Pakistan

Refund of over Rs5b to Hajj pilgrims starts from tomorrow: Minister

ISLAMABAD:  Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor announced to start refund of over five billion rupees of Hajj Support Programme from Wednesday till end of this month. Talking to media here afternoon, he sai...

Has actor Fahad Mustafa joined Sindh police?

Fahad Mustafa came as Gulab this c and won hearts all over Pakistan as well as overseas with his performance. People felt a connection to the character taking the film Quaid e Azam Zindabad as one of the highest grossers of the year 2022. Fahad repre...

District Central full of colorful events, activities on 75th Independence Day

KARACHI: 75th Independence Day was quite a busy day for Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Saleem. Participated in various events from morning to night and inspected performance of staff and officers engaged in all zones for...

Govt wants to subject Shahbaz Gill to torture again: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has said government is escaping on matter of bail of Shahbaz Gill who was earlier tortured too and now government wants to subject him to torture again.  “Registering cases against PTI leaders is policy...

PTI all set to mount pressure on govt for early polls

SLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday decided to put pressure on the coalition government  regarding the demand for early elections. A meeting of party leaders was held under the chairmanship of PTI Chairman and former prime minist...

Kashmiris observe India’s Independence Day as Black Day

Held Srinagar: Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and world observed Indian Independence Day as Black Day in protest against New Delhi’s illegal occupation of their homeland. Day is marked by a complete shutdown and civil curfew in IIO...

PM Shehbaz orders payment of cash assistance to flood-affected people within three days

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued directions for payment of cash assistance of fifty thousand rupees per family to flood-affected people within three days. Chairing a meeting of Flood Relief Coordination Committee here, he said an amou...

Pakistan celebrated ‘diamond jubilee’ with traditional fervor

Islamabad:  Pakistanis celebrated country's diamond jubilee with traditional zeal and fervor with commemorative ceremonies being held in different cities. Day dawned with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in provincial headquarter...

‘Pakistan growing as contemporary state, preserving historical identity’

ISLAMABAD: In message on 75th Independence Day, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto underlined country honours extraordinary efforts of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his companions that led to creation of Pakistan which he termed “our indepe...

Pakistan Army refutes reports of TTP presence in Swat

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army dismissed reports of presence of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members in Swat, terming it a ‘misunderstanding’. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), alleged presence of outlawed TTP m...

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'Bilawal eyes COAS-Trump talks as positive step'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, hailed the upcoming meeting between Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump as a positive development for strengthening Pakistan-US relations. In a st...

Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Iran had the "legitimate" right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign, now in its sixth day. "It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to def...

Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel as “very alarming,” warning that the situation poses a grave threat to both regional and global peace. Speaking during a cabinet meeting...
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