Arson case: Asad Umar, Yasmin Rashid, others get extension in interim bail
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court of Lahore extended till May 6 the interim bails of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in a case of arson and violence...
NZ post target of 289 for Pakistan to win first ODI
RAWALPINDI: Daryl Mitchell scored a magnificent century after Will Young’s 86 to bolster New Zealand to a commendable total of 288/7 in the first PAK...
JUI-F will not be part of talks with PTI: Fazlur Rehman
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday announced that none of his party members will be part...
PM conveys best wishes to President Erdogan on his recovery from illness
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has conveyed best wishes to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his recovery from illness. In a tweet on Thursday, the...
PRs announces 20 percent concession on booking Shalimar Express tickets
Lahore: Pakistan Railways has announced giving concession to passengers on restoration of Shalimar Express from May 1st. On booking of tickets between May 1st to...
Govt and opposition talks to commence today in Senate this evening
Islamabad: The deadlock between the government and opposition has ended as they will start dialogue in senate today. The negotiations will be start in the...
Pakistan to approach WHO for vaccine amid fears of mpox spread
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to obtain anti-monekypox vaccine from the World Health Organisation as the South Asian country reported first two cases of infectious diseases....
Google launches first-ever ‘App Growth Lab’ in Pakistan
Following the launch of the Gaming Growth Lab in Pakistan last year, Google has launched the first-ever App Growth Lab in Pakistan. It is a...
Shah Rukh Khan shoots Rajkumar Hirani’s film Dunki in Kashmir
MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been spotted in the scenic region of Kashmir recently to shoot a key schedule of his upcoming film...
Banks to remain open this weekend to facilitate tax collection
All authorised bank branches will remain open on April 29 and 30 (Saturday and Sunday) and observe extended working hours to facilitate the collection of...
One dead, 23 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine
KYIV: One person was killed and 23 people, including a child, were wounded in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block and houses in...
MQM-P delegation calls on PM to apprise their reservations over census
Islamabad: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) delegation on Thursday called Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for apprising their reservation on the ongoing census. The MQM-P delegation comprised...
PM Shahbaz Wins Vote of confidence from NA
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday won vote of confidence from the National Assembly (NA). As many as 180 member of the National Assembly...
Counting of heads are underway for PM vote of confidence
Islamabad: Counting of votes are underway for Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif vote of confidence. The National Assembly (NA) secretariat has completed all the preparations. Foreign...
First ODI between Pakistan VS New Zealand to be played today
Rawalpindi: First One Day International of the five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Rawalpindi on Thursday. The match will start...
PTI rejects senate chairman committee to facilitate talks with govt, opposition
ISLAMABAD: Soon after Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani suggested the formation of a 10-member special parliamentary committee to hold dialogue on elections, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
CJ urges govt, opposition to hold talks for sake of law and constitution
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has urged the ruling alliance and the opposition to sit together for talks on elections for the...
NA speaker to depict legislators’ sentiment in letter to CJP
ISLAMABAD: In a move to ease the tension surrounding the upcoming elections, National Assembly Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf on Wednesday announced that he would be...
Plea filed in SC for restoration of Punjab, KP assemblies
ISLAMABAD: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking the restoration of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies. The petitioner argued that...
FO says 37 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan reach Jeddah
ISLAMABAD: A ship carrying 37 Pakistani nationals from war-torn Sudan has reached Saudi Arabian port city Jeddah on Wednesday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. “Evacuation...
UN Chief calls for immediate, permanent ceasefire to end hostilities in Sudan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire to end the hostilities in Sudan. The UN Chief told a Security Council...
Govt agrees to address MQM-P reservations over census
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Wednesday agreed to address the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P) reservations over the ongoing digital census after reports surfaced that the party...
SC fixes hearing of Elections in Punjab Case on Thursday
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed the case of elections in Punjab for hearing tomorrow (Thursday). The registrar of the SC has issued a...
No compromise to be made on provision of best facilities to Pakistani pilgrims: Talha
Islamabad: Minister for Religious Affairs Senator Talha Mahmood has said no compromise will be made on provision of best possible facilities to Pakistani pilgrims during...
Two security personnel martyred in Tirah
Rawalpindi: Two terrorists were killed and four others were injured during exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists in Tirah area of Khyber District....
