Pakistan Welcomes Masarat Alam Bhat As New Chairman Of APHC
Islamabad: Pakistan has welcomed the decision by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference to appoint Masarat Alam Bhat as the new Chairman of APHC along with...
Preparations For Pakistan, New Zealand Series On Full Swing
Lahore: All the preparations for New Zealand tour of Pakistan after 18 years are on full swing as kivi team will arrive in the country...
Five Died As Bus Falls Into Seasonal Nullah in Gujrat
GUJRAT:At least five people died while four have been rescued as a speeding bus fell into a seasonal nullah in Gujrat today (Wednesday). Receiving information...
FM Calls For An Enhanced Int’l Community’s Engagement In Afghanistan
Islamabad: Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for an enhanced international community’s engagement to prevent a humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan. Addressing...
Coronavirus Claims More 83 Deaths Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 83 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,190,136. The...
Will Support Shahbaz If Party Nominates Him For PM Post: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday has criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and said that it has failed to deliver....
Chairman Senate Along With Delegation Calls On Governor Punjab
Lahore: A delegation of Senators headed by Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday Called on Governor Punjab Chauhry Muhammad Sarwar in Lahore. The delegation...
Govt Departments Are Also Accountable For Korangi Factory Fire: Court
Karachi: A session court of Karachi has directed the police to name the Sindh Building Control Authority and Labour and Human Resource Department in the...
Chingchi Harassment Case: Victim Identifies Four Suspects
LAHORE: The victim in the Chingchi harassment case has identified at least four suspects among the men paraded before her in the presence of the...
Shahbaz Expresses Concern On Exclusion Of Pakistan’s Name From Emerging Economies
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed concern over exclusion of Pakistan’s name from...
ECP Rejects Use Of EVMs For Next General Elections
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) while it listed down 37 reservations, including that electronic voting machines (EVMs)...
PM To Launch Digitalized Cadastral Map Of Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the cadastral map of Islamabad today to curb land record tampering, ensure monitoring of construction through imagery and...
Rohri: Two Bogies Of Bahauddin Zakaria Express Derailed, No One Hurt
Sukkur: Two bogies of Bahauddin Zakaria Express, heading from Karachi to Lahore, derailed at Rohri near Sukkur on Wednesday morning, spreading panic among the passengers....
Metro Bus Service In Lahore Resumed After 11 Days
LAHORE: Residents of the provincial capital took a sigh of relief after metro bus service resumed after a hiatus of 11 days. According to details,...
Sindh Govt Extended Business Hours For Traders In Karachi and Hyderabad
KARACHI: Following the strike of Karachi’s Tajir Action Committee, the Sindh government has extended business hours for the traders in Karachi and Hyderabad. Sindh Local...
If We Were Heard The Situation In Afghanistan Would Have Been Different: Fawad
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information said that If were heard the situation would have been different in Afghanistan Talking to BBC World News, he said...
Navy Day Being Celebrated Across The Country Today
Islamabad: Navy day is being celebrated across the country with national zeal and fervor. In a message in connection with the day, Naval Chief Admiral...
Neighboring Countries’ FMs to Discuss Afghan Situation Today
ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of Pakistan, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan issue among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan will be held in virtual format...
Newly Appointed CS Punjab Calls on PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and discussed administrative matters of the province. Chief...
Pakistan, German, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Passing Exercise in Arabian Sea
KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Alamgir (F 260) and German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with guided-missile...
CM Sindh Orders Action Against Officials Involved in Fake Domiciles Scam
KARACHI: Sindh government has decided on Tuesday to take strict action against the officials involved in issuing the fake domiciles, Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) in...
FM Qureshi Receives Call From His Romanian Counterpart
ISLAMABAD: Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Arsco telephoned Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the current situation in Afghanistan in...
New Postings, Appointments in Pakistan Army: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army on Tuesday announced new postings and appointments in its ranks. According to a statement on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said...
Sheikh Rasheed Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed called on Prime Minister Imran Khan. In the meeting, Sheikh Rasheed briefed the Prime Minister on the situation in...
Speaker Punjab Assembly Opposes PMDA Bill
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi termed the Pakistan Media Development Authority as a controversial bill. Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi met the...
Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund To Head New Afghanistan Government
KABUL: Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has been named as Afghanistan’s new acting head of state. The Taliban, who swept into Kabul on August 15 following...
