Gold price rises in Pakistan
A day after witnessing a major drop, the price of gold rose once again in Pakistan on Monday in line with the rupee’s depreciation. According to data...
Sindh schools, colleges to remain closed tomorrow
KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced that all educational institutes in Sindh will remain closed tomorrow (April 18) on account of Shab-e-Qadr. “In pursuance of...
Govt releases Rs129bn for development projects under PSDP
ISLAMABAD: Despite financial constraints and disruptions caused by super floods last year, the government has released Rs 129 billion for development projects under Public Sector...
Cabinet sends summary regarding provision of funds NA
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Monday referred a summary regarding the provision of funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to the National Assembly....
Matter of provision of funds for Punjab polls will be taken to NA: Tarar
Islamabad: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the National Assembly’s Standing Committee at its meeting in Islamabad has directed to take matter of provision...
AJK Assembly session adjourned without electing new PM
MUZAFFARABAD: A session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly to elect a new prime minister was adjourned on Monday without the poll being...
South Korea, US, Japan hold missile defence drills to counter North Korea
South Korea, the United States and Japan held naval missile defence exercises today to enhance security cooperation to counter North Korea’s missile threats. South Korea’s...
Govt wants another operation against him in Eid Ul Fitr holidays: Imran Khan
Lahore: A hearing of barring an action against Imran Khan in 121 cases was held at the Lahore High Court (LHC) today. The LHC has...
3rd T-20 between Pakistan, New Zealand to be played today in Lahore
Lahore: The 3rd T-20 of five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Lahore on Monday. The match will start at nine...
NA standing committee on finance hands over election funds matter to NA
Islamabad: The National Assembly (NA) standing committee on finance has handed over the matter of the elections funds for holding elections in Punjab and Khyber...
AJK legislative assembly to meet today to elect new PM
Muzzafarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) legislative Assembly is meeting today (Sunday) for election of new prime minister. The ruling party could not finalize the...
PM Shehbaz orders massive crackdown against hoarders, profiteers
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered a major crackdown against sugar smuggling, hoarding and profiteering. Chairing a high-level meeting in Lahore on Sunday, the...
Whole Nation Is Standing With Judiciary: Fawad Chaudhry
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf “(PTI) leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the tenure of the interim government in Punjab has completed while...
PM orders completing Lahore bridge in month as he reviews development projects
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities concerned to expedite the work on development projects in Punjab, started by PML-N government during its previous...
So-called Ex-Governor of IIOJK vindicated Pakistan’s stance on Pulwama attack: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said that the latest revelations by the so-called former Governor of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...
Imran Khan and Zalmay Khalilzad both are supporter of Taliban: Sharjeel
Karachi: Provincial Minister for information Sharjeel Memon has compared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and former US envoy on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. Sharjeel Memon...
Sudan crisis: Clashes between RSF, army leave 56 dead on second day
The deadly fighting between the Sudan army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered its second day leaving at least 56 people dead with...
Mufti Abdul Shakoor laid to rest in ancestral village
Laki Marwat: Mufti Abdul Shakoor, who had died in a road accident yesterday, has been buried in his ancestral village of Tajbi Khail. The funeral...
16 people including three Pakistanis die in Dubai building fire
Dubai: Sixteen people, including three Pakistanis, were dead while nine others sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out in Dubai’s residential building on Saturday....
PTI Forms committee to hold talks with JI for mediation with govt
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has taken a vital steps to end political intensity in the country as a three member committee has been constituted to...
Mufti Abdul Shakoor body transferred to Laki Marwat for burial in ancestral village
Laki Marwat: The dead body of Mufti Abdul Shakoor has been transported to Laki Marwat, who will be buried in his ancestrial village Tajbi Khail....
OGRA Increases LPG price By Rs 10 per Kg
Islamabad: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has increased Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices by Rs 10 per Kg. The petroleum products regulatory authority has...
NZ need 193-run target to win second T20I against Pakistan
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam’s ton helped his side hand a 193-run target to New Zealand in the second T20I of the five-match series at the...
Azam Tarar says legislation is prerogative of parliament
LAHORE: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Saturday that the parliament would not give its right to any other institution. Addressing at the...
