Petroleum prices likely to increase Rs 15 per litre for next fortnightly
Islamabad: Petroleum products likely to increase by Rs 15 pet litre for next fortnightly. The Ministry of finance will take decision after consultation with Prime...
Pakistan remains determined to protect its rights and entitlement under the Indus Water Treaty: Dar
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has urged India to rethink its present hostile and misguided policies that threaten peace and undermine security in South...
Security plan put in place for Muharram to check miscreants, to ensure improved surveillance: Naqvi
Islamabad: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says a comprehensive security plan has been put in place for Muharram to check miscreants and to ensure improved surveillance....
PM for taking immediate practical steps to promote tourism sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) to take immediate practical steps to promote tourism in the country....
First dengue-related death surfaces in Karachi, Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh has reported its first dengue-related death of the year, as a 24-year-old male patient passed away at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital. According...
International community urged to mobilise to halt Israel’s “murderous course” : DPM
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar urged the international community to mobilise immediately to halt Israel’s “murderous course” and persuade it to...
Risk of heavy rain, possible flash floods will remain high until July 5
Islamabad: The national meteorological service warned that the risk of heavy rain and possible flash floods will remain high until at least Saturday. Pakistan is...
Heavy rain, flash flooding across Pakistan killed 45 people: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 45 people in just a few days since the start of the monsoon season, disaster...
President, PM pledge to uphold democratic values
President, PM pledge to uphold democratic values President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have renewed the pledge to strengthen parliamentary institutions...
Int’l Day of Parliamentarism being observed today
Islamabad: International Day of Parliamentarism is being observed today. It marks the date in 1889 when the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was founded. The campaign for...
Finance Minister leaves for Spain to attend FFD4 conference
Islamabad; Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has left for Seville, Spain, to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), commencing tomorrow. The...
Ahsan Iqbal Calls for FIR Against PTI Leadership Over Swat Tragedy
Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has urged authorities to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accusing the party...
Terror attack plan foil in Peshawar, suspected suicide bomber, Handler killed
PESHAWAR: Security forces successfully thwarted a terrorist plot in the outskirts of Peshawar, in the Armar Shamshto area, when the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an...
Pakistan to Extend 4G Coverage to Remote Regions
ISLAMABAD: Government has announced plans to roll out 4G network services in remote and underserved areas, aiming to narrow the digital gap across the nation. ...
Tunisian girl Abandoned in Karachi After Love Marriage Ends in Divorce
KARACHI: In another case highlighting the perils of online marriages, 19-year-old Tunisian woman Sinda Ayyari finds herself stranded in Karachi after her Pakistani husband, Muhammad...
Sardaar Ji 3 Breaks Records in Pakistan — Box Office Success
WEB DESK: Amid ongoing political tensions and calls for a boycott in India, the Punjabi-language film Sardaar Ji 3 has achieved a historic opening in...
Proposal to extend Afghan refugees’ Stay with POR cards sent to cabinet
ISLAMABAD: A proposal to prolong the stay of Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan with Proof of Residence (PoR) cards by up to six months has...
Govt decides to waive Rs35 PTV fee for power consumers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced that it will no longer impose the Rs35 PTV fee on electricity bills, officials revealed on Saturday. Sources indicate...
Security forces in IBO send two fitna al Hindustan khawarij to hell in Duki district of Balochistan
Rawalpindi: Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in Duki District of Balochistan, on reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan....
PM meets Chaudhry Nisar to invite him joining PML-N once again: Sources
Rawalpindi: In an intresting development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited house of Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and extended him invitation to join the...
Government not to discourage solarization boom in country: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday said that the government would not discourage the solarization boom in the country as he welcomed the ongoing...
President declares Justice Sarfaraz Dogar as most senior judge of IHC
Islamabad: President of Pakistan Asif Zardari decided the seniority of the judges of the Islamabad High Court and declared Justice Sarfaraz Dogar as the most...
Met dept forecast more rains in Karachi today
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more showers in Karachi today (Sunday) after three days of intermittent moderate to light rains in the...
DPM Dar telephones Turkish FM to discuss bilateral ties
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke with the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. They discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation,...
Europe bakes in summer first heatwave
MARSEILLE: Southern Europeans braced for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into...
