Opening Ceremony of PSL 8th Edition to Be Held in Multan
The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee, Najam Sethi has announced that the opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League 8th Edition will be held...
PM Shehbaz Creates National Austerity Body to Slash Expenses
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a 15-member national austerity committee for cutting down the ever-increasing expenses. The finance ministry had issued according to which...
LHC Orders Rs200,000 Fine on Markets Violating 10pm closure
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered Rs200,000 fine on markets which will stay open after 10pm. Lahore Supermarket Secretary-General Muhammad Imran Saleem appeared before...
Indian Woman Wrestler Accuses Officials of Abuse
NEW DELHI: Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, one of India’s most decorated women wrestlers, has accused her federation chief and several coaches of...
US Says It’s Time for Finland, Sweden to Join NATO
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said Thursday it’s time for Turkiye to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, bluntly saying that holdout members of...
PSX Sheds By 423 Points
KARACHI: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Friday, losing 423.60 points, a negative change of 1.09 percent, closing...
Govt Suggested Names Were Not Capable Enough For Post Of Caretaker CM: Malik Ahmed Khan
Lahore: The opposition members of the committee formed to appoint caretaker cm Malik Ahmed Khan has claimed that Pervez Elahi had not trust on his...
ECP To Appoint Caretaker CM Punjab As Govt, Opposition Could Not Agree On Any Suggested Names
Lahore: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will appoint caretaker chief Minister as the government and the opposition could not reach consensus on any name...
I Don’t Feel Safe After Assassinations’ Attack, To Observe Precautions But Will Not Sit In Home In Fear: Imran
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that there is no case against him that he could be declared disqualified. In his interview...
Ridding Country Of ‘Project Imran’ Biggest Achievement Of Coalition Govt: Marriyum Aurangzeb
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the biggest achievement of the coalition government was to rid the country of “Project...
No Sigh Of Relief In Mugging Incidents In Karachi As 7 Shot Dead In Just 20 Days Of January
Karachi: There is no sigh of relief in criminal activities in Karachi as seven people including a woman were murdered from firing of the robbers....
8 Bogies Of Jafar Express Derailed In Bolan After Blast, 8 Injured
Quetta: As many as eight bogies of Jafar Express derailed from a railway track in Blaochistan areas of Bolan after a blast. After the terrorist...
FM Calls For Restructuring Of Int’l Financial Institutions To Address Complaints Of Global South
Davos: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for revamping and restructuring of the international financial institutions to address complaints of global south. Speaking a...
PTI MNAs Arrival At NA, Try To Meet Speaker NA But Not Get Permission
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of National Assembly (NA) on Friday tried to meet Speaker NA Raja Pervez Ashraf. The PTI MNAs arrived at the...
Martyred Constables Funeral Prayers Offered In KP
Peshawar: The funeral prayers of constables, who embraced martyrdom in Jamrood check post last night, Manzoor Shah, and Younus Khan have been offered in the...
Pakistan and Russia Agree To Sign Agreements For Promotion Of Cooperation In Diverse Fields
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to sign few agreements for promotion of cooperation in diverse fields. The eight session of Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC)...
JI To Celebrate Day Of Gratitude Today
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi will celebrate day of gratitude today (Friday) over success in the local government elections on Sunday. The JI Pakistan Chief Siraj...
No Decision Taken On Caretaker Set up In KP
Peshawar: No decision has been taken yet regarding a caretaker set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan has not called on...
Committee Sets Up To Appoint Caretaker CM Punjab, Meeting To Be Held Today
Lahore: A joint committee set up to appoint acting chief minister Punjab meeting will be held today at Punjab Assembly. The consultative meeting will be...
NA Speaker Accepts Resignations Of 35 More MNAs
Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has accepted the resignations of another thirty-five MNAs. According to a press release issued by the National Assembly...
PTI Demands Speaker To Accept All Resignations Of Its MNAs Or Be Given NA Posts To It
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to withdraw its MNAs resignation from the National Assembly. The decision has been taken in the party’s consultative meeting...
Legendary US Folk-rock Singer, Writer David Crosby Dies at 81
David Crosby, one of the most influential rock musicians of the 1960s and ‘70s and who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of...
Pakistan Into Super-Six stage of Women’s U19 T20 WC
POTCHEFSTROOM: A quick-fire half-century by opener Eyman Fatima carried Pakistan into the Super-Six Stage of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Eyman scored 62...
Govt Introducing Reforms in all Sectors to Cement Economy: Dar
Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with a delegation of BB Energy headed by its Group CEO Mohamed Bassatne...
Aisha Ghaus Pasha Says Govt Wants To Revive IMF programme
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that the government wants to continue programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...
