India Denies Visas To Over 200 Pakistani Pilgrims Intending To Visit Ajmer Sharif
Islamabad: India has issued visas to only 249 Pakistani pilgrims to visit Ajmer Sharif instead of 488 applicants, who intended to visit the tomb of...
Death Anniversary Of Writer Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad Being Observed Today
Web Desk: The death anniversary of renowned Urdu writer Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad is being observed today. He wrote prose as well as poetry but...
Political Stability Vital For Progress, Prosperity:Ex-Premier Shahid Khaqan
Quetta:PML-N leader and Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has urged the need of political stability to put the country on the path of progress...
Act of Holy Quran’s desecration in Sweden unacceptable: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned act of desecration of the Holy Quran by a right-wing extremist in Sweden. In a tweet today, he...
Int’l community needs to show common resolve against Islamophobia
Islamabad:Pakistan has strongly condemned the abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden on Saturday. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra...
PTI Failed to Prove Corruption Allegations Against PML-N Leadership: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says PTI government during its four years tenure failed to prove corruption allegations against PML-N leadership. In...
Schedule For Maryam Nawaz’s Return Finalised: Sources
The programme of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz’s homecoming has been finalised and one-and-a-half-month schedule has been prepared for the reorganisation...
PM Summons Consultative Session Amid Political Uncertainty
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had convened a session to discuss the caretaker setup of Punjab and for the purpose of giving tickets to candidates. The...
Azam Khan Sworn in as Caretaker KP CM
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali on Saturday administrated oath to former bureaucrat Azam Khan as the caretaker chief minister. Earlier, the governor issued the...
Shan Masood Ties Knot With Nische Khan in Intimate Nikah Ceremony
Pakistani cricketer Shan Masood tied the knot with his fiancée Nische Khan in an intimate Nikah ceremony held in Peshawar. The left-handed batter’s Nikah ceremony...
Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade with China to Reach New Heights: FM Bilawal
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Pakistan’s bilateral trade with China will reach new heights. In an interview with Xinhua in Davos, Switzerland on the...
Implementation of Farmers’ Package Govt’s Top Priority: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the government is taking measures to convert agriculture tube-wells on solar energy and implement farmers’ package. He was chairing...
Sharjeel Memon Undergoes Angioplasty After Suffering Heart Attack
HYDERABAD: Sharjeel Inam Memon, Sindh Information Minister, and senior PPP leader was rushed to a hospital on Saturday after complaining of chest pain. Reports in...
KP Governor Appoints Azam Khan as Caretaker CM
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Saturday appointed former bureaucrat Azam Khan as the caretaker chief minister. The governor issued the order after...
Peru Protests Rage on Despite President’s Plea for Calm
LIMA: Stone-throwing protesters fought pitched battles with police at fresh demonstrations demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday, while several hundred tourists...
SBP To Announces Monetary Policy on January 23
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will convene on January 23 to determine the policy rate, the central bank said...
Pakistan Continues To Report Drop In Covid Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,167. The nationwide...
Cylinder Blast Kills One, Injures Four in Karachi
KARACHI: A 40-year-old woman was killed and four other persons sustained burn injuries when a cylinder exploded in a house in Karachi. According to detail,...
Nawaz Sharif Directs Party Leaders to Contest Punjab, KP Elections: Sanaullah
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif had directed the party leaders to vigorously contest the election...
CTD Punjab Arrests Eight Alleged Terrorists
LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel have arrested at least eight alleged terrorists during multiple combing operations across Punjab. According to CTD spokesperson, the...
Rupee Falls 51 Paisa Against US dollar
The exchange rate of the Pakistani rupee depreciated by 51 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Friday and closed at Rs...
Opening Ceremony of PSL 8th Edition to Be Held in Multan
The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee, Najam Sethi has announced that the opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League 8th Edition will be held...
PM Shehbaz Creates National Austerity Body to Slash Expenses
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a 15-member national austerity committee for cutting down the ever-increasing expenses. The finance ministry had issued according to which...
LHC Orders Rs200,000 Fine on Markets Violating 10pm closure
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered Rs200,000 fine on markets which will stay open after 10pm. Lahore Supermarket Secretary-General Muhammad Imran Saleem appeared before...
PSX Sheds By 423 Points
KARACHI: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Friday, losing 423.60 points, a negative change of 1.09 percent, closing...
