Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest climber in world to summit 9 peaks of over 8000mtr
KARACHI: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif added another feather to his cap after becoming the youngest climber ever to summit nine peaks of over 8,000m when he reached on top of the 8,035m Gasherbrum-II this morning. He broke UK’s Adriana...
Arshad Nadeem creates history at CWG, wins gold medal
KARACHI: Olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem created history as he became the first South Asian to cross the 90m barrier in the sport and the first ever Pakistani to claim the athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Sunday nig...
Ahsan Iqbal predicts improved economy as rupee recovers
NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said value of rupee is recovering fast against dollar and economy will improve in next few months. "Government's first priority is to stabilise country's economy and all institutions...
President MBL visits Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana
Karachi: Irfan Siddiqui President Meezan Bank Limited (MBL) visited Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana and praised dedication of Chairman Arif Habib Group, Arif Habib and his team for delivering an amazing landmark to people of Karachi at Naya Nazimabad....
SBP chief says Pakistan will bridge $4bn financing gap soon
Islamabad: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) acting Governor Dr Murtaza Syed in an interview has assured that Pakistan will bridge an external financing gap of $ 4 billion soon and that economy is “not close to recession mode”. Dr Syed said Pa...
Six lost lives, dozens unconscious of suffocation during Muharram procession
ROHRI: Six mourners passed away due to suffocation and dozens were rendered unconscious during 9th Muharram procession in Rohri, Sindh. According to Edhi sources, three of six deceased mourners who passed away during an attempt to pay homage to marty...
Syeda Rida sets world record by writing Pakistan’s national anthem in 50 different languages
Karachi: Syeda Rida Zainab hailing from Gujranwala, at a very young age made it to the book of world records. She holds the record of writing the national anthem of Pakistan in more than 50 languages. While exclusively talking to ‘Daily Nationa...
What will be new venue for PTI August 13 rally?
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) changed venue of August 13 rally and will hold power show in Lahore instead of Islamabad. Former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan chaired a meeting of party’s political committee. During meeting,...
August month of ‘promotions, hiring and demotions’, says AML Chief
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed predicted that August will be month of promotions, appointments and demotions. He said that minus and plus are to be decided by High Court and Supreme Court and not by earthly gods. In...
Asad reveals he got approached for minus-Imran formula
ISLAMABAD: PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar claimed that he was approached for a minus-Imran Khan formula ahead of no-confidence vote against then-prime minister. “This is an incident that took place two or three days before vote of no-con...
