Govt focusing on professional growth of youth: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said equipping the youth with comprehensive knowledge of modern technology and artificial intelligence is among top priorities of...
Three Fitna Al-Khwarij terrorists killed in Zhob operation: ISPR
Rawalpindi: As many as three terrorists were killed in Balochistan’s Zhob district — bringing the total number of killed militants in the four-day anti-infiltration operation...
International Youth Day being observed today
Web Desk: International Youth Day is being observed on Tuesday. Each year on 12 August, International Youth Day brings global attention to the challenges and...
Decisive 3rd ODI between Pakistan ,West Indies to be played today
Tarouba: The decisive, the third and last one day international between Pakistan and West Indies will be played at Tarouba, today, Tuesday. The match will...
16,000 Pakistanis jailed abroad; 10,290 in Saudi Arabia: NA told
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly told 13,852 prisoners held in 3 countries with which Pakistan has extradition deals The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that 15,953...
PM Shehbaz celebrates Gallup Survey showing record high business confidence in Pakistan’s economy
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed the recent Gallup Business Confidence Index, highlighting a four-year peak in business optimism regarding Pakistan’s economic outlook. In his...
Govt Introduces Rs238 per MMBTU Tax on Private Power Plants
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has imposed a Rs238 per mmbtu levy on captive power plants.The levy has been imposed under the Off The Grid Captive...
US declares BLA, Majeed Brigade as terrorist organizations following recent attacks
WASHINGTON: The United States has officially classified the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its affiliated faction, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), the...
Punjab hospitals extend OPD operating hours to enhance patient access
LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department has introduced an extension to outpatient department (OPD) hours at all government teaching hospitals throughout the province, aiming to facilitate...
Senate committee discusses hydropower development in KP and Project Progress Updates
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power convened on Monday, led by Senator Mohsin Aziz, to review the progress of hydropower initiatives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
FO Condemns India’s ‘Childish’ Approach in Distorting COAS Munir’s Comments, Propagating ‘Nuclear Blackmail’ Narrative
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office has strongly criticized India for misrepresenting Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir’s recent remarks made during his visit to the...
India harasses Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi, orders four to vacate residences
WEB DESK: India has reportedly begun harassing Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi, four Pakistani diplomats have been served notices to vacate their residences. These diplomats...
Pakistan women’s cricket team secures dominant eight-wicket victory over Ireland in series finale
DUBLIN: In the third and final T20I of the series at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground on Sunday, Pakistan’s women’s cricket team achieved a commanding eight-wicket...
PML-N supremo presides high level meeting in Muree to consult by-elections
Muree: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and three time former premier Nawaz Sharif presided a high level meeting in Muree on Monday, today. Prime Minister...
Gold rates decreases in Pakistan
KARACHI: The rate of gold dropped by Rs.3600 per tola to Rs.258,800 in the Country. The rate of 24 karat per tola gold in Pakistan...
Doctor shot dead in Karachi’s Lyari
Karachi: A doctor named Lal has been murdered near the Lyari Expressway in Karachi, the police said. The police found two shells of bullets from...
Potential relief for citizens in petroleum product prices from August 16
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum product price likely to slash starting from August 16, The citizens will take a massive relief. Over the past 11 days, the price...
First day of business week witnesses bullish trend at PSX as it gains 1547 points
Karachi: First day of the business week at the Stock Market witnessed bullish trend as the benchmark Karachi 100 Index closed at 1, 46, 929...
ATC acquits Qureshi, sentences 10 years imprisonment to Mahmood, Sarfaraz, Aijaz, Yasmin in May 9 cases
Lahore: An anti terrorism court (ATC) of Lahore on Monday pronouncing a verdict of two further cases of May 9, 2023 incident, acquitted vice-chairman of...
Rashid Minhas road accident:Dumper driver 2-day remand approved, Eight -year expired license found
Karachi: A local magistrate has handed over the driver to the police on a two day physical remand who crushed to death two siblings a...
Pakistan guarantees minorities right to exercising religion, their protection: CM Sindh
Karachi: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has said that observing a minority three days before the independence day in Pakistan proves that every citizen...
PM grieved as 6.1 earthquake hits Turkiye’s Balikesir province
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed grief after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Balikesir province in western Turkiye late Sunday, causing loss of...
FBR decides to appoint field experts for conducting field audit of 42 industries
Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to recruit 102 experts in their fields for an audit of the 42 industries in the...
Indian police detain Rahul Gandhi during protest march
New Delhi: Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other MPs were detained by the New Delhi Police during their protest march against the Election Commission,...
