Pakistan

The collective water storage capacity in the dams around the country has hit its lowest mark, as reported by Geo News.

The media report citing officials of the Indus River System Authority claimed that the dams in Pakistan have been encountering severe water

ISLAMABAD: Denying any covert meeting with PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif, former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that they don’t want to come in power through ‘power politics’.

In an interview with Hamid Mir in Geo News

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood has rejected all three conditions of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif regarding upcoming elections, saying it is akin to an assault on democracy.

PTI, he said, is ready to hold the general elections as per schedule.

“Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar on Monday asked party quaid Nawaz Sharif to reveal which statement of his hurt him.

He raised the concern in response to Nawaz’s comments on Sunday, where the former prime minister said Nisar’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has criticized the caretaker government for overstepping its mandate by agreeing to implement a plan given by Financial Action Task Force (FAFT).

In a statement issued to media Monday, Rabbani said that

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday stated that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) narrative is bent on making  the upcoming polls controversial.

The statement came in response to PML-N quaid Nawaz Sharif

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has gained "tremendous success" in combating terrorism in recent years, but stressed the need for more international cooperation to eliminate the hydra-headed scourge from across the world, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi

LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have reportedly decided to return  to Pakistan to lead the PML-N's election campaign.

According to Geo News, the decision was taken after the consultations with  party’s  senior leadership  wan

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says that although hopes for fair and transparent general election are fading, nation will not allow polls to be rigged at any cost.

"The recent events are quite disturbing. I am going through a difficult phase," he said.

"I would've

ISLAMABAD - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Sunday said NAB had nothing to do with elections, and it was working in accordance with law and would continue to perform its duties as per its mandate.

“The allegations of rigging b

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed July 5 as last date for receiving of applications regarding postal ballots for general election 2018. 

As per sec (93) of the Election Act 2017, the out-stationed voters, who can not reach to the polling station

ISLAMABAD: In a courageous move, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari went back to Lyari’s area where his convoy was attacked with stones and sticks on Sunday.

A PPP statement said that Bilawal Bhutto delivered a message of peace to miscreants who pelted

KARACHI: Rangers have rounded up 10 suspects from different parts of Karachi on Sunday, a spokesman said.

A statement issued on Sunday said that Rangers arrested a suspected target killer affiliated with Lyari Gang War from Kharadar area. 

The accused identified as Muhammad

ISLAMABAD: First rain spell of monsoon with gusty winds is likely to occur in upper and central parts of the country, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Monday evening to Wednesday morning.

"Rain-thundershower with gusty winds is expected at number of places in Rawalpindi,

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sunday released the schedule for Imran Khan’s nationwide election campaign which culminates on July 23 in Islamabad.

Khan will head to Sargodha on July 2 to address a rally of his supporters before flying to Karachi on a

BANNU: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan  on  Sunday  slammed opponent candidate  Fazl-ur-Rehman  by calling him a  magnet  that  attracts to power.

The PTI chief was addressing  a public rally at Bannu, where he lambasted Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) supremo Fazl

KARACHI: Hundreds of residents of Lyari’s Bihar Colony staged a protest as PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari led a rally of his supporters in the area to kickstart his election campaign.

According to reports, protesters pelted the convoy with stones, smashing windows

Popular Pakistani singer Jawad Ahmed who is contesting election from Lyari's NA-246 against Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accused the latter of using "fear, power and money against him.

"I am contesting against Bilawal

Two British mountaineers marooned on Hunza Valley’s Ultar Sar Mountain have been located and rescued by teams of the Pakistan Army after their tent was struck by an avalanche.

According to Assistant Commissioner Hunza, the two British

SUKKUR: Pakistan People's Party stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday demanded the caretaker government withdraw hike in petroleum prices.

He said the recent hike in petroleum prices would trigger a new storm of inflation.

The PPP leader said the caretakers should not punish the

Stockholm: A tough new law that will recognise sex without explicit consent as rape comes into effect in Sweden on Sunday, after the country was rocked by the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual harassment and assault.

The law stipulates that a person has committed

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Saturday granted an interim extension of three months for the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan.

The cabinet, which met here at the Prime Minister''s House with Prime Minister Justice (R)

ISLAMABAD: A top Zimbabwean Islamic cleric took a jibe at Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan after she posted a beard-wearing photo of her on micro-blogging website Twitter.

“So a while ago I was offered to join a party. I said I might not be able to c

LONDON: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif warned issued a warning on Saturday, saying any attempt to rig the upcoming elections will be detrimental to the country.

"We haven’t learnt any lesson from past mistakes," Nawaz told reporters in London. "All cannons have been pointed at the P

Islamabad: An Austrian mountaineer was killed and two others injured after their tent was hit by an avalanche in northern Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.

The avalanche struck the men 5,900 metres up Ultar Sar mountain, located in Pakistan´s northern Hunza valley.

"Aust

KARACHI: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday visited the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi, offered fateha, and showered rose petals at his mausoleum before starting his election campaign in Lyari. 

The PPP chairman was accompanied by former Chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Saturday promised clean sweep of the big corruption from the country on the day his party wins authority.

"As soon as we come to power, same day, we will curb high level corruption. High level

Discontented members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) women wing held up a protest opposing former provincial lawmaker Ali Amin Gandapur, publicizing that they’ll be hurling hair accessories and bangles his way.

Former MPA Zareen Zia,