Mohmand dam will be constructed at all cost: Vawda
Karachi: Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda on Friday said Mohmand dam will be constructed, come rain or shine. “I request...
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Prime Minister chairs meeting on CPEC projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday chaired a meeting in Islamabad on Friday to review progress on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Justice Khosa takes oath as CJ
Islamabad: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa took oath as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in...
3 burgers a week can make you asthmatic
Islamabad, January 18 (Newswire): Children who love junk food and eat at least three burgers in a week are inviting asthma,...
Now, a new approach to block malaria
Islamabad, January 18 (Newswire): In a major breakthrough which could pave the way for a more effective treatment for malaria, scientists...
‘How the universe cooled down after Big Bang’
Islamabad: For the first time, researchers have documented the long-predicted occurrence of 'walls bound by strings' in superfluid helium-3. The...
Xi Jinping orders efforts to promote modern social governance
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered efforts to promote modern social governance, push forward reforms and develop a better...
Putin satisfied with Serbia ties
Belgrade: Russian President Vladimir Putin is satisfied with the growing trade with Serbia, as he himself said during talks with...
China-Russia ties model for others: Beijing
Beijing: Mutual ties between China and Russia serve as a model for relations for all states. This is what Chinese...
Suo motu last resort: CJ-designate
Islamabad: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who will take charge as the chief justice of Pakistan on Friday, said Thursday the...
No one can stop me from going abroad: Murad Ali Shah
Sehwan: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said it does not matter if his name is on the...
Bilawal says PM lacks courage to face parliament
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan does not have the...
FO says India has no role in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said India had no role to play in Afghanistan. During his weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson...
Afghan President calls Imran Khan to discuss peace
Islamabad: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made a telephone call to Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday to discuss the recent efforts...
Imran Khan asks politicians to focus on original job
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday urged the politicians and parliamentarians to focus on their original job within the country...
Khurshid Shah asks PM why he doesn’t attend NA
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah on Thursday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan that why he did not...
Bilawal’s name proposed to head NA Foreign Affairs Committee
Islamabad: The opposition parties on Thursday suggested name of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for the chairmanship...
PPP has always sided with the poor: Zardari
Badin: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has always sided with the poor...
Taliban, Afghan govt talks getting complicated: Rehman Malik
Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik Thursday said that the ongoing talks between Taliban and Afghan government were getting...
Federal cabinet removes Bilawal, Murad’s names from ECL
Islamabad: The federal cabinet Thursday decided to remove the names of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and...
Russia-US ties have been ‘worse than ever’: Kremlin
Moscow: Relations between Russia and the United States have been "worse than ever," and nothing has yet happened to improve...
Challenges demand comprehensive national response: Bajwa
Quetta: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said internal and external challenges facing Pakistan demanded...
PPP, PML-N join hands against govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and other political parties in opposition Tuesday decided to adopt joint...
OPF land recovered from mafia: Zulfi Bukhari
Islamabad: In a landmark move, 102 Kanals of land owned by Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) has been recovered from land mafia. “Writ of...
FIA unearths properties of 96 more Pakistanis in UAE
Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday unearthed properties of 96 more Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
SC dismisses of APS attack case
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of the Army Public School attack case. A-three member bench headed by Chief Justice...
PTI govt victimizing PPP leadership: Farid Qureshi
Hamburg: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Germany chapter leader Farid Qureshi on Monday said the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government was victimizing...
Mirza brothers host beautiful reception for overseas Pakistani friends
Gujar Khan: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and renowned social worker Mirza Abdul Rehman and his brothers on Sunday...
Police arrest 12 outlaws
Islamabad: Federal Capital Police arrested 12 outlaws from various localities of the city and recovered heroin, hashish, wine, gold ornaments...
75-year-old Afghan grandmother feeds 10
Maymana: Bibi Fatemah hunches on the cold concrete floor of a basement, hand-knotting an Afghan carpet. The 75-year-old is frail, and...
Italy: More to Fiesole than jaw-dropping vistas
Fiesole clings romantically to the top of a verdant hill in Tuscany that gives it a spectacular vantage point from...
Mini-budget on January 23: Asad Umar
Islamabad: Finance Minister Asad Umar Saturday said that mini-budget will be presented on January 23. The ministers said a number...
