PIA Privatisation: A Real-Estate Developer offers Rs. 10B
ISLAMABAD: The sole bidder Blue World City* (a real-estate development company - with no experience of running an airline) offered Rs. 10 billion for 60% stake in PIA here on…
No dialogue between Pakistan and TTP: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, during weekly news briefing held here on Thursday (31st October, 2024), has rejected the insinuations apropos talks between Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). …
PIA
Bidding For PIA Privatisation On 31st Oct
ISLAMABAD: The bidding for PIA privatisation is scheduled for Thursday (31st October, 2024). Though six bidders (Fly Jinnah, a consortium led by YB Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Airblue Ltd, a consortium…
Eight Khwarij Neutralized, Seven Injured In Bannu
BANNU: LEA's carried out an IBO in Bakka Khel area here during which eight khwarij had been neutralised and seven other militants were injured while Major Atif Khalil, Naik Azad…
Pakistan and Russia set to cooperate in naval tech
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel General Alexander V. Fomin had a rendezvous here on Wednesday (30th October, 2024). Both exchanged notes…
Punjab Govt to launch Minority Card on 20th Dec.
LAHORE: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz, while addressing the ladies and gentlemen in the audience converged here on Wednesday (30th October, 2024), at an event related to Diwali, distributed gift cheques…
CM Punjab for Smog Diplomacy with India
LAHORE: Addressing the ladies and gentlemen in the audience at an event held here on Wednesday (30th October, 2024) CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz maintained that Smog was a humanitarian, not…
Israel Bans UNRWA from working in Israel
JERUSALEM (NPTV/Radio Pakistan): Despite objections from USA, Israeli parliament passed a law on Monday (28th October, 2024) banning UNRWA from working in Israel. It is pertinent to mention here that…
Climate Change: ADB approves $500M loan for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has informed on Tuesday (29th October, 2024) that it has approved a policy-based loan worth $500 million to support climate change and disaster rick reduction…
Sk. Naim Qassem is the new Hezbollah Chief
BEIRUT: Following the death of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem (who remained attached to the movement for three decades as a senior leader,)…
Polio
Two Cops Escorting Polio Workers Shot Dead In KP
ORAKZAI (KP): Militants have gunned two policemen down here on Tuesday (29th October, 2024) while they were escorting a polio vaccination team. LEA sources have said that two attackers were…
Unidentified gunmen kill five workers in Panjgur
PANJGUR: Five workers tasked with maintenance of a dam construction site have been gunned down by unidentified militants here on Tuesday (29th October, 2024) morning. The miscreants also set on…
Pakistan dispatches aid to Lebanon
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched 17th consignment of humanitarian aid comprised of seventeen tons of supplies (tents, food tins, dry milk, rice, clothes, hygiene kits and medicine) to Lebanon on Tuesday…
Security survey reveals Pakistan is world’s 3rd worst country
ISLAMABAD: According to World Justice Project's 2024 survey, (after Mali and Nigeria,) Pakistan is the 3rd-worst among 142 countries as far as Security is concerned. World Justice Project utilises 8…
Gaza: UN says ceasefire needed now for the sake of children
MANHATTAN: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has taken to the Twitter on Monday (28th October, 2024) to state that a Ceasefire was needed now for the sake of…
Cricket: Pakistan White-Ball Coach Gary Kirsten Resigns
LAHORE: PCB has accepted the resignation of Pakistan cricket team's white-ball coach Gary Kirsten here on Monday (28th October, 2024). PCB had hired the former S. African top-order batsman Gary…
Irani Air Defence System Thwarts Israeli Attack?
TEHRAN: While Israel, that retaliated to the 1st October missile attack by Iran, says it successfully carried out precise strikes on military targets from 10.30pm to 6.30 am (GMT) 25th/26th…
Cricket, 3rd Test, 3rd Day: Pakistan beats England by 9 wickets to win the series
RAWALPINDI:: Visiting three lions succumbed to the magical spinning of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan enabling the Green Shirts win the test by 9 wickets securing a 2-1 series victory…
Security Forces neutralize 9 khwarij in Bajaur
BAJAUR: Security forces neutralized 9 khwarij (including 2 suicide bombers) during IBO carried out here. A kharji ring leader Said Muhammad aka Qureshi Ustad too was neutralized during the exchange…
Aerospace firm attacked near Ankara, 5 dead, 22 wounded
ANKARA: Headquarters of the state-run-aerospace and defence company, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), situated 40km from the capital, was attacked on Wednesday (24th October, 2024). President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informed that…
Pakistan To Fund More Palestinian Students
ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif attended a ceremony held here on Wednesday (23rd October, 2024) featuring 151 Palestinians who are part of the first batch of medical students to pursue their…
US blacklists 26 entities for illegal supply of weapons
WASHINGTON: Blacklisting a number of entities, Alan Estevez, US Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, stated on Monday (21st October, 2024) that they were vigilant in defending national security…
United Nations Human Rights on 26th Amendment
UNITED NATIONS: Volker Turk, United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner, taking to the X on Tuesday (22nd October, 2024) held that he was "that latest constitutional amendments - adopted hastily,…
Kartarpur Corridor Agreement renewed for 5-years
ISLAMABAD: Indo-Pak Kartarpur agreement has been renewed for another five years here on Tuesday (22nd October, 2024) in order to facilitate Sikh pilgrims visit the shrine using Kartarpur Corridor. Foreign…