SACM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan resigns from her post

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan
Citing “unavoidable personal grounds”, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, the special assistant to Punjab chief minister, resigned from her post on Friday. In her resignation letter,...

Taliban assassinate Afghan govt spokesperson

KABUL: Taliban militants on Friday assassinated the Afghan government's top media officer in Kabul, dealing a high-profile blow to the Western-backed administration following battlefield...

Nawaz to return to Pakistan when doctors permit: Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has said that government statements based on political hatred are against the prestige of  the country. In a statement issued...

ADB lends Pakistan $500 million for vaccine procurement

The Asian Development Bank on Friday approved a $500 million loan for Pakistan for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccine. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, in a...

Nawaz Sharif’s stay in UK legal till immigration tribunal decision: PML-N

LAHORE: PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that party supremo Nawaz Sharif through his lawyers has filed an appeal against the UK Home Office...

IHC directs PTA to justify ban on video-sharing app TikTok

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to justify ban on the video-sharing app TikTok. The case was heard...

Pak-US relations moving in right direction: NSA

WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said that Pak-US relations are heading in the right direction. Yusuf through his official Twitter handle said...

Pakistanis under 18 can get vaccinated for travelling abroad

Pakistanis between the ages 16 and 18 can now get vaccinated to travel abroad, Geo News reported on Friday. Quoting Dr Faisal Sultan, the prime...

CM’s aide resigns to show support for JKT

To show support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, Awn Chaudhry, the special coordinator to Punjab chief minister on political affairs submitted his...

Taliban close in on two provincial Afghan capitals as US forces exit country

KABUL: Taliban fighters on Friday intensified clashes with Afghan forces and targeted militias allied with the government, officials said, stretching their dominance of border...

Fighter trainer aircraft of PAF crashes near Attock

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter trainer aircraft has crashed during a routine training mission near Attock, a spokesperson of the PAF said Friday. “Both...

Supreme Court orders immediate arrest of temple attack culprits

Lambasting the Punjab police for their inability to protect the Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan, which was attacked by a mob two days...