Sindh Notifies New COVID-19 Restrictions
KARACHI: The new coronavirus restrictions in Sindh will be imposed on May 9 and stay in force till May 16, a notification by the province’s...
COAS Meets Saudi Crown Prince
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has said relations between Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are based on bonds of...
Ahsan Iqbal’s Name Included in ECL
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet, through circulation summary, has approved to put Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal on Exit Control List (ECL) in Narowal Sports...
Recounting Continues in NA-249 on Second Consecutive Day
KARACHI: Today is the second day of recount of votes in the by-election in NA-249 constituency of Karachi. According to details, today is the second...
PM Khan To Embark On Three-Day Visit To KSA Today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is embarking on a three days official visit to Saudi Arabia from today (Friday). He is visiting the Kingdom on...
140 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 140 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 845,833. The...
Board Exams To Be Held After June 15: Shafqat Mahmood
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said that matriculation and intermediate examinations will start after June 15. In a statement...
PTI Striving For Rule of Law in Country: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is emphasizing on the housing sector to achieve higher growth and provide job opportunities to the...
CM Sindh Decides To Tighten COVID Restrictions
KARACHI: The Sindh Coronavirus Task Force decided on Thursday to ban takeaways from restaurants and allow only home deliveries after the sunset from Friday (tomorrow)...
Sindh, Punjab Ban Tourism on Eid Holidays
KARACHI: Sindh and Punjab has banned tourism on Eid holidays amid COVID surge. The government of Punjab announced it would impose restrictions throughout the province...
108 More Pakistanis Die of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus claimed 108 more lives across Pakistan over the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll from the disease to 18,537. A...
PM Khan to Embark on Saudi Visit Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is embarking on a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from tomorrow (Friday) He is visiting the Kingdom on the...
NA-249: All Parties Expect PPP Boycott Votes Recount
KARACHI: All the political parties except Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have boycotted vote recount in National Assembly (NA) constituency NA-249 by-elections, claiming that the seals...
Only Nawaz Sharif is Standing: Maryam
LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz celebrated the victory in PP-84 by-poll on Twitter, and congratulated her uncle Shehbaz, the people of Khushab, and the...
PML-N Retains PP-84 Seat: Unofficial Results
KHUSHAB: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Moazzam Sher Kallu has won the PP-84 Khushab by-election with a significant margin as he retained the seat that was...
Two Terrorists Killed, Three Soldiers Martyred in NW IBO: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain among three soldiers were martyred and two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, said the...
PML-N Leading in PP-84 B-Election Results
KHUSHAB: The vote count is underway in PP-84 Khushab by-election after polling ended. The polling started at 8:00am and continued till 5:00pm without any break....
Eight People Killed as Vehicle Carrying Dead Body Plunges in Ravine in Kohistan
LOWER KOHISTAN: Eight people were killed when an ambulance, carrying a body, fell into a ravine due to slippery road in Lower Kohistan district. As...
ECC Approves Provision of Extra Electricity to Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet has approved over 44 billion rupees for various projects, including 1.8 billion rupees for import of oxygen...
PM Directs Pakistani Embassies To Give Special Treatment To Pakistani Diaspora
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Pakistani Embassies around the globe to give special treatment to Pakistani diaspora and resolve their problems on priority...
Punjab Govt Decides To Impose Complete Lockdown From May 8
Lahore: Punjab Government has decided to impose a complete lockdown across the province in the existing and alarming situation of the global pandemic coronavirus. Sources...
Govt Committed To Provide Fair Business Environment to Entrepreneurs: President
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi says government is committed to provide a competitive and fair business environment to entrepreneurs and build a sustainable economy. He...
Govt Determined For Development Of Merged Areas Of KP: PM
Islamabad:Prime Minister Imran Khan says government is determined for the development of merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and allocation of development funds worth 48 billion...
COAS Calls On CGS Saudi Armed Forces
Rawalpindi:Chief of the Army staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Chief of General Staff Saudi Armed Forces Lieutenant General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili in Riyadh today...
PP-84 Khushab: Polling Time Ends, Counting Starts
Khushab: Polling time ended in by-election PP- 84 Punjab while counting of votes started afterwards. Neck to neck competition is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-...
