ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday pledged to put the country on the track of prosperity by the end of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's five-year stint by reducing its foreign debts.He was speaking at a ceremony in associateion with PTI's 23rd foundation day, the prime minister said the opposition parties were
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science - Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday lamented that the fifty lawmakers including ministers chose to vote in favour of underage marriage, referring to the bill seeking ban on underage marriage in the country.The minister said the lawmakers' decision to oppose the bill was 'enough to give sleepless
RAWALPINDI: Three Pakistani soldiers were martyred and seven others injured in a cross-border terrorismist attack in North Waziristan, military said on Wednesday." A group of 60-70 terrorismists from across the border from bases in Afghanistan attacked troops undertaking fencing effort along Pak Afghan Border, in Alwara, North Wazirstan,"
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday expressed hope that Pakistan's efforts for peace in Afghanistan shall prove to be successful.Talking to an Afghan delegation comprising politicians, journalists, academics and commercemen, the minister said Pakistan shall continue its efforts for peace in the region,
ISLAMABAD: &PAF response on 27 February 2019 against the enemy aggression shall be remembered in history as &Operation Swift Retort&, said Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Wednesday.He was addressing the 264th Air Staff Presentation assembly held at Air Headquarters in Islamabad.Addressing the principal staff
KARACHI: Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in south Punjab and Sindh. However, dust-thunderstorm/rain with gusty winds is expected at loney places in Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and its adjoining areas.Weather Forecast for Thursday:
Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, said the law and order has improved in Pakistan and international investors are fairly confident about investing in the country. He said this while addressing a reception hosted in his honor by Consul General of Pakistan Rumman Ahmed Wazir at the Pakistan consulate in
TOKYO: Ness Wadia, the great-grandson of Quaid-i-Azam has been sentenced to jail for two years for possessing drugs in Japan.Wadia, whoalso the co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket league team, was arrested final month at the fresh Chitose Airport in JapanHokkaido island for possessing drugs.Soon after the
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Local Government (LG) Raja Basharat Tuesday termed the PML-N's claims of deep affiliation with the Local Bodies a joke. During its tenure, PML-N passed LG Act in 2013, conducted LBelections on directions of the Supreme Court in 2015 and made them functional in 2017, he said.
HYDERABAD: Cop Tuesday arrested a doctor in Larkana on charges of spreading HIV amongst his patients.The accused Dr Muzaffar Ghanghar, who himself is an HIV patient, was employed at a public hospital in Ratodero district of Larkana. He was allegedly responsible for spreading the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among his patients.The
KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet in order to implement Supreme Court orders has approved the revival of Cop Order 2002 as it is relevant in Punjab, however it has been referred to standing committee for considering degree amendments to make it a progressive law in associateion with modern requirement of policing.This decision was taken in the cabinet
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday directed to pay the advertisement dues to the newspapers and media houses at the earliest and also issued directions to the finance department in this regard.He was presiding over a assembly of media committee at his office here on Tuesday.Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information
Pakistan has been named the tenth angriest country in the world, as per a recent survey conducted recently. The survey conducted by Gallup Global Emotions Report contained interviews by over 150,000 people from more than 140 countries around the world, naming Pakistan the tenth angriest of the lot.According to the findings published, levels of
By Natasha AliKARACHI: In the wake of the heatwave warning issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Leavement (PMD), the city administration has set up 115 heat prevention camps across Karachi as a first response initiative to supply relief to citizens. The Pakistan Met department issued a heat wave warning final week, predicting that
KARACHI: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that the labourers& rights remain the cornerstone of portionydemocratic ideology adding that the Constitution of 1973 guarantees justified wages, personal security and equal rights.In his message on the eve of Labour Day being
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on his official visit to Nigeria called on NigeriaChief of Defence Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and also visited various Nigerian Naval facilities including training units.Upon his arrival at Naval Headquarters in Abuja, the Admiral was getd by Chief of the Naval Staff
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau(NAB) plea to wrap up the undergoing inquiry against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has been approved on Tuesday by an accountability court. The two had been undergoing probe going for buying 28 plots in the LDA Scheme with the case being heard by an accountability court on
ISLAMABAD: Previous ousted premier Nawaz Sharifpetition for an extension in bail on medical grounds, shall be heard by the Supreme Court on Friday.According to reports, under the headship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, a three-member bench shall hear the petition which was filed earlier nowadays by the former
ISLAMABAD: The decision for a hike in petroleum prices has been stalled for now, revealed Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Widecasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday.Addressing a presser, after the Federal Cabinet assembly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader announced that after reviewing the summary of Oil and Gas
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan wants the ECC to review a summary seeking increase in petroleum prices and pass on minimum burden to the people, said Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information .Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, she said the cabinet assembly disstubborn OGRA's
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday decided and recommended corruption cases against former PML-N minister Kamran Michael, Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and senior PIA officers. DG NAB Karachi Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan reiterated the resolve to retrieve illegal lands of the state and looted money to be restored to