Martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (RA) being observed today with religious fervour
KARACHI: Youm-e-Ali – martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (RA) – is being observed with religious fervour. On the occasion strict and fool proof security measures...
Govt taking all possible steps to control inflation: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the government is taking all possible steps to control inflation. He gave the remarks during his visit to free flour...
Three terrorists killed in Bannu IBO: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Tuesday killed three terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bannu. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security Forces conducted...
Swabi’s leading political figures join PPP
PESHAWAR: The key political personalities from Swabi joined on Tuesday the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The key personality from Swabi, Buland Khan Tarkai, called on...
PM Shehbaz counts hardships, achievements one year on
Today marks the completion of one year in office by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It was on this day last year when Shehbaz Sharif took...
Pakistan slams India’s plan to hold G-20 meetings in occupied Kashmir
Pakistan on Tuesday expressed its strong indignation over India’s decision to hold the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar, a city in the illegally...
PSX to remain closed on April 14 on account of Jumatul Wida
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) has announced to remain closed on April 14 on account of Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the...
Number of registered voters in Pakistan crosses 125 million mark
The number of the registered voters in the country has gone up to 125,626,930 (125.6 million) including 67.8 million male and 57.7 million female voters....
Maryam Nawaz flies to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah
LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president and chief organizer of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), left for Saudi Arabia in the wee hours of Tuesday...
Iranian delegation set to visit Saudi Arabia this week
Iranian delegation has set to visit Saudi Arabia this week to pave the way for reopening its diplomatic missions there following a similar move by...
ECP postpones LG by-elections in Sindh
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday postponed the local government (LG) by-elections in 26 districts of Sindh. According to a notification, the...
Date for 7th population and housing census extended till Saturday
Date for 7th population and housing census has been extended till Saturday to complete three percent remaining field work. A notification issued Pakistan Bureau of...
Govt gets SC bill passed in joint session of parliament
ISLAMABAD: Amid strong protest from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the federal government Monday got the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023, passed in the...
Samsung officials leaked company data to ChatGPT
Samsung officials reportedly leaked company data to ChatGPT in different instances. Following Samsung’s decision to allow its engineers to use ChatGPT, one of the officials...
Hema Malini speaks out about gender inequality in Indian film industry
MUMBAI: Hema Malini, the iconic Bollywood actress and aspiring politician, has raised her voice against the lack of substantial roles for female actors in the...
Najam Sethi stresses need for backing Babar as captain
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) management committee chairman Najam Sethi stressed on Monday the need for backing Babar Azam as the captain of the national...
ECC declares all hajj applications under Regular Scheme successful
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided that all 72,869 applications received under Regular Hajj Scheme shall be declared successful without balloting....
Iran, Algeria call on Muslim states to form united & consistent front for resolution of Palestine issue
Iran and Algeria have called on Muslim states to form a united and consistent front for resolution of Palestine issue. In a phonic conversation with...
Bomb Blast Kills Four Including One Cop In Quetta
Quetta: A bomb blast ripped through near a police vehicle at Shahra-e-Iqbal in Quetta killing four persons including one police personnel while others eight persons...
Zardari suggests PM to hold talks with opposition with no any prior conditions
Islamabad:Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday asked Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif to hold dialogue with opposition but there should not be any...
Rupee depreciated by rupees 2.44 against dollar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rupee weakened by Rs 2.44 against the Dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs 287.08 against the previous day’s...
Ali Amin Gandapur handed over to police on one-day physical remand
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court of Islamabad on Monday (today) handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur to Islamabad police on one-day physical remand....
Constitution of the country is historic achievement will always be written in golden words: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has stressed that the country can be steered out of challenges by working together. Speaking at the National Constitutional...
ECP postpones by-elections of local bodies polls across Sindh including Karachi
Karachi: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced to postpone by-elections of local bodies polls (LBE) in all around Sindh including Karachi which...
Imran Khan demands investigation into death of SHO Amir Shahzad
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has demanded investigation into death of Station House Officer (SHO) Amir Shahzad. The former premier said that Amir...
Complaint lodged against CJ, other three SC judges in supreme judicial council
ISLAMABAD: A complaint has been lodged in the supreme judicial council against Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandiyal and three other...
