Bilquis Edhi’s Funeral Prayers Offered, Laid To Rest
KARACHI: Bilquis Bano Edhi, the wife of renowned humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, was laid to rest at the Mewa Shah graveyard on Saturday —...
Saudi Crown Prince Felicitates Shehbaz Sharif On His Election as Pakistan’s PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday expressed his resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to enhance and further strengthen bilateral relations between the two...
Dost Muhammad Mazari Writes Letter to Punjab CS, IGP
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary and IG Punjab for the appointment of plainclothes personnel inside...
PM Shehbaz Holds Previous Govt Responsible For Loadshedding
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the country is facing loadshedding due to the gross mismanagement and incompetence of previous government, expressing the...
Elahi Slams Mazari For Misusing Powers
LAHORE: PA Speaker Elahi — in an apparent reference to the LHC’s decision — said under Article 69 of the Constitution, the courts are not...
Maryam Lashes out At PTI for Disturbance in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that eradication of hooliganism and road rage PTI is the first duty of every Pakistani, this culture...
Raja Pervaiz Takes Oath as NA Speaker
PPP’s Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday was elected unopposed as the 22nd speaker of the National Assembly, with PTI leader Qasim Suri resigning from the...
PTI MPAs Attack Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker
LAHORE: Members of Punjab Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have slapped and pulled hairs of Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari ahead...
Emir of Qatar Greets PM Shehbaz Sharif
Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad have felicitated Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...
Mazari Vows Transparency in PA Session During Voting
LAHORE: Hours ahead of the election for the Punjab chief minister post, Acting Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari on Saturday assured that the election for the...
PM Sharif Directs to Complete Projects of Public Interest in Time
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to complete the projects of public interest in a timely manner. He made the remarks whilst reviewing the construction...
Election For CM Punjab to Take Place Today
LAHORE: The election for the new chief minister of Punjab will take place today (Saturday) at the provincial assembly at 11:30am, Radio Pakistan reported. The...
PTI To Flex Its Political Muscles in Karachi Today
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will today demonstrate its power strength at Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground in Karachi. PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address a rally in Karachi today....
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf To Take Oath as NA Speaker Today
ISLAMABAD: The nominee of the coalition government and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will assume the office of the National Assembly...
Pakistan Sees 74 Covid Cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,527,028. The...
PM Shehbaz Expresses Resolve to Work Closely with Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership. In a...
Weekly Inflation Declines By 0.68pc in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on April 14 for the combined consumption group, witnessed a decrease of...
Seven Soldiers Martyred in North Waziristan
RAWALPINDI: Seven soldiers embraced martyrdom and four terrorists were also killed when terrorists ambushed a military convoy near Pak-Afghan border in general area Isham of...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Says Won’t Overburden Already Inflation-hit Masses
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s proposal to hike prices of petroleum products in the country. It...
Marriyum Aurangzeb Says Lotters Sold Gifts From Toshakhana
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb accused the past regime of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of selling gifts worth Rs 180 million from...
Ambassador of Tunisia Calls on COAS At GHQ
RAWALPINDI: Ambassador of Tunisia Borhene El Kamel called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Friday According to the...
Pakistan Condemns Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed grave concern over the latest developments in various parts of the occupied Palestinian territories and reaffirmed its consistent and unstinted support...
PM Shahbaz Rejects OGRA Summary, Decides To Retain Prices
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) proposal to hike the prices of petroleum products in the country....
Export of Sugar Banned
Islamabad: After the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal government on Friday announced to ban on the export of sugar, saying the ban...
ECP Decides For Daily Hearing of Foreign Funding Case
ISLAMABAD: Day after Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered to pronounce verdict in 30 days, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to hear...
NA Session Called Tomorrow For No Confidence Motion Against Deputy Speaker
Islamabad: National Assembly (NA) session has been called on tomorrow at 12 pm. The session has an agenda to conduct voting no-confidence motion against Deputy...
PPP Pervez Ashraf Elected Unopposed As NA Speaker
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Raja Pervez Ashraf has been elected unopposed as the National Assembly speaker as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prepares to distribute...
Rupee Price Uptick Streak Continues As Rupee Reaches Rs 181. 58
KARACHI: The US dollar fell to Rs181.58 on Friday as the political turmoil in the country subsided. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),...
Late Philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi’s Wife, Bilquis Edhi Passes Away
Karachi: Bilquis Edhi passed away on Friday this evening after severe illness. She was hospitalized in a private hospital for six days. She suffered a...
NEPRA Increases Electricity Prices By Rs 4.85 Under Fuel Adjustment Charges
Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday approved an increase of Rs 4.85 for the month of February under the fuel adjustment charges....
Fifth Wave Of Coronavirus Dies Down As Only Person Dies In Last 12 Days
Islamabad: The fifth wave of the global pandemic coronavirus started to die down as only one person death reported in the last 12 days. According...
Petition Filed In IHC To Stop Issuing Diplomatic Passport To Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against issuance of diplomatic passport and arrest former premier Nawaz Sharif, who is...
IHC Disposes PTI Petition Directing FIA Not To Harass Social Media Activists
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday disposed of the petition against FIA for harassing the PTI social media activists directing the FIA to stop...
Maryam Aurangzaib Declares News Of Closure Of Ahsas Programs and Shelter Homes As Lies
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Maryam Aurangzaib on Friday declared news related to closure of Ahsas Programs and Shelter homes as false. Maryam Aurangzaib...
Delay In NA Session: Notices To Deputy Speaker, Secretary NA Issued
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued notices to answer to the federal government, secretary National Assembly (NA) and deputy Speaker NA. A...
PM seeks report from FBR about tax collection
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a complete report from the FBR about the tax collection. He was talking to Chairman FBR Dr Muhammad...
PM expresses resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership. In a...
OGRA Proposes Massive Hike in PoL Prices
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent a summary, seeking increase in petroleum prices from April 15. The regulator has recommended an...
Two Soldiers Martyred in North Waziristan
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier on embraced martyrdom while valiantly fighting terrorists during intense fire exchange that took place in general area Isham of North...
Hungarian Envoy Meets COAS
RAWALPINDI: Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan Béla Fazekas on Thursday met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ. According to the Inter...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Welcomes DG ISPR’s Statement
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that no retaliation will be taken against anyone in our government. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on senior...
IHC Directs ECP To Decide on Foreign Funding Within 30 Days
ISLAMABA: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide on the foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Govt Increases Pension By 10pc
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the pension of federal government pensioners with effect from April 1, 2022 which was announced by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif...
Zardari, Bilawal Call on PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: President of the Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zaradri and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here and congratulated...
AJK PM Resigns
MUZAFFARABAD – Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has tendered his resignation after consultation with the ousted premier Imran Khan....
IHC Stops From Harassing Social Media Activists
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday ordered the director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to ensure that no officers subject social media activists...
Each Lie Of Past Govt Will Be Held Accountable: Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has said that the time has come to hold each lie of the past government accountable....
Amend Laws Keeping In Mind National Interests, Not In Personal Interests: Chairman NAB
Islamabad: The public accounts committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Rana Tanveer in which chairman NAB services were lauded with open heart. In...
Acting Speaker NA Accepts Resignations Of 123 PTI MNAs
Islamabad: Acting National Assembly Speaker Qasim Suri accepted on Thursday resignations of 123 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) lawmakers, creating another legal challenge for his party and...
Smear Campaign Launched Against Army To achieve Through Rumours, Baseless Character Assassination: DG ISPR
Rawalpindi :Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar Thursday said that a statement released by the National Security Committee (NSC) at...