PDMA issues rain and snowfall alert for Punjab from Feb 1 to 3
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Friday issued a weather alert warning of rain and snowfall in several parts of Punjab from...
Six militants shot dead, eight escape as CTD thwarts terror plot in Mianwali
LAHORE: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel killed six terrorists during a gun battle in Mianwali, preventing what officials said could have been a major attack...
KMC opposition moves no-trust bid against Mayor Wahab over ‘governance failure’
KARACHI: The opposition leader in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Friday announced plans to table a no-confidence motion against Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab,...
SHC rejects governor’s plea for judicial probe into Gul Plaza fire
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday declined Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori’s request to constitute a judicial commission to investigate the deadly Gul...
Govt flatly denies ‘final offer’ to PTI on early polls, ECP overhaul
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday categorically rejected reports claiming the government had decided to make a “firm and final” offer to the...
41 Indian-sponsored terrorists eliminated in two Balochistan operations
RAWALPINDI: Security forces personnel have eliminated 41 Indian-sponsored terrorists during two operations in Balochistan.
According to an ISPR statement issued on Friday, on 29 January...
Three arrested over mother and infant’s death from falling into open sewer in Lahore
LAHORE: Police have arrested three people named in the FIR after a woman and her infant daughter died when they fell into an under-construction...
PM to address country’s major exporters, business figures
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will meet and address the country's major exporters and business figures Friday.
He will discuss the economic situation and...
LHC seeks NAB response on Maryam Nawaz’s Rs70 Million refund plea
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), seeking its response to a petition filed...
Security forces neutralise five terrorists in Bannu, seven others wounded
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Security forces killed five militants and injured seven others during a joint operation in Bannu, officials confirmed on Thursday, while a...
Authorities identify 12 more victims of Gul Plaza tragedy, total reaches 39
KARACHI: The remains of 12 additional victims of the Gul Plaza collapse in Karachi were identified on Thursday, raising the total number of confirmed...
Five students killed as trailer crushes motorcycles in Kot Addu
KOT ADDU: Five schoolchildren, including a girl, were killed when a trailer struck two motorcycles in Kot Addu on Thursday morning.
The accident occurred at...
Direct air travel resumes between Pakistan and Bangladesh after 14 years
KARACHI: Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday resumed direct flights after a gap of 14 years, marking a significant step in bilateral relations.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated...
IHCBA denies role in arrest of advocates Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chatha
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Thursday denied any involvement in the arrest of advocates Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha.
In...
PIA to gain new heights under Arif Habib Consortium: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would gain new heights under the leadership of Arif Habib Consortium as...