Islamabad Court to Penalise Shahbaz Gill in Sedition case
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Saturday rejected the bail for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill and announced penalising him over inciting state...
Rashid Gets Bail in Murree Case
A court in the federal capital granted post-arrest bail to Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid in a case registered by the Murree police...
Pakistan Army Officers Martyred in Balochistan Blast Laid to Rest
RAWALPINDI: Two officers of Pakistan Army were laid to lest with full military honour in their hometowns after they embraced martyrdom in an Improvised Explosive...
PM Shehbaz Lays Foundation Stone of Bab-e-Pakistan in Lahore
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a long-delayed Bab-e-Pakistan project in Lahore. Under the project, a memorial will be...
PM Directs to Ensure Full Implementation of Apex Committee Decisions
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure full implementation of the decisions taken by the Apex Committee. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on overall...
Suleman Shehbaz Appears Before Lahore Court in Money Laundering Case
LAHORE: Suleman Shehbaz, the younger son of Prime Minister Shehbaz, on Saturday appeared before a court in Lahore in the money laundering case. The special...
30 More Covid Cases Reported
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,495. The nationwide...
Apple to Defend Mobile Payment System at Feb14 EU Hearing
BRUSSELS: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators that it does not block rivals’ access to its technology used for mobile wallets...
Ravindra Jadeja Accused of Ball Tampering
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was accused of ball tampering by Australian media on Thursday during the ongoing first Test in Nagpur. Video footage of the...
WB Appreciates Pace of Reforms for Sales tax Harmonisation
ISLAMABAD: Regional Director World Bank Mathew Verghis appreciated the progress made in harmonising the Sales Tax by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). He said this...
U.S. Shoots Down Car-sized Unidentified Object Flying Above Alaska
WASHINGTON: A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified object flying high over Alaska, U.S. officials said, less than a week after the military...
ECC Approves Hike in Prices of 20 Drugs
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Friday gave its approval for increasing the prices of 20 medicines, including the rates...
LHC Orders ECP to Hold Polls in Province Within 90 days
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold elections in the province in 90 days. The LHC Justice...
PM Sharif Stresses Inter-provincial Coordination to Improve Country’s Security
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that no lapse in the country’s security would be tolerated and inter-provincial coordination should be improved to...
Safdar Says He Is Not Seeing Maryam Nawaz Becoming PM In Near Future
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Captain (retired) Safdar on Friday said he is not seeing Maryam Nawaz as prime minister in near future. “Not seeing Maryam...
Sindh Transport Dept Rebuts Claims of Closure of BRT Red Line Project
KARACH: Secretary to Sindh transport department Abdul Haleem Sheikh on Friday said reports claiming the closure of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project...
Petition Filed Against Imran Over His Claims of Hiring Assassins to Kill Him
PESHAWAR A: petition was filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan with the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday over his claims of hiring...
Marriyum Sees no Possibility of Quitting IMF Programme, blames Imran
ABBOTTABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Friday that there is no quitting to...
North Korea Shows off Largest-ever Number of Nuclear Missiles
North Korea showcased its missiles including intercontinental ballistic missiles during a nighttime parade in Pyongyang. State media reported today, night parade showed as many as...
14 SAPMs to Work Without Perks
ISLAMABAD: Amid dilapidating economic conditions of the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the request that 14 of his special assistants work on a...
LHC Announces Ban on Tree Cutting to curb Smog in Lahore
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Friday imposed a ban on the cutting of trees in a bid to control the smog in the city,...
Maryam Nawaz Meets PML-N KP Social Media Team
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and party chief organiser Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that the social media wing has bravely and...
Bill Gates Says ChatGPT ‘Will Change Our World’
BERLIN: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes ChatGPT, a chatbot that gives strikingly human-like responses to user queries, is as significant as the invention of the...
ECP Bins PTI’s Request to Hold By-Elections on March 19
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dismissed on Friday a request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of hold by-elections on March 19. As per the...
AstraZeneca Goes for Growth With New Drugs as COVID Sales Wane
LONDON: AstraZeneca (AZN.L) forecast growth in 2023 earnings and revenue as the British drug maker seeks to offset declining sales of COVID-19 medicines with its...
Two Army officers Martyred In Kohlu Sanitisation Operation
Rawalpindi: As many as two soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom on Friday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off during a sanitisation operation...
