Woman, 2 Kids Die of Cholera Outbreak in Barkhan District
QUETTA: Cholera outbreak on Friday claimed lives of three people, including two children and a woman, in Vitakari Marree Bohari area of Barkhan district. According...
Timely Import of Edible Oil From Indonesia Averted Crisis in Country: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says timely import of edible oil from Indonesia has averted the impending oil crisis in the country. Talking to...
Hina Khar Congratulates Pakistan as FATF Declares Action Plan Complete
ISLAMABAD: Minister for State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday congratulated Pakistan by saying that FATF has declared both Action Plans complete. In...
Second Death Anniversary of Tariq Aziz Observed
LAHORE: The second death anniversary of renowned Radio and Television host, film star, poet and writer Tariq Aziz observed today (Friday). Tariq Aziz was born...
NA-240 Violence: Police Arrest 60 Suspects
KARACHI: The police have so far arrested 60 people and registered four cases after at least one person was killed and multiple others sustained wounds...
One Killed, Several Injured in Afghan Mosque Bombing
KABUL: A bomb blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed at least one worshipper and wounded seven others during Friday prayers, police said. The...
Pakistan Showed Responsibility By Fulfilling All The Conditions Set By The FATF: President FATF
Berlin: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Dr Marks on Friday appreciated role of Pakistan in fulfilling conditions set by the FATF. Dr Marks was...
Coalition Govt To Extinguish Fire Of Inflation Ignited By Imran: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb vowed on Friday that the present government would “extinguish the fire of inflation” ignited by former Prime...
Medical Board Formed For Daniyal Aziz Treatment
Lahore: A medical board comprising 10-members has been formed for treatment of Daniyal Aziz. Principal SIMS Medical College Professor Farooq Afzal will head the medical...
US Condemns Blasphemous Remarks By BJP Members Against Prophet (PBUH)
Washington: The United States (US) condemned the derogatory remarks of BJP’s members against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which has sparked outrage around the Muslim world and...
Sindh Announces Measures For Saving Energy, Shopping Mall To Be Closed At 9 pm
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced the closure of all markets including shopping malls by 9pm across the province in an attempt to save...
NA Continues Discussion On Budget For Financial 2022-2023
Islamabad: The National Assembly is continuing discussion on the budget for next fiscal year. Participating in the debate, Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf said the agriculture sector...
Raza Rabbani Refuses To Take Part In Budget Debate As Protest
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader and Senator Raza Rabbani on Friday voiced his concern over the absence of federal ministers from Senate session....
Earthquake Measuring Five On Richter Scale Jolts Punjab And KP
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake jolted Islamabad, Peshawar and multiple rural and urban centres of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab province of the country today. According to...
Petition Filed In Local Court In Karachi For Postmortem Of Amir Liaqut Hussain
Karachi: A petition has been filed in a court of Judicial Magistrate East for postmortem of Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain dead body. The petitioner of...
Pakistan Got Onsite Visa Of FATF, Chances Bright To Get Out From Grey List: Sources
Berlin: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) preliminary meeting will conclude today in capital of Germany, Berlin. Pakistan is optimistic to get rid of the FATF...
Timely Import Of Edible Oil From Indonesia Averted Impending Oil Crisis In Country: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says timely import of edible oil from Indonesia has averted the impending oil crisis in the country. Talking to Minister...
Federal Govt Has proved It Is Not Serious About Missing Person Issue: CJ IHC
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Friday said that the state was involved in the practice of enforced disappearances as the...
PSX-100 Index Witnessed Bullish Trend On Friday
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index was up more than 500 points on Friday afternoon, largely buoyed by expectations Pakistan’s removal from...
Dollar Appreciation Continues As It Hits Rs 209 In Interbank Trade
Karachi: The dollar continued its climb against the Pakistani Rupee on Friday, ascending to Rs209 in interbank trade. The greenback was trading at Rs209 on...
Hina Khar urges to avoid pre-judging outcome of FATF plenary meeting
Berlin: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar says pre-judging the outcome of FATF plenary meeting and speculative reporting in this regard should...
Internet Services in Country Affected Due to ‘Cut’ in fibre optic cable: PTA
Internet services in the northern region of the country have been affected due to a “cut” in the fibre optic cable, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority...
PML-N ‘s Daniyal Aziz Sustains Wounds in Road Crash
SHAKARGARH: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Daniyal Aziz was injured after his car collided with a truck near Shakargarh city in the Narowal district of Punjab....
Imran Khan Targeting Key Institutions to Destabilize Country: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was targeting Pakistan’s key institutions aimed at destabilizing the...
US Sends $1b in New Security Aid to Ukraine
The United States President Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Washington is releasing one billion US dollars in new security assistance...
