Rashid Claims Culprits Behind Lahore Blast Traced
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday claimed to have reached out to the accused in Lahore blast and said that he would defeat...
Screening of Pakistani Films at Dubai Expo Begins
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says the government has taken concrete steps for the revival of film and drama industry. Inaugurating...
Qureshi Underlines Need for Concrete Steps For Creation of South Punjab Province
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will complete its term and will also give surprise in next...
PM Imran Urges int’l Community to Provide Humanitarian Relief to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the international community to provide immediate humanitarian relief to millions of Afghans on the brink of starvation. In...
Justice Ayesha Malik Notified as SC Judge
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi gave final approval to the elevation of Lahore High Court Justice Ayesha Malik as a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice...
EU Refuses To Lift Ban From PIA Flights
WEB DESK: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has retained ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to the union. The EASA, in its...
India Blocks 35 YouTube Channels of Pakistani Journalists
NEW DELHI: The truth was not digested by the Modi government of India as it has blocked several YouTube channels of Pakistani journalists. 35 Pakistani...
Only Vaccinated People Allowed to Enter Mosques, Worship Places
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Saturday has conducted a meeting to review coronavirus situation across the country and decided to implement standard...
Five Including Two Children Die in Quetta Road Accident
QUETTA: Five people including two children and two women were killed in a passenger bus and car collision in Kalat. According to details, all the...
Indictment of Rana Sanaullah Delayed
LAHORE: Due to the unavailability of prosecution in a drug trafficking case, Rana Sanaullah could not be indicted even today. The court summoned Rana Sanaullah...
9 Employees, 2 Players and 2 Team Officials Tests Positive at NSK
KARACHI: Like the rest of the country, Coronavirus is increasing in Karachi and during the COVID-19 testing of employees at the National Stadium by the...
South Africa Crush India by Seven Wickets in 2nd ODI
PAARL: South African top-order stood up to set up the run chase for the home side; defeating India by seven wickets in the second ODI...
SBP Hosts Event on “Digital Banks – A New Era in Pakistan”
KARACHI: SBP issued “Licensing and Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks” on January 03, 2022. To create awareness of this important development in regulatory ambit, SBP...
Gusty Winds Continue to Hit Karachi
KARACHI: Strong gusty winds coming from Balochistan continue to hit Karachi on the second consecutive day, bringing the visibility level to 500 meters and disrupting...
Google Doodle Honours Perveen Rahman on 65th Birth Anniversary
Google Doodle on Saturday honoured Pakistani social activist, architect, and urban planner Perween Rahman on her 65th birth anniversary. Rahman, according to a statement by...
Kashmir Dispute Should Be Resolved on Basis of UN Resolutions: Guterres
NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated the world body’s position on Kashmir dispute that it should be resolved on the basis...
New Spell of Rain Begins In Parts of Country
LAHORE: New spell of rain on Saturday has lashed different parts of the country including Lahore and Islamabad. According to details, Bhakkar, Sangla Hill, Darya...
Pakistan Reports Over 6,500 COVID-19 Cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 12 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,360,019. The...
US Warns Russia Of Severe Consequences If Ukraine Attacked
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have held talks in Geneva over the Ukraine crisis. Friday’s high-stakes meeting...
NCOC Announces To Shut Educational Institutions In Areas With High COVID Positivity Rate
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has decided to close the educational institutions with a high-rate of COVID-19 cases for a week. Meanwhile,...
Five Killed As Strong Winds Wreaked Havoc In Karachi
KARACHI: At least five people including a child were killed when strong winds wreaked havoc in Karachi as roofs were blown off and walls collapsed...
Microsoft Muscles In on First Wave of The Metaverse
PARIS: US tech giant Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision this week rocked the video game sector, but the deal may come to be remembered...
Prices of 24 Edible Items Go Up
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on January 20, for the combined consumption group, witnessed decrease of 0.06...
Overseas Pakistanis Are Our Assets: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government is committed to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis through Roshan Digital Account. He was talking to Advisor on...
Pakistan Wants Friendly Ties With All Neighbouring Countries: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed says Pakistan wants to establish peaceful and friendly relations with all its neighbouring countries, including India. Responding to...
