Holistic Energy Policy will be Finalized by End of 2023: Musadik
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik says a holistic energy policy to resolve the issue of energy on long-term basis will be finalized by...
PSX Gains Over 1,000 Points
Following the rupee’s devaluation in the open and interbank markets, the benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied and gained by more than...
No Backchannel Diplomacy With India, says Khar
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar categorically stated on Thursday no backchannel diplomacy was taking place with India. She stated this...
SAPM Malik Ahmad Khan Hits Back At PTI
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Ahmad Khan said on Thursday the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja was appointed during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
ICFM Strongly Condemns Desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, Netherlands
An Ambassadorial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States was convened by Pakistan, current Chair of the International Convention of Faith Ministries...
President Alvi Meets Imran Khan
LAHORE: President Arif Alvi held two back-to-back meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to discuss rapidly changing political situation of the country. During...
Govt Focusing to Fix Economy in right Direction: Dar
Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar says despite challenging economic conditions, the government is focusing on fixing things in the right direction. He was talking to...
Punjab Caretaker CM Meets PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the hope that the new caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab will perform his duties in accordance with the constitution...
Kashmiris Observing India’s Republic Day as Black Day
SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and world over are observing India’s Republic Day today (Thursday) as Black Day to impress...
Dense Fog Descends on Punjab Cities, disrupts road Traffic
LAHORE: Dense fog again blanketed different cities of Punjab, including Lahore on night between Wednesday and Thursday, paralysing routine life and disrupting road traffic. The...
PM, former President Discuss country’s overall Political Situation
Former President Asif Ali Zardari called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. The overall political situation of the country was discussed in the...
ECC Authorises Rs8.39 billion Grant for Wheat seeds Subsidies
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet authorised Benazir Income Support Program s technical supplemental grant of Rs8.39 billion under the subsidy on wheat seeds...
U.S. Agrees to Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The United States announced it will supply Ukraine with 31 advanced M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of months, a decision that helped break...
Karachi Police Arrest Terrorist of Banned Outfit
KARACHI: Police conducted an operation in Keamari area of Karachi on Wednesday and arrested a terrorist belonging to banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF). According to...
Court Approves Fawad Chaudhry’s Two-day Physical Remand
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad Wednesday night approved a two-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry in...
Fawad Chaudhry Presented Before Judicial Magistrate
The Islamabad police on Wednesday shifted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry from Lahore to Islamabad and presented him to the court of Judicial Magistrate...
PM Reiterates to Further Strengthen Ties With UAE
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated to further strengthen ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He said this after receiving the President of...
Pakistan Strongly Condemns Despicable Act of Holy Quran’s Desecration in Netherlands
Pakistan has strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Netherlands. In a statement today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra...
Attaullah Tarar Regrets Threats hurled by PTI Leaders To State Institutions
Special Assistant to PM on Interior Attaullah Tarar has regretted the threats hurled by the PTI leaders to the state institutions including Election Commission of Pakistan....
Police Arrest Fawad Chaudhry’s Brother Over protest in Jhelum
JHELUM: Police on Wednesday arrested a brother of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry and other party workers who gathered to stage protest against the arrest of...
PM Shehbaz Felicitates Chris Hipkins on becoming New Zealand’s PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated Chris Hipkins on becoming the new prime minister of New Zealand. In a tweet, the premier wrote he...
ECP Denotifies Another 43 MNAs of PTI
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday denotified 43 more lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as members of the National Assembly (MNAs). ...
Lahore Court Allows Police to shift Fawad Chaudhry to Islamabad
LAHORE: A court in Lahore allowed the police on Wednesday to take PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry to Islamabad hours after he was arrested from his...
ECP Seeks Final Date for Elections from Punjab, KP Governors
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has written letters to the governors of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to seek a final date for...
PM Shehbaz to Receive UAE President in Rahim Yar Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will receive United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his arrival in Rahim Yar Khan today...
