56th death anniversary of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah being observed today
Web Desk: The 56th death anniversary of Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah is being observed today with great respect and reverence. Fatima Jinnah played a vital...
NDMA issues advisory after India releases 185,000 cusecs of water from Ujh Barrage
Islamabad: India released around 185,000 cusecs of water from Ujh Barrage after which the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued an advisory to...
Governor inaugurates Urs of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori inaugurated the 1293rd Urs of Sufi saint Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi by laying a floral wreath. The Governor...
PM expresses deep grief, sorrow over building collapse in Jhelum
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the incident of building collapse in Jhelum that resulted in death of six...
Marrium inaugurates cultural projects in Lahore to promote soft image of country
Lahore: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb today inaugurated different cultural projects at Radio Pakistan Lahore to help effectively promote soft image of the...
PM pays tribute to Madr-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah on her 56th death anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday paid tribute to Madr-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah on her 56th death anniversary. The prime minister said that...
PM condemns social media campaign about murder attempt on COAS
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has vehemently condemned social media campaign about a murder attempt on Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and...
Islamabad court declares Toshakhana case against Imran Khan maintainable
ISLAMABAD: A local court Saturday upheld the maintainability of the Toshakhana case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ),...
Philanthropist, social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi’s 7th death anniversary being observed today
Web Desk: The 7th death anniversary of philanthropist and social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi is being observed today across the country. Abdul Sattar Edhi, the...
PM Sharif says Pakistan wants progress, doesn’t want tension in region
NATHIAGALI: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday termed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and Switzerland over disasters management a...
Tom Cruise achieves another milestone
Tom Cruise’s days of success do not seem to end anytime soon as the Hollywood megastar has achieved another milestone this week. The 61-year-old superstar...
Elon Musk threatens lawsuit against Threads as Twitter rival sees record launch
The Twitter CEO is accusing rival Mark Zuckerberg of using Twitter’s “trade secrets” and “other intellectual property” to build its rival app. Threads saw a...
Rain continues to lash parts of Pakistan
LAHORE: Heavy downpour and thunderstorm lashed different parts of Pakistan late Friday night and Saturday morning as the ongoing monsoon spell continues affecting the country,...
Police book unidentified man for publicly assaulting woman in Karachi
KARACHI: Police registered a case against an unidentified motorcyclist over charges of insulting the modesty of a woman and assaulting her publicly in Karachi. The...
ECP to hold meeting on July 10
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that an exclusive meeting, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja, is scheduled to take place on...
Kashmiris observe 7th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan Wani today
SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and elsewhere in the world are observing 7th martyrdom anniversary of renowned Kashmiri young freedom fighter...
Weekly inflation up by 0.70pc
KARACHI: The weekly inflation rate increased by 0.70 percent, reaching overall 28.55 percent as assessed by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI). According to Pakistan Bureau...
NATO allies to spend ‘at least 2pc’ of GDP on defence, diplomats say
BRUSSELS: NATO allies have reached agreement to raise the alliance’s target for military spending to at least 2% of national GDP, two diplomats said. The...
Resolution of journalists’ problems topmost priority of present government: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Friday that the government fully believed in freedom of the press and addressing the problems...
FIA arrests PTI leader Ch Basit from Tourkham border
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader from Rawalpindi, Basit Chaudhry has failed in his bid to hide in Afghanistan. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in his operation...
Swedish govt considering to declare desecration of Quran as a crime
Copenhagen: The enormous pressure of the Muslim World resulted into positive result as the Swedish government after strong protest across the world compelled to kneel...
Five tourists killed in Skardu road accident
Skardu: In Skardu, five tourists of a same family were killed and two others injured in a road accident The accident occurred near Davesai tourist...
PM terms BISP program as a valuable welfare project
Islamabad: The Prime Minister applauded the sincere efforts of Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri to bring improvement, transparency and expansion...
IMF calls on political parties leaders to get support for implementation of its program
Islamabad: The international Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that its staff is calling on the representatives of Pakistani political parties.. The International lender said that...
PM’s youth program to equip them with technology, education, skill: Maryam
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has again started the implementation of the vision of PML-N Quaid Nawaz...
Muslim Ummah has strong resentment over the desecration of holy Quran in Sweden: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said there is a strong resentment in the Muslim Ummah over the desecration of holy Quran in Sweden. In...
Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran being observed today
Karachi/Islamabad/Lahore/Peshawar/Quetta: Nation observes Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to lodge protest against desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. In this regard, peaceful protest demonstrations will beheld...
Arbitration Court dismisses India’s objection to its jurisdiction over Kishanganga Project
ISLAMABAD: The Court of Arbitration dismissed India objection to the global justice body’s jurisdiction over the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)...
PSX turns Bullish today as market gains 626 points
Karachi: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 626.01 points. A total of 297,822,139 shares were...
US dollar depreciated in inter-bank, open market today
Karachi: The US dollar today once again declined by Rs 0.37 and Rs 1 respectively in interbank and open market. After reduction of Rs 0.37...
Monsoon winds to enter Sindh today
Karachi: Monsoon winds will enter Sindh today. Owing to arrival of the monsoon, heavy rains are likely to lash in Dadu, Jamshoro, Tharparkar, Sukkur, Larkana,...
PM lays foundation stone of highway, tunnel, RCC bridge In Buner
Buner: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says it is high-time for the nation and the State institutions to join hands in making the country progress. He...
Recurrence of desecration of Holy Quran such condemnable act would in no way be tolerated: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the desecration of Holy Quran was an attempt to create animosity between the Muslims and Christians and...
Jehangir Tareen’s brother commits suicide
Lahore: A brother of Chairman of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) and seasoned politician and businessman Alamgir Tareen committed suicide. Alamgir Tareen was 63 years old and...
Heavy rains wreak havoc in Lahore on consecutive 2nd day as 4 more killed
Lahore: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Lahore on second consecutive day as a roof collapsed in Chongi Amar Sidhu killing four people including three children...
Three Pak-Army soldiers embrace martyrdom while stopping suicide rider on vehicle in Miran Shah
Rawalpindi: Three soldiers of Pakistan army rending their sacrifice for homeland martyred while stopping a suicide bomber riding on vehicle in Meran Shah area of...
Wedding functions of Haris Rauf started
Lahore: Wedding bells are finally ringing for Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf as the festivities for his big day have begun, it emerged Wednesday, with a...
Mix trend continues at PSX as it lost just two points
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend in trading on Wednesday, losing just 4 points, a nominal change of 0.01...
PM chairs apex committee meeting on special investment facilitation council
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday presided apex committee meeting of special investment facilitation council (SIFC). Military leadership including Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...
Federal govt removes IG Baltistan, Afzal Mahmood Butt to replace him
Islamabad: Federal government has removed Dar Ali Khattak as Inspector General (IG) Gilgit Baltistan (GB) from immediate effect. On the place of Dar Ali Khattak,...
Incessant rains in Lahore break 30 year old record as seven killed in rain related incidents
Lahore: A 30 year old record of rains in Lahore broke today by incessant showers on Wednesday when the city received over 290mm of rain...
Islamabad: Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli raids, airstrikes in Jenin
Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly condemned the raids and airstrikes carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, which killed...
Shahadat anniversary of Karnal Sher Khan being observed today
Rawalpindi: The 24th shahadat anniversary of Captain Karnal Sher Khan shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed on Wednesday. He was born in district Sawabi of Khyber...
PM congratulates to Pakistan, China on completion of 10 years of CPEC
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Pakistan and China on the completion of 10 years of China Pakistan Economic...
US ambassador calls on Ishaq Dar to express confidence in policies of incumbent government
Islamabad: The United States has expressed confidence in policies and programs of the incumbent Pakistani government for bringing economic sustainability in the country. The expression...
CPEC to be pursued with new vigor, commitment by focusing in more areas: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to pursue the China Pakistan Economic Corridor with a new vigor and commitment by focusing on...
UN to hold urgent meeting on Holy Quran desecration after Pakistan’s request
Geneva: On Pakistan’ request, United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on desecration of Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden. According...
Govt changes schedule of joint session of parliament
Islamabad: The government would convene a joint session of the parliament on July 6 to formulate a national strategy on the issue and represent the...
Govt to hold countrywide protests on July 7 over Quran’s desecration in Sweden
ISLAMABAD: The government would observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on July 7 to hold countrywide protests demonstrations against the desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a...
Pakistani Rupee gained massively in interbank and Open market today
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee on Tuesday gained massively in the interbank market during the intraday trade. The local currency closed at Rs275.44 against the greenback,...