Pakistan Navy observes World Oceans Day
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy observed World Oceans Day with an aim to create awareness on importance of clean oceans, their protection and preservation. Every year on June 8, World Oceans Day…
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid is COVID-19 positive
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid is the latest victim of COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus. According to Railways Ministry, Rashid tested positive for the coronavirus…
SC to hear Pakistan Steel Mills case on June 9
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) will hear the Pakistan Steel Mills case on June 9. The bench will be headed by the Chief Justice…
NAB questions Sindh CM in Roshan programme corruption case
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi today questioned Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Roshan Programme corruption case. Shah appeared before the anti-corruption watchdog and faced the…
4 killed, 15 injured as strong winds, dust storm hit Karachi
KARACHI: Four people were killed due to falling of trees/electric polls and collapsing of walls while fifteen got wounded as winds and dust storm lashed the Metropolis today, reducing visibility…
Border tensions: India requests China to hold military talks
NEW DELHI: The Government of India has requested China to hold high-level bilateral military talks in order to reduce the tension between two countries along the border in Ladakh region. According…
Shehbaz granted pre-arrest bail in assets beyond means case
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif has been granted pre-arrest bail today in the assets beyond known sources of income and money laundering cases. The bail was granted…
Ghulam Murtaza Baloch, Sindh minister for Human Settlement, dies of Covid-19
KARACHI: Sindh Human Settlement Minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch breathed his last today at age 56. He was battling with COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. Baloch was in the…
Sindh opens public transport, online ride-hailing services from tomorrow
KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced that it was resuming public transport and online ride-hailing services from tomorrow in order to facilitate the public during COVID-19 lockdown. Transport Minister Syed…
NCOC meeting: Shops allowed to stay open 5 days a week
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the National Coordination Committee on Covid-19 (NCOC) has decided to allow shops across the country to stay open 5 days a week. "There…
PMD warns of another heatwave in Karachi from May 17 to 22
KARACHI: The coastal city is likely to experience another phase of heatwave starting May 17, says the Pakistan Meteorological Department. According to a PMD notification issued today [Friday], the heatwave…
Zero corruption guarantees 100% development: NAB chief
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will move towards the development only when there will be zero corruption in the country, said National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Chairing a meeting…
Pakistan to start manufacturing anti-Covid-19 drug: SAPM Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will soon start manufacturing anti-viral drug remdesivir to fight novel coronavirus under the license from a United States pharmaceutical company, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on…
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12 May 2007: Remembering the ‘Day of Violence’ in Karachi
KARACHI: 12 May 2007, the bloodiest day when people of the Metropolis witnessed a huge massacre after the clashes took place between political parties. Though it has been thirteen years…
PM announces gradual relaxation in nationwide virus lockdown from Saturday
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government was gradually easing nationwide virus lockdown restrictions from Saturday. Addressing a televised media briefing, the premier said: “People are suffering.…
‘PM should go home if he doesn’t want to act’: Bilawal
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, while taking a jibe at the Prime Minister Imran Khan for criticizing the Sindh government, has said that the premier should resign…
Petrol Prices
Federal govt slashes petrol prices by Rs.15, diesel Rs. 27
ISLAMABAD: From 1 May 2020, price of per litre petrol will be decreased by Rs 15 and price of diesel will be decreased by Rs 27.15, says a notification issued…
Asim Bajwa replaces Firdous Ashiq Awan as PM’s special aide on Information and Broadcasting
ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa has replaced Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting. Bajwa is serving as Chairman China-Pakistan…
WHO fears second COVID-19 wave as countries start easing lockdown
NEW YORK: The world could face another potential wave of the coronavirus pandemic in coming days as several countries began to ease the lockdown restrictions imposed to mitigate the spread…
CJCSC expresses confidence in PAF’s preparedness
ISLAMABAD: General Nadeem Raza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, (CJCSC) has expressed his confidence in the PAF's operational preparedness. He was talking to Air Chief Marshal, Mujahid Anwar Khan…
Khan Baba, who challenged ‘The Great Khali’ disappears in fight with Usman ‘Bullet’
LAHORE: Pakistani Hulk, Mardan's Khan Baba aka The Balloon Baba of Pakistan, who had earlier challenged WWE Wrestler The Great Khali few months ago, seemed to be afraid of taking…
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Amid IoK imbroglio, UAE bestows highest civil award upon Modi
ABU DHABI: Narendra Modi has been inducted into the Order of Zayed here today making it clear that the trade is more important than the global criticism apropos revoking Article…
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IFJ and PFUJ demand lifting of information siege in Kashmir
BRUSSELS: Anthony Bellanger General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists has stated that: “Journalists in Kashmir are facing restrictions, obstruction and harassment, there is a constant flow of misinformation from the authorities, communications…
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PFUJ Solidarity-with-Martyred-Journalists-in-Kashmir Rally Commences today from LPC
LAHORE: PFUJ Solidarity-with-Martyred-Kashmiri-Journalists Rally will commence from Press Club (LPC) here at 8AM today . At 3pm participants of the rally will be welcomed at Parliament House Islamabad by Special…