Lawyers Boycott Court Proceedings Over Elevation Of Junior Judges
ISLAMABAD:Lawyers across Pakistan went on strike on Thursday and boycotted court proceedings against the appointment of junior judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP)....
All Preparations Completed For Cantonment Boards Elections In Sindh
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized preparations for local government elections on 42 seats of six cantonment boards’ in Karachi. Ballot papers...
Previous Govts Entertained People Of South Punjab On Promises: Buzdar
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday said that for the first time in history, new era of development started in South...
Army Chief, CIA Director Discuss Afghanistan Situation
Rawalpindi: Director Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), USA, William Joseph Burns called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday. DG ISI Lieutenant...
Three Rear Admirals Of Pakistan Navy Promoted To Rank Of Vice Admiral
Islamabad: Three Rear Admirals of Pakistan Navy have been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral. Those promoted include Vice Admiral Imran Ahmad, Vice Admiral...
C-130 Aircraft Carrying Relief Goods For People Of Afghanistan Lands At Kabul Airport
Islamabad: On the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, one C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force carrying relief goods and humanitarian assistance for the people...
Four Killed In Karachi As Roof Collapsed Due To Rain
Karachi: At least four people have lost their lives in Karachi as torrential rain wreaked havoc on Wednesday night. According to details, woman and her...
Heavy Rains Lashed Karachi, Most Of Roads Inundated, Power System Collapsed
KARACHI: As Karachiites woke up to the news of rain post-midnight today, the masses experienced trouble while travelling to their offices, schools in the morning...
Fourth Wave Of Coronavirus Continues Claiming Lives As 84 Died
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 84 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,194,198. The...
Digitalization Of Land Record To Bring Transparency In Transfer Of Properties: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said digitalization of land record will bring transparency in transfer of properties. Addressing the launching ceremony of the cadastral...
President Calls For Granting Property Rights To Women
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized the need for empowering women by providing them rights of ownership and possession of properties. Chairing a meeting...
Pakistan Made It To The List Of Countries Achieving The Aviation Safety Targets
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan made it to the list of countries achieving the aviation safety targets with marking 75 per cent score in compliance to safety measures...
ECP Objections Over Electronic Voting Are One Sided
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Science and Technology tasked to produce the electronic voting machines (EVM) on Wednesday said the objections raised yesterday by the election commission...
EU Ambassador Calls COAS Bajwa
Rawalpindi: Ambassador of European Union Androulla Kaminara called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. During the meeting, matters...
Pakistan Welcomes Masarat Alam Bhat As New Chairman Of APHC
Islamabad: Pakistan has welcomed the decision by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference to appoint Masarat Alam Bhat as the new Chairman of APHC along with...
Five Died As Bus Falls Into Seasonal Nullah in Gujrat
GUJRAT:At least five people died while four have been rescued as a speeding bus fell into a seasonal nullah in Gujrat today (Wednesday). Receiving information...
FM Calls For An Enhanced Int’l Community’s Engagement In Afghanistan
Islamabad: Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for an enhanced international community’s engagement to prevent a humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan. Addressing...
Coronavirus Claims More 83 Deaths Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 83 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,190,136. The...
Will Support Shahbaz If Party Nominates Him For PM Post: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday has criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and said that it has failed to deliver....
Chairman Senate Along With Delegation Calls On Governor Punjab
Lahore: A delegation of Senators headed by Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday Called on Governor Punjab Chauhry Muhammad Sarwar in Lahore. The delegation...
Govt Departments Are Also Accountable For Korangi Factory Fire: Court
Karachi: A session court of Karachi has directed the police to name the Sindh Building Control Authority and Labour and Human Resource Department in the...
Shahbaz Expresses Concern On Exclusion Of Pakistan’s Name From Emerging Economies
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed concern over exclusion of Pakistan’s name from...
ECP Rejects Use Of EVMs For Next General Elections
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) while it listed down 37 reservations, including that electronic voting machines (EVMs)...
PM To Launch Digitalized Cadastral Map Of Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the cadastral map of Islamabad today to curb land record tampering, ensure monitoring of construction through imagery and...
Metro Bus Service In Lahore Resumed After 11 Days
LAHORE: Residents of the provincial capital took a sigh of relief after metro bus service resumed after a hiatus of 11 days. According to details,...
