BHC stays bid opening of 23 dams, questions legality of process
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court Friday stayed opening the financial bids of 23 dams (Package-IV) participating contractors till final adjudication of petition, questioning the...
No polio case detected in last seven months: Faisal
Special Assistant to the PM on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan has said that no polio case has been detected in the country...
ECP stays notification of returned candidate in Lahore LG polls
While admitting application of a contesting candidate of recently held local body election in Lahore Cantonment Board, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on...
UK removes Pakistan from travel red list
In a major development, the United Kingdom has removed Pakistan from its “red list countries” for travel, British High Commissioner Christian Turner announced.
“Pleased to...
Major work on CPEC projects done by PTI govt: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Friday dispelled the impression of slowing down pace of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
PM, Chinese FM discuss Sino-Pak ties, CPEC
DUSHANBE: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Friday on the sidelines of SCO Council of Heads of...
President stresses ways to meet fuel requirements of Balochistan’s remote areas
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday asked the concerned quarters to find ways and means to meet the fuel requirements of the remote areas...
Bamboo economy helps Zimbabwean farmers to earn living
HEADLANDS: Once considered a parasite that feeds on forests, bamboo has become a major source of living for farmers in Zimbabwe.
In eastern Manicaland province, farmers...
‘Economic governance major challenge for interim Taliban gov’t’
KABUL: Pakistan has offered technical support to the new interim Taliban administration in different sectors, including banking and commerce, the country's ambassador in Kabul said,...
National Assembly pays tributes to Syed Ali Geelani
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution paying rich tributes to Syed Ali Geelani (late), who was a veteran Kashmiri leader,...
China’s Xi Jinping urges Afghanistan to stamp out terrorism, vows more aid
BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping urged "relevant parties" in Afghanistan to eradicate terrorism and promised to provide more help to the war-torn nation, state...
Bilawal slams govt’s ‘unilateral decision’ of offering ‘amnesty’ to TTP
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has taken exception to the federal government's "unilateral decision" to offer "amnesty" to terrorist groups, terming it an "insult to...
New Zealand abandon Pakistan series at last minute over ‘security threat’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Friday smelled a ‘well-conceived conspiracy’ behind the cancellation of New Zealand’s cricket series in Pakistan but the officials stopped short...
Punjab approves 11 development schemes in PDWP forum
The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved eleven development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 11,725.31 million.
These schemes were approved...
We have to resolve Afghan issue collectively, PM Imran tells SCO nations
DUSHANBE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday has asked SCO nations to work collectively for resolution of the Aghan issue.
The summit gathered the Presidents of...