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Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday spoke about his relationship with disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

Talking to the media  aboard a plane, the PML president rejected the common perception that Nisar Ali

 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue fresh currency notes to general public from June 1 to exchange with old ones for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

The central bank in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) set

KARACHI: The mercury soared to 45 degrees Celsius at 1:00pm making Wednesday the hottest day of the year after a fresh heatwave hit the city due to the formation of low pressure areas in the Arabian Sea.

The Pakistan Met Department (PMD) officials have a day earlier warned

Veteran Pakistani actor Mustafa Qureshi has parted his ways with the Pakistan People's Party to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

According to a private news channel, the Maula Jatt actor recently held  meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh leader

ISLAMABAD: Growing average temperatures in Pakistan’s north, have increased the melting pace of glaciers, said Mohammad Saleem, spokesperson for Climate Change Ministry and environmental educationist.

He said, “This may lead to initially a heightened water f

WASHINGTON: Ali Jahangir Siddiqui took charge as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.

Pakistan's new ambassador to the United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui has  replaced outgoing ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry, the former foreign secretary, who served as

LAHORE: Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) and Research Centre’s surgeons successfully performed the first kidney transplant in the hospital on Tuesday.

As per details, the patient from Qila Didar Singh Gujranwala District, who was suffering from end-stage

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared delimitation of four constituencies void  and reserved its verdict on five other  districts.

Justice Aamer Farooq announced the judgment in  40 identical petitions raising objections over

THATTA: A 15-feet-long sawfish was caught amidst the Turchan and Khajar creek of the Sindh coast and sold out by its trawler the day, World Wildlife Federation reported.

Locally known as Liara, the catch by Shrimp trawler Al Zahid Ali is estimated to weigh approximately 1,320 kg.

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Internal Security Policy - 2018-2023, National Transport Policy of Pakistan - 2018, National Film Policy and National Culture Policy.

The federal cabinet which met here

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) Tuesday observed that Pakistan would continue to make diplomatic and political efforts for peace and stability in the face of geopolitical situation which was evolving rapidly.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has placed name of Lt. General (retd) Asad Durrani on Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendation of Military Intelligence Directorate due to his involvement in an ongoing inquiry.

A notification has been issued in this regard

PESHAWAR: Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an association of religious parties, Tuesday announced constitution of parliamentary board for awarding tickets to candidates aspiring to contest 2018 general election from MMA platform.

According to a

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s director general of military operation established a hotline contact with his Indian counterpart on Tuesday and discussed border situation along the Line of Control (LoC).

A special hotline contact was established between

PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen shot and killed a Sikh trader in Peshawar on Tuesday, police said.

The gun attack took place near Scheme Chowk, Budhbir area.

The victim was identified as Sardar Charanjeet Singh.

According to the police, Charanjeet Singh was sitting in his shop when militants

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday refused to comment about the outcome of National Security Committee, saying he was bound by his oath.

Briefing media about the power projects undertaken by the PML-N government, Prime Minister Abbasi said that

DERA GHAZI KHAN: An exceptionally powerful picture is making rounds on social media showing a man being hauled by female police officers, for beating his daughter in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Footage of a man beating his daughter had gone viral last week

HAVELIAN: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday said the PML-N has successfully completed hundreds of development projects across the country, in an unprecedented feat in history, as it sincerely believed in serving the masses.

Inaugurating the 120-km long,

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the summary regarding payment of honorarium equivalent to three basic pay to all federal government employees

KARACHI: Former chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. (retd) Asad Durrani had not sought approval on the draft of his highly-controversial book 'The Spy Chronicles' from the army, which was mandatory under the military code of conduct, defense analyst

ISLAMABAD:  Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday addressed a press conference to  read out one of the answers in her statement recorded  by the accountability court in Avenfiled corruption reference.

Before reading the statement, she said her name  was not mentioned in

WASHINGTON:  Pakistan's ambassador-designate to the United States (US) Ali Jahangir Siddiqui arrived in Washington on Monday night ahead of his swearing-in.

According to Geo News, the newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Ali Jahangir

KARACHI: The Provincial assemblies of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stand dissolved as they completed their five-year constitutional term on Monday.

During his farewell speech in the Sindh assembly, chief minister  Syed Murad Ali Shah said that whoever talks about dividing Pakistan is “our en

QUETTA: At least sixteen people including three cops sustained injuries in a roadside blast targeting police vehicle in Dera Murad Jamali on Monday evening.

According to Police, unidentified miscreants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, considering it imperative after India did the same.

He was addressing a ceremony held to commemorate 20th anniversary of historic nuclear tests of Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa felicitated the brave tribes, especially the youth on the successful and historic merger of FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), said a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that a whole new ministry is needed to check the scale of corruption of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his family.

In a tweet on Monday, Imran Khan said,

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs14.5 million, hidden by former Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Ahad Cheema, at a showroom of renowned car dealer in Lahore.

The sources said the officials of NAB