International Day Against Drug Abuse Being Observed Today
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is being observed today (Saturday) to strengthen global action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an...
Number of Deserving Families Under Eshaas Program Increased: Sania
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar says a survey is in progress across the country to determine the beneficiaries...
Ghani, Abdullah Meet Joe Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday at the White House where he...
Peace in Afganistan Important For Pakistan: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that position of Pakistan regarding Afghanistan is clear and the country will not...
FM Qureshi Questions FATF For Keeping Pakistan on Grey List
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi questioned the FATF for keeping Pakistan on the grey list. It has to be determined whether the FATF is...
36 Pakistanis Die of COVID-19 Over Past 24 Hours
ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic claimed 36 more lives in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide death toll to 22,188. A total of...
Pakistan Cannot be Placed on Blacklist Now: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that the new action plan on money laundering will be implemented within 12 months. Addressing a presser...
Deputy Speaker NA, MNAs Meet PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fehmida Mirza, MNA Sardar Ghous Bakhsh Khan Mahar and Member Sindh Assembly Ali Gohar Khan...
Pak Army Intends to Expand Bilateral Defence Cooperation With Germany: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said Pakistan Army would like to expand bilateral defence cooperation to benefit from...
Load shedding Proof of Govt’s Incompetence: Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has said that corruption in the energy and LNG sectors of the PTI government...
Flour Mills Call off Strike After Tarin’s Assurance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Friday announced to end countrywide strike after their meeting with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin remained successful. According to...
Pakistan Working For Peace, Stability in Afghanistan: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged international community to take note of recent incidents of illegal selling of Uranium in black market in India,...
PM’s Statement on Nuclear Power Taken out of Contest: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Kashmiri leaders yesterday was a drama that produced nothing. Addressing a...
Asad Warns Of Fourth Wave Of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD:Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and federal minister Asad Umar on Friday said that a fourth wave of Covid-19 could possibly...
Modi’s Meeting With Kashmiri Leadership Merely A Drama: FM
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Kashmiri leaders yesterday was a drama that produced nothing. Addressing a news...
FATF Announces Pakistan To Remain On Grey List
Paris: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on the watchdog’s “increased monitoring list” also known as the...
Govt Imposes Tax On Call Rates Exceeding 5 Minutes
Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said the government will focus on growth strategy to create new job opportunities and enhance the income levels of...
Culprit Of Murdering Girl On Refusal Of Marriage Proposal Sentenced To Death
Peshawar: A Peshawar district and sessions court has sentenced the prime accused Mujahid Ullah in the Asma Rani murder case to death. Asma Rani, a...
SA Approves Budget For Fiscal Year 2021 Amid Ruckus From Opposition Benches
KARACHI: Sindh Assembly on Friday approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, amid ruckus from the opposition benches. The house met with Speaker...
44 More People Succumbs To Coronavirus
Islamabad: As many as 44 more people died from the global pandemic coronavirus while over 1052 fresh cases reported in across the country while inoculation...
Five FC Soldiers Martyred In Sibi Terrorist Attack
Sibi: Five soldiers of Frontier Corps Balochistan embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Sangan area of District Sibi. According to ISPR,...
Multan Sultans Beat Peshawar Zalmi To Lift PSL-6 Trophy
ABU DHABI: Multan Sultans beat Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs to win the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) crown at the Sheikh...
US Intelligence Warns Afghanistan Could Fall in 6 Months After US Pull-Out: Report
WASHINGTON: US intelligence has warned that Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, could fall to the resurgent Taliban group within six months of the departure of...
Bilawal Demands Production Orders For Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wrote a letter to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on the issue of Khursheed Shah’s production order. The text...
Sajid Sadpara Announces To Make Documentary on His Father’s Mission
ISLAMABAD: Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of renowned Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, has vowed to complete his father’s K2 mission. “Will will shoot a documentary...
Sharif Family Should Return Looted Money: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday described the dismissal of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s appeals by the Islamabad High Court...
Multan Sultans Set Difficult Target For Zalmi
ABU DHABI: In the final match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6, Multan Sultans has set a difficult target to Peshawar Zalmi to win. In...
Three People Killed in Firing In front of Charsadda Judicial Complex
CHARSADDA: Three people have been killed as the two sides opened fire on each other in front of the Judicial Complex Charsadda. Three people, including...
