NCCIA Arrests 59 Suspects in Lahore Crackdown on Illegal Call Centres
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 59 people, including seven women, during raids on three alleged illegal call centres in Lahore...
KP governor, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders discuss security and development
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi met Jamaat-e-Islami officials in Peshawar on Tuesday to discuss security, governance, development and issues affecting residents. During a...
Maldivian Foreign Minister arrives in Islamabad with senior delegation
ISLAMABAD: Maldives Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam arrived in Islamabad this morning, accompanied by cabinet ministers and senior government officials. At the airport, the delegation was...
Lahore deploys 14 additional judges to tackle rising drug cases
LAHORE: The Lahore Sessions Court has assigned 14 additional sessions judges to hear drug-related cases as filings reach record levels. Between 200 and 300 cases...
Ishaq Dar, SCO delegation leaders meet Tajikistan’s president in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, alongside heads of government delegations from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, met Tajikistan’s...
Pakistan set England 303-run target in tri-nation ODI series
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan set England a target of 303 in the second ODI of the tri-nation series after being put in to bat. Pakistan’s innings got...
Sindh increases Secretariat staff’s house rent allowance to 85%
KARACHI: The Sindh government has raised the house rent allowance for Secretariat employees from 50% to 85%, following protests by the Sindh Secretariat Employees Welfare...
K-Electric worker critically wounded in shooting in Karachi’s Mahmoodabad
KARACHI: A K-Electric meter reader was critically injured when gunmen opened fire on him in Mahmoodabad on Tuesday, police said. The employee suffered five to...
Field Marshal Asim Munir arrives in Tehran to advance Iran-US mediation
TEHRAN: Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran for meetings with Iranian leaders as Pakistan continues its diplomatic efforts to...
Martyred Major Wajahat Waheed buried with military honours in Lahore
LAHORE: Major Wajahat Waheed, who embraced martyrdom in Pasni, Balochistan, was laid to rest in Lahore with full military honours. The funeral prayer of the...
Govt offers dialogue with opposition on national security, says Rana Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan has called on all political parties to unite against terrorism, saying the federal...
Tribunal orders Moeen Qureshi to pay Rs3m to Azma Bokhari in defamation case
LAHORE: The Lahore Defamation Tribunal has ruled in favour of Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari in a defamation case against Punjab Assembly Opposition...
Petrol price cut by Rs5.16, Diesel becomes cheaper by Rs7.69 per litre
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices, according to an official notification. Under the revised...
Gold prices drop by Rs3,600 per tola in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan fell sharply on Tuesday, with the price of 24-karat gold declining by Rs3,600 per tola to Rs435,436, according to the...
Multan man arrested for allegedly running over 15-year-old orphan
MULTAN: Police have arrested a man accused of chasing and running over a 15-year-old orphan with his car at a private housing society in Multan...
Rs200bn set aside for Balochistan development projects, NA told
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the government has earmarked Rs200 billion in the development budget for projects in Balochistan,...
265 Girls relocated to boys’ school after Lahore building declared unsafe
LAHORE: A girls’ higher secondary school in Mozang has been declared unsafe, prompting authorities to shift 265 students to a nearby boys’ school during the...
PTI chief calls for Bushra Bibi meetings, release of Imran Khan’s sisters
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has called for meetings with Bushra Bibi to be allowed and for the release of the sisters of...
Railway police and KMC officials file competing cases after alleged assault
KARACHI: Shahrah-e-Faisal Police have registered a case against Pakistan Railways Police personnel over allegations that they abducted and tortured a Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) city...
NAB reports major railway land recovery, says more sites identified
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) says it has recovered 235,622 kanals of Pakistan Railways land in Punjab and Sindh, valued at Rs6.78 trillion, and...
Punjab crime rate has fallen sharply, says Azma Bukhari
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari said the province’s overall crime rate had declined, while describing the increase in reported rape cases as deeply concerning....
Court remands Iqrarul Hassan to prison
KARACHI: A Karachi court on Monday sent Iqrarul Hassan to prison on judicial remand, rejecting the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) request for further...
President, PM praise security forces for Kalat and Gwadar operations
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have praised security forces for their operations against terrorists in Kalat and Gwadar. In separate...
Gold prices fall by Rs1,600 per tola in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Monday, following a drop in international markets. The price of gold fell by Rs1,600 per tola to Rs439,036,...
Israeli ad agency accused of using online advertising to track internet users
WASHINGTON: Israeli digital advertising firm Discover-Tech used a broad network of online ads to identify and track internet users, and in some cases help deliver...
