$480mn Deposited in Roshan Digital Accounts: Governor SBP
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir has said that over $480 million have been deposited in Roshan Digital Accounts so far by...
Pakistan To Take On South Africa In 2nd T20 Today
LAHORE: Pakistan will take on South Africa in the second T20I today (Saturday) here at Gaddafi Stadium at 6:00 pm (PST). The Test series triumph...
Rangers Official Killed in Karachi Road Crash
KARACHI: A Rangers official was killed when a speeding speeding car collided with a Rangers patrolling mobile in Karachi on Friday night. As per details,...
Rajab Moon Not Sighted in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The moon for the month of Rajab was not sighted in Pakistan on Friday evening, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee said. This means that Saturday, February...
NAB Sets up Special Cell Ahead of Senate Elections
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday said that anyone who has been convicted by the accountability watchdog will not be able to contest...
Earthquake Jolts Various Parts of Country
ISLAMABAD: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted various parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Murree on Friday night. According to the details, the strong...
Government is Confused: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that the PTI government is confused. Reacting on the arrest of party leader Atta Tarar,...
PSX 100-Index Sheds 247 Points
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Friday witnessed bearish trend, losing 247.16 points, with negative change of 0.54 percent, closing at...
Trailer Loaded With Cars Meets Accident in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH: A trailer loaded with around a dozen electric cars overturned on the National Highway near Sindh’s Nawabshah district on Friday. The police said the...
PCB Announces Schedule For SA Tour
LAHORE: Pakistan will take on South Africa on their home turf in April for a white ball series, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on...
Sugar Prices Incensed By Rs3.5/kg:PBS
ISLAMABAD: The recurring surge in the petroleum product costs has reflected harmfully on the essential commodities as inflation statistics expressed Friday an incremental rise attributable...
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was Killed By Mossad: Report
TEHRAN: The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-tonne gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence...
Health and Education Sectors Were Neglected in Past: PM Khan
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan says provision of quality and affordable healthcare and social security to the people, especially the lower class, is the top...
Govt Tried To Kidnap Tarar, Claims Marriyum Aurangzeb
LAHORE: PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said government tried to kidnap Atta Tarar. Aurangzeb further termed it an act of “kidnapping” as the police booked him...
British High Commissioner Calls On COAS Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: British High Commissioner Christian Turner called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ. According to a statement issued by...
Pakistan To Tour South Africa For Limited Overs Series In April
LAHORE: Pakistan will play a limited over series, which includes ODIs and T20s, against South Africa in their home conditions from April 2 till April...
Drap Approves Chinese CanSino Vaccine For Emergency Use
Islamabad: Pakistan has approved China’s CanSinoBio Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Friday. The...
NEPRA Approves Rs1.95 Per Unit Hike In Electricity
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday approved an increase of Rs1.95 per unit in power tariff, putting an additional burden of...
Irresponsible Attitude of India Endangered Peace of Region: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri says India’s unwillingness to resolve the longstanding issue of Jammu and Kashmir is the main impediment to bring...
Sherry Rehman,Saleem Among Candidates PPP Finalised For Senate Elections
ISLAMABAD: The PPP has finalised its candidates, including Sherry Rehman and Senate Deputy Chairperson Saleem Mandviwalla, ahead of the upcoming Senate polls. According to the...
Usman Dar Relinquishes His Charge As SAPM
ISLAMABAD: Usman Dar, the leader of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), relinquished his charge as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, the sources said...
CM Punjab Calls On PM Imran
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan as later reached the city for a day long visit. Country’s politics,...
PML-N Candidates For Senate Elections Finalized
Lahore: As political temperature heated up after announcement of election schedule by the ECP Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized its members name for the...
Search Operation For Ali Sadpara Resumes
Islamabad: The search and rescue operation to locate missing climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr on K2 resumed today. Preparations have...
PTI Finalizes Senate Candidates: Fawad
Islamabad: Federal Minister for science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finalized most of the names of the...
Senate Polls By Open Balloting Will Benefit Opposition: Sarwar
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Friday said that Senate polls by open balloting will benefit the opposition, and asked that why Pakistan Democratic...
