982 People Killed in Rains, Floods in Pakistan: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Rains and floods wreaked havoc across the country. The number of people killed in accidents has reached 982. According to the National Disaster Management...
COAS To Visit Sindh, Balochistan Flood-Hit Areas Today: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit flood hit areas of Balochistan and Sindh today as Pakistan Army has established...
Govt Approves Deployment of Army To Help Local Administration Cope With Floods
ISLAMABAD: As heavy rains and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in the country and especially in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the federal government...
Pakistan Reports 290 Covid Cases, Two Deaths in 24 Hours
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,568,183....
Miftah Accuses PTI of Jeopardising IMF Deal
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has lashed out at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra for jeopardising the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme ahead...
PMD Predicts Rain With Wind-Thundershower in Most Parts of Country
ISLAMABAD: Rain with wind and thundershower is expected in north Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next twelve hours. However,...
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan Lock Horns Tonight in First Asia Cup 2022 Clash
DUBAI: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka on Friday said victory in the Asia Cup would lift the spirits of fans in the cricket-crazy island nation...
Weekly Inflation up by 1.83 Percent
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on August 25 for the combined consumption group, witnessed an increase of...
PR Suspends Passenger Train Operation Due to Heavy Rains and Floods
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has suspended its passenger operation at a track of ML-1 from Khanpur to Hyderabad due to flood near Nawabshah. Addressing a press...
Japan National Police Chief Resigns Over Abe Assassination
TOKOYO: In Japan, the head of National Police Agency has resigned after an investigation confirmed shortcomings in the security plans for assassinated former Prime Minister...
PSX Falls in Red
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another round of thrashing on the last day of the rollover week as investors continued to mourn the...
Gold Price Of Remains Unchanged in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold price remained unchanged in Pakistan despite rupee depreciation against the US dollar — which lost Rs6.01 during the week. According to rates issued...
After Abid Sher, Hanif Abbassi Lambasts On Finance Minister Miftah Ismael
Islamabad: After Abid Sher Ali, today (Friday) another leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Hanif Abbassi lambasting on his own party Finance Minister Miftah...
Railway Operation From Khanpur To Hyderabad Closed Owing To Floods: Saad Rafique
Islamabad: Federal Minister Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has apprised that the railway operation from Khanpur to Hyderbad is being suspended owing to devastation and destruction...
Govt Decides To Reach Out To Friendly Countries, Donors As Floods Hit 33Mln People: PM
Islamabad: The diplomatic corps of different countries in Islamabad have assured Pakistan of their respective Governments’ continued support to meet the requirements of the rescue...
IHC Issues Show Cause Notice To Imran Khan Over Threatening and Insulting Speech
Islamabad: A show cause notice has been issued by Islamabad High Court (IHC) to Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan. The show cause notice has...
Fayyaz Lauds CM Punjab Initiative Of Establishing Special Fund For Floods Victims
Lahore: Spokesman for Chief Minister Punjab, Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan has lauded establishing of special fund for flood victims is a better initiative by the...
All Speculations Of Qatar Purchasing of PIA And Roosevelt Hotel Wrong: Miftah
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has termed as encouraging Qatar’s decision of investing at least three billion dollars in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in...
PM Meets Victims Of Flood Affected People in Sukkur
Sukkur: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Sukkur on a day-long visit to review relief activities in flood-affected areas of Sindh. He was given briefing...
PM Calls High Level Emergency Meeting Of All Provincial Govts
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called an emergency high level meeting of all provincial governments The decision was taken in a high level meeting...
937 Killed, 1343 Injured In Rains And Flood So Far As NDMA Releases Report
Islamabad: As many as 937 people have killed and more than 1,300 others injured across the country so far. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)...
September Is Month Of Vital Decisions: Sheikh Rashid
Rawalpindi: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid continuing his political prediction, said that September is the month of vital decisions. On his twitter handle, Awami Muslim...
PM Reaches Sukkur To Review relief activities in flood-affected areas of Sindh.
Sukkur: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Sukkur on a one-day visit to review relief activities in flood-affected areas of Sindh. Earlier today, Prime...
Nawaz Sharif Refutes Statements Attributed to Him About PM Shehbaz
LONDON: Nawaz Sharif refutes statements attributed to him about PM Shehbaz. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said that the statements attributed to him...
