Promotion to higher classes dependent 50pc on assignments: minister
LAHORE: As the government announced to open educational institutions in phases, Punjab School Education Minister Dr Murad Raas on Monday said that...
SC orders for making JIT reports in Perween Rahman case part of record
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directives authorities to make the reports of two joint investigation teams (JITs) formed to probe...
Shahbaz seeks medical board
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif on Monday requested the accountability court to form a medical board for him.
According to...
Pakistan embassy in Washington closed due to coronavirus exposure
WASHINGTON: Pakistan's embassy in Washington DC will remain closed from January 4 to January 6 after "possible exposure" to coronavirus, a notification...
Educational institutions to reopen in phases from January 18
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided to reopen educational institutions in phases from January 18 following a slight fall in the intensity...
UK court rejects US firm’s claim over Avenfield House
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: A British court has dismissed a petition of a Washington-based asset recovery firm seeking an order for the attachment of Avenfield...
Govt concentrating on speedy, sustainable uplift of merged districts: KP CM
PESHAWAR:Â Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has termed the accelerated and sustainable development of the newly-merged districts as one of the...
Islamabad residents breathed unhealthy air in December last year: EPA
ISLAMABAD:Â The air quality in the federal capital was recorded unhealthy throughout December last year due to high pollution level, affecting the people...
Shehbaz imprisoned for past 100 days without proven guilty of corruption: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that the party’s President Shehbaz Sharif is behind bars for past...
PDM’s negative politics rejected by people: Firdous
SIALKOT:Â Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information and Culture Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement...
Covid-19 claims Islamabad pathologist Dr Burki’s life; 154 docs die so far
ISLAMABAD: Another doctor on Sunday succumbed to deadly novel coronavirus in Islamabad after days of battling for his life on the ventilator,...
Coronavirus kills 53, infects 2,272 in a day: NCOC
Ministry plans vaccinators’ training; more Punjab areas go under lockdown
ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus pandemic claimed 53 more lives during the last twenty-four hours,...
‘Punjab ready to take back rights’: PML-N resorts to ethnic politics
--Maryam Nawaz says unless Punjab stands up, things will not change
BAHAWALPUR: Kicking off the second phase of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)...
Balochistan urges ECP to postpone Pishin by-poll on security, weather issues
QUETTA:Â The government of Balochistan has written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requesting it to postpone by-election on a...
Education ministers to discuss schools’ reopening today
ISLAMABAD:Â A meeting of the inter-provincial education ministers will be held via video-link on Monday with Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood in...