Turkish foreign minister to arrive in Pakistan today

ISLAMABAD/ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will arrive in Islamabad today on a three-day visit, Radio Pakistan reported. According to a Foreign Office...

CTD arrests alleged terrorists in DG Khan

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two alleged terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan...

Minor girl raped, killed in Khairpur: Police

KHAIRPUR: A seven-year-old girl has been allegedly raped and murdered after being abducted in Pir Jo Goth city of Khairpur district on...

PM Imran Khan in a fix, hopefuls lobbying for Senate polls

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is in a fix over the long list of hopefuls lobbying for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) tickets for...
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PM forms ministerial body to handle PDM Islamabad protest

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday formed a five-member ministerial committee aimed at keeping a close eye on the law and order...

PM, COAS, ISI chief vow to avenge Mach victims

ISLAMABAD: The top civil and military leadership of the country has vowed to punish the terrorists involved in the killing of Hazara...

5.1 magnitude quake jolts Lahore, other Punjab cities

LAHORE: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Lahore and other cities of central Punjab on Monday; luckily, no loss of life or property...

Anti-polio drive starts across country to vaccinate over 40m

ISLAMABAD: A five-day polio immunisation drive commenced across the country on Monday with a target to vaccinate over 40.1 million children against the...

Ministry asks cabinet to declare FIA’s Lahore banking circle as police station

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has asked the federal cabinet to declare the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore's commercial banking circle as a...

Cabinet likely to approve nomination of additional secretaries as board directors of eight companies

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has asked the federal cabinet to approve the nomination of two additional secretaries (admin & policy) as ex-officio...

ECP reserves verdict on plea seeking Faryal’s disqualification

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved the verdict on a petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan People's Party (PPP)...

India sponsors terrorism in Pakistan, spoils Afghan peace process: FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that India was supporting terrorist activities in Pakistan and thus posed a serious...

Aafia refused to sign mercy petition, Washington mission informs IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Monday that Dr Aafia Siddiqui refused to meet Pakistan’s consul general in Houston...

JUI-F seeks dismissal of presidential reference on Senate elections

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has requested the Supreme Court (SC) to declare the presidential reference filed by the incumbent government for an open...

‘We’re fighting historical poverty and inflation’, says Bilawal in Malakand

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, while addressing the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) power show in Malakand on Monday, said that...