Salman Ali Agha marks Pakistan return with Rawalpindi century
RAWALPINDI: Salman Ali Agha made an emphatic return to international cricket, scoring 107 from 90 deliveries against Sri Lanka in the tri-nation ODI series and...
Atif Aslam’s sweet message to wife Sarah delights fans
WEB DESK: Singer Atif Aslam shared a public tribute to his wife, Sarah Bharwana, posting photos of the couple on Instagram alongside a warm message....
Bilawal urges Fazlur Rehman to help tackle terrorism in KP
KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to speak out against terrorism and contribute to efforts to address...
Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi sworn in as acting chief justice of FCC
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi has been sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of Pakistan. Justice Aamer...
Punjab Police arrest over 11,000 suspects in kite-flying crackdown
LAHORE: Punjab Police have arrested 11,397 people and registered 10,849 cases across the province this year for violating the Anti-Kite Flying Act, as authorities intensify...
Ishaq Dar leaves for Tajikistan to attend SCO heads of government meeting
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar departed for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...
Fire intensifies at garment factory warehouse in Karachi’s SITE Metroville
KARACHI: A fire at a garment factory warehouse in Karachi’s SITE Metroville area intensified, prompting an expanded firefighting operation, officials said. The blaze broke out...
Oil prices retreat but remain above $100 amid Middle East tensions
SINGAPORE: Global oil prices declined on Monday but remained above $100 a barrel as markets assessed continued crude shipments from the Middle East despite disruptions...
Karachi likely to experience above-normal temperatures in November: Met Office
KARACHI: Temperatures in Karachi are expected to remain higher than normal throughout November, with the mercury likely to climb to 38°C by Friday amid continued...
Woman found dead in Defence Phase 8 apartment in Karachi
KARACHI: A 36-year-old woman was found dead inside a flat in Karachi’s Defence Phase 8 on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Shumaila....
Pakistan to assess Yemen’s request for military support, says ISPR chief
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will assess any formal request for military assistance from Yemen’s internationally recognised government, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif...
Army Major Wajahat Waheed martyred in Pasni IED attack: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army Major Wajahat Waheed was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack during a security operation in Balochistan, while security forces killed...
Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt after gunmen open fire at his BMW in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt after unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at his BMW car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on October 18....
Nawaz Sharif backs KP emergency, says action against PTI should have come earlier
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has defended the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the federal government should...
Faisal Vawda Claims Murad Saeed Is in Afghanistan, Directing Sohail Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Senator Faisal Vawda has claimed that PTI leader Murad Saeed is currently in Afghanistan and is directing Khyber...
DC Lahore Proposes March 12–14 Dates for Basant 2027
LAHORE: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore has submitted a proposal to the Punjab government, recommending that Basant 2027 be celebrated in the provincial capital from...
Police 15 helpline integrated with NCCIA to expedite cybercrime complaints
ISLAMABAD: Police Helpline 15 has been integrated with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to ensure a faster response to cybercrime complaints and improve...
Govt insists on PM House as venue for talks with opposition leader Achakzai
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rejected Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s request to hold talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at...
Pakistan will not accept cross-border aggression, warns Gen Aamer Raza
RAWALPINDI: Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC) General Syed Aamer Raza on Saturday reaffirmed that Pakistan would not tolerate any cross-border aggression or breach of its...
Lahore police ASI faces departmental probe over alleged drunk driving
LAHORE: A Lahore police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Ghafir Naveed, has been booked at Shadman Police Station for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and...
Punjab bans open-air waste burning to tackle smog
LAHORE: The Punjab Environment Department has prohibited the burning of waste in open spaces across the province as part of efforts to reduce air pollution...
SSGC to suspend gas supply in parts of Karachi from Saturday night
KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced a temporary shutdown of gas supply to carry out repair work on its 24-inch Sher Shah mainline....
Anmol alias Pinky acquitted in two more drug cases in Karachi
KARACHI: A Karachi court on Friday acquitted alleged drug trafficker Anmol, also known as Pinky, in two additional narcotics cases due to insufficient evidence. The...
OpenAI accuses former employee at Apple of taking confidential product files
WEB DESK: OpenAI has alleged that a former employee who joined Apple transferred more than 100 files related to an unreleased product to a personal...
Kubra Khan steals the spotlight with chic black outfit at samsung Pakistan event
KARACHI: Pakistani actress Kubra Khan turned heads with her sophisticated black ensemble at a recent event hosted by Samsung Pakistan, earning admiration from fans on...