PM to Visit Sukkur Today to Review Flood Relief Activities
SUKKUR: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will visit Sukkur today [Friday] to review rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas. He will be received by...
433 More Covid Cases Registered in Pakistan
Pakistan has reported six deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,567,893. The...
Imran To Visit Flood-Hit Areas Today
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan will visit flood-affected areas in Punjab today (Friday). The PTI chairman will visit the...
Pak Army, Federal Cabinet to Donate One Month’s Salary to Flood Relief Fund
RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army officers and all members of the federal cabinet announced to donate one month’s salary to the flood relief fund. A statement...
Sindh Schools, Colleges to Remain Closed till Saturday Due to Rain Emergency
KARACHI: All government and private across Sindh will remain closed on Friday and Saturday (August 26-27) amid warnings of heavy rainfall, the education department has...
Int’l Institutions Announce $500m For Flood Affectees on PM’ Shehbaz’s Appeal
ISLAMABAD: The international organizations and financial institutions on Thursday announced immediate assistance of more than 500 million dollars for the flood victims on the appeal...
Gold Price Increases By Rs1200
KARACHI: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs1200 per tola and was sold at Rs147,100 on Thursday against its...
Rana Sanaullah Booked Under Terrorism Charges
LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Colonel (retd) Hashim Dogar said on Thursday that a case has been registered against Minister for Interior and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
PSX Loses 305 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 305.40 points, with negative change of 0.70 percent, closing...
PM Shehbaz Lifts Ban on Departmental Sports
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced lifting of ban on departmental sports in the country. The ban was imposed by the previous government...
Indian Forces Martyr Three Youth in Baramulla
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three more youth in Baramulla district...
Hong Kong Qualify For Asia Cup Cricket Tournament
Web Desk: Hong Kong have won his position in up coming Asia Cup cricket tournament. The country which is a part of China, have gotten...
Imran Khan Decides To Visit Flood Hit Areas Of Punjab and KP Soon
Islamabad: Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan soon will visit floods hit areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PK). Former premier presided a meeting of important...
Russian President Signs Decree to Increase Size of Armed Forces
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 to 2.04 million. The figure, which...
Federal Govt Didn’t Give Any Single Penny To Flood Affected People Of Punjab: Umar Sarfaraz Cheema
Lahore: Adviser to Chief Minister Punjab Sarfaraz Cheema has said that the federal government is treating people of Punjab as a step mother adding that...
Turkey’s Normalization Of Relations With Israel Will Not Weaken Country’s Support To Palestine; Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that recent steps to normalise Ankara’s ties with Israel will not weaken the country’s support for Palestine in...
Sherry Appeals World Community To Help Flood Victims As 30 Million People Affected By Floods.
Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman has appealed the world community to come forward in providing generous assistance to the flood-affected people of Pakistan....
Bilawal Calls Saudi Counterpart To Laud Assurance For Helping Floods Victims In Pakistan
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto on Thursday telephoned his Saudi Arabia counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan in which the promotion of bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Bilawal...
COAS Directs To Render All Possible Support To Flood Affectees
Rawalpindi: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed formations to render all possible support to the flood affectees and every single affected individual must...
No Any One From Rains, Flood Affected Areas To Be Spared For Providing Relief : Sharjeel
Hyderabad: Provincial Minister for information and transport Sharjeel Memon has said that the governments take tough decisions when they face tough situation. Sharjeel Memon said...
Nawaz Sharif Approaches To Court First Before Return To Country
London: Former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-N(PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has decided to approach the court over his disqualification, punishment’s and cases against him as...
Shahbaz Gill Files Bail Petition In Sedition Case
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI”) leader Shahbaz Gill on Thursday file a bail petition in a session court of Islamabad over inciting the people for sedition....
PM Shahabz Cut Short His Foreign Visit To Reach Country Owing To Flood Situation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has postponed his visit to London owing to devastating rains and floods in the country. According to the government press...
ATC Approves Bail Before Arrest Of Imran Khan In Contempt Of Court Case
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan interim bail has been approved in the contempt of court case over threatening to magistrate judge in his...
Covid Infects 313 Pakistanis: NIH
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,567,460....
Balochistan Rains Death Toll Rises to 234
QUETTA: Four more people have died in the rain and flood-related incidents in Balochistan during the last 24 hours, according to the Provincial Disaster Management...