Omicron Variant Spreading Rapidly: NCOC
ISLAMABAD: The fifth wave of COVID-19, which is driven by the Omicron variant, is spreading at a great pace in the country, the National Command...
Pictures of Attackers in Bilal Yasin Case Released
LAHORE: Significant development has been made in the case of firing over Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA Bilal Yasin as pictures of the attackers have been...
Launching of Pak-China Business Forum Good Omen: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday has said that the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is trying to overcome the hurdles to ensure...
Reham Khan Claims Her Vehicle Was Attacked
ISLAMABAD; Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former wife Reham Khansaid on Twitter that her “vehicle was held at gunpoint” when she was coming back from...
Hafeez Announces Retirement From International Cricket
LAHORE: Former captain Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket 18 years after making his debut in Sharjah against Zimbabwe on 3 April...
NEPRA Likely To Increase Power Tariff For KE Consumers by Rs5.50/unit
ISLAMABAD: The electricity rates for KE consumers are expected to go by Rs5.50 per unit under fuel cost adjustments for three months. The hearing on...
Sudan’s PM Resigns
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the...
Schools In Sindh Reopen After Winter Vacations
KARACHI: All public and private educational institutions have reopened in Sindh after winter holidays. The government has directed to all educational institutions including colleges and...
Fire Erupts At Karachi’ Towel Factory
KARACHI: Fire broke out at a towel factory warehouse located near Saba Cinema in Karachi in the wee hours of Monday. At least 14 fire...
World Must Take Notice Of Indian Govt’s Atrocities Against Minorities: Ashrafi
Lahore: Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has said minorities in India are suffering from continuous atrocities at the...
Opposition Leader Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh Received Threatening Calls
Karachi: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh has apprised that he has been receiving threatening calls for three to four days from a...
Birth Anniversary Of Comedy King ‘Lehri’ Being Observed Today
Karachi: The birth anniversary of comedy king Safeerullah Siddiqui‚ popularly known as Lehri is being observed today. Lehri was born in India on this day...
If JI Sit-In Remove Forcefully Then Sit-Ins Will Be Held Across The City: Hafiz Naeem
Karachi: Religio-political party Jamat-e-Islami (JI) sit-in against the Sindh government’s local body’s law 2021 is continued on third day outside the SIndh Assembly building. Talking...
Sindh Govt Apprehended ‘Rats’ Involved In Theft Of Wheat: Saeed Ghani
Karachi: Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani sarcastically responded to the federal government minister saying that the Sindh government has apprehended rats involved in...
44th Edition Of Dakar Rally Commences In Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The 44th edition of the Dakar Rally got off to a great start in the highs and lows of the deserts of Saudi Arabia....
Pakistan U-19 Team Leaves West Indies To Participate In Junior Cricket World Cup
LAHORE: Pakistan Under-19 team has left for the West Indies to participate in the ICC U-19 Junior Cricket World Cup. The junior side under the...
PM Calls For Raising Moral, Ethical Standards Of Society On Pattern Of State Of Madina
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the society to play its due role in eradicating incidents of sexual crime and corruption. He was speaking...
Health Card App Launched To Provide Health Facilities To Masses: Yasmin
Lahore: Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid said Naya Pakistan Health Card Application has been launched to provide health facilities to the people. Addressing...
PDM Demands Immediate Arrest Of Assailants Of Bilal Yaseen
Islamabad: The spokesman of the Alliance of opposition parties, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Hafiz Hamd Ullah has condemned assassination’s attempt on the MPA of Pakistan...
Year Changed But Actions Of CM Punjab Not Changed: Uzma Bukhari
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab spokeswoman Uzma Bukhari addressing to Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar said that the year changed but his actions and...
Pakistan Navy Ship ‘Tabuk’ Visits Port Of Duqm, Oman
Islamabad: Pakistan Navy Ship Tabuk, visited port of Duqm, Oman during deployment on Regional Maritime Security Patrols. According to Pakistan Navy, upon arrival at port...
Hollow Slogan Of ‘Give Respect To Vote’ Died Itself: CM Punjab
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that it is not a time to promote personal interests after spreading political chaos In his...
Punjab Govt Is Going To Take Measures For Promotion Of Tourism: Hassar Khawar
Lahore: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information Hassan Khawar has said that the provincial government is going to take practical measures for promotion...