PPP to move court to put PM, ministers on ECL
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Saturday decided to move court for the inclusion of Prime Minister Imran Khan and...
Supreme Court to hear death-row prisoner on January 14
Islamabad: The Supreme Court has approved for hearing an appeal against the death sentence of Khizar Hayat, a policeman suffering...
Two killed in forces’ operation
Islamabad: Security forces have killed two alleged terrorists in Balochistan province in anti-terror operations, the military said on Friday. An army...
Polio case surfaces in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw
Lakki Marwat: The first case of polio virus of this year surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw. The National Institute of Health declared...
Full-court reference likely for outgoing CJP
Islamabad: A full court reference is to be held at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on January 17 to pay...
China donate four X-Ray scanners to Pakistan
Islamabad: China on Friday donated four X-Ray scanners to Pakistan. The equipments were handed over by Counsellor of the Embassy of...
Sindh assembly passes Sindh Zakat Usher Amendment Bill 2018
Karachi: Sindh Assembly resumed its session in Karachi on Friday with Deputy Speaker Rehana Leghari presiding over the session. During the...
Batteries based on lithium-ion to become cheapest way to store electricity
London: Batteries based on lithium-ion will become the cheapest way to store electricity in the near future, according to a...
Nicolas Maduro sworn in for second term as Venezuela’s president
Moscow: Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for his second term as Venezuela’s president. The inauguration ceremony was broadcast live...
Russia determined to regain space leadership
Moscow: Russia’s State Space Corporation is determined to make sure that Russia regains its leadership in space. This objective will...
Russia asked to develop Soyuz spacecraft version for flights to Moon
Moscow: NASA is requesting Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos to develop the Soyuz spacecraft version for flights to the Moon,...
American dream’ shot and produced in China
New York: Having spotted his latest video playing on a huge LED screen in the Times Square down below, Justin...
Thirty vintage Soviet tanks T-34-85 return to Russia from Laos
Moscow: Thirty vintage Soviet tanks T-34-85 have returned to Russia from Laos, where they have been in active service since...
Washington still gripped with hostility against Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: The Kremlin is not apt ‘to wearing rose-colored glasses’ amid selective statements on the potential easing of anti-Russian sanctions...
Russia should boost scientific cooperation with all countries: Putin
Moscow: Russia should boost scientific cooperation with all countries willing to work together in this area, President Vladimir Putin said...
Chohan apologizes over offensive remarks to journalists
Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Wednesday tendered apology over his offensive remarks to journalists at the death...
Govt giving wrong impression about opposition: Hamza Shehbaz
Lahore: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz said Wednesday the government was giving a wrong impression that opposition...
Kim visits China
Beijing: At the invitation of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)...
Russian scientists to study lunar dust hazards
Moscow: Russian scientists will study the hazards of lunar dust for humans, Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical and...
New hydrographic vessels to be built for Russian Navy by 2021
Moscow: Two small Project 19910 vessels, two large Project 23040G hydrographic boats, two newest large Project 19920 hydrographic boats and...
Russia ready to organize meeting between Paul Whelan, his country representatives
Moscow: The Russian side is ready to organize a meeting between Paul Whelan, who was detained in Russia on espionage...
Putin congratulates Orthodox Christians, Russians celebrating Christmas
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russian citizens celebrating Christmas, the Kremlin press service reported. "I...
PPP, PML-N signed “charter of corruption” : Fawad Chaudhry
Islamabad: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) signed a...
Govt focusing on long-term policies: Asad Umar
Islamabad: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Monday said the government is focusing on long-term policies to stabilize the national economy. In...
Italy’s populist administration ends 2018 with a remarkable U-turn
Rome: Italy’s populist administration ended 2018 with a remarkable U-turn in its debut budget. The New Year has presented another...
New Horizons finds no evidence of satellites orbiting Ultima Thule
Los Angeles: Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission said that initial data collected by New Horizons spacecraft found no evidence...
Bilawal House is a symbol of democracy: Nafisa Shah
Islamabad: Secretary Information Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Dr Nafisa Shah Sunday said that the Joint Investigation Team’s talks of sealing...
President seeks Sindh govt cooperation for development
Karachi: President Dr Arif Alvi said on Sunday that without the cooperation of Sindh government, the development projects and other...
Normal life disrupted in across Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life was disrupted across the held Valley of Kashmir as the major roads as well as the air...
