Pakistan lodges protest with India over unabated ceasefire violations

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) summoned a senior Indian diplomat on Tuesday to register Pakistan's strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian...

Bilawal, Zardari invited to Biden’s inauguration

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari have been invited to United States President-elect Joe Biden’s...

AJK president rejects India’s dream of turning Kashmir into Hindu Rashtra

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has categorically stated that the Indian dream of turning the disputed territory into...

Witnesses, court received threats during Pearl murder trial, SC told

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) was informed on Tuesday that the trial court, which heard slain American journalist Daniel Pearl's case, and...

IHC directs PMC to resolve students’ problems on MDCAT

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to resolve the problems faced by the students regarding the...

Inter-ministerial committee formed after Broadsheet controversy

--Faraz says fast work on institutional reforms underway --192 pumps sealed for selling smuggled oil ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial committee has been formed to probe...

NEPRA to probe Saturday power blackout

The Natio­nal Electric Power Regula­tory Authority (NEPRA) will constitute a high-powered committee to look into the 14-hour blackout from Saturday. The fact-finding committee...

Intra-Afghan talks be pursued for inclusive, broad-based solution, says PM

--COAS says peace in Pakistan hinges upon peaceful Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Reiterating Pakistan’s consistent support to the Afghan peace process, Prime Minister Imran Khan...

Lyari warlord Uzair Baloch acquitted in murder case

KARACHI: A district and sessions court in Karachi on Tuesday acquitted notorious Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch in a kidnapping and murder case...

Police arrest five outside Lahore court, recover large arms cache

LAHORE: Punjab police on Tuesday arrested seven men who were carrying a large cache of weapons outside a district and sessions court...
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Talks with Chinese firm underway to procure Covid vaccine: Asad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Asad Umar has said that the government is promptly taking decisions to procure the anti-Covid...

Nine arrested for rape, murder of minor girl

KHAIRPUR: Sindh police on Tuesday arrested nine individuals on charges of rape and murder of a minor girl in the province's Khairpur...

Gunmen kill cop escorting polio workers in KP

PESHAWAR: Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a policeman in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday as he...

Shehbaz thinks NAB should thank him for saving Rs600bn

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and National Assembly (NA) Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif and his son Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza...

Iqbal says PM’s aide ‘allegations’ pack of lies

ISLAMABAD: A day after Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar accused the Sharif family of attempting to “spin” the...