Finance Minister introduces money bill in NA for elections in Punjab, KP assemblies
Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar introduced the money bill 2023 titled “Charged Sums for General Elections of Provincial Assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bill...
Senate demands general elections of all assemblies should be held simultaneously
Islamabad: The Senate today passed a resolution demanding that the general elections for the National Assembly and all the provincial assemblies should be held simultaneously...
Pope Francis opens Easter celebrations in flower-adorned Vatican square
Vatican: Pope Francis opened a celebration of Mass on Easter on Sunday. The ceremony is joined by dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of...
Govt wanted to kill me like Murtaza Bhutto: Claims Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has hurled accusation on the PML-N led coalition government that they wanted to murder him like Murtaza Bhutto....
Joint session of parliament will be held today
Islamabad: The joint session of the parliament will be held today (Monday). On the other hand sessions of the Senate and the National Assembly will...
NA all set to celebrate golden jubilee of 1973 Constitution from today
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) under the leadership of Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, is all set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Constitution of...
Punjab Polls: ECP issues code of conduct for international election observers, media persons
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a 30-point code of conduct for international observers and media persons. The code provides guidelines for conduct,...
Renowned poet, Munir Niazi remembered on his 95th birth anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet, Munir Niazi was remembered on his birth anniversary on Sunday. Munir Ahmed Niazi was born on April 9, 1928...
Cabinet holds detailed consultations on SC verdict and earlier judgement of 4-3
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet in its meeting on Sunday directed the Ministry of Finance to prepare a summary for taking guidance from the Parliament on...
PPP wants to run away from by-elections of LB polls: Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman
Karachi: Ammer Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said that ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wants to run away from the local bodies...
Exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists in North and South Waziristan Kills Two
Rawalpindi: Two terrorists were killed in exchange of firing between terrorists and security forces in North and South Waziristan while one security personal martyred in...
Saudi officials arrive in Iran to discuss procedures for reopening of embassy, consulate
DUBAI: Saudi officials have arrived in Iran to discuss procedures for reopening Riyadh’s embassy in Tehran and consulate in Mashhad after China brokered a deal...
Saudi Arabia, Houthi rebels in Yemen agree to six-month truce
SANA’A: Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen have agreed to a six-month truce, according to Yemeni state sources. The announcement comes after Saudi Arabia...
Imran Khan is responsible for present economic turmoil in country:Bilal Azhar
Islamabad: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Economy and Energy Bilal Azhar Kayani has expressed his government’s commitment to improve country’s economy under the leadership...
Imran khan to issue white paper against PDM government
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will present a white paper against the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government’s performance over the last three...
Open manhole claims two lives including woman in Orangi area of Karachi
KARACHI: A man and woman died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Karachi’s Orangi town area. According to police, 50-year-old Razia – an employee...
Court approves 24 hours physical remand of PTI leader Ali Ameen Gandapur
Islamabad: A local court in Islamabad approved on Sunday one-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur. The aggressive PTI leader remand...
Islamabad police confirm provision of fool-proof security to New Zealand team
The Islamabad police said on Sunday that they were “fully equipped” to provide “fool-proof and world-class” security to the New Zealand cricket team during their...
ECP unlikely to receive funds till April 10 for holding elections in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is unlikely to receive the funds for holding polls in Punjab till tomorrow (April 10), The ECP has...
Federal Cabinet underway To Discuss Number Of Issues
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presiding federal cabinet meeting on Sunday (today). The federal cabinet meeting has been summoned to mull over several matters...
PM felicitates ISI for brilliant operation against BNA leader
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated ISI for carrying out a brilliant operation that resulted in the arrest of the leader of Baloch National Army...
President Alvi returns bill to limit CJP powers unsigned
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023, for reconsideration to the Parliament, stating the legislation “prima-facie travels...
Pakistan issues visas to 2,856 Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued 2,856 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations. The visas were issued by Pakistan High...
Aleem Dar receives guard of hounour in last Test as ICC Elite Panel umpire
Pakistan’s veteran Aleem Dar was presented a guard of honour by players of Bangladesh and Ireland players after he officiated in his final Test match...