Dar calls GSP+ vital for strengthening Pakistan–EU trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday underscored the importance of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) as a...
PTI says Imran Khan’s medical report to be shared with family after sit-ins
ISLAMABAD: PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Friday that the family of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan would be provided a...
Ahsan Iqbal calls for value addition, export growth under Uraan Pakistan at Gulfood
DUBAI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday stressed the need for value addition and expansion of exports...
Uncontrolled population growth Pakistan’s ‘gravest challenge’, says CM Murad
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday described unchecked population growth as one of Pakistan’s most serious social and economic challenges,...
No full-scale operation in Tirah, only IBOs underway: security officials
KARACHI: A senior security official, during an in-depth interaction with media representatives in Karachi, provided detailed clarification on the security situation in Tirah Valley,...
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...