Pakistan

Legislating on local bodies election mandate of provincial govt: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has remarked legislating with reference to local bodies election is mandate of provincial government. He remarked some loopholes are being seen during the implementation of provincial law....

Govt jacks up POL price by Rs6.72 litre

ISLAMABAD: Government increased petrol price by Rs 6.72 per litre for next fortnight. “In wake of fluctuations in petroleum prices in international market and exchange rate variations, government has decided to revise existing prices or petrole...

MQM prays SC to nullify Article 10/1 of Sindh Local Govt Act

ISLAMABAD: MQM-P requested Supreme Court (SC) to nullify Article 10/1 of Sindh Local Government Act. A 3-member bench of SC presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan  (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial took up for hearing Sindh Local Bodies election case....

PML-N says, Nawaz Sharif to land in country next month

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif will return to country in September, federal Minister Javed Latif revealed. Speaking to a press conference here alongside party’s spokesperson Azma Bukhar...

Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms about to enter Sindh: MET

Karachi: Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast another monsoon system will bring rain to Sindh, including Karachi from tomorrow onwards. According to Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz, a low-pressure system is still present south of Sindh...

‘Announce election date, let people choose whoever they want’

RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rasheed said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif should announce date of elections and let people choose who they want. Taking to Twitter, former Interior Minister Rasheed said that Shehbaz Shar...

Imran Khan to address public rally in Karachi on Aug 19

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address public rally in Karachi on August 19 while party has also decided to raise issues of suspension of transmission of ARY NEWS and ban on journalists. Decisions were taken by PTI in a consultative meeting hea...

Refund of over Rs5b to Hajj pilgrims starts from tomorrow: Minister

ISLAMABAD:  Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor announced to start refund of over five billion rupees of Hajj Support Programme from Wednesday till end of this month. Talking to media here afternoon, he sai...

Has actor Fahad Mustafa joined Sindh police?

Fahad Mustafa came as Gulab this c and won hearts all over Pakistan as well as overseas with his performance. People felt a connection to the character taking the film Quaid e Azam Zindabad as one of the highest grossers of the year 2022. Fahad repre...

District Central full of colorful events, activities on 75th Independence Day

KARACHI: 75th Independence Day was quite a busy day for Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Saleem. Participated in various events from morning to night and inspected performance of staff and officers engaged in all zones for...

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How Mawra Hocane became Saru in 'Sanam Teri Kasam'

In an interview with Filmfare, Mawra Hocane shared how she was able to play a Telugu girl in her Bollywood debut, Sanam Teri Kasam. "Of course, I would give the entire credit to my directors because my female director, Radhika [Rao] ji, was closely i...

Mahira and Humayun set to reunite in 'Love Guru'

The Bin Roye leads are reuniting for romance feature Love Guru, a Nadeem Baig film slated for Eidul Azha this year. The screenplay is written by Vasay Chaudhry. "Presenting the official poster of Love Guru, starring the ever-charming Humayun Saeed a...

England set to host Kabaddi World Cup 2025 for first time

BIRMINGHAM: England is set to host the 2025 men’s and women’s Kabaddi World Cup. The week-long tournament will take place in the West Midlands region in March this year. Sixteen teams including Pakistan, India and host England will lock h...

Champions Trophy: Pakistan vs Bangladesh clash abandoned due to rain

Rawalpindi: Persistent rain forced the abandonment of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday, with no play possible at any stage. Heavy showers throughout the day prevented even the toss from taking plac...
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