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ISLAMABAD: Executive Board of International Monetary Funds (IMF) in its meeting on July 03 will give final approval of the bailout package for Pakistan. Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Hafeez Shaikh will proceed to…

ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Babar Awan on behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday submitted reply in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over the matter of serving notice to him on the recent…

KARACHI: People are now free from the hassle of going to banks merely for biometric verification because a special application has been launched to ease this process for the public. As per details, the customers of banks can now download…

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday landed in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Prime Minister’s Imran Khan invitation. Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and other officials received Ghani at Nur…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has adjourned hearing into a plea seeking a ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) till July 16. Justice Amir Farooq heard the case. Barrister Shoaib Razaq in his arguments had said Pashtun…

SKARDU: Lightning killed at least five people and gutted seven houses in Skardu, an area of Gilgit Baltistan. As per details, lightning hit a village of district Shaggar, Skardu, resulting in the death of five including three children on…

LAHORE: Customs’ officials have seized a bag packed with 4600 bullets and 800 rounds that is reportedly belonging to a passenger who arrives in at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport from Dubai. Airport Security Force (ASF) officials have…

ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) here on Wednesday announced the schedule of pre-Hajj flight operations for Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. According to the schedule, first pre-Hajj flight of a private airline will…

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani would reach Pakistan on an official two-day trip on Thursday (today) after an invitation by Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Faisal, the President of…

Women exposed to triclosan, a chemical often found in soaps and hand sanitizers, may be more likely to develop osteoporosis than women who don’t have this exposure, a new study suggests. Triclosan has been widely used for years as an…

The selfie craze speaks volumes about the era in which we live: how images race around the globe and can dominate public discourse, eliciting strong emotions and even blurring the lines of reality. Sometimes, that can be a very toxic…

Pakistani singer and famed qawwal Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University on Wednesday. The maestro received the honorary degree — Doctor of Music — from Oxford University at its annual Encaenia…

Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated Pakistan cricket team on their victory against the tournament’s top team New Zealand by six wicket on Wednesday. He praised the team for a great comeback, especially Babar Azam, Haris Sohail and…

Right-handed batsman Babar Azam smashed a century to set the tone for Pakistan as they beat New Zealand by six wickets in a life-saving contest for them in the World Cup. Babar scored 101 off 127 balls to become the only centurion for…

Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has accomplished yet another milestone after scoring 3000 ODI runs during their World Cup contest against New Zealand. The right-handed batsman has become the fastest Pakistani and Asian batsman to…

Pakistan’s Babar Azam said his match-winning century against New Zealand was the best of his career as he guided the Asian side to a six-wicket win on Wednesday to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive. Chasing a modest target of…

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-Mengal) has decided to not attend the All Parties Conference (APC) of the opposition. The APC is currently underway which is being hosted by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Maulana…

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to make key arrests from the government and the opposition side in the month of July. The arrests will be made in the cases of fake bank accounts case, Liquefied Natural Gas…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Wednesday passed the budget for 2019-20 fiscal year despite the ruckus of opposition in the assembly. On June 18, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government had unveiled a new surplus budget…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday took aim at the government over the rupee’s slide against the dollar. “Dollar soars to Rs.160.5 interbank. Pak economy at the verge of total…

KARACHI: Saudi Arabia has abolished the condition of immigration landing card for Hajj pilgrims.   To facilitate Hujjaj, the Saudi aviation authority ended the condition and issued notifications to all airlines across the world,…

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon in another reference. A bench of the high court approved an interim pre-arrest bail of the PPP leader until August 6, in…

ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Babar Awan Wednesday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss important matters including a reply to the Election Commission of Pakistan over serving notice to the premier…

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has decided to conduct aerial spray after swarms of locusts landed in six districts of the province. Swarms of locusts have spread to several districts of Sindh including Nawabshah, Naushehro Feroz,…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed as withdrawn bail petitions of former president Asif Ali Zardari in three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases. A NAB team presented Zardari before an IHC bench on…

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) barred at least 60 passengers from traveling to Malaysia at the Karachi airport. According to sources, despite having visas and work permits for Malaysia, the FIA refused immigration of over 35…

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday filed an application before an accountability court seeking exemption from personal appearance in today’s hearing of the Ramazan Sugar Mills and money laundering…

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said there is a slight chance of sighting of new moon of Ziquad, 1440 AH on July 3 (29 Shawwal). New moon of Ziquad, 1440 AH will born on crossing conjunction point at 00-16 PST on…

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh will preside over a meeting of the federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to grant approval for up to 200 percent increase in prices of gas.  The meeting will…

LONDON: Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has said Pakistan offers great opportunities for foreign investors to invest in the country. “Pakistan due to its geostrategic location and position offers…