Nawaz refused military secretary’s advice to flea during 2014 protests, says aide
ISLAMABAD: A senior military official tried to convince former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to flee from Prime Minister House on a helicopter in August...
Nawaz Sharif to discuss election strategy today with ‘realignment with military on table’
ISLAMABAD: Divided and bruised on many fronts, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz would be reviewing its strategy today at a meeting for the upcoming general...
Shehbaz convenes meeting to ‘expose’ govt’s economic performance
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif has directed the party's Economic Advisory Council to expose the government's dismal and...
NIH issues details of first Indian Covid-19 variant patient
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health has issued details of the first case of Indian coronavirus strain diagnosed in Pakistan, saying the passenger with...
Ceasefire along LoC first step towards normalisation of Pak-India ties: Naravane
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the observance of a ceasefire along the Line of Control by the Pakistani and...
CITY NOTES: An oath and sleeplessness
Perhaps the most significant thing to happen in a long time was Ch Nisar Ali Khan’s oath as an MPA in the Punjab Assembly....
Pakistan maintains below 5pc positivity ratio for sixth day
LAHORE: Pakistan reported 2,697 fresh cases of the Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre, wherein the...
Eight killed after van falls into Yarkhun River of Chitral
At least eight passengers were killed when a passenger van plunged into Yarkhun River of Chitral on Sunday.
Rescue 1122 officials said the accident occurred...
Mali coup leader to attend emergency West African summit
GHANA: West African leaders will discuss on Sunday how to respond to a coup in Mali, gathering in the Ghanaian capital Accra for a...
HEC offers Sri Lanka scholarships for top universities
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission has offered Sri Lankan students to receive education in Pakistan's best universities under a scholarship programme for the country.
For...
OGRA moves fortnightly POL price revision summary
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority on Sunday moved a price-revision summary of the petroleum products to the quarters concerned for the next...
Over 7m vaccinated against Covid-19: official
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Sunday said more than 7 million people have been administered Covid-19 vaccine doses in...
FM, Iraqi minister review different aspects of defence cooperation
BAGHDAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Minister of Defence of Iraq Jumaa Inad Saadoun Khattab on Sunday reviewed the progress made on...
Netanyahu in last-minute bid to scupper possible deal to unseat him
TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manoeuvred on Sunday to try to dissuade opponents from forming a "government of change", with media reports saying...