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...
Pakistan Bans Entry of Afghan, Irani Citizens
ISLAMABAD: In view of restricting new variants of COVID-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Center (NCOC) had decided to cease the inbound...
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...
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...
MOUs To Be Signed During PM Imran Khan’s Visit To Saudi Arabia: Bilal Akbar
RIYADH: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General retd Bilal Akbar on Tuesday said that several Pakistani inmates would be released from the Kingdom’s prisons during...
Over 164,000 People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In A Single Day: Asad
Islamabad: Minister for Planning Asad Umar has said it is the first time that over one hundred and sixty four thousand people were vaccinated against...
Manzoor Wasan Interim Bail Extended
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has extended interim bail of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Manzoor Wassan until June 17, in the assets...
ECP Reserves Verdict On PML-N Plea For Votes Recount In NA-249 By-polls
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved a verdict on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) plea seeking vote recount in NA-249 by-elections. During the...
PM Urges OIC Countries To Work Together To Counter Islamophobia
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the OIC countries to work together to counter Islamophobia and project the true image and message of Islam....
Coronavirus Claims More 161 Deaths Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 161 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 837,523. The...
Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years
WEB DESK: Bill and Melinda Gates announced in identical tweets Monday that they were ending their 27-year marriage. They said they “no longer believe” that...
NAB Summons Punjab Minister In Sugar Scam Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Mian Aslam Iqbal and Samiullah Chaudhary on May 4 in the ongoing sugar scandal probe. The provincial...
Ashrafi Invites EU Envoys To Visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Inter-religion Harmony Molana Tahir Ashrafi has invited envoys of the EU to visit Pakistan and witness rights being given...
Govt Unveils Electoral Reforms Agenda To Ensure Transparency In Election Process
Islamabad:The government has prepared an electoral reforms agenda to ensure transparency and fairness in the election process. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain...
Federal Govt Decreases School Fees By 20 Percent In Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has notified a 20 percent fee concession for closed Islamabad education institutes for the month of April and onward in the wake...
Murad Ordered To Get SOPs implemented In Hyderabad, Karachi East
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi on Monday, has decided to take further strict steps in Hyderabad and district East Karachi...
Federal Cabinet To Meet Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday (tomorrow). A federal cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Imran...
Shahbaz Demands Legislation For Journalists Protection
Karachi: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif on occasion of the world press freedom day paying homage to journalists and labourers of pens has...
Jahangir Tareen Denies Reports Of Contacts With PML-N and PPP
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Monday denied reports of contacts with opposition’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)....
Bilawal Demands Lifting Declared, Undeclared Curbs On Media
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure...
Seventy Million People To Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 By End Of This Year
Islamabad: Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan says the vaccination of people aged above forty years has been started from today. Briefing...
Info Minister Reiterates Govt’s Commitment To Ensure Free, Independent Media
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensure free and independent media in the country. In his...
Court Extended Interim Bail Of Jahangir Tareen and Ali Tareen
LAHORE: A Lahore sessions court and a banking crimes court extended the interim bail granted to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali...
79 Deaths Reported In Last 24 Hours By Novel Coronavirus
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 79 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 834,146. The...
Firdous Scolds AC For Failing To Control Sale Of Substandard Items In Ramadan bazaars.
Sialkot: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has reprimanded Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf for failing to control the sale of...
DRAP Introduces Online Application Management System
Reforms in the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) are in full swing, with DRAP introducing an online application management system. According to the details,...
PM Directs To Focus On Development Projects In Next Fiscal Budget
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran khan has directed that development projects should be focused in next fiscal budget and special attention should be paid for reduction...
NCOC Issues Guidelines For Different Religious Occasions
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre has issued SOPs for Youm-e-Ali majalis, Eid prayers, Shab-e-Qadr prayers, Jummatul Wida and aitkaaf this year. According to...
NCOC Decides To Ban Inbound Pedestrian Movement From Afghanistan, Iran
In view of restricting new variants of COVID-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Center (NCOC) has decided to cease the inbound pedestrian...
PM Pays Surprise Visit To Different Areas Of Islamabad To Monitor Corona SOPs
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the people specifically shopkeepers to observe Standard operating procedures against COVID-19 to contain the virus. During his without...
PPP, PML-N Are Product Of Rigged System: Farrukh Habib
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday that why Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are running...
President Asks Ulema To Ensure SOPs In Mosques
President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked the Ulema to ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in mosques as we need to demonstrate the discipline like a...
Lock-down Helped Decreasing Number Of Corona Patients: Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid on Sunday that the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals has decreased to an extent. “On April 25,...
Fawad Regrets Escaping Tactic Of PML-N From Talks On Electoral Reforms
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has regretted the escaping tactic of PML-N from talks on electoral reforms. In a tweet on Sunday,...
KP CM Meets Women MPAs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Sunday met with women members of the Provincial Assembly and discussed with them the present political situation besides provincial...