Electricity Prices Increased For K-Electric Consumers
Karachi: Electricity prices have been increased by Rs 9.66 for K-electric consumers. The increase has been carried out in the fuel adjudtment charges of month...
PM Shahabaz Directs To Revive Police Of Load Shedding
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to revise the policy of gas load shedding for gas-fired power plants to ensure productive delivery of...
Karachi Receives Light Rain
KARACHI: Light rain in different parts of Karachi and its adjacent areas on late Thursday night turned the weather pleasant. Rain brought much needed relief...
Three Killed in Copenhagen Mall Shooting
COPENHAGEN: Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall Sunday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one suspect,...
Imran Khan Has Become Mentally Unstable After Losing His Govt: Maryam Nawaz
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said the ex-premier Imran Khan lost his government the day he lost...
India Vibrant History Represents Both Hindu And Mulsim Culture: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
KOLKATA: The biggest crisis facing India at this juncture is “collapse of the nation”, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said at the inauguration of the Amartya...
Nation Facing Consequences Of Imran’s Wrong Decisions: Ministers
LAHORE: Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday that the nation was facing the consequences of wrong decisions of former prime minister...
PM Orders For Making Shut-down Power Plants Functional
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for making the shut-down power plants functional. He issued the...
Govt Announces Five Holidays On Eid-Ul- Azha
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved five Eid-ul-Azha holidays with effect from Friday. According to a notification from PM Office, Eid-ul-Azha holidays will be...
Farah Gogi And Her Husband Will Bring Back To Country Via Interpol: Atta Tarar
LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar on Sunday vowed to bring back Farah Gogi and her husband Ahsan Jameel Gujjar via Interpol in the country....
Countrywide 650 Cases Of Coronavirus Reported
Islamabad: The fresh COVID-19 case count in Pakistan slumped down to 650 a day after a sharp hike in infections across the country, the National...
NED University In Its Report Rejects Departmental Store Collapse Affected by Fire
Islamabad: A team of experts from NED University Karachi has submitted a report to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SCBA) regarding the condition of the...
Heavy Rainfall Likely To Lash Karachi This Evening
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted likely rainfall in Karachi from this evening. A monsoon system persists over the Arabian Sea, eastern Sindh and...
PTI Govt left No Choice But to Take Tough Decisions: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice president Maryam Nawaz on Saturday while lashing out at former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said...
Toppling Govt Is My Only Motive: Imran
ISLAMABAD; Former PM and Pakistan Tehreeke-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that he didn’t take to streets to wage a war against state...
Dr Aafia’s Mother Passes Away
KARACHI: Asmat Siddiqui, the mother of a Pakistani woman jailed in United States Dr Aafia Siddiqui, passed away in Karachi on Saturday. Pasban e Pakistan...
Rana Sanaullah Pays Tribute To Martyrs of Police
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has paid rich tribute to the martyrs of Police for their sacrifices in maintaining law and order. Addressing a ceremony...
Sri Lanka’s Inflation Jumps Beyond 50%
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed, rising to 54.6% a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt...
Govt Planning To Generate Electricity Through Solar Power Plants: Musadik
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik says the government is striving hard to generate extra electricity from solar, wind and other energy...
Uninterrupted Electricity Is Being Supplied To Industrial Sector To Protect Employment: Khurram Dastagir
Islamabad: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Friday said that despite carrying out load-shedding for domestic consumers, consistent and uninterrupted electricity was supplied to...
Re-election Will Be Held On July 22 Until Then Hamza Shahbaz Will Remain CM Punjab:SC
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday announced that re-election of Chief Minister Punjab will be held on July 22 until then Hamza Shahbaz...
Miftah Lauds FBR For Collecting Record Amount Of Tax Worth Rs 763 Bln Last Month
Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue for collecting a record amount of tax worth 763 billion...
PM Vows To Overcome Power Load Shedding By Restoring Halted Projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to overcome power load shedding by restoring halted projects. Addressing a meeting held to review measures...
Karachi Reports 407 Fresh Cases Of Covid-19
Karachi: Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Karachi as 407 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. The positivity ratio reached 19.76 in the...
