PM launches ‘Roshan Maeshat Power Package’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has introduced the “Roshan Maeeshat Power Package” aimed at bolstering the country’s industrial and agricultural sectors. The announcement was made...
NEPRA cuts K-Electric tariff by Rs. 7.60 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reduced the tariff of K-Electric by Rs 7.60 per unit. NEPRA issued a decision on the...
Pakistan, Afghanistan reach ceasefire after marathon talks in Doha
ISLAMABAD/DOHA: Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a breakthrough agreement for an immediate ceasefire after more than 13 hours of intensive negotiations in Doha, mediated by...
Security forces foil suicide attack in Mir Ali, 4 Khawarij including bomber killed.
WEB DESK: A suicide attack by terrorists targeting security forces in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, was foiled on Friday, with four attackers killed, security sources...
Gold price makes largest single-day increase in history.
Price of gold in international market reaches $4,358 per ounce...
Pakistan repel attack along Balochistan border, 15-20 Afghan Taliban killed: ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed around 15 to 20 Afghan Taliban and terrorists while foiling their coordinated attacks at four different locations early in the morning...
Former Sindh assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani passes away in Karachi
KARACHI: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) figure and former Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Agha Siraj Durrani, has passed away at a private hospital in...
Mustafa Kamal sets $30 bln pharma export target for next five years
ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Wednesday set an ambitious target of achieving $30 billion in pharmaceutical exports within the next five years,...
Afghanistan refuses Trump’s bid to regain control of Bagram Air Base
KABUL: The Afghan government has firmly rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to reclaim Bagram Air Base, underscoring that any future engagement with Washington...
UNSC condemns Israeli attack on Qatari capital Doha
New York: The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha. The emergency meeting of the UNSC was held...
PTI members steps back from senate standing committees
ISLAMABAD: After resignation from national assembly standing committees, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members resigned from senate standing committees following the instruction of PTI founder Imran Khan. Senators...
Elon Musk loses title of world’s richest person to Larry Ellison
WEB DESK: In a surprising turn of events, Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, temporarily surpassed...
Shaza admits submarine cable damage causing nationwide internet disruptions
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja has confirmed that internet disruptions across Pakistan are caused by a submarine cable cut...
Met dept predicting heavy downpours tomorrow expresses fear of urban flooding in Karachi
Karachi: Meteorological department predicting heavy rains on Tuesday September 9 has expressed fear of urban flooding in Karachi. The Met department spokesman Anjum Nazeer apprised...
Pakistan win T-20I tri-series beating Afghanistan by 75 runs
Sharjah: Pakistan have clinched victory against Afghanistan by 75 runs in the final of T-20I tri-series here in Sharjah. Pakistan grabbed victory with Mohammad Nawaz’s...
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes various regions of Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A significant 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan on Thursday, causing tremors in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and multiple areas across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. According...
Strong eartquake claims 622 people lives in Afghanistan
KABUL: Around 622 people were killed and more than 1,500 injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried...
Junaid Akbar step down from Public Accounts Committee chairmanship
ISLAMABAD: Junaid Akbar, leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has officially resigned from the role of chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, he submitted his resignation to...
12 Palestinians martyred in Israeli attacks since morning
Gaza: Medical sources at hospitals across Gaza say at least a dozen people have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes since dawn, Al Jazeera reports. On...
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur submerges in flood after India releases water into River Ravi
Kartarpur: The holiest Sikh religious site, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, has been submerged in floodwaters after India released millions of cusecs of water into...