CPEC is a game changer
Islamabad: The Inaugural Session was held here and speakers agreed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a game changer for the...
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Imran Khan, cabinet in turmoil: Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar
Islamabad: Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the spokesman to the Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Tuesday said that PM...
Bilawal offers Sindh govt’s services to federal, provincial govt to establish world-class cardiac-care facilities
Larkana: Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday offered Sindh government's services to the federal and provincial governments...
LPG price enhanced by Rs 3 per kg
Islamabad: Following an increase in the prices of petroleum products, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices were hiked by Rs 3...
Sohail Mahmood appointed new Foreign Secretary
Multan: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was on Sunday appointed as the new foreign secretary of the country....
Pakistan regrets India’s decision not to grant visas to journalists for Kartapura meeting
Islamabad: Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Wednesday regretted India's decision to not grant visas to Pakistani journalists to...
Bilawal Bhutto elected NA Standing Committee for Human Rights head
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was on Tuesday elected as the chairperson of the National Assembly...
Zardari demands compensation for victims of floods in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhaw
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari has expressed concerns over devastation and...
British minor girl released from Pakistan prison
London: A six-year-old girl who has spent her entire life inside a Pakistani prison after her British mother was convicted...
Pakistan reopens airspace
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday partially re-opened its airspace from Islamabad and Karachi after thousands of passengers were left stranded worldwide as...
Pak boycotts OIC meeting
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday announced that Pakistan will not participate in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)...
Singapore’s businessmen interested to invest in Pakistan’s diverse sectors
Finance Minister, Asad Umar says the government is facilitating both domestic and foreign investors with various incentives, including rationalization of...
Pak closes air space
Islamabad: Pakistan’s air space was temporarily closed Wednesday in view of the heightening Pak-India tensions. According to details, flight operations...
General Bajwa, Mujahid Anwar Khan discuss defence preparedness
Rawalpindi: Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday visited Air Headquarter in Islamabad and held a meeting with Chief of...
US envoy Sam Brownback completes Pakistan visit
Islamabad: United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback visited Islamabad February 22-23 to discuss how the...
Musharraf must clarify pro-Israel statements: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman criticized former President Pervez Musharraf over his statements...
Army says India will get surprise if it attacked Pakistan
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Army Friday said it does not want war with India, but if India started aggression it should be...
PM urges public representatives to identify elements involved in corruption
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday urged the public representatives to identify elements involved in corruption, bribery and nepotism. Talking...
British envoy, Secretary of State visit Punjab Forensic Science Agency
Lahore: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Thomas Drew and Secretary of State for International Development UK Penny Mordaunt also visited...
NSC rejects Indian allegations on Pulwama attack
Islamabad: The National Security Committee Thursday categorically denied Pakistan’s involvement in the Pulwama attack in which over 40 Indian troops...
Zardari’s bail extended till March 5
Karachi: A banking court in Karachi awarded former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister MPA Faryal Talpur and 11 other...
LHC grants bail to Shehbaz Sharif
Lahore: The Lahore High Court granted on Thursday bail to Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif in the three...
Govt announces crackdown against hate speech on social media
Islamabad: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Wednesday announced to launch a big crackdown against the ones using social media to propagate...
SC snubs two private schools on fee issue
Islamabad: The Supreme Court Monday came down hard on two private schools in Islamabad that both failed to reduce their...
Sanaullah predicts Pervaiz Elahi’s arrest
Lahore: Former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah has said that after Aleem Khan, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi’s arrest was...
Countless u-turns, opacity, hurting the economy: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman Monday criticized the government’s lack of transparency and...
Pak close to signing IMF deal: Asad Umar
Peshawar: Finance Minister Asad Umar said Monday Pakistan was close to signing an agreement with economic assistance package with the...
UK mining museum to get £250,000 boost from local council
London: A mining museum that was branded a "dump" is to get a £250,000 boost from the local council to...
Pakistan Post start e-commerce service
Islamabad: Pakistan Post has started e-commerce service to facilitate business organizations in the country. The service was inaugurated by Minister...
Pakistan, China agree to compete CPDC projects in time
Islamabad: Pakistan and China Sunday agreed on the future trajectory of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and timely completion of...
Govt striving to make Pakistan a model state: Imran Khan
Dubai: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said his government was striving hard to develop Pakistan on the model of the...
