Imran Asks Govt To Announce Elections Before His Final Call
HARIPU: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan has warned the incumbent government saying that announce elections before his final call. Addressing...
Five Children Swept Away By Flash Flood In Upper Dir
UPPER DIR: Five children were swept away by flash flood while on way back to home after attending school in Shaltalo area of Upper Dir...
830 Pakistanis Lost Their Lives in Rains, Floods
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has called for immediate humanitarian aid and rescue efforts to rehabilitate the rain and flood-affected populations...
Gold Price Declines Rs100 to Rs145,900 Per Tola
KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs100 per tola and was sold at Rs145,900 on Wednesday against its...
Indian Govt Forced Twitter to Put ‘Agent’ on Payroll, Grant Access to User Data, Says Former Security Chief
Whistle-blower alleges that the company misled regulators about deficiencies in its ability to protect users against hackers or even spam Peiter Zatko, former head of...
At Least 300 People Lost Lives,100 Injured In Devastating Rains, Flood: CM Sindh
Karachi: Chief Minister Sindh (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that as many as 300 people lost their lives and 100 others sustained injuries...
Qatari Investment Authority To Invest 3Bn Dollar In Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Qatar has agreed to make investments of up to US$3 billion in Pakistan. The brotherly country announced the initiative for Pakistan as the Prime...
Marriyum Releases Details For Depositing Donations In PM Relief Fund
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday released the details for depositing donations in the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Account 2022. In...
Nation Should Unite, Actively Participate In Flood Relief Work In Sindh: Sharjeel
Karachi: Sindh’s Minister for information and transport Sharjeel Memon has apprised that Sindh government has decided its all members of Sindh Assembly, MPAs, provincial ministers,...
ECP Postpones Second Phase Of Local Bodies Elections In Karachi Once again
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), on Wednesday, after cancelling local bodies elections in nine districts of Sindh, also postponed the second phase of...
Rehabilitation In Calamity hit Areas Are Possible Through Collective Efforts: PM
Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to accelerate rescue and relief efforts in flood-affected areas in view of the new rain spell. Monitoring the...
Ali Zaidi Files Constitutional Petition Challenging Ban On Live Coverage Of Imran Khan
Karachi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has challenged a ban in Sindh High Court (SHC) on its Chief Imran Khan’s live coverage on news channels. The PTI...
Session Court Rejects Police Demand Of Physical Remand For Shahbaz Gill
Islamabad: A session court of Islamabad has rejected the police demand of giving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shahabz Gill a seven day physical demand...
Amir Qatar Gives Warm Welcome To PM Shahaz At His Residence Diwan-e-Amiri
DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday was accorded a warm welcome as he arrived at the Diwan-e-Amiri to meet Amir of the State of...
PAC Summons Former CJP Saqib Nisar Over Dam Fund
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament on Tuesday summoned ex-chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar for an explanation on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam Fund...
Two Die of Covid-19 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,567,147....
Karachi Receives Heavy to Moderate Rain
KARACHI: Rain continued to lash several parts of Karachi from last night, after which the weather became pleasant. According to details, heavy to moderate showers...
Pakistan Railways Reclaims Tezgam’s Control After Viral Dance
KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has reclaimed the control of Tezgam train after a dance video inside the train went viral over social media. According to details,...
Sindh Govt Requests Army’s Deployment Amid Heavy Showers, Floods
Sindh Government on Tuesday wrote a letter to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to deploy the Armed Forces in aid of civil administration for...
Ukraine Girds For More Violence on Independence Day, War’s Six Month Mark
KYIV: Ukrainians on Wednesday (Aug 24) mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union in what is certain to be a...
ECP Postpones LG Polls in Hyderabad
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting to review the local body elections in the Karachi division tomorrow (Wednesday). The commission will...
Death Toll From Monsoon Rains, Floods in Balochistan Rises to 230
QUETTA: At least five more persons were killed in flash flood and monsoon rains in Balochistan, raising the death toll to 230. As per Provincial...
PM Shehbaz Meets His Qatari Counterpart
DOHA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with the Prime Minister of Qatar and Minister of State for Interior His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa...
Maryam Nawaz Thanks Qatar for Supporting Pakistan
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Qatar for supporting Pakistan.Taking to Twitter, she penned that “May...
Govt Will Not Leave Masses Alone in Hard Times of Flooding: FM
LARKANA: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari along with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the flood relief camps in Ratodero, Naudaro and Ghari...
