BusinessPakistan’s economy registers 5.3pc growth in FY 2016-17
According to provisional figures released by the National Accounts Committee, Pakistan’s economy grew at 5.3pc in the current financial year. This is the highest growth achieved in nearly ten years, it was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/18/pakistans-economy-registers-5-3pc-growth-in-fy-2016-17/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 18, 2017
NATIONALOman’s SalamAir to launch flights in Multan, Karachi
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May 18, 2017
NATIONALRabbani wants more powerful role for Senate
Senate chairman demands role in budget making, national issuesSenate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Wednesday underscored the need for evolving a comprehensive counter-narrative for effectively comb
May 18, 2017
NATIONALNo loadshedding during Sehar and Iftar, says Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: There will be no load-shedding during Sehar and Iftar during Ramzan, said Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif in an interview on Thursday.He said that high capaci
May 18, 2017
KARACHIMPAs reject adjournment motion on pollution
KARACHI: An adjournment motion about rising pollution levels in Karachi was rejected in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday.The motion moved by PTI MPA Dr Seema Zia stated that the mega city is experie
May 18, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentJimmy Kimmel to host 2018 Oscars
Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Oscars, the Academy said Tuesday, as the glitzy annual show moves on from the biggest mix-up in its history. The 49-year-old comedian<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/17/jimmy-kimmel-to-host-2018-oscars/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 17, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentMira Rajput opens up about ‘proud homemaker’ comment
Bollywood superstar Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput recently opened up to clarify her comments on her choice to be a stay-at-home mother.Mira used the occasion of the recent Mother’s Day to c
May 17, 2017
BusinessChina, Pakistan agree to modernize 1,600-kilometer railway link
China and Pakistan have agreed to jointly upgrade the 1,600-kilometer railway linking southern and northern Pakistan as part of a move to push forward construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “China and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/17/china-pakistan-agree-to-modernize-1600-kilometer-railway-link/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 17, 2017
ForeignNorth Korea v Malaysia: Asian Cup qualifier is postponed
“Geopolitical tension” and “safety and security” concerns have led to Malaysia’s Asian Cup qualifier in North Korea being postponed a second time. The match was first postponed following the murder of North<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/17/north-korea-v-malaysia-asian-cup-qualifier-is-postponed/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 17, 2017
ISLAMABADKPSNGPL, UET sign MoU to establish state-of-art technical lab facility
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (KPOGCL) and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a modern facility 'JURASSIC
May 17, 2017
ForeignN Korea launches ferry service to Russia’s far east
North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation ove
May 17, 2017
KARACHIReview application on transporters’ strike filed in court: Sindh CM
SEHWAN: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday that a review application has been filed in the court pertaining to goods transporters’ strike in the city. “We are sympathetic to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/17/review-application-on-transporters-strike-filed-in-court-sindh-cm/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 17, 2017