Army Chief given a warm welcome, presented with guard of honor upon reaching PLA Army Headquarters
Beijing: Pakistan and China have reiterated the need for maintaining peace and stability in the region and enhancing military to military cooperation. This came at...
Pakistan Vs New Zealand five-match ODI series trophy unveiled
Rawalpindi: The trophy of Pakistan and New Zealand One day International (ODI) a five-match series has been unveiled by skippers of the two teams. Pakistan’...
Talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf can be held in the larger interest of the country:PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says it is overwhelming opinion of all the coalition parties in the government that doors of dialogue should not be...
Hajj pilgrims found to be less in numbers for first time in country’s history owing to inflation
Islamabad: In the history of Pakistan, the hajj pilgrims found to be less in numbers as inflation has created hurdle for following fifth pillar of...
Trophy unveiling ceremony of Pakistan, New Zealand ODI series to be held today
Rawalpindi: An One Day International ODI series between New Zealand and Pakistan trophy unveiling ceremony will be held today here. The two teams will also...
PM calls meeting with MQM-P delegation today after later collects lawmakers resignations
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called a meeting with a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) after later threatened to leave the...
Cases before SC benches headed by CJ Bandial delisted.
ISLAMABAD: All cases before SC benches headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial have been delisted. The apex court Registrar Office has issued...
Dar directs CDA to fast track development projects for overseas Pakistanis
Islamabad:Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to fast track the development projects for overseas Pakistanis. He was chairing a meeting...
Fresh spell of torrential rains from April 28 forecasted in Sindh
Karachi:The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast a fresh spell of torrential rains from April 28 in Sindh and warned of flooding in several areas...
Federal Cabinet meeting summoned today
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called federal cabinet meeting today. The federal cabinet will mull over the political situation and the matters related to...
Tragic Accident Claims lives of nine friends in Thatta
Thattha: A head on collision between a truck and a van claimed at least nine people lives in the tragic accident on intervening night of...
PM calls meeting of ruling alliance today to mull over talks with PTI
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of the ruling alliance today (Wednesday) The meeting has been called before negotiations with the Pakistan...
Another audio allegedly featuring ex-CJP Saqib Nisar, PTI lawyer surfaces
ISLAMABAD: Another audio clip purportedly featuring former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim has surfaced online amid...
Three women commit ‘joint suicide’ in Thatta
THATTA: Three women died and one other person was struggling for life after they consumed some poisonous substance to commit, what has been described as,...
President expresses deep grief over loss of lives in Swat blast
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday expressed his deep grief over loss of precious human lives in a blast that destroyed building of Counter...
Initial inquiry into CTD PS blasts rules out terror act
SWAT: An initial investigation conducted by the police suggests that the primary reason behind the two explosions at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in...
Marriyum Aurangzeb posts poll after alleged audio leak of CJP’s mother-in-law
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has posted a poll on her Twitter account under the head of “Wives, mother-in-law, children, Dam Baba vs. Constitution of...
Mohsin Naqvi visits Aafiat old age home on Eid
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited “Aafiat Old Age Home”, an institution established for elderly in Social Welfare Complex Township and distributed Eid...
YouTube case at Supreme Court could shape protections for ChatGPT and AI
WASHINGTON: When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have...
World Malaria Day being observed today
KARACHI: Countries around the globe including Pakistan are observing April 25 as World Malaria Day to increase awareness about this dangerous disease. The World Health...
Death toll in blasts at Swat CTD police station rises to 17
SWAT: Death toll in the twin explosions in the ammunition depot at the Swat’s Counter Terrorism Department police station jumped to 17 on Tuesday. The dead...
Pakistan reports 17 more cases of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 17 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. According to National Health Services (NHS) the country reported 17 cases of Covid-19 within 24-hours on...
50 injured in bus accident near Dadu
DADU: A bus travelling inter-city met an accident while travelling on Indus highway in the early hours of Tuesday, witnesses and rescue said. According to...
Asif Zardari wants to see Bilawal as premier in his life
Nawabashah: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari expressed his wish that he wants to see his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the prime...
New Zealand defeat Pakistan in last match of T-20 to equalize the series by 2-2
Rawalpindi: The guest, New Zealand have defeated Pakistan in last and fifth T20 match of the series to equalize the series by 2-2 as previous...