Shooting at Washington State Convenience Store kills 3
Three people were killed in a shooting at a convenience store in central Washington state early Tuesday, police said, and the suspect has died after...
12 Covid Cases Reported in Pakistan
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,201. The nationwide...
Three Miners killed as Coal Mine Collapses near Thatta
THATTA: At least three miners were killed when a portion of a coal mine collapsed at Meting Railway Station near Jhimpir village in District Thatta...
Exchange Companies Remove Dollar cap to dent grey Market
KARACHI: In a major decision, the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) has decided to remove the cap on the US dollar, effective from today...
Fawad Chaudhry Arrested From Lahore
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice president and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested by Punjab Police in the wee hours of Wednesday. The...
Maryam, Sanaullah to ‘Lead’ PML-N in Punjab ahead of Elections
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Maryam Nawaz and Rana Sanaullah have been tasked with leading rallies and meetings ahead of the upcoming general election...
Pakistan’s First Digital Census to Begin From March 1
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) notified to begin the seventh population and housing census in the country from March 1. The census, which will...
PM Shehbaz Announces Loan, Laptop Programmes For Youth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced loan and laptop programmes for youth in an initiative aimed at promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship. Addressing a...
ECP Still Undecided About PTI MNAs Resignations
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while reviewing the pleas filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of National Assembly (MNAs) in a session could not...
Court Reserves Verdict in LNG Reference Against Abbasi, others
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court has reserved its verdict in the LNG reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan...
Govt Allows Public Disclosure of Toshakhana Details in Major Policy shift
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday allowed making the details and records of Toshakhana, a state repository that stores gifts received by public officeholders from...
Pakistan, Qatar Agree to Explore Areas of cooperation in Energy Sector
Pakistan and Qatar have agreed to explore areas of cooperation in the energy sector. The understanding was reached at a meeting between Finance Minister Ishaq...
Govt to Probe ‘Foreign Intervention’ Behind back-to-Back Power System Failure: Khurram Dastgir
Power Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan Tuesday said that the government is concerned about the back-to-back failure of the national grid and will investigate whether the...
Babar Azam Named Captain of ICC ODI Team of 2022
Pakistan’s batting maestro Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI Team of the Year for 2022. The...
NA Speaker Accepts 43 More PTI MNAs Resignations
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday accepted resignations of 43 more PTI lawmakers a day after they announced the withdrawal of their resignations...
Maryam Nawaz Asks PTI to Nominate Farah Gogi As Punjab CM
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz has responded to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) criticism on the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker Punjab...
Pakistan Reports Low Number of Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,189. The nationwide...
US Asks Pakistan, India To Resolve Issues Via Dialogue
WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, while briefing the newsmen in Washington on Tuesday said that the United States wants peace and stability in...
Zahid Akhtar Zaman Appointed Punjab Chief Secretary
LAHORE: Punjab caretaker government on Monday notified the appointment of Zahid Akhtar Zaman as the Punjab Chief Secretary. Mr Zaman has served as Additional Chief...
PM Forms High-level Committee to Investigate causes of Countrywide Power Outages
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the power breakdown in the country. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister Office, the...
FM Bilawal in Tashkent For 26th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is in Uzbekistan to attend the 26th meeting of Council of Ministers of Economic Cooperation Organization being held in Tashkent...
President Erdogan Says no Support for Sweden’s NATO Bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Sweden that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the Holy Quran...
WHO Seeks $2.54b to Counter Health Emergencies like Pakistan’s floods
World Health Organization has launched a funding appeal for 2.54 billion dollars this year to help people worldwide facing health emergencies, such as climate-induced floods...
Imran Announces Protest Against ECP Decision In Lahore For Appointing Caretaker CM Mohsin Naqvi
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has announced protest tomorrow against the appointment of caretaker CM by the ECP. In his speech on a...
SBP Increases Interest Rate By One Percent
Karachi: State Bank Of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday increased interest rate by one percent. Addressing a presser Governor SBP Jameel Ahmed said that after an...