After PSP, PTI Challenges Sindh LB Amendment Bill 2021 In SHC
KARACHI: After Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday challenged Sindh Local Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Sindh High Court (SHC),...
NAB Teams Arrive SC To Arrest Agha Siraj Durrani
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani to surrender to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in assets beyond means...
Coronavirus Continues To Decrease As 8 Deaths Reported
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 8 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,286,022. The...
Azam Swati Apologies To ECP
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Railway Azam Swati has tendered a written apology on the issue of allegations to the Election Commission of Pakistan. A three-member...
Rupee Loses Nearly Re1 Against US Dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani currency plunged to an all-time low of Rs176.42 against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Thursday. This owing to a...
FBR Jacks-up Property Valuation Rates
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has jacked-up the valuation rates of FBR-notified rates of immovable property, including commercial, residential, apartments, flats and other...
PM Orders Govt Members To Ensure Attendance In PAC Sessions
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the government members to ensure their attendance in the sessions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The government...
Fawad Lauds ECP’s Decision To Constitute Committees On Matter Of EVMs
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has welcomed the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to constitute technical committees on the...
UN Committee Defer Action on bid by Taliban to appoint envoys to world body
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee has put off action on requests by the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Myanmar’s military regime to take their...
Opposition Parties Decide To Boycott In-Camera Briefing Of NSC
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties have announced to boycott the in-camera session of the parliamentary committee on national security to discuss the security situation in the region....
Bearish Trend Witnessed At PSX As Market Loses 2000 Points
Karachi: Severe pressure witnessed today in the selling of shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange while KSE 100-Index lost more than 2000 points. Owing to...
Teachers Protest Against Placing Education Directorate Under Municipal Corporation
ISLAMABAD: Teachers and employees on Thursday staged a protest against placing Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) under the Municipal Corporation Islamabad (MCI). According to details,...
ECP To Reserve Verdict If Vawda Not Submits Arguments In Disqualification Case
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday gave Senator Faisal Vawda and other parties a last chance to submit their explanations and arguments...
President Alvi Ratifies 31 Bills Passed in Joint Sitting of Parliament
ISLAMABAD: A total of 31 bills were ratified by President Arif Alvi , which were passed during the joint sitting of Parliament on November 17,...
PM Imran Reviews Progress on CPEC Projects
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, reviewed progress on CPEC-related projects. Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister underscored that...
Punjab Announces To Hold Next LB Polls Using EVMs
LAHORE: The Punjab government is considering using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in upcoming local government elections, scheduled to be held next year in the province....
COAS Visits Azad Kashmir Regimental Centre Mansar Camp
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Azad Kashmir (AK) Regimental Centre Mansar Camp on Wednesday. According to statement issued...
PIA’s Saudi Operation Restored
ISLAMABAD: After the easing of travel restrictions by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan International Airlines’s (PIA) Saudi Arabia operation has become fully operational and the first flight...
Two Kashmiris Martyred in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more youth in Pulwama district....
Twitter Bars Sharing Pictures, VIdeos of Individuals Without Permission
Twitter has bannned the sharing of pictures and videos of private individuals without their permission, in a major policy move. The change will mean that people...
Three Killed in Michigan High School Shooting
A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three other students and wounding eight other people, authorities say. Oakland county undersheriff Mike...
PM Imran Orders Concrete Steps To Stop Smuggling of Essential Commodities
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to undertake emergency measures and bring out- of-box solutions to control smuggling of essential commodities....
Dollar Weakens Against Rupee
KARACHI: The exchange rate of US Dollar weakened by 24 paisa in the interbank on Wednesday against Pakistani rupee.The greenback closed at Rs175.48 on third...
Bullish Trend Prevails At PSX
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a topsy turvy day on Wednesday amid economic challenges and the uncertainty posed by the new Omicron coronavirus variant....
Federal Govt Announces Full Cooperation With ECP On EVM And i-voting
ISLAMABAD : Federal government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday announced full cooperation with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding implementation of Electronic...