NEPRA Increases Power Tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved Rs1.55 per unit increase in electricity tariff for consumers in terms of quarterly tariff adjustment...
Govt To Raise Power Tariff By 80pc: Hammad
LAHORE: Former Energy Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azahar has warned that the ‘imported’ government was planning to increase electricity tariff by 80...
Gold Price Reaches Rs144,000 Per Tola
KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola gold on Thursday witnessed an increase of Rs 1,000 in the local market to Rs 144,000 from...
Dollar Reaches 207.67 in Interbank
KARACHI: Rupee continued its downward slide against the US dollar as it depreciated by 1.21 rupees in the interbank market on Thursday. The local currency...
Imran Khan Announces Protest Across Country Over Rising Inflation And Hike In Petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced a countrywide protest on Sunday against rising inflation and hike in prices...
Govt Increased Prices Of Petroleum Products Due To Contract Signed By Previous Govt with IMF: Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has said that Director General (DG) Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) are not talking political matter adding...
Shaikh Rashid Bashes PM Shahbaz Govt Over Fuel Hike For Third Time In Last 20 days
Rawalpindi: Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Shaikh Rashid has said that Director General Inter Service Public Relations (DG, ISPR) are reviving the matter of the...
NAB Summons Former Chairman WAPDA On June 20 In Corruption Charges
Lahore: Former chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) lieutenant gen (retd) Muzamil Hussain has been summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on June...
Polling In NA-240 By-Election Ends, Counting Starts
Karachi: Polling in NA-240 by-election ended and counting of votes started. The National Assembly constituency NA-240 by polls is being carried out after the seat...
PSP’s Election Office In NA-240 Attacked, One Dead, Four Injured Including Party Leader Iftakhar Alam
Karachi: In an attack on a central election office of Pakistan Sarzameen Party (PSP) in the NA-240 by-election claimed one live and four others injured....
Electricity Shortfall Increases To 6, 465 MW Across The Country
Islamabad: Electricity short fall across the country reached 6,465 MW. According to power division sources said that the overall production in the coutnry is 22,...
Imran Khan Govt Made False Case Against Him: CM Sindh
Islamabad: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that former premier Imran khan don’t see his incompetence and inexperience. The CM Sindh after appearing before...
Defence Minister urges nation for reducing fuel, electricity waste
Islamabad: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has asked nation, especially traders’ community, to adopt austerity measures as a cultural norm to reduce wastage of...
IHC Declares Verdict Of Conducting PTI Foreign Funding Case Within 30 Days Null And Void
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday declared a verdict of holding PTI funding case in 30 days as null and void. The IHC has...
Country Can’t Afford Further Stalemate In Development Projects: PM Shahbaz
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to start Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project soon. Chairing a review meeting on the progress of ongoing construction projects...
Pakistan Keen To Play Role Of Bridge between World Powers: FM
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to play a role of bridge between world powers, not a divider. Addressing the 49th...
Govt Is Left With No Choice But To Raise Prices Of Petroleum Products Due to IMF Deal: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the confidence that Pakistan will get out of economic difficulties. In his tweets on Thursday, the Prime Minister...
Polling Underway In Karachi’s NA-240 By-Polls
Karachi: The polling is underway in the by polls on National Assembly constituency NA-240 comprising areas of Landhi and Korangi. The polling on the NA-240...
IHC Seeks NA Secretary’s Report On Shireen Mazari’s Arrest Until July 7
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday sought a report from the National Assembly secretary on the May 21 arrest of senior PTI leader and...
Petrol Price Jacked up By Rs24.3 Per Litre
ISLAMABAD: In another jolt to the inflation-hit masses, the government has decided to increase petrol and diesel prices by Rs24.03 per liter from June 16....
Governor Punjab Violated Santity of PA: Elahi
LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Pervez Elahi has said that the assembly is an institution, the governor has tried to weaken it, the meeting in Aiwan-e-Iqbal...
Despite Difficult Circumstances Presented Tax-Free Budget of Punjab: CM Hamza
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has said that his government presented a tax-free budget despite difficult circumstances. He said from July 1, free medicines...
People-Friendly Punjab Budget Worth Rs3226b Unveiled
LAHORE: The people-friendly Punjab Budget with a total outlay of 3226 billion rupees for financial year 2022-23 was presented in Lahore on Wednesday. Presenting the...
‘I Did Not Issue Political Statements,’ DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar said Wednesday he “did not issue political statements” when he commented on the outcomes of...
Asad Umar Asks DG ISPR To Stop Explaining Political Matters
ISLAMABAD: PTI general-secretary Asad Umar on Wednesday demanded the formation of a judicial commission on the “foreign conspiracy” allegedly carried out to topple the PTI...