Govt Planning To Generate Electricity Through Solar Power Plants: Musadik
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says the government is striving hard to generate extra electricity from solar, wind and other energy...
Uninterrupted Electricity Is Being Supplied To Industrial Sector To Protect Employment: Khurram Dastagir
Islamabad: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Friday said that despite carrying out load-shedding for domestic consumers, consistent and uninterrupted electricity was supplied to...
Re-election Will Be Held On July 22 Until Then Hamza Shahbaz Will Remain CM Punjab:SC
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday announced that re-election of Chief Minister Punjab will be held on July 22 until then Hamza Shahbaz...
Miftah Lauds FBR For Collecting Record Amount Of Tax Worth Rs 763 Bln Last Month
Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue for collecting a record amount of tax worth 763 billion...
PM Vows To Overcome Power Load Shedding By Restoring Halted Projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to overcome power load shedding by restoring halted projects. Addressing a meeting held to review measures...
Karachi Reports 407 Fresh Cases Of Covid-19
Karachi: Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Karachi as 407 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. The positivity ratio reached 19.76 in the...
SC Summons Hamza Shahbaz, Pervez Elahi To Ask Them About PTI’s Plea
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday summoned Hamza Shahbaz and Pervez Elahi, the two contenders for the Punjab chief minister’s slot, to ask...
Indian Supreme Court Declares Nupur Sharma Remarks Cause Of Udaipur Homicide
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) of India on Friday declared the blasphemous remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma the cause of igniting tensions across...
Second Route of Peoples Bus Service Opens Today
Buses on route No. 2 of the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service in Karachi will start their formal commercial operations on Friday (today). This was...
Govt To Introduce Digital System For Distribution Of Advertisements
Islamabad: The government has decided to introduce digital system to ensure transparency in the distribution of public sector advertisements. The decision to this effect was...
PM Inaugurates Innovation Hub Program In Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif formally inaugurated Innovation Hub Program in Islamabad on Friday. The objective of the programme is participation of public in...
Imran Khan Blasts On Govt Over Price Increase Of petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the ‘imported government’ over recent hike in petrol and diesel prices...
Miftah Justifies Increase In Prices Of Petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail justified the price-hike made by the government in the petroleum products, citing deviation from...
Rising Trend Of Coronavirus Continues To Increase As 694 Cases Reported
Islamabad: National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Friday morning that the COVID-19 positivity ratio in the country has reached a 4.5-month high at...
Punjab Assembly Important Session To Be Held Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s marathon 40th session, would resume its proceedings on Friday afternoon (today) For the election of the chief executive, sending both treasury...
COAS Bajwa Calls On PM Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The civil-military brass, held deliberations over several matters, including the...
PTI Allowed to Hold Rally in Islamabad on Saturday
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been granted permission to hold a rally in the federal capital on Saturday, however, it listed a plethora of...
Pakistan Reserves Increase $2,071 Million
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves jacked up to US$ 16.195 billion as SBP received proceeds of China Development Bank’s loan. State Bank of Pakistan, in...
PTI Trying To Snatch Punjab’s Mandate: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE; Following the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision of re-counting of votes for the election of Punjab’s chief minister, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PMLN)...
PSX Gains 243 Points on Last Day of FY2021-22
KARACHI: The last trading session of the fiscal year 2021-22 saw the benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) close just above the...
COAS Calls On Emir Of Qatar During Official Visit
Rawalpindi: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is on an official visit to Qatar met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani...
Imran Khan Announces To Approach SC Against LHC Verdict Regarding Punjab CM Vote Recount
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan will approach SC against the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict regarding Punjab CM vote recount. Addressing...
Govt Decides To Form Inquiry Commission To Determine Causes Of Energy Crisis’
Islamabad: The Government has decided to form an inquiry commission to determine the causes of energy crisis in the country. This was announced by PML-N...
Hamza Shehbaz To Continue As Chief Executive Of Punjab: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed the confidence that Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz will continue as chief executive of the...
Shaikh Rasheed Announces To Approach SC For Votes Of Overseas Pakistanis
Rawalpindi: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid has warned the government to carry out immediate elections otherwise any thing can happens. The Awami Muslim League chief...
PPP Leadership Calls On PM Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has presented a case of Muttahida Qoumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who called...
