Kakar’s cabinet likely to take oath today
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar’s cabinet is expected to take the oath today. The caretaker cabinet will take oath at 5pm after an official...
PSX grips bearish trend as market looses 419 points
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Wednesday, losing 419.31 points, a negative change of 0.86 per cent,...
Alvi urges Pharma industry to locally manufacture contraceptive devices
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the pharmaceutical industry to locally manufacture contraceptive devices to ensure their better access to the people and check...
ECP could not decide about new delimitations in today’s meeting
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its meeting on Wednesday could not decide regarding new delimitations under the new census across the country....
PM takes notice of Jaranwala incident, ensures stern action against culprits
Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that he is gutted by the visuals coming out of Jaranwala, Faisalabad. In a tweet on Wednesday,...
Main character of cipher scandal Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed to retire today
Islamabad: The main character of cipher scandal Pakistan foreign secretary Asad Majeed Khan is going to retire today. Asad Majeed Khan was 31st foreign secretary...
France allocates $3.27m to support flood-hit areas of Sindh
Paris: France has allocated three point two seven million US dollars to support UNICEF’s humanitarian response in flood-affected areas of Sindh. In a statement, Ambassador...
Saudi Arabia ambassador calls on Caretaker PM Kakar
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday said that the recently-instituted Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue to work as before to lay...
SC issues contempt of court notice to Murad Ali Shah in Gujar Nala implementation case
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a contempt notice to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Gujjar Nala implementation case. A...
IHC orders immediate release of PTI leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar
Islamabad; Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended MPO while ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e- (PTI) politicians, Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar their immediate release. The two...
Care Taker PM throws petrol bomb on masses by increasing it price by Rs 17.50 per litre
Islamabad: After jolts of petrol bomb by previous PML N coalition government, Care Taker Prime Minister following the previous government has thrown petrol bomb on...
JI leader Sayedee’s death in jail plunges Bangladesh into protests
Dhaka: Thousands of enraged demonstrators marched across Bangladesh shouting anti-government slogans after a powerful Jamaat-e-Islaami opposition leader, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, died of a heart attack...
Care Taker CM Sindh Maqbool Baqar to take oath of his office on Wednesday
Karachi: Care taker Chief Minister Sindh Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar will take oath of his office tomorrow as all the preparations have completed while the...
Accidents owing to negligence on August 14 claims 17 lives, injures 1473 in Punjab
Lahore: Negligent bike riders of Punjab could not avoid one wheeling and speed even on 76th independence day yesterday which resulted into deaths of 17...
Anti-polio drive begins in KP
Peshawar: A seven-day anti-polio drive has kicked off in district Khyber of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). During the campaign, more than two-hundred thousand children up to...
President Alvi approves PEMRA Amendment Bill 2023
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has accorded his approval to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Amendment Bill 2023. The president approved the bill under...
Prices of Gold increases in country despite decrease in international market
Karachi: Despite decrease in international market, the prices of gold increased by Rs 1100 per tola in the country, President Gold market apprised today. On...
PSX remains bullish today as market saw uptick of 141 points
Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was bullish today as the market closed at 48, 565 after an uptick of 141 points. As a whole around...
Kakar stresses laying of road infrastructure in areas which could attract investment
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday said that an efficient road infrastructure played a pivotal role in the development and progress of any...
MQM-P calls coordination committee meeting tonight to finalize its names for care taker ministries
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has called a vital meeting of its coordination committee to finalize Sindh cabinet, sources said. Sources said that the...
Maintaining law and order, holding transparent elections, controlling crimes top priorities : Maqbool Baqar
Karachi: Care Taker Chief Minister Sindh Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar said that he has his preferences of law and order situation in the province. Talking...
Rupee depreciates by Rs 3.02 in Inter-bank Market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee depreciated by Rs3.02 against the US dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday. According to the central bank, the local currency...
OGRA recommends govt to uptick petrol price by Rs 12 per liter for next fortnightly
Islamabad: Care Taker Premier Anwar Ul Haq Kakar has faced with first difficult challenge regarding prices of petroleum products as working paper for increasing prices...
Session court gives last chance to Bushra Bibi to join May 9 investigation
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad on Tuesday directed former first lady, Bushra Bibi to join the probe related to May 9 violence. According to...
AGP Mansoor Usman Awan to continue performing his duties in interim govt
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has asked Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan to continue performing his duties during the interim government...
CT PM speeds up consultation to form care taker cabinet
ISLAMABAD: Care Taker Premier Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has started the consultation for the formation of the caretaker cabinet. Sources privy to the development apprised that the...
