Pakistan

PM urges world to stand by Pakistan to overcome challenges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged world community to stand by Pakistan to overcome challenge posed by climate induced catastrophic flooding. Talking to media persons during his visit to flood affected village of Dadu District he expresse...

Overseas Minister Sajid Turi urges Wapda to augment feeders work

PESHAWAR: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Hussain Turi visited Wapda House here to get information about ongoing work on various electricity feeders in Kurram District. At Wapda House, Chief Executive Qazi Muhammad Tahir gave detailed briefing...

PTI Chairman says “will become hurdle in Ishaq Dar’s plans’

PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Imran Khan warned that he will obstruct PML-N leader Ishaq Dar’s plans, saying that Pakistan’s treasury is being handed over to someone who had been an “absconder for last five years.” Dar, who landed in...

Crown Prince MBS appointed as KSA Prime Minister

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday has been appointed as Saudi Arabia's prime minister. Saudi Arabia's King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree to name the new prime minister of th...

Sindh Film Censor Board green-lights release of ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’

KARACHI: As the Pakistani cinema industry is trying to gear at fast pace, so now the much anticipated Punjabi film 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' gets green signal after receiving a certificate by the Sindh Film Censor Board. Chairman Film Censor Board S...

Dr Asim Hussain expresses grief over martyrdom of soldiers

Karachi: Pakistan Peoples’ Party senior leader and former Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain expressed his profound grief over martyrdom of six Army soldiers including officers in Harnai (Balochistan) helicopter crash. In his statement he said...

Audio leakages ‘nerve-racking trend’: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has termed incidences of audio leaks as a worrisome trend. Talking to Karachi-based journalists at Governor House, he said that leaking private conversations fell within category of “backbiting”, which ne...

Canadian HC paid farewell call to COAS Bajwa

Rawalpindi: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour paid farewell call to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ in Rawalpindi, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. During meeting, matters of m...

Data leakage from PMO, JIT formed to investigate matter

ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has constituted JIT to probe at high level into matter of leakage of important data from Prime Minister (PM) House.  JIT will include a representative of sensitive institutions.  Sources said JIT will investiga...

Court indicts PML-N leader Ch Tanvir, his son, others in Walayat Complex case

RAWALPINDI: Judge Masroor Zaman of special court of Anti-Corruption Rawalpindi has indicted PML-N leader Chaudhry Tanvir Ahmad Khan, his son Daniyal Chaudhry and other accused in case pertaining to construction of Walayat Complex.  Accused pers...

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Naqvi vows to tackle extremism, arrest instigators

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that extremism will not be tolerated in Pakistan, and anyone found inciting unrest will be swiftly arrested. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Naqvi stressed the government’s commit...

FinMin claims opposition protests costing Pakistan Rs190bln daily

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has revealed the immense economic cost of opposition-led protests in Pakistan, claiming that the ongoing political unrest is causing daily losses of over Rs 190 billion. Addressing the media during a pre...

Ahsan Iqbal stresses IK’s release can only happen through legal process

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, has emphasized that Imran Khan’s release can only occur through legal procedures, asserting that the former prime minister must clear his name in court. Speaking at a p...

Shanaya wins Bronze at 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming C’ship 2024

KARACHI: Seven-year-old Shanaya Vawda has won a bronze medal in the 8 and under breaststroke category at the 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship, held today at Karachi Club. Competing against a skilled field, Shanaya’s out...
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