Value of US Dollar Rises To Ten-Month High
KARACHI: The value of the dollar continues to rise. The dollar hit a ten-month high. According to the Exchange Companies Association, the dollar rose by...
Prices of LPG Jacked Up
KARACHI: The price of LPG has been increased by Rs. 10, after which the official price of LPG has gone up to Rs. 170 per...
Rashid Asks Shehbaz To Forget Past For Talks With Govt
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Monday has announced to observe two years of scrapping special status of Occupied Kashmir on August 5 as...
FM Qureshi’s Statement About Daesh and Taliban Was Twisted: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again stated that it has no favorites in Afghanistan and it sees all sides in the conflict as Afghans who need...
Over 90,000 Dog Bite Cases Reported in Punjab in a Year
LAHORE: A resolution expressing concern over the incidents of 90,000 stray dogs being bitten in a year in Punjab was submitted to the Punjab Assembly....
Jungle Cruise Rules Over US Box Office
Jungle Cruise has got off to a $91.8 million (about Rs. 683 crores) opening weekend at the worldwide box office (and at home). More than...
Two Killed in Pizza Shop Blast
GUJRAT: Two people were killed and four others were injured in a cylinder blast in Muslimabad. The roof of the shop collapsed after the blast....
Pakistan To Take on WI in Final T20 Tomorrow
The final match of the series will be played on August 3 (tomrrow). Pakistan is leading the four match series by 1-0. First match was...
Firefighters Continue to Efforts To Control Wildfires
ANKARA: Firefighters continue to fight wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast for the third day in a row. According to Turkish media, the affected villages have...
Polling For Reserved Seats in AJKLA Underway
MUZAFFARABAD: Polling for three reserved seats of Ulema-o-Mashaikh, technocrats and overseas Kashmiris of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA) is underway. The polling will...
Interim Bail of Shehbaz, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif Extended
LAHORE: A Session court on Monday has extended interim bail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in money...
Punjab Prospering Under Leadership of Buzdar: Firdous
LAHORE: Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar for Information, said that Punjab has become the voice of the heart...
More Than 200,000 People Vaccinated Against in Sindh in Last 24 hours: Wahab
KARACHI: Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that 211,911 people in Sindh were vaccinated against corona yesterday. In a message on the social networking...
Schools Reopen in Punjab
LAHORE: The educational institutions across Punjab have been reopened from today (Monday) amid ongoing fourth wave of coronavirus. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been implemented...
CM Buzdar Orders Strict Implementation of COVID-19 SOPs
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar has directed to ensure strict implementation of Corona SOPs across the province including Lahore. The Punjab Chief Minister...
Pakistan Records 8.6pc COVID-19 Positivity Rate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 40 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,039,695. The...
Kandahar Airport Hit By Rocket Fire as Afghanistan Fighting Rages
A key airport in southern Afghanistan has come under rocket fire as government forces struggle against Taliban assaults on several major cities. Flights out of...
Sindh Govt To Run 24-Hour Vaccination Centres in Karachi
KARACHI: Given the alarming surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, the Sindh Health Department has decided to run at least one...
Complete Lockdown Is Not A Solution: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the people to strictly observe Standard Operating Procedures, especially wearing of face masks, to prevent spread of 4th...
COVID-19 Restrictions Can Be Extended in Big Cities: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar has urged people to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and get vaccinated at the earliest to contain spread of...
Lives of Masses More Important to Sindh Govt: Shazia Marri
ISLAMABAD: PPP parliamentarian spokesperson Shazia Marri said that Asad Umar’s reaction to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s statement was untrue and irresponsible. Had Asad Omar been qualified,...
30 Million People Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Umar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has administered over 30 million coronavirus vaccines so far, Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar confirmed on Twitter Sunday. Asad Umar, in...
CM Punjab Seeks Masses’ Cooperation in Fight Against COVID-19
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar has said that the government is taking all possible steps to save the citizens from the fourth wave of...
PM to Respond Public Queries in a Live Programme Today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will respond to public queries in the most popular live TV programme, “Aapka Wazir-e- Azam Aap kai sath.” The programme...
Pakistan, US Should Work Together on Afghan Issue: Moeed
WASHINGTON DC: National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees. Addressing a press conference...