Police arrest PTI Sindh president Ali Zaidi after raid on party’s provincial secretariat
Karachi: The police have arrested president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Ali Zaidi from the party’s provincial secretariat, the PTI spokesperson Sindh said. The spokesperson apprised...
Pakistan govt policies adopted recently go in the right direction: Director IMF
`WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it’s working ‘hand-in-hand’ with Pakistan and its bilateral donors to ensure that Islamabad gets the financial...
Suhana Khan impresses in debut TV commercial for fashion brand
MUMBAI: Suhana Khan, the daughter of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has made her debut in a television commercial, leaving audiences impressed with her poise...
Sudan paramilitaries say they have seized presidential palace
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum international airport...
IMF welcomes announcements of financial aid to Pakistan by its friendly countries
Islamabad: The international Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed recent announcements of financial aid to Pakistan from its friends countries. In an early morning statement, Nathan...
Cylinder blast inside coaster injures one in Karachi
KARACHI: One person was killed when gas cylinder inside a coaster exploded near Deputy Commissioner (DC) office in Korangi area of Karachi. According to details,...
JI Ameer Siraj along with delegation calls on PM Shahbaz in Lahore
LAHORE: Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj ul Haq along with a three-member delegation on Saturday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. During the meeting,...
OGRA advises two suggestions to govt for petroleum prices for next fortnightly
Islamabad: The decision for increasing or decreasing or unchanged prices of petroleum products for next fortnightly from April 16 to 30 will be decided today....
Quetta’s train connection with country restored As Jaffer Express Inaugurated
Quetta: Baluchistan capital Quetta’s Rail connection with the country has been restored after hiatus of an eight-month Jaffer Express train inaugurated today. Governor Baluchistan Abdul...
Naqvi announces to open free flour centers till late night tomorrow
Lahore: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday announced to open free flour centers till late night tomorrow on Ramzan 25th Sunday. It is...
2nd T-20 between Pakistan and New Zealand to be played today
Lahore: The 2nd T-20 of five matches series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Lahore today. The match will start at nine...
Federal Cabinet Meeting Called Today Postponed
Islamabad: Federal cabinet meeting called today was postponed owing to to inevitable causes. The cabinet meeting was cancelled due to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif engagements...
PM directs to complete Imamiya Colony Railway Crossing Flyover project in three months
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the site of Imamia Colony Railway Crossing Flyover project in Lahore today, where he was given a detailed briefing...
ECP to hear contempt case against Imran, others on April 17
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday fixed a contempt case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar, including...
PAK vs NZ: Pakistan set New Zealand to chase 183 in first T20I
LAHORE: Left-handed batters Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub scored 47 each to power Pakistan to a competitive total of 182 against New Zealand in the...
Karachi: New route of electric bus service launched
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday launched the second route of the electric bus service in Karachi under its Peoples Bus Service programme. The new...
ACE starts another inquiry against Usman Buzdar
LAHORE: The anti-corruption establishment (ACE) Punjab has started another inquiry against the former chief minister Punjab Usman Buzdar. As per details, Usman Buzdar is accused...
NA passes bill ensuring parliament’s prerogative of legislation
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution stating in categorical terms that parliament’s prerogative of legislation cannot be usurped. The motion moved...
Pak vs NZ: Pakistan win toss, opt to bat against New Zealand
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand during the first T20I of the 10-match white ball series which comprises five T20Is...
Türkiye, Egypt agree to work closely on regional issues
Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to work closely on regional issues. At a joint press conference with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Ankara,...
Public opinion evident in form of parliament and constitution: COAS
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Friday said people of Pakistan were the source of power and their opinion was evident...
Shazia Marri announces increase in BISP budget to Rs400bn
ISLAMABAD: In a news conference on Friday, Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Shazia Marri announced that the budget for the Benazir Income...
Gold price soars to record high of Rs218,600 per tola
Gold prices in Pakistan jumped to an all-time high on Friday, days after the precious metal breached the Rs218,000-mark for the first time. The price...
Chinese bank to give $300 million to Pakistan today: Ishaq Dar
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is set to give Pakistan $300 million today in a move that will boost the country’s foreign...
NSC session with top brass underway
ISLAMABAD: An in-camera session of the National Assembly’s National Security Committee (NSC) is underway at the lower house, in which the military leadership is expected...
SC directs SBP to swiftly release Rs21bn funds for elections in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to immediately release Rs21 billion to...