Govt Announces Five Holidays On Eid-Ul- Azha
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved five Eid-ul-Azha holidays with effect from Friday. According to a notification from PM Office, Eid-ul-Azha holidays will be...
Farah Gogi And Her Husband Will Bring Back To Country Via Interpol: Atta Tarar
LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar on Sunday vowed to bring back Farah Gogi and her husband Ahsan Jameel Gujjar via Interpol in the country....
Countrywide 650 Cases Of Coronavirus Reported
Islamabad: The fresh COVID-19 case count in Pakistan slumped down to 650 a day after a sharp hike in infections across the country, the National...
19 Killed As Passenger Coach Plunges Into Deep Ravine At Dana Sar
Quetta: Nineteen passengers were killed and 14 others injured when a passenger coach fell into a deep ravine at Dana Sar area of District Sherani...
NED University In Its Report Rejects Departmental Store Collapse Affected by Fire
Islamabad: A team of experts from NED University Karachi has submitted a report to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SCBA) regarding the condition of the...
Heavy Rainfall Likely To Lash Karachi This Evening
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted likely rainfall in Karachi from this evening. A monsoon system persists over the Arabian Sea, eastern Sindh and...
PTI Govt left No Choice But to Take Tough Decisions: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice president Maryam Nawaz on Saturday while lashing out at former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said...
Toppling Govt Is My Only Motive: Imran
ISLAMABAD; Former PM and Pakistan Tehreeke-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that he didn’t take to streets to wage a war against state...
Court Rejects Plea To Change IO in Dua Zehra Case
KARACHI: A court in Karachi has rejected plea of Dua Zehra’s father, Mehdi Ali Kazmi to change the investigation officer of the case. According to...
Asif Zardari Meets Shujaat Hussain in Lahore
LAHORE: Former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Lahore....
Dr Aafia’s Mother Passes Away
KARACHI: Asmat Siddiqui, the mother of a Pakistani woman jailed in United States Dr Aafia Siddiqui, passed away in Karachi on Saturday. Pasban e Pakistan...
CJCSC Calls on Iranian President
RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza who is on official visit to Iran, called on President of Iran Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati....
Rana Sanaullah Pays Tribute To Martyrs of Police
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has paid rich tribute to the martyrs of Police for their sacrifices in maintaining law and order. Addressing a ceremony...
Three Terrorists Killed in NW: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Security Forces have killed three terrorists during an Intelligence based operation at Ghulam Khan Kalay area in North Waziristan. According to ISPR, these terrorists...
Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest Over Blocking of Twitter Accounts in India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has registered a strong protest with New Delhi over its recent blocking of Twitter accounts of Pakistan’s diplomatic missions and the national broadcaster...
PMD Forecasts Rains in Sindh, Balochistan from Today
KARACHI: The first spell of monsoon rains is likely to hit Karachi from today evening, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast on Saturday. The port city...
818 Pakistanis Infected With Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,537,297....
At least Five Killed as 6.1 Earthquake Hits Iran
DUBAI: At least five people were killed by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also...
Sri Lanka’s Inflation Jumps Beyond 50%
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed, rising to 54.6% a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt...
Inflation Rises to 14-year High of 21.3% in June
ISLAMABAD: The inflation rate in Pakistan spiked to 21.3% in June — the highest pace since 2008 — because of exponential growth in the prices...
PMS Sharif Urges US Firms To Invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has huge economic and demographic potential and US companies should invest in Pakistan’s large market. He was talking...
PM Shehbaz, Punjab CM Take Notice of Attack on Ayaz Amir
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz have taken a notice of the attack on senior journalist and analyst Ayaz Amir by...
Senior Journalist Ayaz Amir ‘Attacked’ in Lahore
LAHORE: Senior journalist and columnist Ayaz Amir was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants in Lahore on Friday night. Ayaz, associated with a local TV channel,...
Winner of By-polls Should Be Given Province’s Charge: Hamza Shahbaz
Lahore: Punjab Chief Hamza Shahbaz on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Punjab chief minister election said that during the by-elections...
Agreement With IMF To Be Finalised Soon: Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that it is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to change him. The agreement with the IMF...
CM Murad Warns of ‘Tough Measures’ if COVID-19 Spreads
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Friday warned of taking “tough measures” if the COVID-19 situation continues to worsen in the province, especially in the...
Govt Planning To Generate Electricity Through Solar Power Plants: Musadik
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says the government is striving hard to generate extra electricity from solar, wind and other energy...
Uninterrupted Electricity Is Being Supplied To Industrial Sector To Protect Employment: Khurram Dastagir
Islamabad: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Friday said that despite carrying out load-shedding for domestic consumers, consistent and uninterrupted electricity was supplied to...
Re-election Will Be Held On July 22 Until Then Hamza Shahbaz Will Remain CM Punjab:SC
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday announced that re-election of Chief Minister Punjab will be held on July 22 until then Hamza Shahbaz...
PTI Accepts Hamza Shahbaz As CM Until Re-elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf accepted Hamza Shahbaz as a Chief Minister until re-elections. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf counsel Baber Awan said that until transparent by-elections and notifications of...
Miftah Lauds FBR For Collecting Record Amount Of Tax Worth Rs 763 Bln Last Month
Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue for collecting a record amount of tax worth 763 billion...
PM Vows To Overcome Power Load Shedding By Restoring Halted Projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to overcome power load shedding by restoring halted projects. Addressing a meeting held to review measures...
Karachi Reports 407 Fresh Cases Of Covid-19
Karachi: Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Karachi as 407 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. The positivity ratio reached 19.76 in the...
SC Summons Hamza Shahbaz, Pervez Elahi To Ask Them About PTI’s Plea
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday summoned Hamza Shahbaz and Pervez Elahi, the two contenders for the Punjab chief minister’s slot, to ask...
Indian Supreme Court Declares Nupur Sharma Remarks Cause Of Udaipur Homicide
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) of India on Friday declared the blasphemous remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma the cause of igniting tensions across...
Second Route of Peoples Bus Service Opens Today
Buses on route No. 2 of the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service in Karachi will start their formal commercial operations on Friday (today). This was...
Govt To Introduce Digital System For Distribution Of Advertisements
Islamabad: The government has decided to introduce digital system to ensure transparency in the distribution of public sector advertisements. The decision to this effect was...
PM Inaugurates Innovation Hub Program In Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif formally inaugurated Innovation Hub Program in Islamabad on Friday. The objective of the programme is participation of public in...
Imran Khan Blasts On Govt Over Price Increase Of petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the ‘imported government’ over recent hike in petrol and diesel prices...
Miftah Justifies Increase In Prices Of Petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail justified the price-hike made by the government in the petroleum products, citing deviation from...
Rising Trend Of Coronavirus Continues To Increase As 694 Cases Reported
Islamabad: National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Friday morning that the COVID-19 positivity ratio in the country has reached a 4.5-month high at...
Punjab Assembly Important Session To Be Held Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s marathon 40th session, would resume its proceedings on Friday afternoon (today) For the election of the chief executive, sending both treasury...
COAS Bajwa Calls On PM Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The civil-military brass, held deliberations over several matters, including the...
SHC Forms Bench To Hear PTI Plea Against LHC Verdict For Vote Recount
Islamabad: PTI has approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan to challenge the orders of the Lahore High Court (LHC) to hold a vote recount on...
PTI Allowed to Hold Rally in Islamabad on Saturday
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been granted permission to hold a rally in the federal capital on Saturday, however, it listed a plethora of...
China Opposes India’s Plan to Hold G20 Meeting in IIOJK
BEIJING: China has opposed India’s plan of holding the G-20 meeting in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called on the member of the...
FIFA Restores Pakistan’s Membership
ZURICH: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has reinstated Pakistan’s membership. FIFA announced that it would lift all restrictions imposed and restore the membership of...
Buttler Proud to Succeed Morgan as England White-Ball Captain
LONDON: Jos Buttler said he had been given the “greatest honour” after being named as England s new white-ball captain in succession to “inspirational” World Cup-winning...
Pakistan Reserves Increase $2,071 Million
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves jacked up to US$ 16.195 billion as SBP received proceeds of China Development Bank’s loan. State Bank of Pakistan, in...
IMF Tells Bankrupt Sri Lanka to Tackle Corruption, Raise Taxes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the International Monetary Fund said after bailout talks with the...