PM Sharif Expresses Desire to Upgrade Economic Ties with Russia
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed Pakistan’s keen desire to upgrade its bilateral cooperation with Russia in trade, investment and economic matters. He was talking...
FM Bilawal Lauds Support by Belgium, Netherlands for Flood Victims
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib on the sidelines of World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Thursday and discussed...
Three Policemen Martyred in Khyber Agency Terrorist Attack
KHYBER: At least three policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police check-post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber Agency Thursday. According to the local...
Asif Zardari Gets Reprieve under NAB Amendments
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad accountability court on Thursday sent back the Thattha water supply and fake accounts references to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) citing a...
Nisar Khuhro likely to bag Senate seat unopposed vacated by Vawda
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nisar Khuhro is likely to bag Sindh Senate seat unopposed as his opponents have taken back their nomination papers...
NA Speaker Says Approved PTI MNAs’ Resignations After Confirmation
ISLAMABAD: The speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Thursday that he approved the resignations of those Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers who managed to...
Bird statue Fetches $100,000 as Musk Auctions Twitter HQ items
San Francisco: A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm’s...
Fire kills 15 at Armenian Military Barracks
Yerevan: A fire killed 15 servicemen and seriously injured three others in Armenia on Thursday after ripping through a military barracks overnight, the defence ministry...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Ups Pressure for more Western Weapons
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday heaped pressure on Western allies to provide Kyiv with more heavy weapons to fight Russia on the eve...
PSX Gains 44 Points, Closes at 38,831
The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 44.49 points, a positive change of 0.10 percent, closing at...
Gold Price Falls By Rs1,200 in Pakistan
The per tola price of 24 karat gold witnessed a decrease of Rs1,200 on Thursday and was traded at Rs185,300 against sale at Rs186,500 the...
Jamat-e-Islami Karachi Will Celeberate Day Of Gratitude Tomorrow
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi will celebrate day of gratitude on Friday over success in the local government elections on Sunday. The JI Pakistan Chief Siraj...
PTI Demands Fresh LG Polls In Karachi As It Rejected Recently Held Elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded re-election of Local Government Polls in Karachi. The PTI secretary general Asad Umar in its presser today in Islamabad,...
PPP Holds First Meeting With JI To Form Local Govt In Karachi
Karachi: A first meeting of parties who got major seats in Karachi local government results was held today between ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and...
CM Punjab Inaugurates Hurmat-e-Quran Portal
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi on Thursday (today) inaugurated Hurmat-e-Quran Kareem Portal after arriving in Irfah Kareem Software Technology Park. The Huramat-e-Quran portal will...
PSL Schedule To Be Announced Tomorrow After Consultations With Franchisers
LAHORE: The schedule of the eighth edition Pakistan Super League (PSL), is likely to be announced on Friday after consultations with the franchises. The Pakistan...
Babar Only Batter From Pak On ICC ODI Players Latest Rankings
Dubai: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has retained his top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Player Ranking with 887 points in hand...
India Claims Thrilling 12-run Victory Over New Zealand
HYDERABAD: India claimed a thrilling 12-run victory over New Zealand after Shubman Gill scored a double century and Mohammed Siraj picked up four wickets as...
21st Death Anniversary Of Renowned Actor Lala Sudhir Today
The 21st death anniversary of a renowned Pakistani film actor, director and producer Sudhir or Lala Sudhir was observed on Friday, January 19. Sudhir’s real...
Tremors Felt In Islamabad and Several Districts Of KP
Peshawar: Tremors were felt in capital Islamabad and Peshawar in the evening today (Thursday) The earthquake was felt in adjoining areas of Islamabad and Peshawar...
Mayor Will Be From Jamat-e-Islami (JI): Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said that a mayor Karachi will be from his party. Talking to media, the JI...
Death Anniversary of Mehnaz Begum Being Observed Today
Lahore: The tenth death anniversary of legendary Pakistani singer Mehnaz Begum is being observed on Thursday. The master of classical genres like ‘ghazal’, ‘thumri’ and...
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Should Correct Its Attitude: Saeed Ghani
Karachi: Provincial Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani has urged Jamat-e-Islami (JI) to correct its behavior adding that a woman Returning Officer...
Death anniversary of Munnu Bhai being observed today
Lahore: The 5th death anniversary of renowned poet, playwright and columnist Muneer Ahmed popularly known as Munnu Bhai is being observed on Thursday. He was...
FIR Lodged Against PTI Leaders Including Ali Zaidi Over Attack On DC Office Kemari
Karachi: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered over a clash between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party workers outside the Deputy Commissioner...