COAS Bajwa Meets German FM: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is on official visit to Germany called on German Minister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas today (Thursday)....
MQM-P Delegation Calls on PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says early completion of ongoing federal development projects in Karachi and timely commencement of announced projects is one of the...
President Emphasises Need For Electoral Reforms
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised the need for expediting the electoral reforms process so as to grant Overseas Pakistanis their political rights as...
Bilawal Concerned Over Gas Supply Cut to Karachi’s Industries
KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed concern over the federal government's decision to cut off Sui gas supply to Karachi's industries. Bilawal Bhutto...
83rd Birthday of Sultan Rahi Observed
LAHORE: The 83rd birthday of Punjabi film superstar Sultan Rahi observed today. Peers of the fallen legend praised Rahi for his contribution to the local...
Speaker NA Forms Committee For Legislative Business
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Thursday in consultation with the Leaders of the Parliamentary parties has constituted a committee on Legislative Business. The...
PML-N Opposing Electronic Voting and Voting Right To Overseas Pakistanis: Firdous
Special Advisor to Chief Minister (SACM) Firdous Ashiq Awan has said Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was opposing electoral reforms, electronic voting and...
Babar Awan Calls On PM Imran
Islamabad: Advisor to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan on Thursday called on PM Imran Khan and discussed different issues. During the meeting, both...
IHC Disposes Off Nawaz Appeals Against Sentence In Avenfield, Al-Azizia reference
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disposed off Nawaz Sharif both the appeals in the Avonfield reference and Al-azizya reference. The IHC had reserved...
OTCA Closes Oil Supply To Whole Country As Protest
Karachi: Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) has gone on strike today (Thursday) for the fulfillment of their demands. On the first day of strike, the...
Maryam Aurangzaib Terms PTI Budget As Blood Sucking And Bone Crushing
Islamabad: Spokesperson of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Aurangzaib has declared the budget blood sucking and crushing of bones budget. Addressing the Natioanl Assembly (NA)...
Iran’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Calls On FM Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says peace in Afghanistan is inevitable for peace and stability in the region. He was talking to Iran’s Special...
Near To Arrest Culprits Behind Jauhar Town Blast: Shaikh Rasheed
Islamabad: Interior Minister Shaikh Rasheed Ahmed said that Punjab police have reached very close to arrest culprits involved in the Jauhar Town blast adding that...
Vital Progress Made As Suspected Person In Connection With Jauhar Town Blast Arrested
Lahore: A vital progress has been made in yesterday’s Jauhar Town Blast in Lahore that Killed three person and 24 injured as an intelligence agency...
Efforts Continuing To Achieve Polio-free Pakistan Despite COVID-19 Challenges: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan says earnest efforts are continuing to further intensify the anti-polio campaign across the country despite the COVID-19 challenges to achieve...
PSL 2021 Winner To Be Decided Today As Multan Sultans Face Zalmi
KARACHI: Multan Sultans’ skipper Mohammad Rizwan will try his utmost to vanquish the experienced Peshawar Zalmi tonight (Thursday) as the two teams lock horns for...
Number of Deaths and Cases Of Coronavirus Slightly Increased In Last 24 Hours
Islamabad: According to National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) as many as 38 people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours including 17 patients...
ICC Releases Test Batting Rankings
DUBAI: Quinton de Kock’s 96 in the first innings of the second Test, after he scored 141* in the first, against West Indies has put...
UN Warns of Taliban Offensive in Afghanistan
NEW YORK: Taliban insurgents have captured more than 50 of 370 districts in Afghanistan since May, the U.N. special envoy said on Tuesday, warning that...
Heirs of Pakistani Hindus Murdered in India Held Protest Outside FO
ISLAMABAD: Heirs of 11 Pakistani Hindus brutally murdered in India protested outside the Foreign Office. The protesters demanded that India should inform about the investigation...
UK Minister Calls on Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United Kingdom have pledged to boost cooperation to finalise treaties. The understanding came during the meeting between UK’s Minister of State for...
Yar Muhammad Rind Announces To Resign As Balochistan Education Minister
QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary leader in Balochistan Assembly and provincial minister for education Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind has announced to resign from the post...