Sheikh Rashid Moves IHC For Bail in Zardari Remarks Case
ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday filed a bail plea in the Islamabad High Court (LHC) in a case related...
IMF Welcomes PM Shahbaz Commitment For Safeguard Macroeconomic Stability
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to continue talks on a bailout deal, delaying the disbursement of $1.1 billion in funding...
Weekly Inflation Up By 0.17 Percent
Islamabad: The weekly inflation, measured by Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.17 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended...
7th Death Anniversary Of Fatima Surayya Bajia Being Observed Today
Web Desk: The 7th death anniversary of famous TV playwright and Urdu novelist Fatima Surayya Bajia is being observed on Friday. The veteran writer received...
ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup begins in South Africa today
Johannesburg: The ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup begins in South Africa today. Ten teams are taking part in the International Cricket Council (ICC) cup. The...
PM Shahbaz, President Ali Express Deep Grief and Sorrow Over Sad Demise Of Amajad Islam Amjad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi have expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Amjad...
Govt Allocates Rs 10 Billion To Help Turkey Earthquake Relief Efforts
Islamabad:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that the federal government has allocated Rs10 billion to help Turkey’s earthquake relief efforts, saying that Pakistan will...
Prominent Poet And Play Writer Amjad Islam Amjad Passed Away
Lahore: Prominent poet, play writer, intellectual Amjad Islam Amjad passed away this morning in Lahore today. He was 79. According to his family he died...
Death Toll Climbs To 21,000 From Turkey-Syria Quake
Damascus: The death toll from the massive earthquake in Syria and Turkiya kept on climbing, topping 21,000. The first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes...
Protest Outside ECP Case ,PTI Chief Bail Extended
ISLAMABAD: District and sessions court on Friday extended the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan in a case filed against him after demonstrations were...
Pakistan, IMF Agree To Number Of Points For Completion Of EFF’s Ninth
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have mutually agreed to a number of points for the completion of ninth review of the Extended Fund...
Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 begins In Karachi Today
Karachi:Pakistan Navy’s eighth multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 has begun in Karachi. The five-day exercise involves participation of over 50 countries with ships, aircraft, Special Operations...
Sindh To Establish Relief Camps For Turkiye-Syria Quake Victims From Tomorrow: Sharjeel
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said on the directions of CM Murad Ali Shah, the Sindh government is establishing relief camps for the...
Pakistan, IMF Reach Agreement: Sources
ISLAMABAD: As the talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the $6.5 billion bailout program concluded on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the...
Imran Khan Sees Role of Judiciary In Snap Polls
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday he felt the role of judiciary important in bid to hold snap elections. Mr Khan...
PM Directs to Achieve Target of Disbursement worth Rs30b Through Loan Scheme by June
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to achieve the target of disbursement of thirty billion rupees through PM Youth Loan Scheme by...
ECP Invites Applications for Allotment of Election Symbols
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday invited political parties to file applications for allotment of election symbols. The commission has bound the...
Pakistan Decides Against Attending Moscow Conference on Afghanistan
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday announced that Pakistan will not be participating in the conference of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan — which is scheduled...
ISPR Terms Speculations Over Army Chief’s Visit to US ‘Baseless’
RAWALPINDI: Speculations surrounding Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir’s visit to the United States of America are “baseless”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
Karachiites In Grip Of Robbers, Thieves As More Than 7000 Crimes Reported In January Alone
Karachi: Karachiite are in grip of muggers, robbers, thieves and snatchers as within a month of January, 2023 alone whopping 7300 crimes were reported in...
Maryam Says Only Nawaz Sharif Can Steer Country out of Difficult Times
ABBOTABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa looked up to former prime minister Nawaz...
Heart Bleeds At Seeing Loss Of Lives And Devastation In Turkiye, Syria: Nawaz Sharif
London: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lifetime supermo Nawaz Sharif has expressed sorrow and grif over devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. In his tweet on...
PM forms Committee to Streamline Relief Activities for Quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday formed a high-level committee to streamline the relief support for quake-hit people of Turkiye, Syria and ensure the...
Dar Hopeful of Breakthrough in Pak-IMF Talks
ISLAMABAD: Finance and Revenue Minister Ishaq Dar is confident that the matters will be settled with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and people will soon...
Musk Says Turkiye to Re-enable Full Twitter Access ‘shortly’
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet that the company had been informed by the government of Turkiye that full access to the...
Pakistan Reports Fresh 17 Coronavirus Cases
Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,444. The nationwide...
