PMD Forecasts Rains in Sindh, Balochistan from Today
KARACHI: The first spell of monsoon rains is likely to hit Karachi from today evening, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast on Saturday. The port city...
818 Pakistanis Infected With Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,537,297....
At least Five Killed as 6.1 Earthquake Hits Iran
DUBAI: At least five people were killed by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also...
Sri Lanka’s Inflation Jumps Beyond 50%
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed, rising to 54.6% a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt...
Inflation Rises to 14-year High of 21.3% in June
ISLAMABAD: The inflation rate in Pakistan spiked to 21.3% in June — the highest pace since 2008 — because of exponential growth in the prices...
PMS Sharif Urges US Firms To Invest in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has huge economic and demographic potential and US companies should invest in Pakistan’s large market. He was talking...
PM Shehbaz, Punjab CM Take Notice of Attack on Ayaz Amir
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz have taken a notice of the attack on senior journalist and analyst Ayaz Amir by...
Senior Journalist Ayaz Amir ‘Attacked’ in Lahore
LAHORE: Senior journalist and columnist Ayaz Amir was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants in Lahore on Friday night. Ayaz, associated with a local TV channel,...
PSX Gains 90 Points
KARACHI: The bulls maintained their grip on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 index extended the rally with a meagre...
Indian SC Asks Nurpur Sharma To Seek Apology From Nation
India’s top court has rebuked a former spokesperson of the ruling party for her controversial remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. The court told Nupur Sharma...
Winner of By-polls Should Be Given Province’s Charge: Hamza Shahbaz
Lahore: Punjab Chief Hamza Shahbaz on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Punjab chief minister election said that during the by-elections...
Agreement With IMF To Be Finalised Soon: Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that it is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to change him. The agreement with the IMF...
CM Murad Warns of ‘Tough Measures’ if COVID-19 Spreads
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Friday warned of taking “tough measures” if the COVID-19 situation continues to worsen in the province, especially in the...
Govt Planning To Generate Electricity Through Solar Power Plants: Musadik
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says the government is striving hard to generate extra electricity from solar, wind and other energy...
Uninterrupted Electricity Is Being Supplied To Industrial Sector To Protect Employment: Khurram Dastagir
Islamabad: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Friday said that despite carrying out load-shedding for domestic consumers, consistent and uninterrupted electricity was supplied to...
Re-election Will Be Held On July 22 Until Then Hamza Shahbaz Will Remain CM Punjab:SC
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday announced that re-election of Chief Minister Punjab will be held on July 22 until then Hamza Shahbaz...
Miftah Lauds FBR For Collecting Record Amount Of Tax Worth Rs 763 Bln Last Month
Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue for collecting a record amount of tax worth 763 billion...
PM Vows To Overcome Power Load Shedding By Restoring Halted Projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to overcome power load shedding by restoring halted projects. Addressing a meeting held to review measures...
Karachi Reports 407 Fresh Cases Of Covid-19
Karachi: Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Karachi as 407 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. The positivity ratio reached 19.76 in the...
SC Summons Hamza Shahbaz, Pervez Elahi To Ask Them About PTI’s Plea
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday summoned Hamza Shahbaz and Pervez Elahi, the two contenders for the Punjab chief minister’s slot, to ask...
Indian Supreme Court Declares Nupur Sharma Remarks Cause Of Udaipur Homicide
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) of India on Friday declared the blasphemous remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma the cause of igniting tensions across...
Second Route of Peoples Bus Service Opens Today
Buses on route No. 2 of the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service in Karachi will start their formal commercial operations on Friday (today). This was...
Govt To Introduce Digital System For Distribution Of Advertisements
Islamabad: The government has decided to introduce digital system to ensure transparency in the distribution of public sector advertisements. The decision to this effect was...
PM Inaugurates Innovation Hub Program In Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif formally inaugurated Innovation Hub Program in Islamabad on Friday. The objective of the programme is participation of public in...
Imran Khan Blasts On Govt Over Price Increase Of petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the ‘imported government’ over recent hike in petrol and diesel prices...