Bearish Trend Continues At PSX
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a negative trend on the second day of the business week. The market closed with 188 points lower...
Babar Azam Unhappy With Squad Selection For T20 World Cup
LAHORE: Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is reportedly not happy with the squad selection for the T20 World Cup, sources said. According to the sources, Babar...
Rupee Continues To Slide Against US Dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee depreciated 40 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Tuesday. According to the State Bank...
Punjab Government Did A Lot of Work In The Last Three years: CM Buzdar
LAHORE: A delegation of KP parliamentarians’ led by provincial minister Shaukat Yousafzai had called on CM Buzdar at his office in Lahore to discuss matters...
Two Soldiers Embrace Martyrdom In IED Explosion
North Waziristan: Two Pak Army soldiers embraced martyrdom in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion in Dosalli area of North Waziristan. The explosion took place when...
Death Anniversary Of Ashfaq Ahmad Being Observed Today
The 17th death anniversary of eminent writer, playwright and broadcaster Ashfaq Ahmad is being observed on Tuesday. Ashfaq Ahmad wrote dozens of TV dramas and...
Reshuffle Or Change In Administrative Machinery Is The Right Of CM Punjab: Fayyaz
Lahore: Spokesman of Government of Punjab Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan has said that a reshuffle or change in the administrative machinery is a legal and...
NEPRA Imposes Fine Of Rs 28 Mln On SEPCO
Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 28 million on Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) on charges of negligence...
Karachi Court Revokes Bail of Korangi Factory Owners
Karachi: Karachi court has revoked the interim bails of Hassan Ali Mehta and Faisal Tariq in the Korangi factory fire case. Last month, 17 labourers...
PPP Will Continue To Work For Rights Of Media: Bilawal
MULTAN: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that they were fully prepared for the long march against the government and...
SSSI Spent Rs 650 Million On 10 Coronavirus Patients
Karachi: Sindh Social Security Institute (SSSI) spent more than Rs 650 million on 10 patients of Coronavirus on the recommendation of an officer involved in...
PM Constitutes Committee To Evolve Policy For Land Acquisition
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed serious reservations on the process for acquiring land of poor people in Islamabad to distribute plots among bureaucrats,...
Grounded Ship At Karachi Beach Re-floated After Seven Weeks
KARACHI: The cargo ship stuck off at Karachi beach has finally started floating after 48 days. The operation to rescue stranded cargo ship Hang Tong...
New Chief Secretary and IG Punjab Appointed
Islamabad: Punjab bureaucracy has witnessed another reshuffle as Kamran Ali Afzal has been appointed as Chief Secretary Punjab replacing Jawad Rafique Malik. While Rao Sardar...
Heavy Rains Predicted In Karachi On September 9th and 10th
Karachi: Rain will start today from Sindh’s eastern areas while downpour will lash in Karachi on September 9th and 10th. According to chief meterologist Sardar...
Female Engineer Invents Robot To Harvest Dates From Palms With Solar Energy
Saudi Arabia’s citizen Nada Al-Bitar obtained a patent for a robot that can harvest dates from palms with solar energy. And she explained during her...
PM Vows To Facilitate Judiciary In Dispensing Speedy, Inexpensive Justice
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured to extend every possible cooperation to the judiciary in dispensing speedy and inexpensive justice to the common man....
Shahid Khaqan Announces To Approach SC In Case Of Chairman NAB Extension
Islamabad: Former Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbassi has said that there is no provision in law to extend the term of Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB)....
Fourth Wave Of Coronavirus Continues To Wreak Havoc As More 98 Died
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 98 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,186,234. The...
Air Force Day Being Observed Today With National Zeal
Islamabad: Air Force Day is being observed today (Tuesday) with national zeal to commemorate the dexterity and valour of the defenders of air space of...
Italian FM Meets COAS General Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional...
CM Gb Calls on PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said development and promotion of tourism will bring prosperity to Gilgit-Baltistan. He was talking to the Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan...
Delegation Level Talks Between Pakistan and Italt at FO
ISLAMABAD: Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio is in Islamabad on a two-day official visit, to hold talks with Pakistani leadership on evolving situation in...
Trade Deficit Increases by 119.9%
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to a whopping $7.49 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY2021-22), data released by the...