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...