Miftah Justifies Increase In Prices Of Petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail justified the price-hike made by the government in the petroleum products, citing deviation from...
Rising Trend Of Coronavirus Continues To Increase As 694 Cases Reported
Islamabad: National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Friday morning that the COVID-19 positivity ratio in the country has reached a 4.5-month high at...
Punjab Assembly Important Session To Be Held Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s marathon 40th session, would resume its proceedings on Friday afternoon (today) For the election of the chief executive, sending both treasury...
COAS Bajwa Calls On PM Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The civil-military brass, held deliberations over several matters, including the...
PTI Allowed to Hold Rally in Islamabad on Saturday
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been granted permission to hold a rally in the federal capital on Saturday, however, it listed a plethora of...
China Opposes India’s Plan to Hold G20 Meeting in IIOJK
BEIJING: China has opposed India’s plan of holding the G-20 meeting in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called on the member of the...
FIFA Restores Pakistan’s Membership
ZURICH: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has reinstated Pakistan’s membership. FIFA announced that it would lift all restrictions imposed and restore the membership of...
Buttler Proud to Succeed Morgan as England White-Ball Captain
LONDON: Jos Buttler said he had been given the “greatest honour” after being named as England s new white-ball captain in succession to “inspirational” World Cup-winning...
Pakistan Reserves Increase $2,071 Million
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves jacked up to US$ 16.195 billion as SBP received proceeds of China Development Bank’s loan. State Bank of Pakistan, in...
IMF Tells Bankrupt Sri Lanka to Tackle Corruption, Raise Taxes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the International Monetary Fund said after bailout talks with the...
Fuel Prices Again Jacked up in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In yet another jolt to the inflation-hit masses, the government has decided to increase petrol and diesel prices by Rs14.85 per liter from July...
Russia Will Respond if NATO Puts Troops in Finland, Sweden: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow would respond if NATO deployed troops and infrastructure to Finland and Sweden after joining the US-led military...
President Gives Assent to Finance Bill 2022
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the Finance Bill 2022. The President gave his approval under Articles 73 and 75 of the Constitution....
PTI Trying To Snatch Punjab’s Mandate: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE; Following the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision of re-counting of votes for the election of Punjab’s chief minister, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PMLN)...
PSX Gains 243 Points on Last Day of FY2021-22
KARACHI: The last trading session of the fiscal year 2021-22 saw the benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) close just above the...
Gold Price Down By Rs350
KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan closed on the last day of the fiscal year 2021-22 with a loss of Rs350 per tola in...
COAS Calls On Emir Of Qatar During Official Visit
Rawalpindi: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is on an official visit to Qatar met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani...
Imran Khan Announces To Approach SC Against LHC Verdict Regarding Punjab CM Vote Recount
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan will approach SC against the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict regarding Punjab CM vote recount. Addressing...
Govt Decides To Form Inquiry Commission To Determine Causes Of Energy Crisis’
Islamabad: The Government has decided to form an inquiry commission to determine the causes of energy crisis in the country. This was announced by PML-N...
Hamza Shehbaz To Continue As Chief Executive Of Punjab: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed the confidence that Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz will continue as chief executive of the...
Shaikh Rasheed Announces To Approach SC For Votes Of Overseas Pakistanis
Rawalpindi: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid has warned the government to carry out immediate elections otherwise any thing can happens. The Awami Muslim League chief...
PPP Leadership Calls On PM Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has presented a case of Muttahida Qoumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who called...
Covid-19 Continues To Rise Again As 641 Fresh Cases Reported
Islamabad: The COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are rising with every passing day with 641 fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours, National Institute of...
China Is Reliable Friend Of Pakistan, Learned A Lot From Chinese Experience: PM Shahbaz
Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan is open to investment and coalition government is taking steps to remove all impediments for further...
Heavy Rains, Wind-Thundershower Is Expected in Most Part Of the Country
Islamabad: Rain with wind-thundershower is expected in Kashmir, upper Punjab, Islamabad and coastal districts of Sindh during the next twelve hours. However, hot and humid...