Buzdar woos PTI ticket-holders with promise of development funds
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday sought to allay concerns of lawmakers and ticket-holders belonging to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by assuring them of allocation of development funds for their…
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets, clinch T20 series
LAHORE: Pakistan clinched the second game of the three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh on Saturday at the Gaddafi Stadium here, winning the tournament 2-0. The hosts comfortably chased the 137-run target set…
India can’t celebrate Republic Day after snatching Kashmir’s rights, says AJK PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan said on Saturday that India has no justification to observe its Republic Day as it has snatched the fundamental rights of…
Woman injured in Indian firing along LoC
RAWALPINDI: The Indian Army, in yet another incident of ceasefire violation, resorted to unprovoked firing along Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, injuring an unarmed civilian. Indian forces deliberately targeted the civilian…
PTI govt faces no threat from ‘inactive’ Opp, says Rasheed
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed said on Saturday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is responsible for its own sufferings as an “already inactive” opposition posed no threat to Prime…
Three more polio cases emerge in Sindh
KARACHI: The Emergency Operation Centre for Polio (EOC) in Sindh on Saturday confirmed three more polio cases in the province, taking the total viral disease cases of 2019 in Sindh to 27 and…
LHC to hear Hamza’s bail plea in Ramzan Sugar Mills case on Jan 29
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear the bail application of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Hamza Shehbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference on January 29. A two-member bench…
Imran says Modi’s ‘anti-democratic, fascist ideology’ biggest threat to region
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the world was acknowledging the anti-democratic and fascist ideology being imposed in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) and in mainland India. In a tweet,…
Pakistan declared family station for Britons, says envoy
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner Saturday said that Pakistan had been declared as ‘family station’ for the British diplomats and citizens. Talking to Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser at a…
CII says up to govt to decide Zindagi Tamasha’s fate
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Saturday said the body was not responsible to give its opinion about films and dramas, days after the government asked it to determine if Sarmad Khoosat’s…
Chinese national suspected of carrying coronavirus admitted to Multan hospital
A Chinese national suspected of being infected with the coronavirus has been admitted to the Nishtar Hospital in Multan, the National Institute of Health (NIH) stated in a press release issued on…
Wells lauds Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process
ISLAMABAD: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Alice Wells has appreciated the steps taken by Pakistan to advance the Afghan peace process. The US diplomat, in a media briefing after her visit…
Tareen sends defamation notices to two anchors for calling him ‘corrupt’, part of ‘sugar mafia’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Saturday sent out defamation notices worth Rs1 billion each to TV anchorpersons Shahzeb Khanzada and Waseem Badami for making “false imputations” in their…
Firdous calls for roadmap to address difficulties faced by media fraternity
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Saturday underlined the need for devising an effective mechanism to ensure protecting rights of media workers…