SC Summons Hamza Shahbaz, Pervez Elahi To Ask Them About PTI’s Plea
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday summoned Hamza Shahbaz and Pervez Elahi, the two contenders for the Punjab chief minister’s slot, to ask...
Indian Supreme Court Declares Nupur Sharma Remarks Cause Of Udaipur Homicide
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) of India on Friday declared the blasphemous remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma the cause of igniting tensions across...
Second Route of Peoples Bus Service Opens Today
Buses on route No. 2 of the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service in Karachi will start their formal commercial operations on Friday (today). This was...
Govt To Introduce Digital System For Distribution Of Advertisements
Islamabad: The government has decided to introduce digital system to ensure transparency in the distribution of public sector advertisements. The decision to this effect was...
PM Inaugurates Innovation Hub Program In Islamabad
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif formally inaugurated Innovation Hub Program in Islamabad on Friday. The objective of the programme is participation of public in...
Imran Khan Blasts On Govt Over Price Increase Of petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the ‘imported government’ over recent hike in petrol and diesel prices...
Miftah Justifies Increase In Prices Of Petroleum Products
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail justified the price-hike made by the government in the petroleum products, citing deviation from...
Rising Trend Of Coronavirus Continues To Increase As 694 Cases Reported
Islamabad: National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Friday morning that the COVID-19 positivity ratio in the country has reached a 4.5-month high at...
Punjab Assembly Important Session To Be Held Today
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s marathon 40th session, would resume its proceedings on Friday afternoon (today) For the election of the chief executive, sending both treasury...
COAS Bajwa Calls On PM Shahbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The civil-military brass, held deliberations over several matters, including the...
FIFA Restores Pakistan’s Membership
ZURICH: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has reinstated Pakistan’s membership. FIFA announced that it would lift all restrictions imposed and restore the membership of...
IMF Tells Bankrupt Sri Lanka to Tackle Corruption, Raise Taxes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the International Monetary Fund said after bailout talks with the...
Fuel Prices Again Jacked up in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In yet another jolt to the inflation-hit masses, the government has decided to increase petrol and diesel prices by Rs14.85 per liter from July...
President Gives Assent to Finance Bill 2022
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the Finance Bill 2022. The President gave his approval under Articles 73 and 75 of the Constitution....
PTI Trying To Snatch Punjab’s Mandate: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE; Following the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision of re-counting of votes for the election of Punjab’s chief minister, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PMLN)...
PSX Gains 243 Points on Last Day of FY2021-22
KARACHI: The last trading session of the fiscal year 2021-22 saw the benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) close just above the...
Gold Price Down By Rs350
KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan closed on the last day of the fiscal year 2021-22 with a loss of Rs350 per tola in...
COAS Calls On Emir Of Qatar During Official Visit
Rawalpindi: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is on an official visit to Qatar met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani...
Imran Khan Announces To Approach SC Against LHC Verdict Regarding Punjab CM Vote Recount
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan will approach SC against the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict regarding Punjab CM vote recount. Addressing...
Govt Decides To Form Inquiry Commission To Determine Causes Of Energy Crisis’
Islamabad: The Government has decided to form an inquiry commission to determine the causes of energy crisis in the country. This was announced by PML-N...
Hamza Shehbaz To Continue As Chief Executive Of Punjab: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed the confidence that Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz will continue as chief executive of the...
Shaikh Rasheed Announces To Approach SC For Votes Of Overseas Pakistanis
Rawalpindi: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid has warned the government to carry out immediate elections otherwise any thing can happens. The Awami Muslim League chief...
PPP Leadership Calls On PM Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has presented a case of Muttahida Qoumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who called...
Covid-19 Continues To Rise Again As 641 Fresh Cases Reported
Islamabad: The COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are rising with every passing day with 641 fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours, National Institute of...
China Is Reliable Friend Of Pakistan, Learned A Lot From Chinese Experience: PM Shahbaz
Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan is open to investment and coalition government is taking steps to remove all impediments for further...
Karachi Bound Awami Express Derailed Near Khanpur
Khanpur: Karachi bound train from Peshawar Awami Express three bogies derailed from railway track. The incident resulted into suspencion of down track for all the...