Nawaz Sharif’s platelets drop again, says personal physician

LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif’s platelets have dropped again as doctors tried to reduce his steroids dose, the former premier’s personal physician Adnan Khan said on Saturday. In...

People in IoK continue to suffer as lockdown enters 90th day

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the sufferings of people living in the valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu region continue due to strict military...

Munir Akram takes charge as Pakistan’s ambassador to UN

NEW YORK: Munir Akram, an expert at multilateral diplomacy, Friday took over as Pakistan’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations. Ambassador Akram flew in...

Political turmoil negatively impacting Kashmir cause: PTI leaders

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Saturday said that political turmoil in the country would negatively impact Kashmir cause and the opposition was pursuing...

Seven journalists killed in past year: Freedom Network

At least seven journalists have been killed with impunity over past one year, said the Freedom Network in a report released on the International...

Army is ‘impartial’: ISPR

--Gen Ghafoor says Opp should take up concerns with relevant institutions rather than airing dirty laundry in public Hours after Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana...

President Alvi stresses good nutrition culture for happiness, health

LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday stressed the need for developing good nutrition and dietetics culture for better health and happiness of the masses. Addressing...

Qalab-e-Hassan of Asma Jahangir group wins SCBA polls

LAHORE: Asma Jahangir group's Syed Qalab-e-Hassan has been elected by a wide margin as the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president at the SCBA annual...

Twitterati condemn leaking of Rabi Pirzada’s personal videos

--Facilitating production and distribution of material that breaches someone’s privacy is a punishable offence under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 Twitterati on Friday condemned leaking...

Mob pelts stones at PTI leader’s vehicle in Umerkot

UMERKOT: A mob on Friday pelted stones on the vehicle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh lawmaker Halem Adil Sheikh. The incident occurred while the PTI...

JUI-F allows female journos to cover protests after uproar

After barring women from participating in the Azadi March, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has announced that there is no ban on female journalists from covering...

China supports Pakistan’s efforts to curb terror-financing

BEIJING/ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Ministry said that it supports Pakistan’s efforts to improve the country’s system for countering terror-financing. The ministry also said that FATF’s purpose is assisting...

Musharraf declared absconder in Benazir murder case

An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Friday declared former military dictator Pervez Musharraf an absconder in Benazir Bhutto murder case and ordered authorities concerned...

Khursheed Shah’s three cardiac veins clogged, says medical report

SUKKUR: Three arteries of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah have been clogged, hospital sources said citing the angiography report results. Khursheed Shah...

Govt seeks meeting with Fazl

--Rehbar Committee head Akram Durrani claims govt violated agreement by censoring Azadi March coverage As the Azadi March led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the...

Pakistan honoured its commitment, ICJ tells UN

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has submitted a report to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres, wherein...

President Alvi issues 8 new ordinances

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has issued eight new ordinances and signed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amended Ordinance. After the approval of federal cabinet, the ordinances...