PTI Suspends Membership of Faisal Vawda, Issues Show-Cause notice
PTI has served show cause notice to party leader Faisal Vawda over his statement tried against upcoming long march to Islamabad. In the show-cause notice...
Plane Carrying Arshad Sharif’s Body Lands at Islamabad Airport
ISLAMABAD: The private airline’s plane carrying slain senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s body landed at Islamabad International Airport. The family members of the slain journalist Arshad...
PM, Saudi Crown Prince Agree to Cement Bilateral Relations
RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud in Riyadh on...
Imran Khan Announces Long March From Lahore On Friday
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to start long march against government from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk on Friday....
US Condemns Killing of Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday strongly condemned the murder of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. The US State Department spokesperson Ned Price while...
Flight Carrying Body of Arshad Sharif Left Nairobi for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The flight carrying mortal remains of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif left Nairobi at 1:25am on Tuesday. The dead body of Arshad Sharif...
PM in Riyadh to Atttend Future Investment Initiative Summit
RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday arrived here on a two-day visit, mainly to attend the Future Investment Initiative Summit being held from October...
SJC Recommends Justice Athar, Justice Shahid, Justice Hassan Elevation To SC Judge
Islamabad: Supreme Judicial Commission (SJC) today recommended elevation pf three high court justice to Supreme Court (SC) which included Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice...
Journalist Arshad Sharif ‘Shot Dead’ in Kenya, Says Wife
Islamabad: A senior Pakistan journalist, who was booked on charges of sedition and peddling “anti-state” narrative by the country’s security agencies earlier this year, was...
President, PM Express Grief Over Death of Journalist Arshad Sharif
President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed deep grief and shock over the tragic death of journalist Arshad Sharif. In their separate...
Journalist Arshad Sharif Dies In Road Accident in Kenya
Senior Journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif has died in a road accident in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi. Sharif’s wife Javeria Siddiqui took to Twitter and...
Removal From FATF Grey List Acknowledgment of Country’s Efforts: Hina
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said FATF has unanimously decided to remove Pakistan from the “list of jurisdictions under...
Achieving FATF Targets Was a Whole-of-nation Endeavour: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided by consensus that Pakistan has completed all substantial, technical and procedural requirements of both 2018 and 2021...
Peace And Stability Possible if Rule of Law is Established: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said the national cohesion and unified response to guard and promote Pakistan’s national...
Maryam Nawaz Hails ECP Verdict of Disqualifying Imran Khan
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday hailed the verdict of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran...
Pakistan Has Come Out Of FATF Grey List
Islamabad: Pakistan has come out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after four years. The government will announce the progress on the...
ECP Orders To Lodge Criminal Case Against Imran Khan Over Toushakhana Reference
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a consensus verdict, has disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the toushakhana reference against Imran Khan...
ECP to Announce Verdict in Imran Khan’s Toshakhana Case Today at 2pm
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its verdict in the much-delayed Toshakhana disqualification reference against PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran...
Pakistan Rejects India’s Malicious Campaign Ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected malicious campaign by Indian Media ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting. Responding to media questions on various news items published by Indian...
FATF Meets Today To Discuss Pakistan’s Efforts To Exit Grey List
Pakistan expects the much-awaited welcome news as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to move Pakistan out of its grey list during the...
Court Awards Life Imprisonment to Culprits Involved In Barrister Fahad Murder Case
Islamabad: Islamabad District Session Court (DSC) today awarded life imprisonment to culprit involved in Barrister Fahad Murder Case The court has pronounced the verdict of...
US Confident in Pakistan’s Ability to Secure Its Nukes: State Department
WASHINGTON: The United States is confident in Pakistan s ability to secure its nuclear weapons, US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said. “The United States...
PM Shehbaz Directs Steps For Water Discharge from Flood-hit Areas
KHUZDAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed urgent steps for discharge of water from the flood-hit areas to prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases. The...
Nawaz Sharif Telephones Asif Zardari
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo Nawaz Sharif rang up Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday and inquired after his health....
Pakistan To Seek Rescheduling of $27b Bilateral Debt: Dar
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s new finance minister, Ishaq Dar, has said that he will seek rescheduling of some $27 billion worth of non-Paris Club debt largely owed...
Imran Reiterates His Govt Was Toppled Via ‘Foreign Conspiracy’
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday deemed the by-elections as a ‘referendum’. Addressing a rally ahead of the by-elections, the PTI chairman...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Chairs Meeting Regarding Security Situation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that terrorism won’t be allowed to again flourish in the country. The Prime Minister presided over an...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Attends Dinner Hosted By Kazakh President
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif also attended the dinner hosted by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart Tokayev in honour of the heads of countries...
US Values It’s Cooperation With Pakistan: State Department
WASHINGTON: The US State Department spokesperson Ned Price while briefing the newsmen in Washington on Tuesday said that the United States values its longstanding cooperation...
Chaudhry Shujaat Calls on PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) senior leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday. During the meeting, Shujaat Hussain reiterated his...
Imran Seeks Commission To Probe Cypher Issue
NANKANA SAHIB: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he was grateful to the incumbent government for raising...
Son-in-law Of Late Syed Ali Gilani, Altaf Ahmad Shah Dies Of Cancer In Custody
Islamabad: The incarcerated Senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, Altaf Ahmad Shah, 66, breathed his last on Monday night at New Delhi’s AIIMS Hospital,...
Int’l Day of the Girl Child Being Celebrated Today
Islamabad: International Day of the Girl Child is being celebrated today. In his message on the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl...
IHC Quashes PTI’s Plea Against Imposition of Section 144 in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) plea against the federal government’s decision to impose section 144 in Islamabad...
Kamran Tessori to Take Oath as Governor Sindh Today
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Kamran Tessori is all set to take oath as 34th Governor of Sindh. The oath-taking ceremony will take place...
Armed Forces Won’t Allow Anyone to Destabilise Country: COAS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has emphatically stated that the armed forces with the support of the citizens will never allow any...
Maryam Nawaz Reacts To Alleged Audio Leaks of Imran Khan
LONDON: In response to the alleged leaked audios of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said Friday that everything related to the...
Accountability Court Cancels Ishaq Dar’s Arrest Warrants
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Friday cancelled Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s arrest warrants in the assets beyond means case filed against him by the National...
Maryam Nawaz Meets Father After Three Years
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz reached Avenfield apartments in London on Thursday night where she met her father Nawaz Sharif after more...
Govt Announces Provision of Electricity to Exporters At Subsidised Rate
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday announced that it will provide subsidised electricity to the country’s exporters at Rs19.99 per unit. This was stated by Finance...
Ruling Coalition Decides To Not Allow PTI’s long March to Enter Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) ahead of the expected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march decided to not allow PTI’s long march...
ADB to Give Pakistan Up to $2.5b in Flood Relief Support
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank has announced to provide flood relief support to Pakistan to the tune of 2.3 to 2.5 billion dollars including 1.5 billion...
President Approves Filing of Reference Over Reko Diq Project
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday accorded his approval to a summary for the filing of reference in the Supreme Court of Pakistan under...
World Teachers Being Celebrated Today Across The World
The World Teachers’ Day is being observed today (Wednesday) across the globe aimed at expressing gratitude for the contributions of teachers. The theme for World...
Gen Bajwa Confirms Retirement After Completion of Tenure
The armed forces have distanced itself from the politics and want to stay out of it in the future as well, Chief of Army Staff...
Maryam Nawaz Departs For London
LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz is set to leave for London today (Wednesday) after the Lahore High Court returned her passport which she had...
COAS Bajwa Calls on US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III, National Security Advisor Jacob Jeremiah...
UN Revises Appeal for Pakistan Flood Victims to $816m
GENEVA: Amid the second phase of death and disaster, the United Nations has revised the ‘Flash Appeal’ for Pakistan’s flood victims from $160 million to...
Sindh Govt Refuses To Hold Second Phase Of LB Elections Citing Shortage Of Police Contingent
Karachi: Sindh government once again recommended postponing the second phase of the local bodies elections on a basis of a police department letter and it...
Imran Khan’s Arrest Warrants Issued
ISLAMABAD: Arrest warrants of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan were issued. The arrest warrant has been issued in case related...