Floods, heavy rains kill 36 across the country
KARACHI: At least 36 people have been killed in four provinces over the past two days as heavy rains triggered flash floods and damaged houses,...
PM directs NDMA to coordinate with provinces amid torrential rains
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Chairman National Disaster Management Authority to maintain close liaison with provincial governments across the country, especially...
Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude jolts central Pakistan , no casuality or damage reported
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake jolted in central Pakistan on Sunday morning, as the United States Geological Survey said that it was magnitude-5.3 tremor on Richter scale....
Rain, storms play havoc in Punjab as 13 killed, 39 injured
Lahore: As many as 12 people, including five children, three women, lost their lives while 39 others sustained injuries across Punjab as rain and storms...
IHC Judges File ICA against SC order declaring IHC judges’ transfer constitutional
ISLAMABAD: Five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges have filed an intra-court appeal (ICA) against the Supreme Court order that declared the transfer of judges from...
Interior Minister vows easier, accessible public services
Islamabad: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has reaffirmed the commitment to continuously take steps to make services easier and more accessible for people at every level....
Govt commited not to burden public financially: DPM
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has underscored government’s commitment to taking balanced decisions that maintain financial discipline without placing undue burden on the public....
Gold price down by Rs.5000 per tola
KARACHI: The price of gold per tola has decreased by thousands of rupees across the country. According to the All Pakistan Gems & Jewelry Traders...
PTI rejects SC’s reserve seats verdict, announces protest
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) rejected the Supreme Court verdict on reserved seats and announced to protest. In a major setback for the PTI, the SC’s...
Boy Reports to Police After Being stopped from Playing Outside
WEB DESK: A child in Hyderabad made complaint at a local police station about two women who were preventing him from playing in the street....
Field Marshal claims that India is backing terrorism in the region.
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir reaffirmed Pakistan’s stance that it has never accepted Indian dominance and will firmly oppose...
PTI ineligible for reserved seats: Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Constitutional Bench on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which was supported by PTI,...
India’s negative role in Iran-Israel conflict provides Iran to reconsider its diplomatic ties with it: Speaker NA
Islamabad: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Reza Amiri Moghadam called on Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq at the Parliament House. Deputy Speaker National Assembly,...
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Swat claim 11 lives, 8 bodies found
Swat:Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Swat have claimed the lives of at least 11 people while 8 bodies found by rescue team The...
Army be kept out of politics: DG ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry urged that the armed forces be kept out of politics. DG ISPR) Ahmed...
PM expresse gratitude to all coalition parties for their role in preparation and approval of budget
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has called on all coalition parties to build on the spirit of unity for progress and development of the...
13th case of polio virus of this year reported in Tank, KP
Peshawar: A poliovirus case has been confirmed in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa’s Tank district, marking the seventh case from KP this year and bringing the total countrywide...
More rains predicted in Karachi for today
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast more heavy rains along with thunderstorms in Karachi starting Friday afternoon today. According to Met Office, the spell...
Five killed 3 rescued as 18 people of same family drowned in Swat river
Swat: At least five bodies have been recovered from a family whose 18 members drowned in Sawat river on Friday morning . As many as...
SC’s constitutional bench hearing reserves seats case dissolved as Justice Panhwar recused from part of bench
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s (SC) constitutional bench hearing reserved seats case dissolved on Friday after Justice Salahuddin Panhwar recused himself from being a part of the...
Bullish trend grips PSX in morning session as market gains 1581 points
Karachi: A bullish trend gripped The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) on last day of trading on Friday after the National passed the budget and successful...
PM expresses resolve to building business-friendly environment
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed firm resolve and assured entrepreneurs that the government is fully committed to building a dynamic, business-friendly environment in...
World MSMEs Day being observed today
Web Ddesk: World “Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day” is being observed today. The theme of this year is “Enhancing the role of Micro-, Small...
Field Marshal urges young officers to embody highest standards of integrity
Rawalpindi: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has urged the young officers to embody the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and patriotic commitment in the fulfillment...
PM Shehbaz telephones U.S Secretary of State to discuss Middle East Situation.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a telephonic conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the call, the Prime Minister appreciated President Trump’s...