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Two killed after bus overturned in Korangi area of Karachi
Two killed after bus overturned in Korangi area of Karachi

KARACHI: Two people were killed and seven were wounded after a speeding bus was overturned near Korangi’s Veta Chowrangi area, in the early hours of Sunday.

The injured passengers were moved to the hospital and are currently undergoing treatment, while the two...

PTI takes rare initiative with sign language interpreter
PTI takes rare initiative with sign language interpreter

ISLAMABAD: A sign language interpreter took the center stage on Sunday as PTI leaders outlined their priorities for the first 100 days if the party was able to form a government after the general elections.

The interpreter relayed the speeches made by Imran Khan,...

Daniyal rejects fake allegations of money laundering against Nawaz
Daniyal rejects fake allegations of money laundering against Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatization Daniyal Aziz has rejected the bogus allegations of money laundering against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, who was an honest and righteous person in the country.

The National Assembly Committee on Law...

Pakistan's heatwave woes to worsen further as summer temperatures spike steadily
Pakistan's heatwave woes to worsen further as summer temperatures spike steadily

ISLAMABAD - Deadly heatwaves are going to be a country’s much bigger socio-economic and health problem in the coming decades, particularly in densely populated urban areas of the country, as these global warming-induced extreme weather e...

Shandur Polo festival to be held in July
Shandur Polo festival to be held in July

ISLAMABAD: Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has started preparations for organizing a three-day internationally famous “Shandur Polo Festival” in July.

Minister for Tourism Gilgit Baltistan Fida Khan Fida said that G-B government was in consultation with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to...

Imran Khan vows to transform Pakistan into a welfare state
Imran Khan vows to transform Pakistan into a welfare state

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to transform Pakistan into a welfare state in line with principles of Islam.

“The purpose of PTI presenting a 100-day plan is to do away with the existing policies,” Khan...

Heatwave in Sindh likely to stay another four to five days as mercury hits 44°C
Heatwave in Sindh likely to stay another four to five days as mercury hits 44°C

KARACHI: The scorching heat wave that has engulfed the city as well as other parts of Sindh will be elongating another four to five days, as per reports by the country’s weather monitoring authority.

According to media reports referring to...

Ahsan Iqbal visits family of colonel martyred in Quetta operation
Ahsan Iqbal visits family of colonel martyred in Quetta operation

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday visited the residence of Colonel Raja Sohail Abid who embraced martyrdom while commanding an operation against a high value target in Quetta.

LeJ Balochistan chief Salman Badeni and two suicide bombers...

Chinese military official visits Field Commands of Pakistan Navy
Chinese military official visits Field Commands of Pakistan Navy

Islamabad, 20 May 18:​Vice Chairman of Chinese Central Military Commission, General Zhang Youxia was on an official visit to Pakistan. During the visit, General Zhang Youxia called on Chief of the Naval staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at Naval H...

Imran Khan launches PTI's 100-day reform agenda
Imran Khan launches PTI's 100-day reform agenda
Imran Khan launches PTI's 100-day reform agenda

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has unveiled his 100-day development and reform agenda if his party manages to form the government after the next general elections.

Senior PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister...