Two Die of Covid During Past 24 Hours
Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,572,673. The...
Govt Slashes Price of Petrol By Rs 12.63 Per Litre
Newly appointed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday slashed the price of petrol by Rs12.63 per litre giving massive relief to the inflation-weary people. Addressing...
Cabinet Constitutes Special Committee to Probe Audio Regarding Diplomatic Cipher
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved constituting a Special Committee of the Cabinet to probe into the recently leaked audio regarding the diplomatic cipher. The...
Finance Minister Reaffirms Govt’s Resolve to Undertake IMF Reforms
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to undertake reforms envisaged under the IMF program. Talking to IMF Mission Chief Nathan Porter in...
PM Shehbaz Approves 2000 MW of Solar Power Projects in Public Sector
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave in-principle approval for setting up 2000 megawatts of solar power projects in the public sector. He gave this approval while...
Nawaz Sharif Wishes To Return To Pakistan Soon
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that he wants to go to Pakistan soon as it...
NSC Approves to Constitute High-Powered Committee to Probe Audio Leaks
ISLAMABAD: National Security Committee (NSC) meeting has approved formation of a high-powered committee headed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to probe into the audio leaks....
Federal Cabinet Approves Import of 300,000 Metric Tons of Urea for Rabi Season
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved import of 300,000 metric tons of urea for the Rabi season. The Federal Cabinet, which met in Islamabad on...
Ishaq Dar Takes Oath As Federal Minister
ISLAMABAD: Senior PML-N leader Senator Ishaq Dar Wednesday took oath as federal minister a day after swearing in as senator. President Ari Alvi administered the...
PM Shehbaz To Chair NSC Meeting Today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting today (Wednesday) to discuss matters related to national security, including audio...
Ishaq Dar Takes Oath as Senator
PML-N leader Ishaq Dar on Tuesday took oath as a senator during a swearing-in ceremony at the Senate after living five years in self-imposed exile...
PM Visits Flood-hit Sindh’s District of Dadu
DADU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday visited Sindh’s flood-affected Dadu district to oversee the relief and rehabilitation efforts. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah...
Bilawal Apprises Blinken of Devastation Caused by Floods in Pakistan
WASHINGTON– Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. Bilateral relations between the two countries came under discussion...
Two Soldiers Martyred During Crossfire with Terrorists in Azam Warsak
RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred during an intense exchange of fire after terrorists fired at a military post in the general area of...
Ishaq Dar Departs For Pakistan From London
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Ishaq Dar has left for Pakistan today along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to...
Six Pak Army Personnel Martyred in Harnai Helicopter Crash
RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan Army majors were among six military personnel who were martyred when a helicopter crash occurred in Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
PM Appreciates Marriyum For Dealing ‘Harassers’ With Grace
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the manner in which Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb dealt with the “harassment” from the...
Ishaq Dar Likely To Return to Pakistan With PM Sharif: Sources
LONDON: PML-N leader Ishaq Dar will assume charge as the finance minister on Tuesday, a decision taken during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with party...
India Should Reverse post-August 2019 actions in IIOJK: PM Sharif
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the crux of his speech at the UN General Assembly was to warn the world of the...
Pakistan Again Highlights Instances of Indian Sponsorship of Terrorism Against Neighbours at UN
At the United Nations, Pakistan has once again highlighted the instances of Indian sponsorship of terrorism and aggression against all its neighbours, terming it the...
Peaceful Afghanistan Is In Our Collective Interests: PM Sharif
Prime Minister said Afghanistan today presents a unique challenge as 30 million Afghans are left without a functional economy and banking system that allows ordinary...
PM Shehbaz Demands Solution of Kashmir Issue As Per UN Resolutions
Prime Minister said sustainable peace and stability in South Asia, however, remains contingent upon a just and lasting solution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute....
UNGA Session: PM Shehbaz Says Pakistan Facing Worst Climate Crisis
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan is being severely affected due to the environmental problems and urged the world to...
COAS Bajwa Reaches Karachi
KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday reached Friday to visit the flood-hit areas of Sindh. According to a statement...
PM Shehbaz,U.S. President Had Brief ‘Interaction’ at a Reception In NY
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a brief “interaction” with President Joe Biden at a reception the US leader hosted on Wednesday evening for the world...
Grenade Attack at Sheharyar Afridi’s House
KOHAT: Some unidentified miscreants have hurled a hand grenade at Sheharyar Khan Afridi’s house in Kohat. The attack took place at the ancestral house of...
Angelina Jolie Expresses Solidarity With Flood Victims of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Hollywood Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie, who is visiting Pakistan, to show solidarity and support for flood victims, visited National Flood Response Coordination Centre....
Pakistan Calls For Global Dialogue to Counter Islamophobia as State Policy
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for convening a global dialogue on countering Islamophobia as a state policy. Addressing High Level Meeting on Effective...
John Kerry Calls on PM; Discusses Flood Situation in Pakistan
NEW YORK: The US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here, on the sidelines of...
Govt Increases Petrol By Rs1.45/Litre
ISLAMABAD: In another jolt to the inflation-hit masses, the government has increased the petrol price by Re 1.45 per litre while kept the price of...
England Defeat Pakistan By 6 wickets in First T20I
KARACHI: England defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in first Twenty20 cricket international in Karachi on Tuesday. During Pakistan innings. opener Mohammad Rizwan continued his good...
UN Chief Urges Developed Countries To Help Developing Nations, Facing Climate Challenge, Especially Pakistan
New York: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges the developed countries, international financial institutions and fossil fuel companies to come forward to help the developing...
PM Shehbaz Reaches New York to Attend 77th Session of UNGA
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reached New York in the wee hours of Tuesday to represent Pakistan at the 77th session of the...
FM Meets Chinese Counterpart on Sidelines of 77th UNGA Session
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, on the Sidelines of 77th Session of the...
PM Attends Reception Given by British Foreign Secretary in honour of Distinguished Guests
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has attended reception given by British Foreign Secretary in honor of the distinguished foreign guests participating in Her Majesty the Queen’s...
Let Peaceful Revolution Come Through Vote: Imran Khan
CHARSADDA: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Saturday that the game would spiral out of control for everyone if the...
PM Shehbaz, Hamza and Gilani Get Major Relief As Their Corruption Cases Dismissed
In a major development, accountability courts have withdrawn major corruption cases against the accused, including prominent PML-N and PPP leaders. According to the details, accountability...
PM To Make Appointment of Important Institution’s Chief in Nov: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China in the first week of November on the invitation of Chinese...
Pipeline Gas Supplies to Pakistan Are Possible, Says Putin
SAMARKAND: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Samarkand. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways to further...
PM Reaffirms Commitment to Work Closely With Russia in Diverse Sectors
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to work closely with Russia to further expand cooperation between the two countries across all areas of...
Shahbaz GIll Released From Jail
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Chief of Staff of party chairman Imran Khan, Shahbaz Gill has been released from Adiala Jail. It is pertinent to...
IHC Grants Bail To Shahbaz Gill
Senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill has finally been granted bail by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after repeatedly attempting to get released on bail in...
PM Embarks On Two-day Visit to Uzbekistan to Attend SCO Meeting
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation...
ECP To Hold By-Polls on eight NA Seats on 16th Oct
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to hold by-polls on eight seats of National Assembly on the 16th October instead of earlier announced...
Drap Recovers Hoarded Stock of Panadol
Karachi: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Wednesday carried out an operation and recovered over 250,000 hoarded Panadol tablets from the Kachi Gali...
Congress Notified About Sale of F-16 Parts to Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON: Spokesperson of United States (US) State Department Ned Price has said that they recently notified Congress of a proposed foreign military sale valued at...
Pakistan Reports Three Covid Deaths In Past 24 Hours
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported three deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,571,413....
PM Urges All Stakeholders to Actively Engage in Flood Relief Efforts
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged all stakeholders to actively engage in ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood affected areas of the country....
Three Pakistani Soldiers Martyred in Terrorists’ Attack From Afghanistan
Three Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom during exchange of fire with terrorists from inside the Afghanistan’s borer in general area of Kharlachi, Kurram District of Khyber...
UNSG Left After Concluding His 2-day Vist, CM Sindh Bids Farewell To Him
Islamabad: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has left after concluding his two-day visit to Pakistan. He paid the visit on 9th and 10th of...