Court Extends Shehbaz, Hamza’s Bail In Money Laundering Case
LAHORE: A special court for banking offences on Friday extended interim bail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz...
COAS General Bajwa Visits Peshawar Corps HQ
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated resolve of Pakistan Army to continue fight against terrorism till elimination of the menace...
Adele Apologises to Fans For Being Forced to Postpone Entire Las Vegas Residency
WEB DESK: British singer Adele tearful in a self-recorded video apologising to fans that she is forced to postpone her entire Las Vegas residency, just...
UK Drops COVID-19 Restrictions
LONDON: People in England will no longer be required to wear face masks anywhere or work from home from next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Gold Price Down By Rs50 Per Tola
KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan decreased by Rs50 per tola on Friday to reach Rs125,850 per tola. The international gold price also witnessed...
ICC Announces Test Team of The Year
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the Men’s Test Team of the Year, comprising 11 outstanding players from across the world. In...
Bearish Spell Ends With 192-Point Rise at PSX
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday witnessed a bullish trend with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 192 points to close up 0.43 per...
PPP In Leadership of CM Sindh Stages Protest Sit-in And Tractor Trolley Rally In Larkana
Larkana: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) staged protest sit-in and conducted tractor trolley march in the leadership of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah in Larkana...
Progress In Lahore’s Anarkali Blast As Two Facilitators Arrested
Lahore: A major progress has been made in the Lahore’s Anarkali blast today. Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have arrested two alleged facilitators of the blast....
Gusty Winds Claims Two Lives , Injures Six Others In Karachi
Karachi: Gusty winds in Karachi today have claimed two lives and six others injured which included two women. Owing to thunderstorm wall of a house...
Govt Gives New Direction To Country’s Foreign Policy: NA informed
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the present government has given a new direction to the country’s foreign policy from geo-politics to...
ECC Allows Removal of 45 Percent Regulatory Duty On Chilghoza Import
Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved export of selected commodities to Afghanistan against Pakistan currency, considering the food crisis and prevailing...
Lahore Anarkali Blast Investigation Underway
Lahore: An investigation into yesterday’s Anarkali area Blast In Lahore is underway. The investigation sources said that two facilitators and a terrorist reached Anarkali, later,...
Karachi In Grip of Dust Storm and Speedy Winds Today
Karachi: Dust storms and winds are blowing in Karachi today. South-Westerly winds are blowing with the speed of 45 kilometer per hour while the meteorological...
Record Number Of Coronvirus Cases Reported In Islamabad
Islamabad: A record number of cases reported in capital Islamabad in the last 24 hours. As per the District Health Officer (DHO) 1,187 cases reported...
15 Judges Of Islamabad Courts Tested Positive For Coronavirus
Islamabad: Coronavirus gripped the Islamabad court as extra ordinary number of cases reported in the court while 15 judges tested positive for the virus in...
Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In A Day Reported In The Last 24 Hours
Islamabad: The fifth wave of global pandemic coronavirus has speed up all around the country as 23 people died of the disease in the last...
PM Imran, Bill Gates Discuss Polio Eradication
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with the Co-Chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates today. Matters of shared concern include Polio Eradication in...
ECP Issues Schedule For 2nd Phase of LG Polls In KP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday announced the schedule of second phase of local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 18 districts. According to...
NEPRA Power Tariff By Rs0.99 Paisas Per Unit
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified reduction electricity prices in the country by Rs0.99 per unit. According to details, the approval for...
Case of Lahore Blast Registered
LAHORE: A case of blast in Anarkali’s Pan Mandi has been registered at the CTD police station on the complaint of SHO CTD Abid Baig....
Shahbaz, Maryam, Shujaat, Pervaiz Elahi Condemn Lahore Blast
LAHORE: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif and Vice President Maryam Nawaz have expressed their sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives due to the...
Makhdoom Tariq Appointed SAPM On Overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday appointed Makhdoom Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human...
Govt Strengthened Economy: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday expressed the hope that national economy would grow at 5.4 per cent during the current fiscal year....
FBR Freezes All Bank Accounts of Aima Baig
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue on Wednesday froze all the bank accounts of singer Aima Baig over unpaid taxes. The tax collection body attempted...