Dost Muhammad Mazari Writes Letter to Punjab CS, IGP
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary and IG Punjab for the appointment of plainclothes personnel inside...
PM Shehbaz Holds Previous Govt Responsible For Loadshedding
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the country is facing loadshedding due to the gross mismanagement and incompetence of previous government, expressing the...
Sindh Mourns Death of Bilquis Edhi
KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced to observe a ‘day of mourning’ today on the sad demise of Begum Bilquis Edhi. “#SindhGovt has declared tomorrow...
PTI MPAs Attack Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker
LAHORE: Members of Punjab Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have slapped and pulled hairs of Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari ahead...
Mazari Vows Transparency in PA Session During Voting
LAHORE: Hours ahead of the election for the Punjab chief minister post, Acting Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari on Saturday assured that the election for the...
Election For CM Punjab to Take Place Today
LAHORE: The election for the new chief minister of Punjab will take place today (Saturday) at the provincial assembly at 11:30am, Radio Pakistan reported. The...
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf To Take Oath as NA Speaker Today
ISLAMABAD: The nominee of the coalition government and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will assume the office of the National Assembly...
PM Shehbaz Expresses Resolve to Work Closely with Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership. In a...
Zelensky Echoes Concern Russia May use Nuclear Arms
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has that Russia could use nuclear weapons out of desperation as its invasion falters, echoing comments by CIA director William...
Weekly Inflation Declines By 0.68pc in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on April 14 for the combined consumption group, witnessed a decrease of...
Indian Man Arrested For Listening To Pakistani Song
NEW DELHI: A man in Bareilly, India, was arrested for playing a “Pakistan Zinadabad” song at his shop after his action caused an uproar on...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Says Won’t Overburden Already Inflation-hit Masses
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s proposal to hike prices of petroleum products in the country. It...
Pakistan Condemns Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed grave concern over the latest developments in various parts of the occupied Palestinian territories and reaffirmed its consistent and unstinted support...
Israel Martyrs Six Palestinians
In palestine, Israeli forces martyred six Palestinians and clashes break out at al-Aqsa Mosque. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry said clashes between police and...
Gold Price Decreases in Pakistan
Karachi: There was a slight decline in gold prices in the local and international barter markets. According to the Sarafa Association, the price of gold...
PSX Gains 117 Points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange continued its bullish momentum on Friday to end the weekend on a positive note after the end of political crisis...
PM Shahbaz Rejects OGRA Summary, Decides To Retain Prices
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) proposal to hike the prices of petroleum products in the country....
Export of Sugar Banned
Islamabad: After the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal government on Friday announced to ban on the export of sugar, saying the ban...
ECP Decides For Daily Hearing of Foreign Funding Case
ISLAMABAD: Day after Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered to pronounce verdict in 30 days, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to hear...
NA Session Called Tomorrow For No Confidence Motion Against Deputy Speaker
Islamabad: National Assembly (NA) session has been called on tomorrow at 12 pm. The session has an agenda to conduct voting no-confidence motion against Deputy...
PPP Pervez Ashraf Elected Unopposed As NA Speaker
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s Raja Pervez Ashraf has been elected unopposed as the National Assembly speaker as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prepares to distribute...
Rupee Price Uptick Streak Continues As Rupee Reaches Rs 181. 58
KARACHI: The US dollar fell to Rs181.58 on Friday as the political turmoil in the country subsided. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),...
NEPRA Increases Electricity Prices By Rs 4.85 Under Fuel Adjustment Charges
Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday approved an increase of Rs 4.85 for the month of February under the fuel adjustment charges....
Fifth Wave Of Coronavirus Dies Down As Only Person Dies In Last 12 Days
Islamabad: The fifth wave of the global pandemic coronavirus started to die down as only one person death reported in the last 12 days. According...
Petition Filed In IHC To Stop Issuing Diplomatic Passport To Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against issuance of diplomatic passport and arrest former premier Nawaz Sharif, who is...