PTI government is a remnant of dictatorship -Nafisa Shah
Islamabad: Secretary Information Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Nafisa Shah MNA in a reaction to PM select's speech has said that...
British Royal Navy’s HMS DRAGON participates in Exercise AMAN
Karachi: The Royal Navy’s state of the art Type 45 destroyer HMS DRAGON is visiting Karachi as part of a...
Sharif’s plea to lift travel ban rejected
Islamabad: The Interior Ministry on Saturday rejected former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammed Safdar’s...
Bilawal concerned over the country’s situation
Washington: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while expressing concern over the current situation in the country, said...
PM set to expand cabinet
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to expand the federal cabinet with the induction of two new ministers that...
Rehman Malik-led senate body condemns Afghan President’s statement
Islamabad: Senate Standing Committee on Interior in its meeting on Friday in Parliament House strongly condemned and rejected Afghan President...
Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-19 begins
Karachi: The 5-day Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-19 commenced here in Karachi on Friday with the slogan “Together for Peace”. Commander Pakistan...
Bilawal files petition in SC to clear name
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding...
PTI’s Aleem Khan handed over to NAB on 9-day remand
Lahore: Senior Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf leader Aleem Khan was Thursday handed over to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a 9-day physical...
NAB prepares cases against PPP leadership
Karachi: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday prepared to file 30 corruption references against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in...
SC asks authorities to work within mandate
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday announced the detailed judgment in the suo motu case of Faizabad sit-in...
NAB arrests Aleem Khan
Lahore: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan in connection with offshore companies scandal. The...
HRCP concerned over Pashtun woman’s harassment
Lahore: In the wake of several incidents in the last few days in which state and law enforcement agencies appear...
Qureshi pledges support to Kashmiris
London: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to support Kashmiris in their struggle for the right of...
No deal with govt: PML-N
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has not made any deal to get 'relief', said party leader Pervez Rashid. In an...
Air chief distributes prizes among the winners of international ski competitions
Naltar: Air Chief Mujahid Anwar Khan Monday distributed prizes among the winners of international ski competitions held at Pakistan Air...
Corps Commanders’ Conference reviews geo-strategic environment, security situation
Rawalpindi: Corps Commanders' Conference, presided by General Qamar Javed Bajwa Chief of Army Staff Monday, reviewed geo-strategic environment and security...
Imran Khan launches ‘Insaf Sehat Card’
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday launched the first phase of ‘InsafSehatCard’ to provide free medical facility to the needy. Addressing...
14 public holidays in 2019
Islamabad: The federal government has announced a total of 14 public holidays for 2019. The interior ministry issued a notification listing...
Single country exhibition proposed
Islamabad: Commending governments export-boosting measures, Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Chairman Naeem Sajid has called for launching a...
FBR finds thousands of secret accounts
Islamabad: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has acquired details of 160,000 undisclosed overseas bank accounts being held by Pakistani...
Zardari holds meeting with Ghulam Ahmed Bilore
Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari called on Awami National Party leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilore on Friday at his residence...
Govt promises to review Hajj policy after opposition protest
Islamabad: The government on Friday pledged to review Hajj policy 2019 after opposition staged protest during Senate session. Minister of State...
PM vows to bring tangible changes in the lives of people
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday reiterated his government’s commitment to bring tangible changes in the lives of people in...
People rejects hike in Hajj cost
Islamabad: The masses on Friday have rejected the increase in the expenses of Hajj 2019 after government decided against providing...
Pak launches ballistic missile ‘Nasr’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful launch of short range surface to surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ as part of...
Senate Committee passes Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to Child Marriage Restraint Act unanimously
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Senator Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to the Child Marriage Restraint Act was unanimously...
PTI govt has no programme: Khurshid Shah
Sukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khurshid Shah on Sunday took a swipe at the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government,...
Thousands wish Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari on birthday
Islamabad: Thousands of people wished Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari - daughter of former President Asif Ali Zardari and two-time Prime Minister...
Nawaz Sharif moves court for bail on medical grounds
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s counsel on Saturday submitted another petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against an...
Russia disappointed at US return to ‘Star Wars’
Moscow: Moscow is disappointed that Washington prefers returning to the 'Star Wars’ program instead of a meaningful dialogue on space...
Zardari grieves Naheed Iskandar Mirza’s death
Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari Friday expressed his profound sorrow and grief over the death of Naheed Iskandar Mirza,...
