Preparations in full swing to celebrate Independence Day in befitting manner tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Preparations to celebrate Independence Day of motherland in a befitting manner are reaching their zenith in country. Day will dawn with special prayers and a 31 gun salute in federal capital and 21 gun salute at all provincial capitals. Sp...
NA Speaker inaugurates first ever Women Parliamentarians Convention
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf said that women have always been playing pivotal role in development and progress of country. He said that history of Pakistan is evident from the fact that women political leaders along with th...
Thunderstorm expected in parts of Balochistan
QUETTA: Pakistan Meteorological Department, Regional Center, Quetta yesterday forecast that during the next 24 hours, mainly cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the province with chances of thunderstorm expected at Sibi, Bolan, Harnai,...
CM Elahi announces free travel for aged people
LAHORE: Punjab government has announced concessionary fares for aged, people with special needs, women and students traveling in Orange Line Metro train. Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has also announced free travel for aged people in O...
Pakistan, Togo enjoy trustworthy relations: Defence Minister
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan and Republic of Togo enjoy longstanding and cordial ties, which were based on mutual trust and common interests. Talking to Foreign Minister of Republic of Togo Robert Dussey, who called on him K...
UN’s Guterres expresses ‘clear commitment’ to North Korea denuclearization
SEOUL: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his “clear commitment” to North Korea’s denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was “ready to mobilise” its nuclear det...
Hilary Duff ‘weird’ at work amid baby daughter’s hand, foot and mouth disease
Hilary Duff has recently revealed that that her one-year-old daughter Mae is diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease on social media. Agent Cody Banks actress turned to Instagram story and explained how she had been struggling to be on sets of Ho...
Court documents show Johnny Depp swore Amber Heard never hit him
Months after Johnny Depp’s legal victory in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, around 6,000 court documents pertaining to high-profile case have been unsealed, revealing a ton of information that was not in public domain till now...
Terrorist detonates suicide vest as Saudi security forces try to make arrest
JEDDAH: A man Saudi forces say was a terrorist, detonated a suicide vest he was wearing when security forces attempted to arrest him in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's Presidency of State Security said in a statement. Security personnel approached Abdul...
US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concerns
BATURAJA: Soldiers from US, Indonesia and Australia joined a live-fire drill, part of annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra Island amid growing Chinese maritime activity in Indo-Pacific region. A total of more than 5,000 personnel from US, Indones...
