Pakistan

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) has directed residents of Hassanabad village in Hunza to remain alert and cooperate with authorities in light of a potential threat by glacier surge. The residents of the…

LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday extended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique’s judicial remand by 16 days in connection to the Paragon Housing scam case. The Khawaja…

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi benefited from the Pulwama attack in which 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed. Speaking on Geo News programme, Aaj Shahzeb…

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman will be accorded an “unparalleled” welcome and a fleet of JF-17 Thunder jets will escort his planes as they enter Pakistan’s airspace, the federal government has decided. Crown…

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that health insurance for tribal areas should be provided on a priority basis. The prime minister was addressing a ceremony on the distribution of health cards to the public. “The…

PSCA officials performance awarded With the compliments of Public Relations Office, Punjab Safe Cities Authority, Lahore. Handout No. 188/Media Manager PSCA REWARDS 21 OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS…

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has on Friday presented Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan before an accountability court in Lahore. The NAB will request the court to extend Aleem Khan’s physical remand.…

By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) has offered to provide technical assistance to Lahore Development Authority for ensuring safety and security of record besides imparting training to the relevant staff…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday wrapped up a suo motu case pertaining to the implementation of the 2011 Memogate scandal and remarked that it is the state's decision whether it wants to bring back former ambassador Hussain Haqqani.…

LAHORE: Deposed chairman and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said agreements were done with Saudi Arabia during PML-N’s tenure and that the crown prince had signed aid package with him. Speaking to…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday approved Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif's bail petitions in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases and ordered his release. NAB had arrested…

By Our Correspondent MANDI BAHAUDDIN: The second anniversary of SSP Zahid Mehmood Gondal, who embraced martyrdom in a suicide attack on The Mall, Lahore on Feb 13, 2017, was observed at his native town Sanda on Wednesday. A smart police…

The 25-member delegation had in it young diplomats from countries such as  Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Tajikistan, Maldives, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Nepal, Papa New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Sudan.…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of a convict who murdered a woman and four children. Convict Faisal had been found guilty of the murders of a woman, her three children and a minor maid during a 2009…

ISLAMABAD: Arrangements have been finalised for the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to Pakistan. According to diplomatic sources, some 123 Saudi Arabian Royal Guards will on duty for the security of the Mohammad bin Salman…

With an unusually long winter facing Pakistan this year, chief meteorologist of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Khalid Malik on Wednesday said Malakand, Hazara, Murree, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Kashmir divisions have received…

RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday announced he will filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court if no decision is taken on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif's Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that advocacy of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots dismissed on fake degrees was against Parliament's dignity. The minister…

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against former provincial minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar for alleged corruption and misuse of power. SHC Chief Justice…

The 108th birth anniversary of revolutionary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz is being observed today. Born in Sialkot on February 13, 1911, Faiz in 1963 became the first Asian poet to be awarded the Lenin Peace Prize, the Soviet Union’s…

KARACHI: An alleged target-killer belonging to the London faction of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party was arrested during a raid in Karachi on Wednesday, police said. The alleged target-killer was arrested from the city’s…

PESHAWAR TO EMULATE PSCA MODEL PSCA TO EXTEND FULL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPMENT OF PESHAWAR SAFE CITY PROJECT DIRECTOR DIG SALEEM MARWAT VISITS PSCA ALONG WITH DELEGATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM P&D & KP POLICE Lahore: Feb 12, 2019:…

Our Special Correspondent Lahore: Current and future issues facing the business in Pakistan and the role of business leaders in shaping the economy will be the main focus at the annual conference ‘Pakistan Leadership Conversation 2019…

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday declared three absconders in Ashiana Housing scandal as proclaimed offenders. Nadeem Zia, Kamran Kiani and Khalid Hussain have been declared proclaimed offenders by the court as they were…

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Tuesday said Pakistan desires a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. “Peaceful Afghanistan is in the interest of entire region,” he said while talking to Afghan Ambassador…

ISLAMABAD: The commander-in-chief of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), General (retd) Raheel Sharif, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan . As per the government’s spokesperson, the high-level meeting was held at the…

ISLAMABAD: Agreements worth $20 billions are expected to be signed during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to Pakistan, sources privy to Saudi Arabia’s embassy informed  . According to sources, the preparations are…

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has announced to accept Hajj applications from February 25 to March 6 in 14 designated banks across the country. According to the Hajj policy released by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the bail plea of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds till Monday. A two member bench of the IHC including Justice Aamir Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar heard the…