IDB Pledges Amount Of $4.2b For Pakistan’s Climate Resilience
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has pledged to finance an amount of 4.2 billion dollars over the next three years for achievement of Pakistan’s climate resilience...
Friendly Countries Support Will Help Carry Out Flood Relief Rehabilitation Work: Dar
Geneva: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the support from friendly countries and multilateral donors will not only help carry out flood relief and rehabilitation work...
PM Calls For Sustained Int’l Plan To Meet Daunting Task Of Rehabilitation Of Flood-hit Areas
Geneva: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a sustained international plan to meet the daunting task of reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-affected areas and...
ECP Rejects Plea against Ishaq Dar’s Senate Membership
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday turned down a petition seeking to declare PML-N leader Ishaq Dar’s Senate seat vacant over his failure...
COAS Asim Munir Meets Saudi Crown Prince
RIYADH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman. Both high ups...
Pakistan Reports 17 Coronavirus Cases, One Death in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,970. The...
Qila Saifullah Accident Claims Lives of Seven
QILA SAIFULLAH: At least seven persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in head-on collision between a bus and a van in Qila Saifullah,...
3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Mirpur, Adjoining Areas
MIRPUR: An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale jolted Mirpur and its adjoining areas in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on late Sunday night. According...
Rana Sanaullah Blames Imran for Economic Woes
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah held Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan responsible for the economic woes. Hitting back at the deposed premier, Mr Sanaullah...
Pakistan Risks ‘Extraordinary Misery’ Without Flood Recovery Help: UN
GENEVA: The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year s devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery,...
PM Arrives In Geneva To Co-host ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ Conference
GENEVA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday arrived here along with a high-level delegation to co-chair an international conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’, along...
Coalition Govt Striving Hard To Steer Pakistan Out Of Challenges: Kaira
Lala Musa: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira says coalition government is striving hard to steer the...
Farooq-Khalid Agree Not To Admit LG Polls Results Held Under Pre-poll Rigging
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement -Pakistan (MQM-P) convenor Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddique has said that we will not admit results of elections which will be held...
Political Engineering Is Being Carried Out In Karachi, South Punjab To Weaken PTI: Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has rejected reservations of Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi while keeping on his bombardment in former army chief...
Final Phase Of LG Polls In 16 Districts Of Karachi, Hyderabad To Be Held On January 15
Karachi:Electioneering for the second and final phase of local body elections scheduled for next Sunday in sixteen districts of Karachi and Hyderabad Divisions of Sindh...
MoFA Launches Song To Highlight Flood VIctims’ Trauma
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a song “Aao Hum Kucch Aisa Karein” to highlight flood victims’ trauma and appeals to the spirit of...
Next Mayor Of Karachi Will Be From PPP: Saeed Ghani
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Karachi division president and provincial minister Saeed Ghani has claimed that his party will become the biggest party in the...
Karachi Which Runs The Country Is On Criminals Target, Demands Protection To City From Govt: Hafiz Naeem
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said that some people are being broken while a time of make and break politics...
PM Shehbaz Left for Geneva To Co-host Climate Conference
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday left for Geneva for the International Conference on Resilient Pakistan which is aimed at marshalling support to rebuild...
MQM-P Changes Date Of Protest Against Disputed Delimitation In Karachi For LG Polls
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has changed date of its protest against disputed delimitation in Karachi for Local Bodies Polls second in Karachi and...
PPP Will Hold Power Show In Karachi In Context Of LG Polls
Karachi: As Local Bodies Polls are approaching nearer, the political turmoil has intensified as provincial rulling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will hold a power show...
PM Shehbaz Hold Telephonic Conversation With MD IMF On His Request Regarding Geneva Moot
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a constructive call with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva regarding the International Conference on Resilient Pakistan...
JI To Stage Protest In Front Of Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum Against Any Delay In LG Polls
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami Karachi will hold stage a protest in front of Quaid-e-Azam mausoleum today against any delay in second phase of Local Bodies Elections (LB...
Pakistan Has Net Foreign Reserves Of $10.5 Bln: Ishaq Dar
Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at nearly $6 billion along with the reserves...
Pakistan, Kuwait Vow to Diversify Bilateral Cooperation
Pakistan and Kuwait have reiterated their mutual commitment to further expand and diversify special bilateral relations. An understanding to this effect reached during a telephonic...
Sania Mirza Reveals Her Retirement Plans
Sania Mirza, India’s former doubles world number one, said she would call time on her career after next month’s Dubai Tennis Championships after her 2022...