Motorway police makes tying up of seat belt mandatory during travelling on motorway
Islamabad: The Motorway Police have taken a good step regarding safety of the passengers during travelling on motorways of the country as it made tying...
Australia to recognise Palestinian state at United Nations in September
Canberra: Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month’s United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds...
Israel martyrs four journalists in yet another attack on journalists in war-torn Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israel’s military martyred four journalists belonging to Al Jazeera News including Anas Al Sharif 28 in a Gaza airstrike, rights advocates said he had...
2nd phase of receiving Hajj applications begins
Islamabad: The second phase of receiving hajj applications has begun. The process of receiving applications through the Ministry’s online portal and designated banks will continue...
PSX takes positive start on first day of week as market gains 442 points in morning session
Karachi: The bourse commenced with positive trend on first day of business week as the market climbed to 1, 45, 824 after gaining 442 points....
Landslide claims 8 lives in Gilgit
Skardu: As many as eight volunteers lost their lives and three others were injured when a massive landslide struck during restoration work on the flood-affected...
President, PM pledge to strive for equal rights of minorities
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have renewed their pledge to strive for religious freedom and equal rights of minorities...
National Minorities Day being observed today
Web Desk: The National Minorities Day is being observed today with the aim to highlight their religious and socio-economic rights in Pakistan. The declaration to...
West Indies equalize series by 1-1 by beating Pakistan 2nd ODI by five wickets
Tarouba: West Indies defeated Pakistan by five wickets after achieving a revised target of 181 in 33.2 overs leveled the ODI series 1-1, after rain...
Pakistan, West Indies 2nd ODI match resumed as rain stopped
Tarouba: The second ODI match between West Indies and Pakistan resumed after rain stopped here. Pakistan resumed its innings on 60 off 2 wickets but...
Unfortunate jeep of marriage guests falls into deep ravine in Muzaffarabad killing 6, injuring 22 others
Muzaffarabad: In an unfortunate accident as many as six people were died as a passenger Jeep of marriage fell into a deep ravine in outskirt...
PM felicitates President Aliyev on peace agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday received a telephone call from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and discussed matters of mutual interest. The Prime...
Rain disrupt 2nd ODI between Pakistan and West Indies
Tarouba: Rain disrupted second ODI between Pakistan and West Indies here while 16 overs have completed out of 50 when the rain started to fall....
Pakistani diaspora in US source of respect, dignity, very much passionate like others: Field Marshal
Washington: Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Syed Asim Munir has said that addressing the Pakistani community is an honour for him in...
West Indies invite Pakistan to bat after winning toss in 2nd ODI
Tarouba: West Indies chose to field first after winning toss in the second ODI of a three match series here at Tarouba. Pakistan have changed...
PM pays tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau on her death anniversary
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz on Sunday paid tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau on her death anniversary, saying that she had spent each moment of...
Sindh govt completely failed in implementing traffic rules: MQM-P
Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan-Pakistan (MQM-P) has said that the provincial government silence over accidents caused by the heavy traffic is unacceptable. The MQM-P...
Stop heavy traffic entry into Karachi immediately: Munam Zafar Khan
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Munam Zafar Khan has demanded the Sindh government to stop heavy vehicles entering Karachi as these are responsible for horrific...
PM meets Ikram Ullah, student from Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday met with Ikram Ullah, a student from 2022 flood-hit area of Balochistan and expressed his pleasure at...
Iran vows to block Azerbaijan-Armenia corridor
Tehran: Iran has warned it will prevent the creation of a planned transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenia, a key element...
2nd ODI b/w Pakistan, West Indies today
Tarouba: Pakistan will face West Indies in Tarouba today in the second One Day International of three-match series. The match will start at 6:30 pm...
Dar holds telephonic conversation with Turkish counterpart
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan. During the discussion, the two...
Field Marshal holds meetings with US leadership in official visit: ISPR
Washington: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is in the United States on an official visit. According to ISPR, the Army Chief...
Seven dumpers torched over escalation as two crushed to death by heavy vehicle
KARACHI: two members of a same family were crushed to death by a truck in a road accident on Rashid Minhas Road in the early...
Pakistan clinches two golds and a silver medal at asian science camp 2025
ISLAMABAD: In a momentous achievement for the nation, Pakistani students earned two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the Asian Science Camp (ASC) 2025,...
Fire breaks out in historic mosque of Córdoba, Spain
WEB DESK: A fire broke out in the historic Great Mosque of Córdoba in the Spanish city of Córdoba, which was quickly brought under control...