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ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Friday announced to raise allowance of regular nurses working in the federal government hospitals. The rise in nurses’ allowances will come into force from July 1. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on…

LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reached Lahore on Friday on the second leg of his visit to Pakistan.  Ghani was welcomed to the city with full state protocol with high ranking government functionaries slated to greet him upon…

ISLAMABAD: Important decision regarding extension in Assets Declaration Scheme deadline to be taken within 48 hours, as the deadline set by the federal government is expiring on June 30. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said they…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s eastern airspace will remain suspended for all transit flights till July 12, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Friday. According to a CAA spokesperson, Pakistani airspace will remain closed for over-flight…

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued instructions to its subordinate offices to observe extended working hours till Sunday. As per details, all FBR offices will remain open until 8:00 pm on Friday (today), and 11:00 pm on Saturday…

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday ordered crackdown against the elements involved in handmade price hike in the province. Buzdar in his directives issued here on Friday has directed Price Control Committee of the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday said that the opposition has agreed to remove the incumbent Chairman of the Senate. The opposition’s committee will decide its joint candidate for the top office…

LAHORE: A petition seeking directives for the government to disclose details of the country’s foreign debt was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday. The petition states that debt burden to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has…

ISLAMABAD: Following the developments after the conduct of All Parties Conference (APC), Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said all opposition parties are not on the same page, their ideology and agendas are different. …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry lauded on Friday Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s stance on the suggestion of using religion card against Prime Minister Imran Khan during…

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned tax collection into a national movement in the country’s history for the first time.…

NAUSHEHRO FEROZE: At least ten members of a family, including women and children, sustained injuries as a trailer turned turtle over at the National Highway in Naushehro Feroze. As per details, the trailer flipped over due to breakage of…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Work on under-construction Hakla-DI Khan Motorway project is continuing smoothly and is expected to be completed by June next, the revised deadline given by National Highway Authority(NHA). The motorway forming part of…

KARACHI: A dumper truck was set on fire after it ran over a 10-year-old boy in Karachi’s Landhi locality early Friday morning. According to police, the incident took place in Landhi No 4 where the speeding vehicle ran over the minor boy,…

LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials claimed to have arrested two alleged human smugglers during separate raids in Sheikhupura and Muridke cities of Punjab. FIA sources said that the arrested persons were involved in…

KARACHI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) team deputed at Jinnah International Airport Karachi thwarted attempt to smuggle 1.12kg of gold jewellery.   According to details, the gold was recovered from the baggage of two women during a…

KARACHI: Airport Security Force (ASF) authorities have come into action after recovery of 772-gram heroin from possession of a food constable of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Karachi airport. Two FIA officials have been arrested…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, in his meeting with President Ashraf Ghani has affirmed Pakistan’s resolve to forge closer ties with Afghanistan. During the meeting matters related to all aspects of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations were…

PESHAWAR: National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication on Thursday confirmed that five new cases of polio virus surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Babar Bin Atta said in a statement…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday has hinted at extending the deadline of the Asset Declaration Scheme.  Speaking in state TV’s special transmission on the government’s asset declaration scheme, PM has urged the nation to…

England marched into the women’s World Cup semi-finals with an impressive 3-0 victory over demoralised Norway on Thursday, delivering their best performance of the tournament. Ellen White scored her fifth goal of the competition in…

The first lesson Babar Azam learned from his coach was to play the first and last ball of a match, and he showed he had not forgotten that advice during his brilliant hundred against New Zealand. Babar’s 10th one-day international…

KARACHI: The met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in the metropolis on coming Friday and Saturday. The routine sea-breeze (southwestern winds) have returned to the port city providing some relief to the citizens…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate ‘Road to Makkah’ pilot project in Islamabad next week under which immigration for intending Hajj pilgrims will be cleared at Pakistani airports, rather than in Saudi Arabia. Director…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted bail plea to Mushtaq Chini, an alleged frontman of the Sharif family. A two-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqir Najfi took up the hearing of bail plea filed by Mushtaq Chini.…

LAHORE: The vice president of PML-N, Maryam Nawaz, met his incarcerated father Nawaz Sharif at Kot Lakhpat jail on Thursday. As it was a visitors’ day at the prison today, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader went to visit former…

ISLAMABAD: In a one-on-one meeting on Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani deliberated on the regional situation of security and peace.  The Afghan president arrived in Pakistan earlier today for a…

ISLAMABAD: The utility stores have enhanced the price of sugar and over 50 brands of general use items. The utility stores have enhanced three rupees on per kilogram of sugar, from existing Rs. 69 per kilogram to 72 rupees, according to…

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Thursday said opposition of the inquiry commission in the APC is an excuse of not answering the details of loans obtained in last…

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday lauded Pakistan’s efforts for the peace process in Afghanistan. This he said while talking to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, the…