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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
EU Launches Multiple Projects in Afghanistan
WEB DESK: The European Union has launched multiple projects in Afghanistan worth 268.3 million Euros to help Afghan people cope with current problems. According to...
Russia Accuses West of Plotting Provocations in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russia has accused west of plotting provocations in Ukraine. In statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zachariah alleged that Ukrainian and Western claims of...
PM Imran Khan Says Sharif Family is Mafia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the PML-N’s history of putting pressure on judiciary is in front of everyone. A meeting of...
PSX Loses Seven Points
KARACHI: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Thursday witnessed slight bearish trend, losing 7.46 points, a nominal negative change of 0.02 percent, closing...
Gold Prices Rise Rs 700 Per Tola
KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs 700 and was sold at Rs 125,900 on Thursday against its...
Ministers Make Ridiculous Statement On Inflation: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Lambasting the PTI government, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member of upper house, Senator Sherry Rehman said that whole of the world is saying inflation...
South Africa Take 1-0 Lead By Beating India From 31 Runs
Paarl: An all-round display led by Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma centuries helped South Africa beat India by 31 runs in the first...
Student Killed By Qari Violence, Family Staged Sit-in Against Police and Doctors In Kusoor
Kusoor: Funeral prayers were offered for the child who died due to Qari’s violence in Thana Mandi Usman Wala in Kusoor. The family of the...
Chairman Senate Strongly Condemns Lahore Blast
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has strongly condemned the Lahore blast and expressed grief over loss of precious lives. The Chairman Senate said that the...
PM Imran Calls Report Of Lahore Blast From Punjab Govt
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed sorrow over loss of precious lives in the Lahore blast while the premier also called report of the...
Seven Key Accused In Priyantha Kumara Murder Case Confess Their Crime
Sialkot: A vital progress has surfaced in the murder of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara as a role of seven key accused have been determined....
Baber Azam Selected As Captain Of ODI Team Of The Year
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named Pakistan’s Babar Azam as the captain for the ODI Team of the Year, a day after it...
Ruling PTI Leaders Meeting In Chair Of PM Imran To Be Held Today
Islamabad: A meeting of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders will be held today wherein sehat card, changes in criminal laws and ahsas program will be...
SC Disposes Of Musharraf ‘s Appeal Against Disqualification
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal of former president Pervez Musharraf against rejection of his nomination papers. The apex court bench headed...
Two Killed, 20 Injured In Lahore Blast
Lahore: As many as two people lost their lives including a child while 20 others injured in a cylinder blast in the Pan Mandi area...
Court Indicts Rana Shamim In Contempt Case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday indicted former Gilgit-Baltistan chief justice Rana Shamim in contempt of court case. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice...
Cylinder Blast Injures 12 In Lahore
Lahore: A cylinder blast in Purani Anar Kali area of Lahore injures 12 while the injured have been shifted to the Meo Hospital for medical...
Khawaja Asif Allowed To Cross-Examine PM Imran In Defamation Case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday allowed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif to cross-examine Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in defamation...