Najam Sethi Unveiled Super Nova Trophy Of PSL 8th Edition
Lahore: Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8th edition sparkling and shining trophy was unveiled today at the greenery of the historic Shalimar garden. Chairman management committee...
Action Across Punjab Over Artificial Scarcity Of Petrol As 2 Million Liters Petrol Recovered From Vehari
Vihari: The Action is taken across Punjab against those who created artificial scarcity of petrol. In the action as many as 2 million liters petrol...
NA Session Adjourned Owing To Lack Of Quorum
The National Assembly met briefly at the parliament house in Islamabad on Thursday with Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani in the chair. At the outset,...
DG IAEA To Visit Pakistan On Feb 15, 16: FO
Islamabad: Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday said that the multifaceted dialogue with the neighbouring states would lead to positive development. The FO spokesperson was...
Defence Ministry Refuses For Providing Security During Polls
Islamabad: The Ministry of Defence has refused itself from providing security for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab Assembly elections and the by-elections of 93 National...
Saudi Arabia Assures Sindh Govt Full Support In Rehabilitation Of Flood Victims
Karachi: Saudi Arabia has assured the Sindh government its full support in rehabilitation of flood affectees in the province. The assurance was given by Saudi...
District Session Court Islamabad Rejected Petition Of Sheikh Rashid Seeking Bail After Arrest
Islamabad: District and session court (DSC) Islamabad today (Thursday) rejected a petition of bail after arrest of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Shiekh Rashid. The...
Bilawal Bhutto’s Vision for Women Empowerment and Revolutionary Policies
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has always stood and strived for women’s rights and empowerment in Pakistan, especially under the leadership of its chairman, the current...
Rupee Gains 2.95 Against US Dollar
The Pakistan rupee gained ground against the US dollar Wednesday as the market was hopeful of a positive outcome of the ongoing talks between the...
PM Directs to Expedite Privatization Process of Public Sector Enterprises
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to expedite the privatisation process of the Public Sector Enterprises, recommended by the Privatisation Commission Board. Presiding over...
Pak Army Continues Rescue Efforts for Turkish People After Earthquake
RAWALPINDI: The efforts of the Pakistan army to provide support to the earthquake-ridden Turkish masses are continued. The rescue teams of the army are busy...
Match Officials for HBL PSL 8 Announced
The Pakistan Cricket Board has today announced the match officials for the HBL Pakistan Super League 8, which will be played across four venues from...
PTI Leader Amir Dogar Arrested From Multan
MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former member national assembly (MNA) Amir Dogar and several other party workers have been arrested from Multan on Wednesday....
Ebay To Lay off 500 Employees
E-commerce firm eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said on Tuesday it will lay off 500 employees globally, representing 4% of its total workforce. Shares of the San...
PAF Aircraft Makes Crash Landing In Mardan
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crash-landed in agriculture fields near Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday during a routine training mission. A spokesperson...
Sheikh Rashid Handed Over To Murree Police
ISLAMABAD : A court in the federal capital handed over Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to the Murree police after approving his...
President Asks ECP To Announce Election Schedule For Punjab, KP Assemblies
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce election schedule for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies. In a...
FM Inaugurates Release Of Funds for House Construction Of Flood Victims in Sindh
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated release of funds for house construction of flood affectees in Sindh province at a conference in Karachi on Wednesday....
Road Accidents Can Be Reduced To Half By Enacting Road Safety Laws, Strengthening Emergency Services: Sadiq
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani regretted that the road safety is not accorded much priority. He pointed out the United Nations General Assembly has set...
Road Safety Must Be Considered Serious Health-Related Problem: President of Inter Parliamentary Union
Islamabad: President of Inter Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco said road accidents are one of the main causes of deaths every year across the world. In...
Road accidents Are Needs To Be Tackled Through Planning, Implementation Of Relevant laws: President
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi has said Pakistan should follow the world’s best practices and innovations in order to ensure safety on the roads. Addressing...
First Relief Consignment Sent To Syria From Pakistan, Second PAF C-130 Carrying Relief Goods Reached Turkiye
Islamabad: A special relief consignment has been dispatched for the earthquake victims of Syria through a charter flight from Islamabad on the directions of Prime...
More Children Pulled Alive From Rubble in Turkey After More Than 30 Hours Of Rescue Operation
Ankara: Turkish state media is reporting on the rescues of more children in southern Turkey. They include a 12-year-old girl in the province of Malatya...
Five Members Of Family Pulled Out Of Rubble After 40 Hours Of Rescue Operation In Syria
Damascus: Five members of a family were pulled out of the rubble following 40 hours of rescue operations in northwest Syria after Monday’s earthquakes. “After...