Govt Suggested Names Were Not Capable Enough For Post Of Caretaker CM: Malik Ahmed Khan
Lahore: The opposition members of the committee formed to appoint caretaker cm Malik Ahmed Khan has claimed that Pervez Elahi had not trust on his...
I Don’t Feel Safe After Assassinations’ Attack, To Observe Precautions But Will Not Sit In Home In Fear: Imran
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that there is no case against him that he could be declared disqualified. In his interview...
Ridding Country Of ‘Project Imran’ Biggest Achievement Of Coalition Govt: Marriyum Aurangzeb
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the biggest achievement of the coalition government was to rid the country of “Project...
World Delegation Calls On CM Sindh To Review Bank Projects Running In Province
Karachi: A delegation of the World Bank on Friday (today) called on Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah to review progress of various projects...
No Sigh Of Relief In Mugging Incidents In Karachi As 7 Shot Dead In Just 20 Days Of January
Karachi: There is no sigh of relief in criminal activities in Karachi as seven people including a woman were murdered from firing of the robbers....
8 Bogies Of Jafar Express Derailed In Bolan After Blast, 8 Injured
Quetta: As many as eight bogies of Jafar Express derailed from a railway track in Blaochistan areas of Bolan after a blast. After the terrorist...
FM Calls For Restructuring Of Int’l Financial Institutions To Address Complaints Of Global South
Davos: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for revamping and restructuring of the international financial institutions to address complaints of global south. Speaking a...
PTI MNAs Arrival At NA, Try To Meet Speaker NA But Not Get Permission
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of National Assembly (NA) on Friday tried to meet Speaker NA Raja Pervez Ashraf. The PTI MNAs arrived at the...
Martyred Constables Funeral Prayers Offered In KP
Peshawar: The funeral prayers of constables, who embraced martyrdom in Jamrood check post last night, Manzoor Shah, and Younus Khan have been offered in the...
Pakistan and Russia Agree To Sign Agreements For Promotion Of Cooperation In Diverse Fields
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to sign few agreements for promotion of cooperation in diverse fields. The eight session of Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC)...
JI To Celebrate Day Of Gratitude Today
Karachi: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi will celebrate day of gratitude today (Friday) over success in the local government elections on Sunday. The JI Pakistan Chief Siraj...
No Decision Taken On Caretaker Set up In KP
Peshawar: No decision has been taken yet regarding a caretaker set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan has not called on...
Committee Sets Up To Appoint Caretaker CM Punjab, Meeting To Be Held Today
Lahore: A joint committee set up to appoint acting chief minister Punjab meeting will be held today at Punjab Assembly. The consultative meeting will be...
NA Speaker Accepts Resignations Of 35 More MNAs
Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has accepted the resignations of another thirty-five MNAs. According to a press release issued by the National Assembly...
PTI Demands Speaker To Accept All Resignations Of Its MNAs Or Be Given NA Posts To It
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to withdraw its MNAs resignation from the National Assembly. The decision has been taken in the party’s consultative meeting...
21 More Covid Cases Reported in Pakistan
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,148. The nationwide...
Pakistan’s Foreign Reserves Rise
Snapping one of its most unnerving losing streaks in years, foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $258 million...
Govt Introducing Reforms in all Sectors to Cement Economy: Dar
Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with a delegation of BB Energy headed by its Group CEO Mohamed Bassatne...
Aisha Ghaus Pasha Says Govt Wants To Revive IMF programme
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that the government wants to continue programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...
PM Sharif Expresses Desire to Upgrade Economic Ties with Russia
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed Pakistan’s keen desire to upgrade its bilateral cooperation with Russia in trade, investment and economic matters. He was talking...
FM Bilawal Lauds Support by Belgium, Netherlands for Flood Victims
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib on the sidelines of World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Thursday and discussed...
Three Policemen Martyred in Khyber Agency Terrorist Attack
KHYBER: At least three policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police check-post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber Agency Thursday. According to the local...
Asif Zardari Gets Reprieve under NAB Amendments
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad accountability court on Thursday sent back the Thattha water supply and fake accounts references to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) citing a...
Nisar Khuhro likely to bag Senate seat unopposed vacated by Vawda
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nisar Khuhro is likely to bag Sindh Senate seat unopposed as his opponents have taken back their nomination papers...
NA Speaker Says Approved PTI MNAs’ Resignations After Confirmation
ISLAMABAD: The speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Thursday that he approved the resignations of those Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers who managed to...