IHC Disposes PTI Petition Directing FIA Not To Harass Social Media Activists
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday disposed of the petition against FIA for harassing the PTI social media activists directing the FIA to stop...
Maryam Aurangzaib Declares News Of Closure Of Ahsas Programs and Shelter Homes As Lies
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Maryam Aurangzaib on Friday declared news related to closure of Ahsas Programs and Shelter homes as false. Maryam Aurangzaib...
Delay In NA Session: Notices To Deputy Speaker, Secretary NA Issued
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued notices to answer to the federal government, secretary National Assembly (NA) and deputy Speaker NA. A...
PM seeks report from FBR about tax collection
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a complete report from the FBR about the tax collection. He was talking to Chairman FBR Dr Muhammad...
PM expresses resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership. In a...
OGRA Proposes Massive Hike in PoL Prices
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent a summary, seeking increase in petroleum prices from April 15. The regulator has recommended an...
PML-N Leaders Surrender in Army Officer Torture Case
LAHORE: The accused Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders, Khawaja Salman Rafique and Hafiz Noman, have surrendered to police in the army officer torture case....
Two Soldiers Martyred in North Waziristan
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier on embraced martyrdom while valiantly fighting terrorists during intense fire exchange that took place in general area Isham of North...
Hungarian Envoy Meets COAS
RAWALPINDI: Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan Béla Fazekas on Thursday met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ. According to the Inter...
Bollywood Stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt Marry in Mumbai
NEW DELHI: Popular Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were married Thursday in a private ceremony at their Mumbai residence. The couple wore ivory...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Welcomes DG ISPR’s Statement
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that no retaliation will be taken against anyone in our government. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on senior...
IHC Directs ECP To Decide on Foreign Funding Within 30 Days
ISLAMABA: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide on the foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Govt Increases Pension By 10pc
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the pension of federal government pensioners with effect from April 1, 2022 which was announced by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif...
US Congratulates PM Shehbaz
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on becoming the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. “The United States congratulates newly-elected...
Zardari, Bilawal Call on PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: President of the Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zaradri and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here and congratulated...
Each Lie Of Past Govt Will Be Held Accountable: Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has said that the time has come to hold each lie of the past government accountable....
Amend Laws Keeping In Mind National Interests, Not In Personal Interests: Chairman NAB
Islamabad: The public accounts committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Rana Tanveer in which chairman NAB services were lauded with open heart. In...
Acting Speaker NA Accepts Resignations Of 123 PTI MNAs
Islamabad: Acting National Assembly Speaker Qasim Suri accepted on Thursday resignations of 123 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) lawmakers, creating another legal challenge for his party and...
Smear Campaign Launched Against Army To achieve Through Rumours, Baseless Character Assassination: DG ISPR
Rawalpindi :Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar Thursday said that a statement released by the National Security Committee (NSC) at...
PTI Files Petition Against Dissident Members For Lifetime Disqualification
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday filed petion in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) for life time disqualification of their dissident members of National...
Announcement For Ministries, Formation Of Federal Cabinet Today
Islamabad: Announcement for an election of Speaker National Assembly (NA) and decisions related to formation of a federal cabinet is likely today. The PML-N has...
Ishaq Dar Optimistic, Rupee Can Reach 160 Against Dollar In Few Months
London: Former finance minister Ishaq Dar predicted that the US dollar can come down to Rs160 in a few months when “fiscal and monetary policies...
PM Shahbaz Pays Surprise Visit To Review Islamabad To Peshawar Metrobus Project
Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday paid surprise visit to a new Islamabad airport to Peshawar metrobus project wherein the premier was briefed...
America Congratulates PM Shahbaz Over Becoming Premier
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday congratulated newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and vowed to continue its long-standing cooperation with Pakistan’s...
Imran Khan Says He Will Fight Till Last Ball
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has asked the judiciary to explain why it felt the need to open its doors at midnight on Saturday,...