Local government election in ICT to be held on July 31

ISLAMABAD: The polling for Local Government election in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) will be held on July 31. As per revised schedule...

Islamabad, Punjab bracing for pre-monsoon rain spell till 21st

ISLAMABAD: The Met Office has predicted a spell of heavy pre-monsoon rains in Islamabad and several districts of Punjab. The pre-monsoon rain spell,...

SNGPL observes World Environment Day

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Islamabad Sunday observed World Environment Day for raising awareness amongst its employees about the environmental...

NA debate on blasphemous remarks by BJP leaders today

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf at the request of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif decided to discuss the issue of blasphemous...

Imran Khan to address IHCBA on June 16

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will address the Islamabad High Court Bar Association on June 16. The...

AC testifies witness against Zardari, Gilani in toshakhana reference

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday testified another witness in toshakhana reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister...

Water shortage testing Adiala Road residents’ patience

RAWALPINDI: Amid simmering hot weather, water shortage has perturbed the residents of Adiala Road and its adjoining areas as no substitute arrangements...

PRL inks $1.2bln contract to double its oil refining capacity

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) in a bid to double its refining capacity has inked an agreement worth $ 1.2 billion with...

Ban on luxury goods import to save $4b: Shehbaz

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday depended his governmet decsion to ban import of luxury and non-essential items, cliaming that the...

PM directs for 10-day Yaum-e-Takbeer celebrations

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed for 10 days...

Senators huddle reviews Directory Retirement issue

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad chaired a meeting of the body held at Parliament House...

PTI spokespersons lying to appease ‘egoistic rejected leader’: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the "imported spokespersons" of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been lying...

Accused of snatcher gang held with valuables

ISLAMABAD: The police have arrested two accused of a snatchers gang involved in numerous incidents of snatching in twin cities, a police...

‘Confetti’: Pakistani, Chinese kids celebrate advent of spring

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Chinese kids celebrated the advent of spring season in a unique style as they kept on dancing to the...

Birmingham mayor for capitalising on Pak-UK trade potential

ISLAMABAD: Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Muhammad Afzal has said that Pakistan and UK have great potential to promote bilateral trade and...