Pak receives $ 1 billion tranche from Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday received the third tranche of one billion dollars from Saudi Arabia. The State Bank of Pakistan confirmed...
Rehman Malik for preventing Sahiwal-like incidents
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior was held under the chairmanship of Senator A. Rehman Malik...
LHC rejects plea to life helmet condition
Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rejected a petition seeking withdrawal of court orders that barred motorists, without...
Javed Iqbal says NAB not linked to any party
Lahore: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Javed Iqbal on Wednesday said that the anti-graft watchdog has no relation with any...
Women workers being paid less than Rs 5 for stitching a single garment
Karachi: If you thought your boss was paying you less, you should meet the home-based women workers who are paid...
PM Khan summons consultative meeting
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has summoned an important consultative meeting of the party’s parliamentary body before they table mini-budget in...
UNGA President lauds Pakistan peacekeeping services
Islamabad: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Maria Fernanda Espinosa on Tuesday lauded the contributions of Pakistan in peacekeeping missions...
Rehman Malik-led Senate body seeks judicial commission on Sahiwal incident
Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the Sahiwal tragedy in which three...
CPEC vital to Pakistan development: Qureshi
Islamabad, January 21: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is of vital importance...
Bilawal says PTI has turned Punjab into a police state
Karachi: Condemning the Sahiwal incident, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday lambasted the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led...
CJ has no Twitter account
Lahore: The Supreme Court spokesperson on Saturday clarified that the incumbent Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa does not...
Pakistan govt aligned towards shaping a new future: Maria Fernanda Espinosa
Islamabad: UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has stated that the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan was aligned...
Qureshi hold talks with Zalmay Khalilzad on Afghan peace
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the visiting US Special Representative on Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad...
Vibrant UN can help resolve issues: FM
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday said that a vibrant and strengthened United Nations can help to resolve issues...
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...
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...
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...
PM to attend NA on January 23
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday decided to participate in the sessions of the National Assembly from January 23,...
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...
JIT report drafted in Bani Gala: Nafisa Shah
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party leader Dr Nafisa Shah on Thursday said the Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) report in the money-laundering...
SC asks federal, provincial govts to explain water plan
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Monday sought details of mechanism devised by the federal and provincial governments for preservation of...
Housing schemes, societies’ advertisement banned
Islamabad: The district magistrate of Islamabad on Monday placed a ban on any form of advertisement of housing schemes and...
Passengers face inconvenience at New Islamabad Airport
Rawalpindi: Passengers on Monday faced inconvenience at New Islamabad Airport after conveyor belts – used to transport luggage to and...
SC dismisses NAB plea against Nawaz Sharif bail
Islamabad: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) plea and upheld the Islamabad High Court (IHC)...
Govt to bring tribal belt at par with other areas: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said development and progress of erstwhile tribal areas merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and bringing...
Zulfi Bukhari, German envoy discuss investment
Islamabad: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human...
Bajwa visits Mujahid Force Centre in Bhimber
Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday visited Mujahid Force Centre in Bhimber, the military’s media...
Shehbaz Sharif chairs PAC meeting
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif on Friday chaired the first meeting of the parliament’s Public Accounts Committee...
Panama JIT report, Fake Accounts JIT prove how states fail: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the Panama JIT report and the Fake Accounts JIT report were...
PTI files disqualification reference against Zardari
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday filed a disqualification reference in the Election Commission of Pakistan against former president Asif...
Bilawal appoints PPP overseas chapters’ office bearers
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday office bearers of overseas chapters. For PPP Gulf Organization Middle East,...
Peace in Afghanistan important for Pakistan: Bajwa
Rawalpindi: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation at the Department of State Zalmay Khalilzad called on Chief of Army Staff...
AC reserves verdict in Sharif case
Islamabad: The Accountability Court on Wednesday reserved verdict in Flagship Investment and Al-Aziziya references against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif....
Pakistan strongly condemns killing of 14 innocent Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the abhorrent and ruthless killing of 14 innocent Kashmiris, including the father of a three-month...
Govt focused to improve health & education sectors: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government is focused to improve education, health and investment sectors to uplift standard of...
7 PML-N seeking NRO: Murad Saeed
Islamabad: Minister of State for Communications on Wednesday said that seven leaders of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) approached him for...
