Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years
WEB DESK: Bill and Melinda Gates announced in identical tweets Monday that they were ending their 27-year marriage. They said they “no longer believe” that...
Interior Ministry Notifies 5-Day Eid Holidays
ISLAMABAD: The federal interior ministry has released Eid holiday notification announcing 10- to 15 May as off days across Pakistan on account of Eid. According...
Chinese Envoy Calls on General Qamar Javed Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi today (Monday). Matters of mutual interest, recent developments in Afghan...
PM Imran Decides To Remove Concerns of EU
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan while chairing an important meeting to review European Parliament resolution against Pakistan’s GSP plus status said that no compromise would...
Yasmeen Rashid Hints At More COVID-Related Restrictions
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid said that protection of people's health and lives is the first priority. Facilities are being created for the...
President Calls For Promoting Knowledge-Economy
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for promoting knowledge-economy and digitalization of government organizations to enhance the efficiency of work and service delivery. He...
Ethereum Breaks Past $3,000
SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency ether hit a record high of $3,017 on Monday, extending last week’s rally in the wake of a report that the European Investment...
JKT, Son’s Bail Extended in Sugar Scam
LAHORE: The bail of PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in the sugar scandal case has been extended till May 19. The...
Selena Gomez to Play an Influencer Addicted to Social Media in Her New Film
The singer has signed on to a thrilled titled, Spiral, in which she will essay the role of a social media influencer “whose addiction to social...
India’s COVID-19 Case Total Nears 20 Million
NEW DELHI: India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of...
Govt Unveils Electoral Reforms Agenda To Ensure Transparency In Election Process
Islamabad:The government has prepared an electoral reforms agenda to ensure transparency and fairness in the election process. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain...
Federal Govt Decreases School Fees By 20 Percent In Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has notified a 20 percent fee concession for closed Islamabad education institutes for the month of April and onward in the wake...
Murad Ordered To Get SOPs implemented In Hyderabad, Karachi East
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi on Monday, has decided to take further strict steps in Hyderabad and district East Karachi...
Federal Cabinet To Meet Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday (tomorrow). A federal cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Imran...
Shahbaz Demands Legislation For Journalists Protection
Karachi: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif on occasion of the world press freedom day paying homage to journalists and labourers of pens has...
Jahangir Tareen Denies Reports Of Contacts With PML-N and PPP
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Monday denied reports of contacts with opposition’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)....
Bilawal Demands Lifting Declared, Undeclared Curbs On Media
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure...
Seventy Million People To Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19 By End Of This Year
Islamabad: Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan says the vaccination of people aged above forty years has been started from today. Briefing...
Info Minister Reiterates Govt’s Commitment To Ensure Free, Independent Media
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensure free and independent media in the country. In his...
Court Extended Interim Bail Of Jahangir Tareen and Ali Tareen
LAHORE: A Lahore sessions court and a banking crimes court extended the interim bail granted to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali...
79 Deaths Reported In Last 24 Hours By Novel Coronavirus
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 79 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 834,146. The...
Firdous Scolds AC For Failing To Control Sale Of Substandard Items In Ramadan bazaars.
Sialkot: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has reprimanded Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf for failing to control the sale of...
DRAP Introduces Online Application Management System
Reforms in the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) are in full swing, with DRAP introducing an online application management system. According to the details,...
PM Directs To Focus On Development Projects In Next Fiscal Budget
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran khan has directed that development projects should be focused in next fiscal budget and special attention should be paid for reduction...
NCOC Issues Guidelines For Different Religious Occasions
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre has issued SOPs for Youm-e-Ali majalis, Eid prayers, Shab-e-Qadr prayers, Jummatul Wida and aitkaaf this year. According to...
NCOC Decides To Ban Inbound Pedestrian Movement From Afghanistan, Iran
In view of restricting new variants of COVID-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Center (NCOC) has decided to cease the inbound pedestrian...
PM Pays Surprise Visit To Different Areas Of Islamabad To Monitor Corona SOPs
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the people specifically shopkeepers to observe Standard operating procedures against COVID-19 to contain the virus. During his without...
PPP, PML-N Are Product Of Rigged System: Farrukh Habib
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday that why Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are running...
President Asks Ulema To Ensure SOPs In Mosques
President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked the Ulema to ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in mosques as we need to demonstrate the discipline like a...
Lock-down Helped Decreasing Number Of Corona Patients: Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid on Sunday that the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals has decreased to an extent. “On April 25,...
Fawad Regrets Escaping Tactic Of PML-N From Talks On Electoral Reforms
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has regretted the escaping tactic of PML-N from talks on electoral reforms. In a tweet on Sunday,...
KP CM Meets Women MPAs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Sunday met with women members of the Provincial Assembly and discussed with them the present political situation besides provincial...
Shahbaz Sharif Turns Down Suggestion To Use Electronic Machines In Elections
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) has rejected the suggestion of using electronic voting machine. In a statement,...
Punjab CM Visits Different Parts Of Lahore, Examines Implementation Of COVID SOPs
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmed Buzdar visited different parts of Lahore today (Sunday). The CM examined the implementation of restrictions and adherence to Standard...
More 113 People Succumbs To Coronavirus
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 113 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 829,933. The...
Maryam Rejects PM’s Invitation on Electoral Reforms
LAHORE: Reacting to Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement on electoral reforms, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said that the party accused in Daska by-poll rigging...
Punjab Bans Itikaf Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
LAHORE: Punjab government Saturday imposed a ban on Itikaf (self-isolation in the month of Ramazan’s last 10 days) in all the mosques of the province....
President Alvi Urges Ulema To Play Role in Implementing Covid SOPs
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged Ulema to play their role in implementing precautionary measures against Covid-19 during Ramzan. In his telephonic conversation with...
We Condemn EU Parliament’s Resolution On Blasphemy: Tahir Ashrafi
ISLAMABAD: Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Maulana Tahir Ashrafi has said that all minority communities living in Pakistan are enjoying complete...
Pakistan Beat Zimbabwe By Innings and 116 Runs in First Test
HARARE: Fast bowler Hasan Ali registered career best figures of 5-36 to lead Pakistan to a comprehensive innings and 116 run annihilation of Zimbabwe in...
PPP Safeguarded Labours’ Rights: Bilawal
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Saturday said the selected government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) proved to be a disaster for the...
Savior Aly, Ali Ansari Are Engaged Now
KARACHI: Pakistani actress Saboor Aly and actor Ali Ansari are the newest celebrity couple in the town after they confirmed their engagement on Saturday. The Gul-o-Gulzar star...
Weekly Inflation Goes Up
ISLAMABAD: Inflation based on Sensitive Price Index for the combined consumption group for the week ended on April 29 witnessed a nominal increase of 0.05...
Pakistan Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned terrorist attack in Logar province of Afghanistan. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri conveyed Pakistan’s...
ECP Accepts PML-N Plea For Vote Recount In NA-249 By-election
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has accepted the plea of PML-N’s Miftah Ismail asking for a vote recount in the NA-249 by-election in...