Kabul willing to help address TTP sanctuaries issue
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday promised to cooperate with the Pakistan government on its concerns about the presence of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan...
Changes to NAB law lessened gravity of offences: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday that after the recent amendments to the NAB law, there were definitive...
No official can retain Toshakhana gifts worth more than Rs80,000, govt...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the cabinet members, politicians, and bureaucrats will not be allowed to retain gifts worth more than...
Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Pervaiz Musharraf
Pakistan’s divisive former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was buried on Tuesday in a muted funeral that was never officially announced.
The country’s serving army chief,...
Peshawar attack — key questions that need to be answered
The suicide bombing at the sprawling Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines in Peshawar was among the deadliest to hit this city.
Headquarters to capital city...
LHC suspends de-notification order of 43 PTI lawmakers
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday suspended National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s acceptance of the resignations of 43 PTI lawmakers and put...
President Alvi asks ECP to ‘immediately announce’ election date for...
President Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to “immediately announce” the date for polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab...
Hours after major outage hits Pakistan, govt says power restoration...
A massive power cut across Pakistan continued after night fell on Monday, affecting most of the country’s 220 million residents, including in the metropolises...
Exchange companies to remove cap on dollar rate from tomorrow
The exchange rate has been primarily hit hard by a steep decline in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves, which have shrunk to $4.6...
Imran open to going to IMF to shore up economy...
Former prime minister Imran Khan believes that Pakistan cannot shun the idea of reaching out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic...
Authorities alerted after drone comes close to UN aircraft
Russia announced on Tuesday it would ban oRAWALPINDI: Islamabad airport’s management have asked the police to ban drone activities around the runway after one...
Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery
Pakistan says donors at an international conference in Geneva have pledged to give more than $9bn to help it rebuild following last year’s devastating...
Suspects involved in Islamabad suicide blast arrested: Sanaullah
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday that the suspects involved in the suicide attack in Islamabad last week — that left a policeman...
Path Pakistan is on might take towards default: Miftah Ismail
Former finance minister Miftah Ismail Tuesday claimed that chances of Pakistan heading towards default have increased, urging the incumbent government to take steps to...
Gen Asim Munir takes command as 17th chief of army...
General Asim Munir took over as the new chief of army staff (COAS) at a ceremony held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi...
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls off march to avoid ‘chaos’
Imran Khan also announced his party will resign from provincial assemblies in first rally since his assassination attempt.
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has...
10 terrorists killed during operation in Balochistan’s Hoshab: ISPR
Security forces killed 10 terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of Balochistan’s Hoshab, according to a statement from the military’s...
PML-N to ‘do all it can’ to foil Punjab Assembly...
LAHORE: The PML-N’s parliamentary party in Punjab on Monday decided in principle to use all ‘available tactics’ to foil the proposed plan of Pakistan...
Legal tweak to allow PM to retain army officers with...
• Among other changes, proposed amendment to Pakistan Army Act 1952 would allow PM to extend officers’ careers through a notification
• Ishaq Dar, Asad...
Pakistan floods ‘10th costliest disaster’ in a decade
THE calamitous Pakistan floods of 2022 were the tenth most expensive climate disaster to have buffeted a nation over the last decade, according to...




















