PM Shehbaz Summons Emergency Meeting of Allies
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called an “emergency meeting” of the government s allies to deliberate upon the current situation in the country. The emergency...
Rehabilitation of Flood-Affectees Will Take Years: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday emphasised that helping the people of Pakistan in need was a noble cause...
Taliban’s Acting Defense Minister’s Allegations Highly Regrettable: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that it had “noted with deep concern” the allegations made by Afghan Taliban s acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob regarding use...
PM Praises Pakistan Army, Officials for Evacuation of People from Kumrat
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has commended the Pakistan Army team and other officials for rescuing people, including students, stranded in flood in Kumrat area of...
India Win High Octane Match By 5 Wickets Against Pakistan In Asia Cup
Dubai: India have won high octane match against its arch rival Pakistan by five wickets in their first match of Asia Cup.. The second match...
Pakistan Set Ordinary Target Of 148 Runs To India In High Octane Match Of Asia Cup
Dubai: Pakistan have given an ordinary target of 148 runs after losing all the wickets to India in their first match of Asia Cup India...
Islamic, Other Countries Extend Helping Hand To Pakistan For Rescue, Rehabilitation Of Flood Victims
Islamabad: Pakistan is facing the worst catastrophe of its history in shape of floods which claims as many as more than 1000 people lives, on...
PM Announces Grant Of Rs10 Billion For Baluchistan Govt For Rescue, Relief Operation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a grant of 10 billion rupees for Baluchistan government for the ongoing rescue and relief operation. Addressing media...
Man Kills Sister And Niece Over Family Dispute In Faisalabad
Faisalabad: A man in Faisalabad shot dead his sister and niece over a family dispute and fled from the scene. The incident has occurred in...
Maryam Nawaz To Visit South Punjab Tomorrow
Lahore: Vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz will visit South Punjab tomorrow. According to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz will leave for...
Govt Must Have To Give Complete Clarification On Deal With IMF: Fawad
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Fawad Chaudhry has said that the government must have to give complete details of deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF). In...
Helicopters In Use Of CM KP Are Not For Rescue Purposes
Peshawar: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has said that the two helicopters which are in use of the...
Pakistan Army Aviation Teams Evacuate 110 Stranded People In Swat
Rawalpindi:Pakistan Army’s Aviation teams have rescued and evacuated 110 stranded people from Khwazakhela to Kanju Cantt in Swat. According to the Media Wing of Pakistan...
PM Calls All Parties Conference Tomorrow Over Floods Catastrophe In Country
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a multi-party conference to deliberate upon future course of action with regard to devastation caused by floods and...
Relief Goods From Turkiye To Arrive In Karachi Tomorrow: Marriyum Aurangzaib
ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that two aircrafts from Turkiye carrying relief goods would arrive in Karachi on Monday (tomorrow). “The...
New SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad Assumes Charge
Karachi:Jameel Ahmad assumed charge as the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for the next five years after his appointment was approved by...
Floods And Rains Related Deaths Climb To More Than 1000 Across Country
Islamabad:Death toll from the floods triggered by the rains have crossed 1,000, latest figures issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA’s data...
Pakistan Army Airlifts 22 Stranded Tourists In Kumrat
SWAT: Relief and rescue operations continued in the country’s northwestern region on Saturday as Pakistan Army rescued 22 tourists who got struck near Upper Dir...
Afghanistan Thrash SL In Asia Cup Opener
DUBAI: Afghanistan have thumped Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Asia Cup by eight wickets in Dubai on Saturday. Chasing a modest target...
Safety And Wellbeing of People of Pakistan is Top Priority: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says people of Pakistan are our priority and we will not spare any effort to assist...
Pakistan Facing Worst Flood-Disaster: Marriyum Aurangzeb
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marryium Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan had never faced such highest level of flash floods and intensity of...
PSX Weekly Review: Stock Market Ends in Red
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a relatively volatile week as the winning streak of the past three weeks came to an end. The...
PM Shehbaz Sharif Visits Flood-Hit Areas of Sindh
SUJAWAL: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to overcome flood related issues with collective efforts. He made the remarks during a visit...
Govt’s Top Priority Is To Rescue Flood-Affectees: Sharjeel
Flood has affected entire country, we are ready to work with all political parties despite differences, provincial information minister here said. “Despite political differences, we...
Chauhan Gets Bail in Section 144 Violation Case
ISLAMABAD: The local court of Islamabad granted the pre-arrest bail of Fayyazul Hasan Chauhan till September 7 in section 144 violation case. Talking to the...
Asia Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma Cheers Up Pakistani Fans
DUBAI: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma won the hearts of Pakistani cricket fans who he met after his batting practice session. After his batting...
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...
Floods Sweep Away Munda Headworks in Charsadaa
CHARSADAA: The Munda Headworks on Friday collapsed due to heavy monsoon rains and worst floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. After heavy rains in KP, the flood...
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...
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)...
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...
Case Filed Against Nawaz, Fazl, Zardari Over Statements Against State Institutes
ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former President Asif Zardari and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for making statements...
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...
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...