PM constitutes committee to address power consumers problems: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee to sort out complaints of power consumers. In a statement issued here she said DISCOS staffers will work round clock for correct...
PPP withdraws from NA-118 in PML-N’s favour
LAHORE: Announcing party’s withdrawal from electoral race in NA-118, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government should take immediate steps to provide...
Deadly flood swept away 4 friends in Kohistan after waiting hours for help
MANSEHRA: Four friends lost their lives while one survived after being stuck in floods for three continuous hours in Sanagai area of Lower Kohistan District. According to residents of area yesterday, five victims climbed on a rock to save themselves...
Pakistan eyes on robust strategic ties with Qatar, says PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan is keen to build solid strategic relations with Qatar by enhancing economic cooperation in diverse fields of mutual interest. In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), he observed that re...
Terrorism case registered against Rana Sanaullah
From Senior Correspondent GUJRAT: Police registered case against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on charges of terrorism and interference in government matters. Case was filed by a citizen in Industrial Area Police Station of Gujrat. According...
Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed appointed as DGPR PAF
ISLAMABAD: Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed has been appointed as Director General Public Relations Pakistan Air Force. According to PAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed was commissioned in GD (P) Branch of Pakistan Air Force in Decembe...
30mln left homeless, thousands sans food due to havoc caused by floods
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman yesterday referring to the havoc wreaked by ongoing unprecedented monsoon rains, said Pakistan was going through a climate-induced humanitarian disaster at the moment. The media sho...
Saudi king directs govt to invest $1bn in Pakistan to support economy
Islamabad: King Salman bin Abdulaziz has directed Saudi government to invest $ 1 billion in Pakistan as a confirmation of kingdom’s “support of Pakistani economy and Pakistani people”, a report from Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. It...
Imran Khan allowed to contest by-elections in Mardan
PESHAWAR: An election tribunal declared PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s nomination papers valid for NA-22 Mardan, allowing him to contest by-election in constituency. Tribunal was hearing an appeal against approval of former prime minister’s no...
Shahbaz Gill in Adiala Jail on judicial remand: Punjab Home Minister
LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Hashim Dogar has said Shahbaz Gill has been shifted to Adiala Jail Rawalpindi on judicial remand. In a statement issued here Hashim Dogar said that best care will be ensured for Shahbaz like other prisoners. It is pertine...
