PML-N Leading in PP-84 B-Election Results
KHUSHAB: The vote count is underway in PP-84 Khushab by-election after polling ended. The polling started at 8:00am and continued till 5:00pm without any break....
Eight People Killed as Vehicle Carrying Dead Body Plunges in Ravine in Kohistan
LOWER KOHISTAN: Eight people were killed when an ambulance, carrying a body, fell into a ravine due to slippery road in Lower Kohistan district. As...
Hurriyat Leader Ashraf Sehrai Passes Away
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), detained senior APHC leader and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has died in...
PM Directs Pakistani Embassies To Give Special Treatment To Pakistani Diaspora
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Pakistani Embassies around the globe to give special treatment to Pakistani diaspora and resolve their problems on priority...
Govt Committed To Provide Fair Business Environment to Entrepreneurs: President
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi says government is committed to provide a competitive and fair business environment to entrepreneurs and build a sustainable economy. He...
Govt Determined For Development Of Merged Areas Of KP: PM
Islamabad:Prime Minister Imran Khan says government is determined for the development of merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and allocation of development funds worth 48 billion...
COAS Calls On CGS Saudi Armed Forces
Rawalpindi:Chief of the Army staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Chief of General Staff Saudi Armed Forces Lieutenant General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili in Riyadh today...
PP-84 Khushab: Polling Time Ends, Counting Starts
Khushab: Polling time ended in by-election PP- 84 Punjab while counting of votes started afterwards. Neck to neck competition is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-...
Govt Pursuing policy to take economy towards growth mode: Finance Minister
Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has said the government is pursuing a policy to take the economy towards growth mode. Addressing a news conference in...
Maulana Tariq Jameel Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Tariq Jameel called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday. The matter of mutual interests were discussed in the meet up...
SC Orders To Fix Price Of Oxygen Cylinders Within Two Days
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed on Wednesday the Ministry of Industries and Production to fix the price of oxygen cylinders within two days’ time. An...
SC Larger Bench To Hear Shaukat Siddique Appeal Against His Removal On May 17
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday fixed hearing of former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s appeal against his removal. The decision...
PPP Introduced Benazir Labour Card In The Worst State Of Inflation: Bilawal
KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said that increasing power tariff by 29 percent in just one year is...
Shamshad Akhtar Appointed As First Female Chairperson Of PSX Board
Leading economist and former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has been appointed as the Chairperson of Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited Board...
Terrorists From Afghanistan Martyrs Four FC Personnel In Zhob
Rawalpindi: Four FC personnel embraced martyrdom and six others injured in a terrorist attack from Afghanistan in Manzakai Sector of Zhob District today (Wednesday). According...
Two Lakh People Vaccinated Against Coronavirus Yesterday: Asad Umar
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that whopping 200,000 coronavirus vaccines doses were administered yesterday (Tuesday). The...
Coronavirus Claims More 119 Lives Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 119 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 841,636. The...
Polling Underway In By-election Of PP-84 Khushab
KHUSHAB: Polling for the by-election for the Punjab Assembly constituency PP-84-Khushab is underway. The polling started at 8:00am and will continue till 5:00pm without any...
ECC To Meet Today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is set to take up today (Wednesday) at least four critical policy decisions including the payment...
PM To Virtually Address Pakistan’s Envoys Deployed Worldwide
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address via video link this afternoon the Pakistani envoys deployed worldwide. In a tweet, Minister for Information and Broadcasting...
PP-84 Khushab By-Election To Be Held Today
KHUSHAB: A neck-and-neck competition is expected between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for PP-84 by-election. The arrangements for the by-polls in the constituency...
COAS Reaches Saudi Arabia on Official Visit
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday reached Saudi Arabia on official visit. According to a statement issued by the...
KSE-100 Index Gains 487 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around Tuesday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 487.39 points, with positive change of 1.11...
23 Dead, Many Hurt as Elevated Metro Collapses in Mexico
MEXICO CITY : An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a...
Saudi Arabia Releases Never-Before-Seen Images of Hajr-e-Aswad
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian authorities released new pictures that offer a never-before-seen close up view of Hajr-e-Aswad, the Black Stone, in the Kaaba in Mecca, AlArabiya...