IHC Orders Fed Govt To Satisfy Family Of Missing Journalist Mudasir Naro
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday instructed the federal government to satisfy the family of missing journalist and blogger Mudasir Naro. The...
PPP Is Working Against The state In Sindh: Mustafa Kamal
KARACH: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that If the local bodies system gets properly functional in Pakistan then several problems...
Fed Govt Starts Blackmailing ECP For EVMs: Saeed Ghani
Islamabad: Provincial Minister for Information Saeed Ghani has claimed that the federal government has started blackmailing the Election Commission Of Pakistan (ECP) over the Electronic...
Shaheen, Hassan, Abid Achieve Career-High ICC Rankings
Dubai: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali and opener Abid Ali have achieved career-high rankings following match-winning performances in the first Test against Bangladesh, which Pakistan...
People Are Burning In The Fire Of Inflation: Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N President Shahbaz Sharif warned the nation that 11.5% inflation per month is a proof of economic destruction, people are committing suicide...
Sherry Rehman Expresses Concern Over Rising Inflation In Country
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP) leader Sherry Rehman said that inflation is rising even before a mini budget by the government. Sherry Rehman, in...
We Have To Find Solution To Inflation: Sheikh Rasheed
Islamabad: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says the government has completed legislation to hold next elections through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and to provide right...
CM Punjab Lauds Performance Of Coronavirus Vaccination Team
Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that global pandemic coronavirus has become challenge for whole of the world, now omicron named virus...
CNG Stations Closed In Sindh and Balochistan For Two And Half Months From Today
KARACHI: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and RLNG stations in whole of Sindh and Balochistan closed for two-and-half months from today to February 15. A decision...
Coronavirus Diminishing Trend Continues As Nine Deaths Reported Across The Country
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported 9 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,285,254. The...
PM Imran Congratulates FBR For Increasing Tax By 35 Percent
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Federal Board of Revenue for achieving an increase of 35 percent in revenue collection during the last month...
Lionel Messi Named Best Football Player of The Year For Seventh Time
The striker of Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina won the Golden Ball, an award given to the best football player of the year. Lionel Messi helped...
Sindh Notifies New COVID-19 Restrictions
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday notified new COVID-19 restrictions, based on a city’s vaccination progress, to be effective from December 1 to 15. According...
Iranian Consul General Calls on Shahbaz Sharif
LAHORE: Iranian Consulate General Mohammad Reza Nazeri called on Shahbaz Sharif, who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan,...
Trailer of Star Wars Series The Book of Boba Fett Released
The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba...
Prices of Electricity Being Lowered To Address Gas Shortage: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister in Islamabad on Tuesday, approved gas load management plan for the winter season in order to better deal...
PSX Sheds 257 Points
KARACHI: Bears dominated Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the last trading day of November, with the benchmark index shed over 350 points on the MSCI...
Dollar Sheds Against PKR
Karachi: The exchange rate of Pakistan rupee strengthened by 49 paisa against the US dollar in interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs 175.71...
Bahraini Chief of General Staff Meets COAS Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has stressed for global convergence on Afghanistan through coordinated efforts for economic uplift of the Afghan people for...
PM Stops All Ministers To Leave Country To Focus On Performance
Islamabad: Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister in Islamabad on Tuesday, approved gas load management plan for the winter season in order to better deal...
PPP Is Security Risk For Sindh: Syed Mustafa Kamal
Karachi: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chief Syed Mustafa Kamal has declared Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as security risk for Sindh province. Addressing a presser...
Military Land Case: CJ Declares Defence Secretary Report Unsatisfactory
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a report submitted by the defense secretary about businesses on military lands and has ordered the demolitions...
SC Directs KP Govt To Hold Local Govt Elections On Party Basis
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to hold the local government elections on the party basis. A three-member...
Egypt Defence Expo opens in Cairo
CAIRO: The world’s leading weapons manufacturers arrived in Cairo for the start of EDEX, the Egypt Defence Expo. Weapons makers laid out their latest rifles,...
SC Grants Bail To MNA Ali Wazir
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday ordered the release of MNA Ali Wazir on bail. The Waziristan lawmaker has been directed to deposit surety...