Asad Urges People Adhere To Corona SOPs In Wake Of Rising Omicron Cases
Islamabad: Chairman National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar has urged the people to strictly adhere to Corona SOPs in the wake of increasing...
Member Of UK Board Of Trade Calls On Governor Punjab
Lahore: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar says Pakistan played vital role in eradicating terrorism and promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan. He was talking to...
Coronavirus Claims More 8 Lives Across The Country
LAHORE: The global pandemic coronavirus has claimed more 8 deaths in the last 24 while the number of positive cases has surged to 1,296,527. The...
Economic Stability Returning To Pakistan Due To Prudent Policies of Govt: Fawad
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that economic stability is returning to Pakistan due to prudent economic policies of the government....
PM Should Have Resigned Instead of Hiking PoL Prices: Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE: PML-N President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan should have resigned instead of...
Earthquake Hits Islamabad, KP
ISLAMABAD: Moderate 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of the country including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit and federal capital on Saturday. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC)...
Nations Develop Only Through Justice, rule of Law: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) raised the standards of morality and rule of law was given due importance...
Weekly Inflation Crosses 20pc
KARACHI: Weekly inflation inched lower after two weeks as prices of fresh vegetables dropped down, but high electricity and gas prices continued to burden middle...
Bilawal Lashes Out At Govt For Hiking PoL Prices
KARACHI::Pakistan’s Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari bashed at the government for approving the price rise summary of petroleum products in the last hour...
Pakistan, India Exchange Prisoners Lists
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-India exchange of prisoner lists, according to a Foreign Office spokesman, the Pakistani government today shared with the Indian High Commission a list of...
Year 2021 Remained Challenging For PSX
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) — a benchmark for market performance — proved to be a lost battleground in 2021. The benchmark index, which...
Eleven Family Members in Karachi Test Positive For Omicron
KARACHI: Karachi has confirmed eleven more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Sources relayed that eleven members of a single family were found...
16th Karachi International Book Fair Underway
Karachi: The 16th Karachi International Book Fair has started after a gap of one year as in 2020 the event could not be held due...
MPA Bilal Yasin is out of danger: Doctor
LAHORE: PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin has been transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) following surgery where his condition is said to be stable. Orthopaedic...
Kid Dies, 16 Injured in New Year Celebratory Firing in Karachi
KARACHI: A kid died and at least 16 people were wounded in aerial firing during New Year celebrations in different parts of Karachi on night...
Six More Die of COVID-19 In Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 6 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,295,933. The...
New Year Celebrations Kick-off Across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The New Year celebrations kicked off across the country to welcome 2022 with special fireworks displays and lively celebrations as the clock ticked to...
Pakistani Youth Go To Bottom of Sea To Celebrate New Year
RIYADH: In Saudi Arabia, Pakistani youth went to the bottom of the sea to celebrate the New Year by cutting a cake. In the Saudi...
LPG Prices Down By Rs5.90 Per KG
ISLAMABAD: OGRA had reduced the price of LPG by Rs5.90 per kg for January. Earlier, the LPG price was reduced by Rs 14.13 on December...
Petrol Prices Jacked Up By Rs4 Per Litre
ISLAMABAD: The government dropped petrol bombs on the people with the arrival of the new year. The price of petrol and high speed diesel has...
Nawaz Sharif’s Loyal Bilal Yasin Attacked In Lahore: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said that Nawaz Sharif’s loyal MPA Bilal Yaseen has been attacked in Lahore. She said in a tweet...
PML-N Leader Bilal Yasin Injured In Firing
LAHORE: Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Punjab and PML-N leader Bilal Yasin was injured as unidentified men opened fire at him on the provincial...
IMF Demand 17pc GST: Chairman FBR
ISLAMABAD: Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq on Friday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) always wanted to “eliminate the flaws” in...
PTI Has Surrendered Before IMF: Miftah Ismail
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government has brought another storm of inflation and the country is...
Teaser For Documentary Film ‘Karakoram Highway’ Released
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Fawad Chaudary has shared the teaser for the documentary film “Karakoram Highway”. The documentary will be aired on state TV on January...
PKR Continued to Slide Against US Dollar in 2021
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee strengthened and remained on average at Rs152 against the US dollar till April this year. Since April 2021, however, the currency witnessed...
PSX Closes on Positive Note
KARACHI: The final trading session of 2021 was marred by volatile activity as the benchmark KSE-100 index kept climbing and dipping throughout the day. However,...