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 were made...
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 Wood Group...
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 ban will...
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 celebrations ahead...
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 on Wednesday.
The...
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 constantly to...
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 spokesman said...
‘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 tune of...
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 the Pakistani...
PML-N to move court against Peca ordinance
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to challenge the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The party has prepared the...
Judicial complex to open gates in May: CDA
ISLAMABAD: The district judicial complex, which will house 93 district courts, will open in May as Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has completed around 30...
Gangster arrested by police in the Capital
ISLAMABAD: A notorious gangster involved in numerous cases of robberies arrested during an exchange of fire with police in Lohibher area of federal capital,...
Hundreds defy ban to celebrate Basant in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Hundreds of youth flew kites from rooftops in Rawalpindi on Friday, celebrating an ancient colourful festival despite a ban imposed by authorities in...
Islamabad Wildlife Management Board all set to receive two cubs of leopard cats
KARACHI: Islamabad Wildlife Management Board is all set to receive two cubs of leopard cats for their rehabilitation and safe release in the wild.
The...
Four killed in armed clash between two groups in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: At least four persons were killed and one sustained injuries in an armed clash between two groups in Islamabad's Bhara Kahu on Thursday.
Police...