Gen Zubair Hayat pays farewell visit to Naval Headquarters
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat paid a farewell visit to Naval Headquarters in Islamabad on Thursday.
A smartly turned out...
Court rejects plea by Dar’s wife against auction of Lahore residence
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Thursday rejected a petition against the auctioning of former finance minister Ishaq Dar's property in the Gulberg neighborhood of...
No passport required from Indian Kartarpur pilgrims
--FO says $20 service fee will also be waived on inauguration day on Nov 9 and birthday of Guru Nanak on Nov 12
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign...
Ex-PM Abbasi undergoes hernia surgery
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday underwent hernia surgery at Shifa International Hospital in the federal capital.
Abbasi, who is currently in judicial...
Fawad offers to help control India’s air pollution issue
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday offered to help India in controlling its hazardous air issue through scientific solutions.
"Crop burning in ...
Ruckus mars Senate session as JUI-F alleges electoral rigging
--Murad says cases against opposition leaders were registered during their respective governments
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session on Wednesday was disrupted when Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader...
ECP rejects Fazl’s claim of election rigging
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s claims about rigging in the 2018 general elections.
In his...
Pakistan hails Saudi brokered peace deal in Yemen
Pakistan has hailed the conclusion of the “Riyadh agreement,” – an initiative taken by Saudi Arabia and supported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
NAB gives clean chit to Hina Rabbani Khar, Ayaz Niazi
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday gave approval to close inquiries against politicians Ghulam Rabbani Khar and his daughter,...
SC directs EPA to submit report in Katas Raj case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit a report on water theft.
A three-member SC bench headed...
PPP asks jail authorities to allow private doctors to examine Zardari
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Wednesday asked jail authorities to let former president Asif Ali Zardari the facility to choose private doctors...
COAS meets Saudi assistant defence minister, regional security discussed
Saudi Arabia Assistant Defence Minister Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters...
Turkish TV serials are big hit in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After gaining sweeping popularity in the Middle East, South Africa and surprisingly in South America, action-packed Turkish television series ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’ has taken over Pakistan.
So much...
Irshad Bhatti served with legal notice over Buzdar’s ‘second marriage’ claims
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Wednesday served a legal notice to journalist Irshad Bhatti for claiming that he had “recently gotten married for...
Army says not meddling in politics
--Maj Gen Ghafoor says military supported PML-N govt during PTI's Dharna of 2014
--Says army doesn't have any role in country’s electoral process, only acts on govt's...
PPP will keep fighting for democracy, says Bilawal
MULTAN: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday reiterated his party’s resolve to continue the struggle for the rights of people.
Addressing the legal...
Govt to launch ‘massive’ tree plantation drives: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated a three-day Asia Regional Conference on Climate Change in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Protection of the country’s environment is the top priority of...