Sindh Govt Extended Business Hours For Traders In Karachi and Hyderabad
KARACHI: Following the strike of Karachi’s Tajir Action Committee, the Sindh government has extended business hours for the traders in Karachi and Hyderabad. Sindh Local...
If We Were Heard The Situation In Afghanistan Would Have Been Different: Fawad
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information said that If were heard the situation would have been different in Afghanistan Talking to BBC World News, he said...
Navy Day Being Celebrated Across The Country Today
Islamabad: Navy day is being celebrated across the country with national zeal and fervor. In a message in connection with the day, Naval Chief Admiral...
Neighboring Countries’ FMs to Discuss Afghan Situation Today
ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of Pakistan, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan issue among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan will be held in virtual format...
Newly Appointed CS Punjab Calls on PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and discussed administrative matters of the province. Chief...
CM Sindh Orders Action Against Officials Involved in Fake Domiciles Scam
KARACHI: Sindh government has decided on Tuesday to take strict action against the officials involved in issuing the fake domiciles, Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) in...
New Postings, Appointments in Pakistan Army: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army on Tuesday announced new postings and appointments in its ranks. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said...
Sheikh Rasheed Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed called on Prime Minister Imran Khan. In the meeting, Sheikh Rasheed briefed the Prime Minister on the situation in...
Speaker Punjab Assembly Opposes PMDA Bill
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi termed the Pakistan Media Development Authority as a controversial bill. Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi met the...
Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund To Head New Afghanistan Government
KABUL: Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has been named as Afghanistan’s new acting head of state. The Taliban, who swept into Kabul on August 15 following...
Punjab Government Did A Lot of Work In The Last Three years: CM Buzdar
LAHORE: A delegation of KP parliamentarians’ led by provincial minister Shaukat Yousafzai had called on CM Buzdar at his office in Lahore to discuss matters...
Two Soldiers Embrace Martyrdom In IED Explosion
North Waziristan: Two Pak Army soldiers embraced martyrdom in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion in Dosalli area of North Waziristan. The explosion took place when...
Reshuffle Or Change In Administrative Machinery Is The Right Of CM Punjab: Fayyaz
Lahore: Spokesman of Government of Punjab Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan has said that a reshuffle or change in the administrative machinery is a legal and...
NEPRA Imposes Fine Of Rs 28 Mln On SEPCO
Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 28 million on Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) on charges of negligence...
PPP Will Continue To Work For Rights Of Media: Bilawal
MULTAN: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that they were fully prepared for the long march against the government and...
SSSI Spent Rs 650 Million On 10 Coronavirus Patients
Karachi: Sindh Social Security Institute (SSSI) spent more than Rs 650 million on 10 patients of Coronavirus on the recommendation of an officer involved in...
PM Constitutes Committee To Evolve Policy For Land Acquisition
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed serious reservations on the process for acquiring land of poor people in Islamabad to distribute plots among bureaucrats,...
Heavy Rains Predicted In Karachi On September 9th and 10th
Karachi: Rain will start today from Sindh’s eastern areas while downpour will lash in Karachi on September 9th and 10th. According to chief meterologist Sardar...
PM Vows To Facilitate Judiciary In Dispensing Speedy, Inexpensive Justice
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured to extend every possible cooperation to the judiciary in dispensing speedy and inexpensive justice to the common man....
Shahid Khaqan Announces To Approach SC In Case Of Chairman NAB Extension
Islamabad: Former Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbassi has said that there is no provision in law to extend the term of Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB)....
Fourth Wave Of Coronavirus Continues To Wreak Havoc As More 98 Died
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 98 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,186,234. The...
Air Force Day Being Observed Today With National Zeal
Islamabad: Air Force Day is being observed today (Tuesday) with national zeal to commemorate the dexterity and valour of the defenders of air space of...
Italian FM Meets COAS General Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional...
CM Gb Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said development and promotion of tourism will bring prosperity to Gilgit-Baltistan. He was talking to the Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan...
Delegation Level Talks Between Pakistan and Italt at FO
ISLAMABAD: Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio is in Islamabad on a two-day official visit, to hold talks with Pakistani leadership on evolving situation in...