Pakistani Delegation Leaves For India For Indus Water Talks
Islamabad: A five member Pakistani delegation, led by Indus Water Commissioner, Mehr Ali Shah, left for India via Wagah Border on Sunday, to discuss issues...
Audio Tape Surfaced Exposes Imran Khan’s Hypocrisy And Double Standards: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the audio tape that surfaced recently exposes Imran Khan’s hypocrisy and double standards. In a tweet today [Sunday], he...
Balochistan LB Elections: Polling underway in 32 districts
Quetta: Polling has started for local Bodies Elections in thirty two districts of Balochistan. According to an official handout of Election Commission, polling will continue...
Justice Isa Pens Letter to CJP
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial on the matter of appointment of...
Flour Prices Reduced at Utility Stores, Notificatoin Issued
ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation has withdrawn a Rs 180 hike on a 20kg flour bag at the stores following directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif....
Imran Khan, PTI Leaders Booked in Sixth Case
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan and several former federal ministers have been booked in sixth case under the charges of attacking...
Imaan Mazari Gets Bail in “Derogatory” Remarks Case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted pre-arrest interim bail to lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir till June 9 in a case...
Information Minister Announces to Restore Film and Culture Policy 2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Film and Culture Policy 2018 has been revived and recommendations in this regard will...
Public Gatherings Banned at Minar-e-Pakistan
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz has imposed a ban on public gatherings in Greater Iqbal Park that also included Minar-e-Pakistan after it emerged that...
FO submits Report in Aafia Siddiqui Case
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on Saturday submitted a report to Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Dr Aafia Siddiqui case in which it was stated...
LB Polls in Balochistan Tomorrow
QUETTA: Balochistan government is set to hold local government elections in 32 districts of the province on Sunday. The local government elections are going to...
Punjab CM Lauds Nawaz Sharif For Decision of Nuclear Tests
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz says May 28 is the most important day in Pakistan’s political and defense history. Congratulating the nation on Youm-e-...
Blinken Warns China Threat Greater Than Russia
WASHINGTON: Whilst Russia represents an immediate threat, the long-term one China poses to the global order is more serious, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Miftah Defends Hike in Fuel Prices
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday defended hike in price of petroleum products and said that Pakistani Rupee (PKR) strengthened after the announcement. While...
Govt Finalises NAB Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Government and its coalition partners have agreed on name of Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar as new Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). According to...
Pakistan Will Keep Its Atomic Capabilities For Peace in South Asia: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is committed to the promotion of environment of peace and stability in South Asia, while preserving its capability to ward off aggression or...
Flour Prices Touching Sky-high Across Pakistan
Inflation continues to rise across the country, according to a report by the Bureau of Statistics. The price of flour has reached record levels in...
PM, Punjab CM Appear Before Court in Money Laundering Case
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and son Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz appear before special court in Lahore on Saturday for their sugar mills money laundering...
OIC Concerned About Sentence To Yasin Malik
ISLAMABAD: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its deep concern over the pronouncement of life sentence for one of the...
Nation Celebrates Youm-e-Takbeer With Zeal and Fervour
ISLAMABAD: Youm-e-Takbeer is being observed today (Saturday) with national zeal and fervour to commemorate historic nuclear tests at Chagai on May 28, 1998. Pakistan joined...
At Least 40 Persons Injured in Rain-Related Incidents
SARGODHA: At least 40 persons sustained injuries due to roof and wall collapse incidents in different area of Sargodha as rain and windstorm hit the...
Pakistan Reports 90 COVID-19 Cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,530,233. The...
PM Shehbaz Announces Rs 28 billion Package For Low Income Households
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday announced a relief package of Rs 28 billion to save the massed from the burden of increase...
Imaan Mazari Gets Pre-Arrest Bail
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday approved pre-arrest bail of Imaan Mazari, daughter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Federal Minister Shireen Mazari...
Pakistan Will Be Ruled As Per Constitution: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Following the government’s decisions to increase the prices of petroleum products by Rs30, Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif is addressing the nation. At the beginning...