UAE astronaut from space congratulates Pakistanis on Independence Day
Astronaut of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Neyadi joined in Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations from 400 kilometers above earth and felicitated the Pakistani nation....
Kashmiris observing India’s Independence Day as Black Day today
Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are observing the Indian Independence Day, on Tuesday, as Black Day to...
Sindh Governor approves appointment of Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar as caretaker CM
Karachi’;Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori has approved the name of Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir as Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh. A notification has been issued...
ISPR issues motivational song on 76th Independence day
Rawalpindi: The media wing of Pakistan Army Inter Service Public Relations has issued motivational song on occasion of 76th Independence day. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,...
Maqbool Baqir selected as care taker Chief Minister Sindh
Karachi: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah and opposition leader of dissolved Sindh Assembly Rana Ansar have agreed on appointing (retd) justice Maqbool Baqir as...
Flag hoisting ceremony held to observe Pakistan’s Independence Day in Beijing
BEIJING: An impressive flag-hosting ceremony was held at the Embassy of Pakistan, Beijing here on Monday to commemorate 76th anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence Day. The...
Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day celebrated today in Occupied Kashmir with immense enthusiasm.
Srinagar: Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day is being celebrated today in Indian-held Kashmir with immense enthusiasm. Despite facing the presence of occupying Indian army personnel and...
President hoisted national flag at main ceremony in convention center
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the political leadership and the people to get united to take the country in the direction of progress...
President confers civil awards on 696 Pakistani, foreign nationals
Islamabad: On the occasion of 76th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan, President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred ‘Pakistan Civil Awards’ on 696 Pakistani as well as...
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar felicitated on assuming charge as caretaker PM
Islamabad: A delegation from Balochistan comprising Senator Sarfraz Bugti and Mir Khalid Lango called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Monday. During...
Impressive Flag-lowering Ceremony held at Wagah border
Lahore: An impressive flag-lowering ceremony was held at the Wagah border on Monday afternoon to commemorate anniversary of 76th Independence Day. Crop Commander Lahore Lieutenant...
Speaker NA congratulates Care Taker PM Kakar
Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday congratulated care taker Prime Minister Anwar Ul Haq Kakar after he assumed his post by...
PTI demands provision of home-cooked food for Imran Khan
PTI says Imran Khan may be suffering from “slow poisoning”. Khan was jailed this month after being found guilty of corruption. The party condemned the...
PTI’s Parvez Elahi rearrested by NAB soon after release from Adiala Jail
PTI President Parvez Elahi Arrested Again Court Accepts Elahi’s NAB Transit Remand PTI President was initially arrested on June 1. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Pervez...
Nation celebrates 76th Independence day with pomp and show
The nation is celebrating 76th Independence Anniversary so today with a renewed pledge to work with the spirit of Pakistan Movement and make the country...
Caretaker PM presented guard of honour at PM House
Islamabad: Newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was presented guard of honour on his arrival at the Prime Minister House, Islamabad today [Monday]. The...
Care taker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar took oath of his office
ISLAMABAD: Anwaar-ul-Haq — a — took oath as the eighth caretaker prime minister of Pakistan on Monday. President Arif Alvi administered the oath to Kakar...
76th Independence day: President, PM urge nation to follow Quaid’s principles
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in their separate messages on Independence Anniversary have extended heartfelt congratulations to the entire...
Turkish MP Dogan Bekin for Kashmir settlement under UN resolutions
Ankara: Member of Turkish Parliament Dogan Bekin has called for settlement of Kashmir dispute through holding of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir as per UN...
IIOJK people to celebrate Aug 14 as Jashn-e-Azadi & observe Aug 15 as Black Day: APHC
Srinagar: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, while felicitating the people and the Government of Pakistan on the eve of their Independence Day, has said that...
US, Iranian ambassadors felicitate Pakistan on Independence Day
ISLAMABAD: U.S. and Iranian Ambassadors to Pakistan Donald Blome and Reza Amiri Moghaddam respectively on Sunday congratulated the people of Pakistan on its 76th Independence...
Tessori visits Q-e-A Mausoleum to review Ind-day rally arrangements
Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tesuri visited the Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi today. He reviewed the arrangements of rally being held tomorrow...
2nd meeting between Rana Ansar, Murad to select care taker CM end without result
Karachi: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly (SA) Rana Ansar second round of talks for selecting a care taker chief minister Sindh with Chief Minister Sindh...
Father-son duo died in traffic accident in Sujawal
Sujawal: Two persons were died in a traffic accident at Nodo Bharan bus stop in Sujawal this evening. The deceased of the accident were father...