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LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial on Thursday said 35,000 acres of wheat and corn crop have been destroyed during the recent spell of rains and hailstorm across the province. An assessment will be conducted of…

KARACHI: The city's police chief on Wednesday kept interrupting the grandfather of Ahsan, a toddler who was killed in alleged crossfire between the police and suspects near Safoora Chowrangi at the University Road, while speaking to the…

KARACHI: An inquiry report, released on Wednesday, pertaining to the threats allegedly made by Tahir Noorani, the superintendent of police (SP) for Gulshan, towards the father of a victim of a hospital's alleged criminal negligence…

MUMBAI: Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India’s Jet Airways since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for the future as the debt-laden airline descends into crisis. “If this continues,…

Gold traded near its lowest level since end-December on Thursday as indications that the global economy might not be as pain-stricken as previously feared prompted investors to take risks ahead of a slew of economic data. Spot gold eased…

KOHAT: The business community finally concluded its 72-hour-long protest and agreed to use biodegradable shopping bags following talks with the deputy commissioner (DC) here on Wednesday. The traders had gone on a strike after the DC…

ISLAMABAD: In a major development on Thursday, the core member of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Asad Umar, announced to resign from his post of the Finance Minister. Since then, everyone has been eager to know about the next…

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Jet Airways shares plunged on Thursday, battered by worries about whether the grounded Indian airline would fly again, while carriers such as SpiceJet rushed in to plug a supply gap in the wake of their rival’s demise.…

KARACHI: The government is mulling over a proposal to introduce the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to shift all its deposits of various government departments and organisations with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). “While the proposal to…

PESHAWAR: The arrangements for elections in the tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa have been finalized. According to sources, the elections on 16 provincial assembly seats from the tribal areas are expected to take place is the last…

KARACHI: The polling to elect Karachi’s new deputy mayor will be held on April 18 Thursday. The office of deputy mayor was vacated after the election commission declared Arshad Vohra as disqualified in March. The city council’s 300…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday fixed hearing into National Accountability Bureau (NAB) plea challenging former president Asif Ali Zardari’s acquittal in Polo Ground and Ursus Tractors corruption references. The…

LAHORE: A provincial level meeting of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be held in Punjab Assembly. The meeting will be attended by the two opposition parties leaders including Rana Muhammad…

MULTAN: Former foreign minister and PPP MNA Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday refuted reports that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned her along with her father in connection with a probe into an assets beyond means case.…

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Wednesday expressed sadness over the damage caused to different crops by heavy downpour and hail storms across Punjab. “Sad to see the damage to wheat, Maize , Mangoes…

QUETTA: The funeral prayers of 13 people who lost their lives in Mastung road crash were offered on Wednesday. A day earlier, 13 people including two women, two children were killed and 18 others were wounded as a passenger van collided…

ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur on Wednesday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi for questioning in connection with a probe into the fake bank accounts case. A combined…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s flagship programme “Ehsas” is aimed at alleviating poverty. Chairing a meeting to review the progress on implementation of “Ehsas”…

KARACHI: Sindh Local Bodies Minister Saeed Ghani on Wednesday said the provincial government has no control over police. While referring to the killing of a toddler in police’s alleged firing, the minister talking to the newsmen said,…

DUBAI: State oil giant Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer, is in talks to buy a stake in the refining and petrochemicals businesses of India’s Reliance Industries, two sources familiar. The Times of India reported earlier…

MUMBAI: Lessors to Jet Airways have applied to deregister another four Boeing 737 planes, the Indian aviation regulator said on its website on Wednesday, even as the embattled carrier seeks emergency funding from its lenders. Latest…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is currently chairing a meeting to discuss tax amnesty scheme as ministers remained divided on the subject in yesterday’s federal cabinet meeting. The meeting is reviewing the positive aspects of the…

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has been underway with Finance Minister Asad Umar in chair. The Ministry of Information and Technology will furnish a summary for special grant for visa regime advertisement…

KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) over the Park Lane Company issue. In a petition in the high court the Co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has denied his association with the Park…

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that the government striving hard to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before the year 2030. Addressing the conference regarding National…

KARACHI: Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, daughter of former president Asif Ali Zardari, criticised on Tuesday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over the removal of Punjab Inspector General of Police Amjad Javed Saleemi from his post.…

PESHAWAR: Five terrorists were shot dead while a policeman embraced martyrdom in an intelligence-based operation carried out by the Pakistan Army and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police personnel in Peshawar’s Hayatabad locality. “Army and KP…

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid has directed for the province-wide crackdown against illegal organ transplantation. Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Human Organs Transplantation Authority here in Lahore, today, the…

QUETTA: President Arif Alvi on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implementing National Action Plan (NAP) in letter and spirit. Talking to media persons in Quetta after condoling with the victim families of the Hazarganji…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict over maintainability of the appeal of former deputy mayor Karachi Arshad Vohra against his disqualification by the Election Commission of Pakistan. The ECP had…