Govt Pursuing policy to take economy towards growth mode: Finance Minister
Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has said the government is pursuing a policy to take the economy towards growth mode. Addressing a news conference in...
Maulana Tariq Jameel Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Tariq Jameel called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday. The matter of mutual interests were discussed in the meet up...
SC Orders To Fix Price Of Oxygen Cylinders Within Two Days
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed on Wednesday the Ministry of Industries and Production to fix the price of oxygen cylinders within two days’ time. An...
SC Larger Bench To Hear Shaukat Siddique Appeal Against His Removal On May 17
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday fixed hearing of former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s appeal against his removal. The decision...
PPP Introduced Benazir Labour Card In The Worst State Of Inflation: Bilawal
KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said that increasing power tariff by 29 percent in just one year is...
Shamshad Akhtar Appointed As First Female Chairperson Of PSX Board
Leading economist and former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has been appointed as the Chairperson of Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited Board...
Terrorists From Afghanistan Martyrs Four FC Personnel In Zhob
Rawalpindi: Four FC personnel embraced martyrdom and six others injured in a terrorist attack from Afghanistan in Manzakai Sector of Zhob District today (Wednesday). According...
Two Lakh People Vaccinated Against Coronavirus Yesterday: Asad Umar
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that whopping 200,000 coronavirus vaccines doses were administered yesterday (Tuesday). The...
Coronavirus Claims More 119 Lives Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 119 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 841,636. The...
Polling Underway In By-election Of PP-84 Khushab
KHUSHAB: Polling for the by-election for the Punjab Assembly constituency PP-84-Khushab is underway. The polling started at 8:00am and will continue till 5:00pm without any...
ECC To Meet Today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is set to take up today (Wednesday) at least four critical policy decisions including the payment...
PM To Virtually Address Pakistan’s Envoys Deployed Worldwide
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address via video link this afternoon the Pakistani envoys deployed worldwide. In a tweet, Minister for Information and Broadcasting...
PP-84 Khushab By-Election To Be Held Today
KHUSHAB: A neck-and-neck competition is expected between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for PP-84 by-election. The arrangements for the by-polls in the constituency...
COAS Reaches Saudi Arabia on Official Visit
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday reached Saudi Arabia on official visit. According to a statement issued by the...
NCOC Announces To Keep Business Activities Close From May 8 To 16
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday decided to form monitoring teams at federal, provincial, and district levels to ensure the implementation...
Development of Agricultural Sector Govt’s Top Priority: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says the development of agricultural sector is one of the top priorities and government will take all possible steps in...
PPP Welcomes Recount Decision in NA-249
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has welcomed the decision of the Election Commission to recount NA-249. PPP Central Secretary Information Faisal Karim Kundi hoped that...
Maryam Nawaz Hopeful of Winning NA-249 by-Polls in Recount
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that expressed happiness over Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision of recounting in NA-249...
NAB Chairman Presides Meeting To Review Performance of Its Lahore Chapter
Lahore: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) just (retd) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday said that the anti-corruption watch-dog has recovered whopping 487 billion rupees and submitted...
Matter Of Appointment Of Additional Judges In PHC Delayed
Islamabad: The matter of an appointment of five additional judges in the Peshawar High Court has been delayed. The decision has been taken in a...
Federal Cabinet Approves Two Ordinances As Part Of Electoral Reforms
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the Federal Cabinet has approved two ordinances as part of electoral reforms to ensure transparency in...
COAS Condoles Death Of Ex-Naval Chief Admiral Karamat Niazi
Islamabad: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karamat Rahman...
Indian Charge D’affaires Summoned To FO To Register Protest Against Ceasefire Violation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday registered a strong protest with the top Indian diplomat in the country over violation of the ceasefire agreement at Working Boundary....
There Is No Need Of Election Reforms: Shahid Khaqan Abbassi
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday said the practice of stealing elections and lodging false cases...
ECP Orders Recounting In NA-249 By-polls
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered recounting in the NA-249 by-poll after hearing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Miftah Ismail plea for recounting...