Two Soldiers Martyred in IED Blast in Balochistan
RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers were martyred after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near them during a “sanitisation operation” in Balochistan’s Kohlu area, the military’s media wing...
Incompetent, Unqualified Imran Govt Threw 24 Number Economy To 47 In Last 5 Years: Dar
Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the parleys with the global lender ended “positively” and the government will have to impose Rs170 billion in...
Sheikh Rashid Moves IHC For Bail in Zardari Remarks Case
ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday filed a bail plea in the Islamabad High Court (LHC) in a case related...
IMF Welcomes PM Shahbaz Commitment For Safeguard Macroeconomic Stability
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to continue talks on a bailout deal, delaying the disbursement of $1.1 billion in funding...
Weekly Inflation Up By 0.17 Percent
Islamabad: The weekly inflation, measured by Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.17 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended...
7th Death Anniversary Of Fatima Surayya Bajia Being Observed Today
Web Desk: The 7th death anniversary of famous TV playwright and Urdu novelist Fatima Surayya Bajia is being observed on Friday. The veteran writer received...
ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup begins in South Africa today
Johannesburg: The ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup begins in South Africa today. Ten teams are taking part in the International Cricket Council (ICC) cup. The...
Sindh Govt Establishes Camps To Collect Necessary Goods For Turkiye, Syria Earthquake Victims
Karachi: Sindh Government has established camps for collecting necessary goods for the earthquake-hit people of Turkiye and Syria, across the province which will functional from...
PM Shahbaz, President Ali Express Deep Grief and Sorrow Over Sad Demise Of Amajad Islam Amjad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi have expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Amjad...
Govt Allocates Rs 10 Billion To Help Turkey Earthquake Relief Efforts
Islamabad:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that the federal government has allocated Rs10 billion to help Turkey’s earthquake relief efforts, saying that Pakistan will...
Prominent Poet And Play Writer Amjad Islam Amjad Passed Away
Lahore: Prominent poet, play writer, intellectual Amjad Islam Amjad passed away this morning in Lahore today. He was 79. According to his family he died...
Death Toll Climbs To 21,000 From Turkey-Syria Quake
Damascus: The death toll from the massive earthquake in Syria and Turkiya kept on climbing, topping 21,000. The first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes...
Protest Outside ECP Case ,PTI Chief Bail Extended
ISLAMABAD: District and sessions court on Friday extended the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan in a case filed against him after demonstrations were...
Pakistan, IMF Agree To Number Of Points For Completion Of EFF’s Ninth
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have mutually agreed to a number of points for the completion of ninth review of the Extended Fund...
Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 begins In Karachi Today
Karachi:Pakistan Navy’s eighth multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 has begun in Karachi. The five-day exercise involves participation of over 50 countries with ships, aircraft, Special Operations...
Sindh To Establish Relief Camps For Turkiye-Syria Quake Victims From Tomorrow: Sharjeel
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said on the directions of CM Murad Ali Shah, the Sindh government is establishing relief camps for the...
Pakistan, IMF Reach Agreement: Sources
ISLAMABAD: As the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the $6.5 billion bailout program concluded on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the...
Imran Khan Sees Role of Judiciary In Snap Polls
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday he felt the role of judiciary important in bid to hold snap elections. Mr Khan...
PM Directs to Achieve Target of Disbursement worth Rs30b Through Loan Scheme by June
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to achieve the target of disbursement of thirty billion rupees through PM Youth Loan Scheme by...
ECP Invites Applications for Allotment of Election Symbols
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday invited political parties to file applications for allotment of election symbols. The commission has bound the...
Akhtar Hayat Gandapur Appointed new KP IGP
PESHAWAR: In view of the rise in the incidents of terrorism in the province, following the change of chief secretary, the federal government on Thursday...
Pakistan Decides Against Attending Moscow Conference on Afghanistan
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday announced that Pakistan will not be participating in the conference of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan — which is scheduled...
ISPR Terms Speculations Over Army Chief’s Visit to US ‘Baseless’
RAWALPINDI: Speculations surrounding Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir’s visit to the United States of America are “baseless”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
Karachiites In Grip Of Robbers, Thieves As More Than 7000 Crimes Reported In January Alone
Karachi: Karachiite are in grip of muggers, robbers, thieves and snatchers as within a month of January, 2023 alone whopping 7300 crimes were reported in...