Weekly Inflation Eases by 0.26 Percent
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on May 26 for the combined consumption group, witnessed a decrease of...
COAS Condoles Death of Ali Raza Sadpara
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed grief over the sad demise of renowned Pakistani Mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara. According to...
Minister for Religious Affairs Announces to Cut Cost of Upcoming Hajj
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Mufti Abdul Shakoor has announced to bring down the cost of upcoming Hajj below 6,50,000 rupees. Taking...
Eminent Mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara Laid To Rest
SKARDU: Eminent mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara succumbed to his wounds in Skardu on Friday, weeks after he fell off a cliff and critically injured. He...
Won’t Announce Election Under Any Pressure: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met the members of the coalition parties and took them into confidence on the increase in prices of...
Marriyum Aurangzeb Lashes out At Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday criticised former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan and said that by revealing that he and his party...
PM Shehbaz To Visit Turkey Next: FO
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Turkey next week to hold talks with Turkish leadership on mutual interest. This was confirmed by Foreign Office...
PSX Gains 319 Points
KARACHI: The increase in petroleum prices and hopes of the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme led the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to...
Dollar Drops Below 200 Against PKR
KARACHI: With the hopes of the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the US dollar on Friday slid by Rs2.25 against the Pakistani...
SC Must Stay Vigilant And Should Keep Itself Away From Political Battle: Maryam Nawaz
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday advised “half-mad” former prime minister Imran Khan to stay away from media for a while as his...
Imran Khan Rebuts Rumours Of Striking Deal With Establishment
PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday rebutted rumours of his party striking a deal with the establishment and said that he ended the “Azadi March”...
Law Minister Dispels Impression Regarding Govt To Deprive Overseas Pakistanis Of Right To Vote
Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar has dispelled the impression that the government is going to deprive overseas Pakistanis of right to vote. Talking to media,...
Procedure Prepared For Provision Of Relief To Poor Segments: Dr Musadik Malick
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says government is committed to implement a comprehensive strategy to save the poor segment of society...
PM To Address The Nation Today
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Maryam Aurangzaib has apprised that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday will deliver an important address to the nation. She...
SC Calls Procedure Of Amendment In ECL Rules
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the authorities concerned to present the details of the cabinet members whose names have been removed from...
Rs 4. 83 Per Unit Electricity Increased For K-electric Customers
Karachi: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday has issue notification regarding an increase of electricity prices for K-electric customers by Rs 4. 83...
Three Names Under Consideration For Chairman NAB As Govt, Opposition Start Consultation For The Post
Islamabad: The government and opposition have started consultation over an appointment of Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Raja...
People Lives Become Hell After Record Uptick In Prices Of Essential Commodities
Karachi: Ever continuing inflation in the country has made people life a hell as prices of essential food commodities increased substantially in the whole sale...
Dollar Prices Decreased In Interbank Market By Rs 2.26
Karachi: Dollar prices on Friday lowered to below Rs 200 as its prices decreased by Rs 2.26. Owing to depreciation the greenback prices in inter-bank...
‘Imported Govt’ Increased Petroleum Products Prices On Behest Of Its Foreign Masters: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former premier Imran Khan has said that the ‘imported government’ has historic increased in prices of petroleum products on the instructions of their foreign...
Wali Underlines Need For Fair, Free Polls
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party Central President Asfandyaroli Khan has said that for free and fair elections, unanimous election act is essential for securing people’s vote....
Govt Increases Fuel Prices By Rs30 Per Litre
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday jacked up the price of petrol by Rs 30 per litre with immediate effect. Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail told...
Imran Trying To Weaken Democracy: Bilawal
DAVOS: Pakistan’s newly-appointed foreign minister on Wednesday rejected claims by former prime minister Imran Khan that the United States had plotted his downfall. Bilawal Bhutto...
Maryam Nawaz Holds Imran Khan Responsible For Martyrdom of Cop in Lahore
LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Thursday berated PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his party for being “responsible” for the martyrdom of a policeman, who...
Riots in Islamabad, Two Cases Registered, 39 People Arrested
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Thursday registered a case against senior PTI leaders including, chairman Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali...