New Biometric System for SIM Cards Verification Launched
ISLAMABAD: An enhanced version of the biometric verification system (BVS) has been launched to issue SIM cards for controlling the sales of SIMs issued illegally....
General Elections To Be held as Per Schedule: Ministers
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said elections will be held in the country at the stipulated time. Addressing a news conference along with Interior...
Azam Swati Seeks Bail in Controversial Tweets Case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati on Saturday filed a bail petition in the Islamabad High Court in controversial tweets case. The petition has...
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Contracts Covid
KARACHI: Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tested positive for Covid, his lawyer told an accountability court in Karachi. Mr Abbasi was to...
Islamabad Police form JIT to Probe I-10 suicide ombing
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police on Saturday formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate a suicide blast which occurred in the capital city a day...
US Announces Record $200mn for Promoting Gender Equality in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives passed a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides record $200 million for gender equality in Pakistan. The...
PIA Inducts Another A-320 Aircraft into its Fleet
ISLAMABAD: The fleet of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continued getting strengthened as another Airbus-320, a narrow-body aircraft arrived at the Islamabad International Airport from Abu...
SBP Grants Approval to Pakistan’s First Agri-fintech App Digitt+
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has formally granted approval to Digitt+, Pakistan’s first agriculture focused fintech, to pilot launch their Electronic Money Institution...
China Expecting a Peak in COVID Cases
China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week with authorities predicting extra strain on the country’s health system. The State Council executive...
Dar Lauds Role of NDMA in Relief, Rehabilitation of Flood-hit People
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has lauded the role of National Disaster Management Authority in relief and rehabilitation of distressed people affected in the devastating disasters....
PM Underlines Need for Increasing IT Exports
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underlined the need for increasing IT exports in line with the country’s enormous potential in this sector. He was...
COAS General Asim Visits Miranahah: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited Miranshah – North Waziristan and Tarbela on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations...
Six Die, 10 Injured as Van Overturns
SHAHDAD KOT: A van taking people to a wedding ceremony overturned on Bhinder Road and resulted in the death of six persons including bride s mother...
Pakistan: Sports Goods’ Exports Surge 29pc in 5MFY23
ISLAMABAD: The export of sports goods from Pakistan witnessed an increase of 29.36 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year...
Suicide Bomber’s Taxi Didn’t Have Explosive Material As Initial Probe Of Islamabad Suicide Blast Completed
Islamabad: The initial investigation into the Islamabad suicide blast has completed according to which explosive material was not present in the car as per the...
Deputy Speaker KP Escapes Assassination’s Attempt In Peshawar
Peshawar: Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Mahmood Jam escaped the attack on his life as unidentified shot fires at him while the Deputy speaker remained unhurt...
Funeral Prayers Of Martyred Head Constable To Be Offered At Police Line Today
Islamabad: The funeral prayers of police personnel Adeel Hussain will be offered at the police line today. The body of martyred personnel has been given...
Govt Announces Martyrs Package For Family of Martyred Head Constable
Islamabad: Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah has announced martyrs package to the family of head constable Adeel Hussain. The body of martyred personnel has been...
PML-N, PPP Withdraw No-Confidence Motion Against CM Punjab
Lahore: The main parties of ruling coalition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday (today) withdrew a no-confidence motion against Chief...
PM Condemns Suicide Blast In Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while strongly condemning the suicide blast in Islamabad, has sought report from the police. In a statement, the Prime Minister...
Islamabad: One Police Personnel Embraces Martyrdom Four Others Injured In Suicide Blast
Islamabad: One police personnel embraced martyrdom while four others sustained injuries in a suicide blast in Sector I-10 of Islamabad today morning. Islamabad polce have...
China Sanctions two Americans Over Tibet Rights Controversy
BEIJING: China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against two Chinese officials over human rights in Tibet earlier this month, the Chinese...
Elahi Challenges De-notification as Punjab CM in LHC
LAHORE: Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against an order issued by Governor Balighur Rehman to de-notify...
Punjab Assembly Session To Resume Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly will meet under the chair of Speaker Sibtain Khan today to discuss ongoing political crisis over the non-confidence motion against Punjab...
Pak, Indonesia Sign $1mln Grant Agreement on Humanitarian Assistance for Floods
ISLAMABAD: On behalf of the Government of Pakistan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) signed the grant agreement amounting to US$ 1 million with the Government...
