Inter-provincial Transport To Be Suspended On Saturday and Sunday
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to ban inter-provincial transport for two days, on Saturday and Sunday, with effect from April...
Sindh Announces School Closure For 15 Days
Karachi: Department of Education Sindh has decided to close private and government school from elementary to eighth class for 15 days. محکمہ تعلیم سندھ نے...
PPP And PML-N Have Shrunk To Provincial Parties: Fawad Chaudhry
LAHORE:Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that Maryam Nawaz and Bilawal Bhutto politics have restricted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to...
South Africa Scores 342 Runs Target For Pakistan In Second ODI
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has scored 342 runs target for Pakistan in 2nd One Day International at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Aiden Markram...
CM Punjab Wishes Christian Community Happy Easter
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzar has said that the real message of Easter is to spread happiness among others. In his message on...
Asad Umar Appeals Nation To Strictly Adhere To Precautions Against COVID-19
Islamabad: Minister for Planning Asad Umar has appealed the nation to strictly adhere to the precautions against COVID-19 and cooperate with administration in enforcing SOPs...
Lahore:Dr Faisal Visits Vaccination Center To Administer Vaccination To His Parents
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Sunday the government was enhancing health facilities in the wake of increasing...
Maulana Fazlur Rehman Is Still Unwell
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman is still unwell and undergoing treatment. According to sources, Maulana Fazlur Rehman...
Pakistan Win The Toss Asked South Africa To Bat In Second ODI
JOHANNESBURG: Pakistan won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the second one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday....
5,020 Persons Tested Positive For COVID-19 In The Past 24 hours
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 81 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 687,908. The...
Single Dose CanSino Vaccine Administration To Commence From April 5: Umar
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Saturday was apprised that the single dose CanSino Covid vaccine administration would commence in all the...
Ghani Gives Proposal To Close Schools in Sindh For Two Weeks
KARACHI: The Sindh government is reviewing its policy on closure of schools as coronavirus cases continue to increase across the province. Education Minister Saeed Ghani...
Temperature in Karachi Touches 44 ºCelsius
KARACHI: Maximum temperature in Karachi soared to 44 ºCelsius on Saturday afternoon during the ongoing heatwave in the region, quoting the Met Office. The heatwave...
Karachi Traders Refuse To Close Businesses at 8pm
KARACHI: Traders in Karachi have refused to accept the closure of businesses in the city by 8:00 pm amid the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and...
PM Khan Puzzled Over Not Being Invited To Climate Change Summit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he is puzzled at the cacophony over Pakistan not being invited to climate change conference. Prime...
Fawad Says Ramazan Will Fall on April 14
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has on Saturday said that Ramzan will fall on April 14 in Pakistan. The minister took...
JKT Gets Interim Bail in Sugar Scandal
LAHORE: A banking court granted interim bail to the PTI leader and his son in cases against them relating to alleged fraud and money laundering...
Indictment of Rana Sanaullah in Drugs Recovery Case Delayed
LAHORE: Indictment of PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah delayed again due to non presence of anyi-narcotica court judge. Talking to media person Sanaullah said that unprincipled...
Bollywood Actress Alia Bhatt Tests COVID Positive
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has been tested positive for coronavirus.The actress took to social media and confirmed the unfortunate news, stating, “I have tested...
Eight PDM Parties Agree To Serve Show-cause Notices to PPP, ANP
ISLAMABAD: 27 senators in the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have agreed to form an independent opposition alliance in the Senate. According to sources,...
Three Afghan Security Personnel Killed in Helicopter Crash
KANDAHAR: At least three Afghan security personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, with the Taliban claiming to...
Inflation Increases 9.1pc in March
ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based monthly inflation increased by 9.1 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2021 as compared to an increase...
Sindh Seeks Ban On Inter-Provincial Public Transport
KARACHI: Sindh government has written a letter to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) seeking a ban on inter-provincial public transport and granting approval...
Pakistan Beat South Africa After Nail Biting Encounter in First ODI
CENTURION: A century by Babar Azam set up a three-wicket, last-ball win for Pakistan in the first one-day international against South Africa at SuperSport Park...
Myanmar Cuts Internet Service Amid Coup Protests
YANGON: Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the...
No Trade With India Until Resolution of Kashmir Conflict: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has categorically rejected normalization of trade ties with India and said that it could not happen unless the special constitutional...
COVID-19 Spread: UK Puts Pakistan To ‘Red List’
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) has added more countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh to its red list from April 9 – 2021 in order to...
Multinational Air Exercise Underway
ISLAMABAD: A multinational air exercise titled “ACES MEET 2021-1” is underway in full swing at an operational base of Pakistan Air Force. According the spokesperson...
Building Collapses in Karachi
KARACHI: At least four people were trapped after a three-storey building collapsed in Karachi during an anti-encroachment operation in the surroundings of Orangi Town drainage...
Solution of Kashmir Issue Essential For Talks With India: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office says Pakistan has never shied away from talks with India but an enabling environment needs to be created for it. At his...
KSE-100 Index Loses 127 Points
KARACHI: Selling pressure persisted at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, which pulled the KSE-100 index down by 127 points as poor economic data...
Children Not Allowed In Saudi Arabia’s Prophet’s Mosque During Ramadan
JEDDAH: Children under the age of 15 will not be allowed to enter the Prophet’s Mosque and its courtyards during Ramadan as a precautionary measure...
Sindh Contacts Chinese Company CanSino For Procurement Of Coronavirus Vaccine
KARACHI: The Sindh government has written a letter to Chinese CanSino Bio company for the procurement of 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses. The letter has...
NCOC Expressed Concerns Over Non Implementation Of Its Instructions
Islamabad: National Command and Operation Centre has expressed satisfaction over procurement process of vaccines and its subsequent rollout process to federating units. In the morning...
Sachin Tendulkar Hospitalized After Testing Positive For Coronavirus
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar, who last week revealed that he had tested positive for coronavirus, tweeted on Friday, saying that he had been hospitalised “as...
Folk Singer Shaukat Ali Passes Away
Punjabi folk singer Shaukat Ali has passed away in Lahore at the age of 78. Family members have confirmed his death. According to his son...
South Africa Set 274 Run Target For Pakistan In First ODI
Centurion: South Africa on Friday posted a 274-run target for Pakistan in the 1st of three ODIs at Centurion, with help from middle-order batsman Rassie...
MQM-P Delegation Calls on Governor Sindh
Karachi: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) delegation on Friday called on Governor Sindh Imran Ismail at the governor house. The MQM-P delegation comprised three members...
Baber Awan Contracts To Coronavirus
Islamabad: Prime Minister adviser on law Baber Awan contracted to coronaviurs on Friday. The PM’s adviser took to twitter to inform that little signs of...
Actress Saba Qamar Not Getting Married With Azeem
Actress Saba Qamar took to Instagram early on Friday, to announce that she is not getting married. The actress wrote, “I have a very important...
Taiwan Train Crash Kills At Least 48 People
Taipei: At least 48 people were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed while partially inside a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday. 66...
Maryam Nawaz Expresses Happiness Over SC Verdict On NA-75 Daska
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has expressed happiness over the decision of Supreme Court (SC) to hold re-polling in National Assembly...
Heatwave To Continue For More Two Days: Met Dept
Karachi: It is likely that heatwave will continue in Karachi for two coming days while the meteorological department has predicted that mercury will go beyond...
Kashmala Tariq’s Son Gets Bail In Traffic Accident Case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted bail to former MNA Kashmala Tariq’s son in a case pertaining to a traffic accident that...
Third Wave Of Coronavirus Intensified As 5,234 cases Reported Across Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 83 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 678,165. The...
Pakistan Invite Host South Africa To Bat After Winning Toss In First ODI
KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday won the toss and opted to field first in the first ODI against South Africa. The green shirts will play a...
Russian FM To Arrive in Pakistan on April 6
ISLAMABAD: Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will visit Pakistan on April 6-7 to hold talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. According to...
Pakistan-India Relations Dependent Upon Kashmir: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that Pakistan wishes to normalise relations with India but it won’t be...