UAE Crown Prince departs after one-day visit
Islamabad: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Sheikh Muhamed bin...
JIT report against Zardari false and forged: Bilawal
Badin: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday sniped at the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) over excluding...
Imran Khan’s palace in Banigala should be demolised: Bilawal
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Saturdaytermed the attack on the residence of Secretary General PPP Syed...
Nearby galaxy to slam into Milky Way
Islamabad: As if battered post-Christmas finances, a looming disorderly Brexit and the prospect of a fresh nuclear arms race were...
China, AU ties in the best shape ever: Wang Yi
Addis Ababa: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that relations between China and the African Union...
More than 100 shops razed near Karachi zoo
Karachi: More than 100 shops were razed on Saturday in an anti-encroachment drive near the Karachi zoo. The drive was...
IHC to hear Sharif plea against Al-Azizia reference verdict
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday approved former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the Al-Azizia reference verdict...
Amnesty : amnesty doesn’t apply to money laundering New info puzzles investigators
KARACHI: Various government quarters and leading investigating agencies, including the Federal Investigation Agency and the Federal Board of Revenue, are...
SC closes NRO case against Zardari, Musharraf, Malik Qayyum
A three-member SC bench, under Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, heard the petition. ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court...
Sahara desert, North Africa swing between wet and dry climates every 20,000 years
Washington: A study published in the journal Science Advances has shown that the Sahara desert and North Africa in general...
Bilawal visits Zahoor Zehbi’s family
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday visited Lyari and condoled with the bereaved family of Zahoor...
Pakistan looks forward to positive engagements with US
Islamabad: Pakistan said Thursday it was looking forward to positive engagements with the United States at the leadership level. Foreign Office...
Pakistan capable to respond to any misadventure: General Ghafoor
Islamabad: The military has said Pakistan was capable to respond to any misadventure befittingly. Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major...
SC issues interim order in Asghar Khan case
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order in the Asghar Khan case. The apex court on December 31...
Sharif challenges Al-Azizia verdict in IHC
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday filed a second appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging the...
FIA confiscates Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation properties
Karachi: The Federal Investigation Agency confiscated on Thursday as many as many 29 properties of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s...
Sharif’s family meets him in Kot Lakhpat Jail
Lahore: The family of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met him at the Kot Lakhpat Jail on Thursday. Nawaz Sharif’s mother,...
Putin discusses Syrian issue with French President
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have held a telephone conversation, discussing the Syria issue,...
Sindh govt abolishes public holidays
Karachi: The Sindh government on Wednesday abolished public holidays of schools and colleges throughout the province. Presiding over a meeting of...
Italy asks Germany to return painting looted in World War II
Florence: Italy’s Uffizi Galleries has called on Germany to return a still-life painting by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum,...
Russian scientists may send mice in space
Moscow: Russian scientists may send mice into the first flight around the Moon to study the influence of space factors...
Russia develops stealth cruise missile target simulator
Moscow: The electrical mechanical plant Kupol in Izhevsk - an affiliate of the Almaz-Antey concern has developed a missile target...
Russia’s T-14 tank to undergo state trials
Moscow: Russia’s T-14 tank based on the Armata platform will undergo state trials in the Defense Ministry’s scientific and research...
China, US look forward to good ties
Beijing: Exactly 40 years ago, Beijing and Washington officially established diplomatic relations, thus ending nearly three decades of isolation, hostility...
Aleema Khan has not paid tax, FBR tells SC
Islamabad: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court (SC) that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema...
Nawaz Sharif challenges conviction
Islamabad: Incarcerated former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday challenged his conviction in Al-Azizia reference in the Islamabad High Court...
Pak condemns LoC violations by India
Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday condemned ceasefire violation at Line of Control (LoC). The statement said that Pakistan summoned the Indian Acting Deputy...
PPP has always chosen death for integrity: Bakhtawar
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party leader Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari Friday said the PPP had always chosen death for integrity. She tweeted: “our...
‘PPP not scared of travel bans’
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders on Friday said that travel bans cannot scare them. Reacting to the placement of PPP...
Nawaz Sharif wants Kulsoom Nawaz’s pic in jail
اIslamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Nawaz Sharif wants to have a picture of his beloved wife Kulsoom Nawaz –...