UN News Urdu Version Will Expand World body’s Outreach: Munir
The United Nations has launched the Urdu version of UN News. Welcoming this development, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram...
Fired-up Sabalenka Races into Adelaide Final
Adelaide: World number five Aryna Sabalenka surged into the final of the Adelaide International Saturday, crushing Romanian veteran Irina-Camelia Begu for the loss of just...
Russia’s Medvedev Snaps Back After US Appeal over Ukraine war
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned the United States that hypersonic missiles would soon be deployed to NATO’s shores with ammunition package of Zircon...
Ishaq Dar’s Assets, Bank Accounts Unfrozen
An accountability court ordered on Saturday unfreezing of assets and bank accounts of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Judge Muhammad Bashir, in a written verdict, stated...
LHC Fixes Petition Against Imran Khan’s Disqualification in Toshakhana Case for hearing
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will take up a petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) to disqualify PTI Chairman Imran Khan in...
Climate Resilient Pakistan Moot: PM Shehbaz to Leave for Geneva on Sunday
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is all set to leave for Geneva on Sunday to co-host, along with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the...
Pakistan Reports 24 Coronavirus Cases in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,575,935. The nationwide...
Three Siblings Die as Hut Catches Fire in Karachi
KARACHI: Three siblings aged between five to seven years where killed when a hut caught fire in Kati Pahari area of Karachi. Eye-witnesses said that...
Maryam Nawaz in Good Condition After Throat Surgery in Geneva: Info Minister
ISLAMABAD; Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz was in good condition after her throat...
SHC Temporarily Hands over Custody of Minor girl to Parents
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered to temporarily hand over the custody of the 14-year-old girl — who was reported missing from Karachi...
PM Announces To Confer Civil Awards To Martyred Naveed Sadiq, Nasir Abbas
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced conferring Hilal-e-Shujaat upon ISI Director Naveed Sadiq Shaheed and Sitara-e-Shujaat upon Inspector Nasir Abbas Shaheed, who embraced martyrdom...
Sindh Governor Meets Afaq Ahmed In Continuing His Efforts To Unite All Factions Of MQM
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori here on Friday held a meeting with Chairman of Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) Afaq Ahmed here on Friday....
Pakistan Committed To Complete IMF Programme: PM
ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva on Friday called Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif over telephone, expressed her deep sympathy and...
PTI Is Mulling Over To Resign From PA If Its Dissolution Were Delayed
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is mulling over for tendering resignations from Punjab Assembly if dissolution of PA were delayed. The PTI leadership said that if...
Shehbaz Sharif Launches Establishment Of HAZECO
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, fulfilling the demands of the people of Hazara region, today (Friday) launched the establishment of Hazara Electric Supply Company (HAZECO)....
Bad Light Ends 2nd Test In Draw Just Before 15 Runs Short Of NZ Target After Splendid Performance Of Sarfaraz
Karachi: The Second test between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a draw owing to bad light after a thrilling second innings with superb performance...
Sarfaraz Decisive Ton In 2nd Innings, Overall Heroic Performance Against Kivi’s In Second Test
Karachi: Sarfaraz has shown heroic performance in the second test against New Zealand as he scored century in second innings and half century in first...
Dollar Prices Increased By 50 Paisa In Open Market
Karachi: According to exchange companies association, the US dollar prices uptick on Friday (today) by 50 paisa in the open market. The dollar prices stand...
Sarfaraz, Saud Splendid Partnership Brought Pak In Decisive Phase Against N Z In 2nd Test
KARACHI: Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel brilliant 99 runs partnership brought to decisive phase in the second test. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahme scored a brilliant...
Shah Rukh Khan Starrer Movie Pathan Banned In Modi’s State Gujrat
New Delhi: Torch bearer of independence of expression once again exposed by the Hindutava parties hate for minorities specially for Muslims unearthed as they demanded...
Shahbaz Gill Could Be Indicted Once Again In Case Of Inciting For Revolt Against National Institution
Islamabad: A local court of Islamabad on Friday could not be indicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill and others in the case of inciting...
Pakistan Denies Reports of Airstrikes Targeting TTP Hideouts in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has rejected reports that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan as “utterly baseless and malicious”. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch issued...
Islamabad, Beijing Agree to Fast-track Bilateral Cooperation
Pakistan and China have agreed to maintain close communication to fast-track the bilateral cooperation agenda for mutual benefit of the people of the two countries...
US House in Chaos After Kevin McCarthy Loses Speaker Votes
The US House of Representatives is in chaos as the Republican Party failed for a second consecutive day to elect a leader in the house....