Case of Punjab, KP Assemblies’ Dissolution: Rana Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said that the incumbent coalition government would respond according to the Constitution in case the Punjab and...
Provinces Should Set Up Separate Ministries For Population Control: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday suggested that provinces should set up separate ministries to control the growing population. In her...
CJCSC Calls On PM Shahbaz To Discuss Matters Pertaining To Armed Forces
Islamabad: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday. The Prime Minister congratulated...
PTI Committee Prepares Recommendations To Dissolute Assemblies Till December 20
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) committee has prepared its recommendations to dissolute assemblies till December 20. Some members of the Punjab Assembly have suggested that provincial...
Hina Rabbani Khar Calls On PM To Brief Her Visit To Afghanistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful Afghanistan and said it will continue to extend all possible support to the...