NATIONALTerritorial dispute hindering progress on Diamer-Bhasha dam project
--Harban tribe of Kohistan and Thor tribe of Diamer are both claiming ownership of 8km land in Gandlo Nala area ISLAMABAD: Concerned stakeholders have asked the federal government to res
Apr 24, 2020
NATIONALAnother health crisis in the offing
--Pharmacists say Pakistan is facing shortage of life-saving drugs due to delay in approval of supply orders ISLAMABAD: Due to the non-appointment of a signing authority at the Nationa
Apr 18, 2020
NATIONALPM’s coronavirus relief fund fails to attract generous donors
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran’s Khan relief fund, which was created on March 30 to assist the government in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, could not attract generous donations
Apr 13, 2020
NATIONALAnother health worker dies of coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Days after Dr Usama Riaz died due to coronavirus, another health worker in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) passed away on Sunday.55-year-old Malik Ashdar was looking after suspected and confirmed
Mar 29, 2020
NATIONALPIA to continue flights to Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: While the government has decided to suspend all domestic passenger flights from March 26, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will not suspend its flights to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to
Mar 25, 2020
NATIONALGB to open border for Chinese medical supplies
--Supplies include three ventilators, 200,000 face masks among other things ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-China border will be opened on March 27 for one day after Beijing decided to donate medical eq
Mar 24, 2020
NATIONALGB doctor battling with coronavirus passes away
ISLAMABAD: The first doctor to get infected by coronavirus in Pakistan breathed his last on Sunday after fighting for his life for three days.Dr Usama Riaz, who hails from Chilas of Diamer distric
Mar 22, 2020

GB doctor infected by coronavirus fighting for life after govt fails to provide safety suit
--25 new cases of coronavirus patients confirmed in GBISLAMABAD: In an unfortunate development, a young doctor who was on duty of screening pilgrims arriving from Iran and other pilgrims coming int
Mar 21, 2020

GB doctor infected by coronavirus fighting for life after govt fails to provide safety suit
--25 new cases of coronavirus patients confirmed in GBISLAMABAD: In an unfortunate development, a young doctor who was on duty of screening pilgrims arriving from Iran and other areas into Gilgit
Mar 21, 2020

NA committee defers five bills to protest finance adviser’s absence
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has deferred five government's bills to protest the absence of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Abdu
Mar 12, 2020
NATIONALUniversity at PM House likely to cost over Rs35bn
--Rs200m sought for carrying out a feasibility studyISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s plan of converting the Prime Minister House into a modern university is likely to c
Feb 20, 2020
NATIONALPakistani businessmen sign joint ventures with Turkish counterparts
ISLAMABAD: On the first day of a Turkish business delegation’s visit to the country, a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreements for business cooperation and joint ventures were s
Feb 13, 2020