PM directs secretaries to visit Balochistan on monthly basis to resolve issues
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed all federal secretaries to pay monthly visits to Balochistan to monitor and resolve the problems of...
LHC issues notice to Punjab govt over waste management
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday served notices on the Punjab government and others nominated in a petition pertaining to waste disposal...
ECP announces by-election schedule of NA-249 Karachi West-II
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced the schedule of the by-election on constituency NA-249 Karachi West-II, to elect a member...
PTI expels two Sindh MPAs over party discipline breach
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday expelled its two members of the Sindh Assembly over violating party discipline by voting against the party in...
Pakistan pushes nature protection during Covid as over 20 countries found weakening environment
RIO DE JANEIRO:Â While Pakistan and New Zealand have included nature protection in stimulus packages offered during the coronavirus pandemic, at least 22 countries enacted...
Imran nominates Afridi for Senate deputy chairman post
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi for the post of Senate deputy chairman, Minister for Information Shibli Faraz announced Thursday.
Prime...
MQM-L planning killings to trigger sectarian violence: police
KARACHI: A US-based female member of the London faction of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is planning assassinations on religious leaders to trigger sectarian violence...
PTA directs service providers to immediately block TikTok
Complying with the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) orders, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday directed the service providers to immediately block access to...
ECP dismisses plea seeking minister’s disqualification
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Punjab Minister Raja Basharat.
According to details, the petitioner has...
Indictment of ex-Sindh IG, others in NAB case deferred
KARACHI: An accountability court in Karachi on Wednesday deferred the indictment of former Sindh police chief Ghulam Haider Jamali and other accused in a...
ECP response sought in Murad disqualification case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to file by March 20 its response in a...
Imran says Senate polls showed nation losing ‘moral compass’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday regretted the loss of "moral authority" which he said was evident in recent Senate elections.
In a series...
Mosque built by Turkish agency in Jhang opens
A mosque built by the Turkish Red Crescent in a Jhang village where a 120-year-old mosque that was destroyed in the 2017 earthquake once...
Rohit urges India debutants to ‘have fun’ against England in T20 series
NEW DELHI: After Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan earned their maiden call-ups to the Indian national team, vice-captain Rohit Sharma stressed the importance of...
Top US, China diplomats to hold first in-person talks of Biden presidency
WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials on March 18 in Alaska, the White House said on...