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...
PM Shahbaz To Host Luncheon In Honour Of PPP leadership Today
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday will host luncheon in honour of leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) an important party in the coalition...
Eid ul Adha To Be Celebrated in KSA On July 9
The Zilhaj moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on July 9 (Saturday). The first day of Zilhaj...
Mercedes Readies Plants to Produce Electric Vehicles
BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz is adjusting its network of plants to manufacture a new range of luxury electric vehicles as it prepares to switch to electric by...
Iran Expresses Readiness To Deal with US During Talks in Doha
TEHRAN: Iran says it is ready to a deal with the United States during talks in Doha, but wouldn’t cross its “red lines.” In a...
Ghislaine Maxwell to Appeal Against Sentence: Lawyer
Prince Andrew’s friend and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell would appeal the sentence, her lead lawyer has confirmed. Speaking to reporters outside the court following...
Pakistan Committed to Cooperate With Global Partners For Regional Peace, Stability: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated that Pakistan remains committed to cooperate with its international partners for peace and stability...
Pakistan Rejects Indian Reports Regarding Murder Case in Udaipur
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected reports appearing in a segment of Indian media regarding investigations into a murder case in Udaipur area of Rajasthan in...
Pakistan Sends Humanitarian Assistance to Afghan Quake-hit Areas
Two aid trucks carrying 700 family ration bags for earthquake affected people of Afghanistan crossed Ghulam Khan crossing under Pak Afghan Cooperation Forum arrangements. ...
Gold Price Rises By Rs350 per Tola
KARACHI: The price of per tola gold settled at Rs141,850 in Pakistan after a fresh increase of Rs350 in line with the rise in the...
Banks To Remain Closed on July 1: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday announced that it would remain closed for public dealings on Friday (July 1, 2022). According to a...
Zilhaj Crescent Not Sighted Today Eid Ul Azha To Be Celebrated On July 10
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s moon-sighting body, the Ruet-e-Hilal committee which met today announced that Zilhaj crescent not sighted today and Eid Ul Azha will be celebrated on...
Bilawal Claims PPP Struggling For Strengthening Democracy, Transparent Elections
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said his party was struggling to strengthen the democratic norms in the country for the last three...
Govt Backtracks, Imposes Tax On People Earning 50k To One Lakh As Finance Bill-2022 Approved
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill-2022 after clause by clause consideration and adopting certain amendments in it. Minister of State for Finance...
Ramiz Rules Out Any Uncertainty Over His PCB Chairman Post
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja Wednesday ruled out any uncertainty over his future in office and blamed the media for speculating about...
Coronavirus Cases Surpasses 500 First Time In Three Months
Islamabad: Pakistan’s daily COVID-19 case count has crossed the 500-mark for the first time in three months amid a constant rise in recent countrywide spread...
PM Presides Meeting To Review Countrywide Covid-19 Situation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people to use masks and sanitizers in cattle markets, weddings and private gatherings on the eve of...
German Envoy Pays Farewell Visit To Army Chief
RAWALPINDI: German Ambassador Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck on Wednesday paid a farewell call to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at General...
Ishaq Dar All Set Return To Country As He Gets New Passport
LONDON: Former Finance Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar has received new Pakistani passport. Dar had received his Pakistani passport after...
Ruet Body To Meet Today In Karachi For Zil Hajj Moon Sighting For Eid-ul-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s moon-sighting body, the Ruet-e-Hilal committee, will meet today in Karachi to look for the Zilhaj crescent. Ruet-e-Hilal committee, Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad,...
Federal Cabinet Approves New Visa Regime For Afghan Citizens, Including Traders
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved a new visa regime for Afghan citizens, including traders and those who seek to visit Pakistan on medical grounds....
England Captain Morgan Retires From Int’l Cricket
LONDON: England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan retired from international cricket with immediate effect, saying now was the “right time” to stand down. Morgan led...
Kartarpur Corridor Symbol of Pakistan’s Commitment Towards Religious Freedom: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says Kartarpur corridor is a practical manifestation of Pakistan’s unwavering commitment towards religious freedom and harmony....
Preparations Underway to Rig Punjab By-Polls, Alleges Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday alleged that preparations being made to rig by-elections in Punjab. In his...
Indian Forces Martyr Two More Kashniris
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kupwara district on...
Forty-Nine Inmates Dead in Prison Riot in Colombia
In Colombia, forty-nine inmates have been killed in an overnight riot in a prison in Tulua city. In a statement on Tuesday, Head of National...
PSX Sheds Over 100 Points
KARACHI: The bears staged a comeback at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as tough economic conditions let the market to trade in range-bound, closing the...
MQM-P Delegation Meets CEC
Islamabad: The MQM delegation called on Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. MQM convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says the MQM is the biggest symbol of...