Pakistan Bans Entry of Afghan, Irani Citizens
ISLAMABAD: In view of restricting new variants of COVID-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Center (NCOC) had decided to cease the inbound...
Development of Agricultural Sector Govt’s Top Priority: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says the development of agricultural sector is one of the top priorities and government will take all possible steps in...
Maryam Nawaz Hopeful of Winning NA-249 by-Polls in Recount
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that expressed happiness over Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision of recounting in NA-249...
NAB Chairman Presides Meeting To Review Performance of Its Lahore Chapter
Lahore: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) just (retd) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday said that the anti-corruption watch-dog has recovered whopping 487 billion rupees and submitted...
Matter Of Appointment Of Additional Judges In PHC Delayed
Islamabad: The matter of an appointment of five additional judges in the Peshawar High Court has been delayed. The decision has been taken in a...
IPL Suspended Indefinitely As Covid-19 Wreak Havoc
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after players or staff at three clubs tested positive for Covid-19. The Board of Control...
Federal Cabinet Approves Two Ordinances As Part Of Electoral Reforms
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the Federal Cabinet has approved two ordinances as part of electoral reforms to ensure transparency in...
COAS Condoles Death Of Ex-Naval Chief Admiral Karamat Niazi
Islamabad: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karamat Rahman...
Indian Charge D’affaires Summoned To FO To Register Protest Against Ceasefire Violation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday registered a strong protest with the top Indian diplomat in the country over violation of the ceasefire agreement at Working Boundary....
World Asthma Day Being Observed Today
World Asthma Day is observed every year to raise awareness about the chronic disease and how it can be controlled with proper treatment. The day...
There Is No Need Of Election Reforms: Shahid Khaqan Abbassi
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday said the practice of stealing elections and lodging false cases...
ECP Orders Recounting In NA-249 By-polls
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered recounting in the NA-249 by-poll after hearing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Miftah Ismail plea for recounting...
MOUs To Be Signed During PM Imran Khan’s Visit To Saudi Arabia: Bilal Akbar
RIYADH: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General retd Bilal Akbar on Tuesday said that several Pakistani inmates would be released from the Kingdom’s prisons during...
Over 164,000 People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In A Single Day: Asad
Islamabad: Minister for Planning Asad Umar has said it is the first time that over one hundred and sixty four thousand people were vaccinated against...
Manzoor Wasan Interim Bail Extended
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has extended interim bail of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Manzoor Wassan until June 17, in the assets...
ECP Reserves Verdict On PML-N Plea For Votes Recount In NA-249 By-polls
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved a verdict on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) plea seeking vote recount in NA-249 by-elections. During the...
PM Urges OIC Countries To Work Together To Counter Islamophobia
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the OIC countries to work together to counter Islamophobia and project the true image and message of Islam....
Coronavirus Claims More 161 Deaths Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 161 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 837,523. The...
Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years
WEB DESK: Bill and Melinda Gates announced in identical tweets Monday that they were ending their 27-year marriage. They said they “no longer believe” that...
Interior Ministry Notifies 5-Day Eid Holidays
ISLAMABAD: The federal interior ministry has released Eid holiday notification announcing 10- to 15 May as off days across Pakistan on account of Eid. According...
PM Imran Decides To Remove Concerns of EU
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan while chairing an important meeting to review European Parliament resolution against Pakistan’s GSP plus status said that no compromise would...
NAB Summons Punjab Minister In Sugar Scam Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Mian Aslam Iqbal and Samiullah Chaudhary on May 4 in the ongoing sugar scandal probe. The provincial...
Ashrafi Invites EU Envoys To Visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Inter-religion Harmony Molana Tahir Ashrafi has invited envoys of the EU to visit Pakistan and witness rights being given...
Govt Unveils Electoral Reforms Agenda To Ensure Transparency In Election Process
Islamabad:The government has prepared an electoral reforms agenda to ensure transparency and fairness in the election process. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain...
Federal Govt Decreases School Fees By 20 Percent In Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has notified a 20 percent fee concession for closed Islamabad education institutes for the month of April and onward in the wake...