Kh Asif attends council of Defence Ministers of SCO countries
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif led a delegation to attend Council of Defence Ministers of SCO countries in Tashkent. While speaking during conference he highlighted significance of peace in Afghanistan and its importance for Pa...
Court rejects police plea for extending physical remand of Shahbaz Gill
ISLAMABAD: District and Sessions Judge while rejecting Islamabad police plea for further extending physical remand of Shhabaz Gill has sent him to jail. Police presented Shahbaz Gill in court on expiry of his two days physical remand and requested co...
The nature’s wrath and fury
As if the previous rains devastations were not enough to wreak havoc, yet another heavy spell of monsoon is upon us with the Met office warning of severe urban flooding and utmost trouble across the country during the ongoing week. According t...
‘Army deployment to assist civil administration’
Karachi: Sindh government wrote letter to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to deploy Armed Forces in aid of civil administration for relief and rescue operations in Sindh. According to details, Director of Operations has written a letter...
UN Chief calls for ‘de-escalation, impartial legal process’ in Pakistan’s current political scenario
United Nations: United Nations (UN) Chief has said he is “aware” of recent terrorism charges against PTI Chief Imran Khan and has called for an “impartial legal process”. Ex-prime minister was booked in a terrorism case for &l...
Balochistan govt puts off anti-polio drive
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has postponed the anti-polio campaign scheduled to begin on August 29 in view of floods triggered by relentless heavy rains. A five-day drive against the crippling disease was to be held in all 34 districts of the p...
‘Don’t dare to touch Imran’, CM Punjab warns all and sundry
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister and Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi yesterday said that it is not easy to touch Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. "If anyone will try to touch him the...
Pakistani citizens urged to leave Ukraine
Islamabad: Pakistani citizens in Ukraine have been asked to leave the country in view of the “prevailing situation”. Pakistan’s embassy in Ukraine issued the alert on its official Twitter handle. The statement came as US Embassy in...
Pakistan to receive $1.17b from IMF within 6-day after Board’s approval: SBP Chief
KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to receive a $ 1.17 billion loan tranche from International Monetary Fund (IMF) within six days after Executive Board’s approval, State Bank of Pakistan Acting Governor Murtaza Syed told Bloomberg TV. Executive Board...
Army continues flood relief operations across Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army troops are busy in rescue and relief operations in flood hit areas of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. According to ISPR, rescue and relief efforts are underway in Hyderabad, Sanghar, Badin, Thatta, Jamshor...