Met Office Forecasts Cold, Dry Weather in Most Parts of the Country
The Meteorological Office forecast mainly cold and dry weather in most parts of the country while very cold in Northern Areas and north Balochistan on...
OGDCL Makes Another Oil & Gas Discovery in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) announced an oil and gas discovery at the exploratory well namely Kot Nawab-1, located in Sanghar District,...
Pervaiz Elahi to Move Court Against Governor Punjab’s Action
LAHORE: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has decided to approach court against Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman s action to de-notify him from the office of Punjab Chief Minister. Pervaiz...
Governor Punjab De-notifies CM Pervaiz Elahi
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has denotified the Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi for not seeking the vote of confidence despite his advice. The Punjab Governor...
All Pakistanis Equal in Eyes of Constitution: PM Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said all Pakistanis, irrespective of the religion they follow, are equal in the eyes of the Constitution as per vision...
Soldier Wounded in Bannu Operation Embraces Martyrdom
RAWALPINDI: A soldier who was wounded during clearance operation at CTD compound in Bannu embraced martyrdom at Combined Military Hospital (CMH). According to Inter Services...
Hamza Blasts PTI For Protesting Outside Governor’s House
LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday while condemning the protest staged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters outside the Governor House said...
PM Sharif Inquires After Military Men injured in Bannu Operation
RAWALPINDI Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) to inquire after the military men injured during security forces’ operation at Bannu....
Gold Surpasses Rs180,000 Per Tola
With an increase of Rs 1850 in the price of 24 karats per tola, the gold rates reached an all-time high to Rs 180,650 on...
PSX Gains 495 Points
The 100-index of the pakistan stock exchange (psx) turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 495.44 points, a positive change of 1.04 percent, closing...
Punjab Govt Decides To Provide Solar Pumps To Farmers Across Province
Lahore: Punjab Cabinet has decided to expand the scope of program for provision of solar pumps to farmers throughout the province. The decision was taken...
NA Approves “The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2022”
The National Assembly on Thursday passed “The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2022” aimed at increasing the number of existing Union Councils in...
PM Reiterates Resolve To extirpate Terrorism Till Achieving Peace, Stability
Rawalpindi: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated the resolve to extirpate terrorism and break the nexus between terrorists, their supporters and sympathizers till achieving peace...
PML-Q Expels Kamil Ali Agha From Party
Gujrat: Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) has thrown out Kamil Ali Agha from the party today. The decision was taken by the PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat...
Legal Experts Bars Governor Punjab To De-notifying CM Punjab
Islamabad: Ruling coalition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has faced with difficulties in de-notifying the Chief Minister Punjab. Legal experts have stopped Governor Punjab de-notifying the...
Speaker NA Decided To Call PTI MNAs For Verification Of Their Resignation
Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf has decided to call all the members of National Assembly (NA) belonging to the PTI for the...
PTI U-Turns Continue As Withdraws Decision Of All MNAs To Appear Before Speaker
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has taken another U turn as they withdrew decision to appear its all MNAs before Speaker National Assembly (NA) for verification...
PTI Accuses Zardari Of Buying MPAs, Demands Ban His Entry In Punjab
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-president Fawad Chaudhry has warned Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman if he were crossed the limits then article six can be implemented...
Atta Tarrar Expresses Grief On Speaker Punjab Assembly Writing Letter To President
Lahore: Prime Minister Special Assistant (SAPM) on Interior and Law, Atta Tarrar has expressed grief on writing a letter to President Dr Arif Alvi by...
PTI Announces To Stage Protest Outside Governor House
Lahore: Struggle of power to get reign of Punjab intensified as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Inaf (PTI) has announced to stage protest in front of Governor House Punjab...
Pakistan Played Key Role for Peace in Region: FM Bilawal Bhutto
WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan has played a key role for peace in the region. Addressing a news conference at...
‘Joyland’ hortlisted for Oscars
Pakistani film “Joyland” has been shortlisted for the 95th Academy Awards, according to Deadline. Directed by Saim Sadiq, the film becomes Pakistan’s first selection in...
19 More Covid Cases Reported in Pakistan
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,637. The...
US Announces Another $1.85bln Military Package for Ukraine
The United States has announced a new 1.85 billion dollars military package for Ukraine, including patriotic missile an air-defense system. The Kremlin had warned Washington...
Pakistan, UAE Agree, Affirmed Need to Guarantee Women’s Rights
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have affirmed the need to guarantee women’s rights, as well as the importance of their full and equal participation...