Pakistan dispatches 2nd relief consignment to quake-hit Myanmar
ISLAMABAAD: Pakistan has handed over the second consignment of emergency relief aid to Myanmar for its earthquake-affected. Pakistan's Ambassador to Myanmar Imran Haider officially gave the consignment to Chief Minister of Yangon Region at Yangon Int...
90,000 Pakistanis will perform Hajj this year: Minister
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has said that 90,000 Pakistanis will perform Hajj this year under the official Hajj scheme. During a press conference in Lahore religious affairs minister said that Hajj flight ope...
Omar Ayub accuses govt of preventing Imran Khan from offering Eid prayers
LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub, has accused the government of preventing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from offering Eid prayers, questioning how an Islamic state like Pakistan can deny its fo...
Norwegian party criticized for nominating Imran for Nobel Prize
OSLO: The Partiet Sentrum, a Norwegian political party, has come under intense scrutiny after nominating Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination was put forward for Khan’s alleged “ser...
PM orders inquiry into reduction of private Hajj quota for Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the reduction in the private Hajj quota for this year, which left thousands of Pakistanis unable to perform Hajj under the private scheme. The PM directed an immediate inquiry into the mat...
BNP-M sit-in continues for 7th day as stalemate persists
QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) sit-in continued for its seventh day in Mastung as party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal yesterday announced three demands during its protest against the recent arrests of right activists. The BNP-M ha...
President Zardari's health shows improvement signs: Dr Asim
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Karachi, is showing signs of improvement, his physician, Dr. Asim Hussain, said. President Zardari's blood test reports also indicated a positive trend, Dr. Asi...
A tribute to the leader who gave voice to the people
As Pakistan marks another year since the martyrdom of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on this solemn 4th of April, 2025, we remember not just the man, but the monumental legacy he left behind. Bhutto was not just a political leader; he was a phenomenon,...
PM announces Rs7.41 per unit cut in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday announced a significant reduction in the electricity prices of up to Rs7.69 per unit for the consumers, pledging to provide further relief in near future through structural reforms in the power secto...
CM Murad gives 2-month deadline to complete Jam Sadiq Interchange
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah yesterday directed authorities to complete the Jam Sadiq Interchange within two months, shortening the original three-month timeline to address traffic issues in the area. During an inspection visit t...