Covid-19 Continues To Rise Again As 641 Fresh Cases Reported
Islamabad: The COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are rising with every passing day with 641 fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours, National Institute of...
China Is Reliable Friend Of Pakistan, Learned A Lot From Chinese Experience: PM Shahbaz
Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan is open to investment and coalition government is taking steps to remove all impediments for further...
Heavy Rains, Wind-Thundershower Is Expected in Most Part Of the Country
Islamabad: Rain with wind-thundershower is expected in Kashmir, upper Punjab, Islamabad and coastal districts of Sindh during the next twelve hours. However, hot and humid...
Karachi Bound Awami Express Derailed Near Khanpur
Khanpur: Karachi bound train from Peshawar Awami Express three bogies derailed from railway track. The incident resulted into suspencion of down track for all the...
LHC Declares Hamza Shahbaz Sharif Election As CM In PA Null and Void
Lahore: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday declared Hamza Shahbaz election as Chief Minister Punjab in Punjab Assembly null and void. The LHC announced the...
PM Shahbaz To Host Luncheon In Honour Of PPP leadership Today
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday will host luncheon in honour of leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) an important party in the coalition...
CPEC, Economic Linkages Deepen Abiding Friendship Between Pak-China: PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor and the growing economic linkages had deepened the roots of the abiding...
KP Finalizes Preparations For Shandur Polo Festival
PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has finalized preparations to hold the Shandur Polo Festival from Friday. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority,...
PMD Warns of Urban Flooding as Heavy Rain to Lash Karachi From Tomorrow
KARACHI: The Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) has warned of urban flooding in Karachi due to heavy monsoon rainfall with thunderstorms starting from July 1 across...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Express Resolve to Facilitate Traders
A flagship meeting between custom officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held at Pak Afghan Border Torkham to boost bilateral trade. Officials of the customs...
Why People, Elected Representatives Bear Failure of KE: Sindh Ministers
KARACHI: The Sindh government has expressed outrage over the KE and asked why the people and their elected representatives should bear the burden of K...
‘I am Not Going Anywhere,’ Says PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja
KARACHI: Ruling out any uncertainty over his future in the office, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja Wednesday said that he was not going...
Qureshi Criticises his Own Party
Multan: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman and former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday while lashing out at PTI said he was defeated in...
PSX Sheds 467 Points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has remained under pressure since yesterday due to profit-booking ahead of the financial year closing. The stock market opened...
Zilhaj Crescent Not Sighted Today Eid Ul Azha To Be Celebrated On July 10
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s moon-sighting body, the Ruet-e-Hilal committee which met today announced that Zilhaj crescent not sighted today and Eid Ul Azha will be celebrated on...
Bilawal Claims PPP Struggling For Strengthening Democracy, Transparent Elections
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said his party was struggling to strengthen the democratic norms in the country for the last three...
Govt Backtracks, Imposes Tax On People Earning 50k To One Lakh As Finance Bill-2022 Approved
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill-2022 after clause by clause consideration and adopting certain amendments in it. Minister of State for Finance...
Ramiz Rules Out Any Uncertainty Over His PCB Chairman Post
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja Wednesday ruled out any uncertainty over his future in office and blamed the media for speculating about...
Coronavirus Cases Surpasses 500 First Time In Three Months
Islamabad: Pakistan’s daily COVID-19 case count has crossed the 500-mark for the first time in three months amid a constant rise in recent countrywide spread...
PM Presides Meeting To Review Countrywide Covid-19 Situation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people to use masks and sanitizers in cattle markets, weddings and private gatherings on the eve of...
German Envoy Pays Farewell Visit To Army Chief
RAWALPINDI: German Ambassador Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck on Wednesday paid a farewell call to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at General...
Ishaq Dar All Set Return To Country As He Gets New Passport
LONDON: Former Finance Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar has received new Pakistani passport. Dar had received his Pakistani passport after...
Ruet Body To Meet Today In Karachi For Zil Hajj Moon Sighting For Eid-ul-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s moon-sighting body, the Ruet-e-Hilal committee, will meet today in Karachi to look for the Zilhaj crescent. Ruet-e-Hilal committee, Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad,...
Federal Cabinet Approves New Visa Regime For Afghan Citizens, Including Traders
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved a new visa regime for Afghan citizens, including traders and those who seek to visit Pakistan on medical grounds....