Schools In SindhTo Remain Closed Till Thursday
KARACHI: All schools and colleges across Sindh will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday (August 24-25) amid warnings of heavy rainfall, the education department has...
EU Provides Rs76m to Assist Flood-Victims of Pakistan
The European Union is providing nearly 76 million rupees as humanitarian assistance to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts...
‘Bigg Boss’ Contestant Sonali Phogat Dies After Heart Attack
Former Bigg Boss contestant Sonali Phogat had a major heart attack which later took her life in Goa on Tuesday, August 23. The ex-BJP leader was on...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Meets Qatari Businessmen at Qatar Financial Centre
DOHA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif interacted with the prominent Qatari and Pakistani business leaders at a “Pakistan-Qatar Trade and Investment Roundtable 2022”, in Doha...
India Fires Three Officers For Accidentally Firing Missile Into Pakistan in March
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force said on Tuesday the government had sacked three officers for “accidentally” firing a missile into Pakistan in March, an...
PSX Gains 540 Points to Close at 43,366.77 Points
ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around on Tuesday, gaining 540.11points, a positive change of 1.26 percent, closing at 43,366.77...
Rupee Declines 0.46pc Against US Dollar
KARACHI: The rupee saw a tumultuous day of trading on Tuesday, beginning with a gain in the early hours of trade before ending with a...
Sindh Govt Writes Letter To ECP To Postpone Local Bodies Elections Again
Karachi: Sindh government has written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the next phase of local bodies election in Sindh....
IHC Issues Show-Cause Notice To Imran Khan Over Threatening Woman Judge
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a show-cause notice Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan over threatening a woman judge. The court also ordered...
PM Announces Exemption From Electricity Fuel Adjustment Charges
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a big relief for common people by exempting more than half of the electricity consumers from Fuel Adjustment Charges....
Bilawal, Murad Call On DC Kamber To Review Rains, Flood Situation And Relief Work
Kambar- Shahdadkot: Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the unprecedented heavy downpour followed by hill torrents have wreaked havoc in Kambar-Shahdadkot district. This...
Heavy Rainfall And Floods Claims 58 Lives In Sindh, Relief Work Continues
Sukkur: A total of 58 people have been lost their lives and 92 others injured in Sindh’s Sukkur division owing to heavy rainfall and floods...
Pakistan To Get $1.17 Bn Loan Tranche From IMF Within Six Days: SBP Governor
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Acting Governor Murtaza Syed said that Pakistan is likely to receive a $1.17 billion loan tranche from the International...
Students Of Sindh Will Learn Music And Arts In Schools
Karachi: The students in government schools in Sindh will learn music while Sindh education department has prepared recruitment of art and music teachers. Provincial Minister...
ECP Gives PTI Two-Week Time To Submit Reply On Notice For Prohibited Funding Case
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given time till September 6 to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for submitting reply on the notice for confiscation...
Zardari Says It is Time To Leave Politics, Concentrate on Helping Rain Affected People
Karachi: Co-chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) today (Tuesday) questioned that a man threatens institutions of the country and challenge that can anyone arrest him. Provincial...
PM Embarks on Two-Day Official Visit to Qatar Today
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embarks on a two-day official visit to Qatar on Tuesday to advance energy cooperation and deepen trade and investment ties. Being...
CTD Kills Terrorist In Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence agencies conducted a joint operation in Landay Shah area at the border of District Lower Dir and District...
Heavy Downpour May Trigger Urban Flooding in Various Cities: PMD
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of heavy rains generating urban flooding in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu and Sukkur on...
Asia Cup: Pakistan Cricket Team Reach Dubai
DUBAI: Pakistan cricket team reached Dubai from Amsterdam in the wee hours of Tuesday to participate in the Asia Cup 2022. After a day-long rest...
Internet Slows Down in Major Cities Again
Internet users face difficulties in the country as the internet service is affected — second such incident within a week. Internet service is facing a...
Police Raid Shahbaz Gill’s Room In Parliament Lodges
Islamabad Police raided incarcerated PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s room in Parliament Lodges late Monday and it recovered weapons, satellite phone, and foreign currency. According to...
Apple Expands Self-repair Support to MacBooks
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Monday it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching...
PM, COAS Discuss Relief Activities in Flood-hit Areas
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held telephonic conversation with Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who briefed him about Pakistan Army’s ongoing relief activities in...
Pakistan Army, FC, Administration Continue Relief, Rescue Operation in Balochistan
QUETTA: Relief and rescue operations are being continued in flood-affected areas of the province in contribution of Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan and civil...