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PM Imran Khan tests negative for coronavirus

Prime Minister Imran was tested for Covid-19 after it emerged that Faisal Edhi, son of world-famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the...

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan reaches Quetta, ensures all...

Imran Khan while addressing the provincial cabinet said that the government was closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan. He said that he is keeping...

Massive cash handouts scheme gets under way

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday formally launched the Rs144 billion Ehsaas Relief Programme and a sum of Rs50bn was given to banks...

Army shoots down Indian quadcopter violating LoC at Sankh: ISPR

An Indian quadcopter was shot down by Pakistan Army on Thursday after it violated Pakistan’s airspace in Sankh district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

PM Imran ready to get input of parties to fight Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: During his first interaction with the parliamentary leaders of key political parties through a video link after the outbreak of coronavirus in the...

Egypt’s Al-Azhar issues fatwa permitting Juma prayers’ suspension in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Egypt’s Al-Azhar has issued a fatwa on the request of President Dr. Arif Alvi permitting suspension of Friday prayers to control the spread...

Pakistan’s young doctors lead Covid-19 battle

For Dr Shobha Luxmi, life has completely changed since she was appointed head of an isolation ward for the coronavirus patients at the government-run...

Dollar gains Rs4.5 in interbank, reaches record high of Rs167

The United States dollar continued its climb against the rupee on Thursday, closing at an all-time high of Rs167 in the interbank market, according...

Govt to facilitate construction sector to provide affordable housing, says PM...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government will facilitate the construction sector in order to provide the people of Pakistan with...

Dollar continues climb against rupee, edges up to Rs158.6 in...

The United States dollar continued its gains against the rupee on Wednesday in the intraday trade as it rose by a further Rs0.8 to...

National Assembly passes Zainab Alert Bill with majority vote

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2019 with a majority vote, days after the Senate had also...

PML-N demands Shehbaz Sharif’s return from London

The PML-N leadership on Tuesday demanded the return of party president and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif from London,...

Imran flies to Qatar for daylong visit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves for Qatar on Thursday (today) for a daylong visit as part of regular exchange of high-level visits. According...

Shahbaz warns govt against dereliction of duty over coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif has called upon the government to take emergency and...

Efforts under way to get Reko Diq case penalty cancelled:...

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan has said that Pakistan’s foremost effort in the Reko Diq mining case is to secure annulment of the...

Punjab govt decides not to extend Nawaz’s bail, forwards recommendation to...

Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Tuesday said the provincial cabinet had decided not to further extend the bail granted on medical grounds to...

Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week

OTTAWA -- OTTAWA -- Next stop: the Caribbean. That is where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be heading next week as he continues making...

PM reaches across divide for advice on economy

ISLAMABAD: As the government grapples with the question of raising additional revenue amid a sharply slowing economy, it has turned to a former PML-N...

US seeks funds for resuming military training for Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The US State Department is seeking funds from Congress to resume its military education and training facilities for Pakistan, says a document released...

3 Pakistanis affected by coronavirus cured, says Chinese embassy in Pakistan

The Chinese embassy in Pakistan tweeted on Wednesday that three Pakistani citizens diagnosed with COVID-19 — the new coronavirus — have been cured.In its...