President directs AGP to eliminate malpractices in organisation
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) to prepare a roadmap in one month to eliminate malpractices within...
Govt to facilitate foreign, local investors: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government is committed to providing all possible facilitation to international companies to invest in various...
Ex-PM Abbasi calls for abolishing NAB
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should be...
Indian farmers to step up protests after rejecting offer to defer controversial new laws
NEW DELHI:Â Indian farmers on Friday rejected an offer by the government to defer three farm reform laws for one-and-half years, warning they would step...
SC disposes of Hamza Shehbaz bail plea without relief
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday stated that there was no option but to withdraw post-arrest bail application of Opposition Leader in Punjab...
Japan and IOC deny that Olympics will be cancelled
TOKYO:Â Japan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on their commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a...
Mathews ton lifts SL to 229-4 on day one of second England Test
GALLE:Â Angelo Mathews scored a stubborn century to take Sri Lanka to 229-4 on the first day of the second Test against England on Friday...
Clinical Bangladesh seal series win over West Indies
DHAKA:Â Tamim Iqbal hit a half-century and spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a career-best four for 25 on Friday as Bangladesh beat a weakened West Indies...
Senate chairman backs open ballot polls in Upper House
ISLAMABAD: Submitting his reply in support of presidential reference, seeking the Supreme Court’s (SC) interpretation for open ballet in upcoming Senate election Friday, the...
Turkey deports 40 Pakistanis for residing illegally
ISLAMABAD:Â Turkey has deported 40 Pakistanis, who were reportedly residing in the country illegally.
The Pakistani citizens had been residing in different cities of the country...
Coronavirus claims 47 more lives in a day
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed 47 more lives during the past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 11,204, said the National...
$16.4bn external debt paid in two years, Hammad tells Senate
ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the Parliament was informed on Friday that the government has paid back $16.4 billion external debt and Rs19.9 trillion...
WB presents country partnership framework for Punjab’s development
LAHORE: The World Bank (WB) on Friday presented the proposal of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to focus on four sectors and good governance in...
COAS congratulates K2 team for reaching the summit
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday congratulated the team of Nepalese mountaineers for making history by reaching the summit...
Pakistan condemns twin suicide blasts in Baghdad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned twin suicide blasts in Baghdad, which resulted in the loss of 32 precious human lives and injuries to several...