ECP Starts Process Of Receiving Nomination Papers For Senate Elections
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan started from today (Friday) the process of receiving nomination papers for the Senate elections to be held on the third...
Pakistan Navy Ready To Play Positive Role For Peace In Region: Naval Chief
Islamabad: The seventh edition of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021 that commenced in Karachi yesterday had its official and impressive flag hoisting ceremony performed in...
Nomadland To Release On Feb 19
“Nomadland,” will premiere in theaters on February 19. The film is based on the book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.” The story centers...
33 More Succumbs To Coronavirus In Last 24 Hours
Islamabad: Thirty-three deaths and 1,270 new cases of Coronavirus were reported across the country over the last twenty-four hours. According to the latest statistics, there...
PM Imran To Visit Lahore Today
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a day long visit to Lahore today. He will be chief guest at the inauguration of Miyawaki urban...
Four Personnel Embrace Martyrdom In Terrorist Attack In S Waziristan
Rawalpindi: As many as four terrorists were killed in a retaliatory action in South Waziristan when terrorists attack a security check post in South Waziristan...
PTI Finalises Sania Nishtar, Hafeez Shaikh and Shibli Faraz For Senate Tickets
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary board to finalised names of candidates for upcoming Senate elections scheduled...
Rs2.5 Charged Over Choosing To Receive Receipt After ATM Transaction
ISLAMABAD: Payment Service Provider (PSP) 1Link has clarified that the fee being charged on receipts after withdrawing cash from ATMs is a part of Go...
Nepal Bans Three Indian Climbers For Faking Everest summit
KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday revoked the Everest summit certificates of two Indian climbers for faking their 2016 ascent, and banned them and their team leader...
Man Shoots Dead Wife, Sister In Ahmedpur Sharqia
BAHAWALPUR: A man shot at and killed two women and attempted suicide in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur Sharqia tehsil on Thursday. According to the police, the incident...
Three Coal Miners killed, Three Missing in Thatta
THATTA: Three miners were dead and three went missing after a coalmine collapsed in Thatta, district of Sindh on Thursday. As per details, six miners...
JCSC Discusses Kashmir Issue
RAWALPINDI: Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee has reaffirmed the resolve of Pakistan’s armed forces to respond to entire spectrum of threat in the most befitting...
Biden Approves Sanction Over Myanmar After Military Coup
WASHINGTON: A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup,...
Pakistan Set 170 Runs Target For South Africa
Lahore: South Africa need 170 runs to win against Pakistan at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium in the first T20I fixture of the three-match series. Mohammad Rizwan...
Chairman NAB Presides High Level Meeting
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal has said that bringing cases to a logical conclusion in accordance with the law is the top...
TLP Finalizes Agreement With Govt
ISLAMABAD:Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has Thursday postponed its protest, scheduled on February 16, after finalizing an agreement with the incumbent government. Prime Minister Imran Khan talked...
PBC Challenges Senate Open Vote Ordinance In SC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday challenged the Elections (Amendment) ordinance 2021 in the Supreme Court (SC). According to the details, the PBC filed...
Fazal Telephones Nawaz To Discuss Strategy For Senate Elections
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday telephones former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed political situation and strategy for Senate elections....
Reference to J & K in US State Dept tweet disappointed Pakistan: Zahid Hafeez
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has said we are disappointed to note the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the U.S. Department of...
Proteas Win Toss Elected To Field First Against Pakistan
LAHORE: Proteas have decided to field first after winning toss against host Pakistan in the first short format match. The Green Shirts are determined to...
Govt Announces 25% Adhoc Allowance For All Federal Employees Of BPS 1 to 19
Islamabad: The government has announced twenty five percent Adhoc allowance for all federal employees of Basic Pay Scale one to nineteen. This was stated by...
PM Directs To Ease Rules And Regulations For Establishment Of Fruit, Vegetable Markets
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to ease rules and regulations for establishment of fruit and vegetable markets in the country. Chairing a meeting...
SC Disposes Of Grant To Lawmakers Case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has disposed of a case relating to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s approval of Rs500 million uplift grant to...
PM Decides To Probe Horse Trading In 2018 Senate Elections In Wake Of Emerged Video
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to hold an investigation against the legislators involved in horse-trading during Senate elections in 2018 after the emergency...