One Dead, Two Injured in Separate Firing Incidents in Lahore
LAHORE: One person was killed and another seriously injured in a firing incident at a games shop at Baba Azam Chowk within the limits of...
62 Pakistanis Die of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 62 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,034,837. The...
PTI Opposing Anti-COVID Measures: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that lives are at stake but the politics of PTI hypocrisy continues. PTI opposes all...
Former CJP Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Family Test COVID-19 Positive
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Anwar Zaheer Jamali and his entire family have fallen victim to the coronavirus. According to sources, former Chief...
Ahsan Iqbal Tests Positive For COVID-19
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has contracted coronavirus again. This news was confirmed by PML-N President and Opposition...
Sindh Govt Lifts Pillion Ridding Ban
KARACHI: Sindh government has announced to ease lockdown restrictions notified yesterday, lifting the pillion riding ban and allowing sectors that are fully vaccinated to operate....
Long Queues Witnessed Outside Expo Center Karachi For Corona Vaccination
Karachi:People are waiting in long lines outside Karachi’s largest vaccination centre, the Expo, for a second day to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The rush is...
Accused In Noor Mukadam Case Will Not Be Spared Under Any Circumstances: Rashid
Islamabad: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that some forces are involved in conspiracies to undermine the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Pakistan-China relations....
Pakistan Hails EU Parliament Members’ Letter On Worsening Humanitarian Situation In IIOJK
Islamabad:Pakistan welcomes the letter on human rights and humanitarian situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir addressed by members of the European Parliament to...
BCCI Threatens Herschelle Gibbs Over Playing Kashmir Premier League
LAHORE: South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs Saturday lashed out at the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and said that the BCCI is threatening...
Second T-20 Between Pakistan and West Indies To Be Played Today
Bridgetown: Pakistan are facing the West Indies in the second T20 International of the four-match series at Providence today. It is pertinent to mention that...
Lockdown Becomes Functional In Sindh
KARACHI: Police in Karachi have set up checkpoints in various areas of the city to enforce the lockdown imposed by Sindh government amid the COVID-19...
PM Cmmends FBR’s Performance For Collecting Record Revenue In July
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended the efforts of Federal Board of Revenue in achieving record revenue collection in the month of July. In...
Almost 5k Coronavirus Positive Cases Reported Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 65 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,029,811. The...
Complete Lockdown Will Not Be Allowed in Sindh: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that complete lockdown will not be allowed in Sindh. Fawad Chaudhry said that the...
Petrol Price Being Increased By Rs1.71 per Liter: Gill
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Political Affairs Dr Shahbaz Gill said on Friday that the petrol price is being increased by Rs1.71 per liter on the...
Sindh Bans Pillion Riding Amid COVID-19 Surge
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday imposed a complete ban on intra-city, inter-city and inter-provincial public and private transport as well as the gathering of...
Who Will Be Having More Money To Become Next AJK PM: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that who will be having more money will become next Prime Minister of AJK....
PM For Ensuring Implementation of Steps Aimed at Automation of System
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to ensure implementation of the steps aimed at automation of the system. Chairing a meeting...
Traders Reject Lockdown Imposed By Sindh Govt
Karachi: The business community has rallied against the lockdown imposed by the Sindh government. Deputy Convener Karachi Traders Action Committee Sharjeel Goplani opposed the lockdown...
Two PAF Officers Promoted to Air Marshal Rank
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has promoted 2 PAF officers to the rank of Air Marshal. The promoted Air Officers include Air Marshal Zulfiquar Ahmad...
Armed Man Arrested From Lahore Sessions Court
LAHORE: Sessions court security personnel arrested one accused along with weapons. Two pistols, 19 bullets and two magazines were recovered from the possession of accused...
Trailer of Hollywood’s Animated Movie “Vivo” Released
LOS ANGELES: Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation have unveiled the trailer for Vivo, the anticipated animated film starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, which premieres globally on August...
Sri Lanka Beat India To Win T20 Series
Sri Lanka won the third and final T20I of the three-match T20I series against India by seven wickets and clinched the series 2-1 on Thursday....
PSX Loses 257 Points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) has concluded its business week. The index was down on the last day of the trading week. The market...