Pakistan

By Our Staff CorrespondentKARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has celebrated Pakistan’s 71st Independence Day across the country, with a variety of activities and campaigns to mark the significance of this day.…

By Ali ImranKHANEWAL: Police busted a seven-member Mansoori Gang with their ring leader and recovered Rs 110,000,00, cars, motorcycles, mobile phones,laptops and watches from them. The gang was involved in decoity, theft and robbries…

By Atif Ishaq SAHIWAL: Police launched plantation campaign by planting saplings at Police Line the other day. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sahiwal Sharaq Kamal Siddiqui planted a sapling along with Senior Superintendent Police (SSP)…

ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, ahead of August 15, the India’s Independence Day, the number of forces’ personnel patrolling every nook and corner of Kashmir has increased manifold with intensified frisking. Stringent measures in the name…

By Our Staff ReporterLAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari has emphasized the need for following the teachings of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal. He expressed these views while addressing the…

By Our Staff ReporterLAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore celebrated 71th Independence Day in a befitting manner and organised various activities to mark the day on Tuesday. The day began with Quran…

By Our Staff ReporterLAHORE: On the directions of Inspector General National Highways & Motorway Police Aamir Zulfiqar Khan special arrangements were made in Islamabad, Murree, Lahore, Karachi, Gawadar, Quetta and other parts of the…

The Business ReportISLAMABAD: The first-ever Remote Sensing Satellite and Technology Evaluation Satellite of Pakistan have become operational from Tuesday. The two first-ever satellite technologies of Pakistan were successfully…

ISLAMABAD: Asad Qaisar from the PTI and Syed Khurshid from like-minded parties have filed their nomination papers in National Assembly (NA) Secretariat for contesting polls for office of NA Speaker. Asad Qaisar as PTI candidate for post of…

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has underlined the need for promotion of harmony in the society to put the country on the path of progress as envisioned by the founding fathers. Addressing the national flag hoisting ceremony at…

By Our Special Correspondent KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday celebrated 71st Independence Day anniversary of Pakistan at the SBP headquarters Karachi. On the occasion, Governor SBP Tariq Bajwa started the formal…

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Awami Muslim League (AML) Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed predicts that the former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Shahbaz Sharif and Saad Rafique would be jailed.Speaking at Lal Haveli in connection with the celebrations…

Waseem-ur-Rehman Khan The word ‘freedom’ is a name of a price which one has to pay as an individual or as a nation. Sometimes it is less in numerical number in connection with the human and financial loss and sufferings. The Muslims of the…

LAHORE: The 72th Independence Day was celebrated with full national zeal and zeast on the instruction of National Highways and Motorways Police IG Amir ZulfiqR in Islamabad, Murree, Lahore, Karachi, Gowadar and other areas. The flag…

LAHORE: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets at Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day.The sweets were received by BSF Commandant Sudeep. On special occasions like this,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan felicitated the nation on Independence Day as he vowed to realise Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal's vision for Pakistan. In his message to the nation on the…

KARACHI: Pakistan is celebrating 72nd Independence Day today with patriotic fervor as commemorative ceremonies are being held across the country to mark the day. The day began with a thirty-one gun salute in the federal capital and…

Faisal Ali Ghumman Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and first governor-general of the Islamic Democratic Republic, led the nation in beginning with a plethora of problems the British Empire left for Pakistan in…

S N Syed We are celebrating our 71st independence as a separate nation. However, we still need hard work towards our prosperity in the fields of economy, health and education. Some nations that were also liberated alongside our…

By Karamat Ali Independence Day is an auspicious day for the citizens of Pakistan, the day when our country gained its independence from the British rule. But how many Pakistanis know how Independence Day came into being and what they want…

By Waleed Bin ImranLAHORE:  The Independence Day mega concert which was going to be organized by Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has been postponed till Saturday, August 18, 2018. The concert was being organized with the…

ISLAMABAD: Several well known and fresh faces made their way into National Assembly for the first time as members and took oath here on Monday.Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif remarked on Monday that he didn’t enter the parliament to protect the rigging in 2018 elections rather protect the country’s democratic system.The elections held on July…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday nominated Qasmi Suri for the post of National Assembly deputy speaker. Qasim Suri won from NA-265 constituency in Quetta on the PTI’s ticket securing 25,973 votes.Speaking to…

KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday released 30 Indian prisoners including 27 fishermen as a humanitarian gesture to mark the Independence Day on 14 August.“This is in line with Pakistan’s consistent policy of not politicizing humanitarian…

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday turned down a request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to take up appeals filed by the imprisoned members of the Sharif family seeking suspension of their…

PESHAWAR: Newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly took oath during its inaugural session on Monday.Acting KP Assembly Speaker Sardar Aurangzeb Nalota administered the oath to the MPAs.The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s…

KARACHI: Newly elected members of the Sindh Assmebly took oath at the provincial legislature’s first session on Monday.Outgoing speaker of the provincial assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, who is also acting governor of Sindh, administered…

ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected MNAs took oath in the inaugural session of the 15th National Assembly on Monday. The swearing-in marked the third consecutive democratic transfer of power in the country. Outgoing NA speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq…

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on his party’s victory in the July 25 general elections.The custodian of the two holy mosques conveyed best…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani military officers will receive training in Russian Federation military institutes under a recent agreement signed between the two countries.The deal underscores Pakistan’s increasing reliance on Russia for its…

KARACHI: Zil-Hajj moon has been sighted on Sunday and Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 22 (Wednesday) in Pakistan.This announcement was made by Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal CommitteeMufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman after chairing a meeting of…

LAHORE: PTI leader Jahangir Tareen called on PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here on Sunday to discuss different issues related to formation of the provincial government in Punjab.  Speaking to media alongside the PML-Q leader after…

ISLAMABAD: The winning candidates who returned on more than one National or provincial assembly seats in the July 25 polls have to vacate all but one seat before oath-taking. They are required to apprise the Chief Election Commissioner…

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has approved a summary sent by Caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk to summon the National Assembly session on August 13.On the first day of the session, the new elected members of the National…

ISLAMABAD: Alexey Dedov, Russian ambassador to Pakistan meets to be prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Thursday at his Bani Gala house, his major motivation was to discuss the improvisation steps for enhancing relationship between…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday fixed the Asghar Khan case for hearing on August 15.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar will hear the case on Wednesday.The top court issued intimation…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Saturday vowed to implement the vision of the founder of the nation with regard to religious minorities. In a message on the occasion of…

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) with the help of police launched an operation to get Parliament lodges vacated, which were occupied by the prominent former parliamentarians.According to the CDA, at least fifty-two…

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on Sunday evening (tomorrow) in Karachi to sight the Zil-Haj crescent.  The meeting of the moon sighting committee will be held at Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) office …

The third and the last solar eclipse of the current year will occur today. According to Nasa, it is dangerous to see solar eclipses through naked eyes.The eclipse will not be visible in Pakistan.The eclipse will start at 1:02 pm…

Overseas Pakistani workers remitted US $1929.76 million in the first onth(July) ofFY19 as compared with US $1541.67 million received during the same period in the preceding year.During July2018, the inflow of worker’s remittances…

ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner Ajay Basariya congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on winning the general elections during a meeting at the latter’s Bani Gala residence in Islamabad on Friday.Basariya…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi disclosed on Wednesday that huge deposits of hydrocarbon resources were likely to be explored soon which could become a “game changer” for Pakistan’s economic future.…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated party leader Asad Qaiser as speaker of the National Assembly and Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar as governor of Punjab.PTI vice president Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed reporters on…

KATHORE: Unidentified suspects set an oil tanker on fire near Kathore on Friday, critically injuring its driver.According to reports, the oil tanker was set on fire by unknown suspects who allegedly used flammable substances to torch…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan accepted on Friday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan’s apology over violating the electoral code of conduct by casting his publicly instead of going behind the voting screen. The…

President has summoned the session of National Assembly on Monday at ten in the morning. The first sitting of the session will see the newly elected MNAs taking oath of their office. Outgoing Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will administer oath…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to borrow more than $4 billion from the Saudi-backed Islamic Development Bank (IDB) as part of its attempts to restore dangerously low stocks of foreign currency.Two officials have told the Financial Times that…