Pakistan

JI vows to continue anti-inflation protests as govt offers talks

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan declared that party is committed to its cause and will not leave Islamabad without getting due relief. Addressing participants of sit-in at I-8 area here, JI chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman asserted that prote...

Sindh CM nods Rs16m grant, vehicles for blind association

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a grant of Rs16 million and vehicles for the Pakistan Association of the Blind, Sindh. The vehicles will be used to transport blind children from their homes to school. In a meeting with...

Mathira's advise to Khalilur Rehman Qamar: Avoid night meetings

Pakistan's famous model and TV program hostess Mathira advised Khalilur Rehman Qamar to avoid night meetings. In the interview, Mathira was asked whether she can go out to meet someone at 4 am for a project, on which the model took an interesting app...

Five killed: Minister directs police to establish writ of law

KARACHI: Taking notice of incident in which five persons were killed and others injured in exchange of fire between two groups in DHA locality. Sindh Interior Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar directed police to ensure justice to bereaved families and es...

Judiciary fighting for survival amid shifting political landscape: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Former Minister Fawad Chaudhry said political landscape has now changed, and judiciary is fighting for its survival, not for PTI.Fawad Chaudhry said that judiciary felt that government and establishment, like police and NAB, wanted to brin...

PM to attend inauguration of Iran's President-elect

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend inauguration ceremony of President-elect of Iran Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on July 30 in Tehran. Pezeshkian, 69-year-old cardiac surgeon and reformist, won runoff presidential election earlier this mon...

Govt rejects Imran Khan's message to Army Chief as 'escape tactic'

ISLAMABAD: Special Adviser to Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Chairman Imran Khan's message to Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir as an attempt to escape from his current predicament. In interview with privat...

Frankfurt chapter: Ministers symbolic gesture to honour Pakistan flag’s sanctity

ISLAMABAD: Government has highlighted sanctity of national flag days after some miscreants attacked Pakistan’s consulate in Germany. Ministers Ishaq Dar, Awais Leghari, Khawaja Asif, Abdul Aleem Khan, Rana Tanveer and Atta Tarar held ‘cer...

Raoof Hasan, 8 others’ remand extended over PTI’s alleged anti-state digital campaigns

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court extended physical remand of PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan and eight others by three days over suspicion of running alleged “Anti-state digital campaigns”. Hasan was arrested on Monday dur...

FIA notices against patriotic journalists deplored by Lawyers’ Forum

 KARACHI: Survival and prosperity of Pakistan can be ensured only by protecting Constitution and law otherwise complete disaster is inevitable. This view is strengthened by latest move of FIA against journalists/analysts Rizwan Razi and Saeed C...

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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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