Pakistan

At a school for the deaf in Pakistan, the faces of students are animated, their smiles mischievous, as their hands twirl in tandem with their […]

JERUSALEM:  Israeli-Turkish trade has weathered many bilateral diplomatic storms over the decades and stayed on course, reaching billions of dollars a year, but Israelis fear

ISLAMABAD: Former PPP leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, who contested general elections in two constituencies of Islamabad, has requested election tribunals to return the mandate of

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Yousuf Raza Gillani on Monday gave his seal of approval to two ordinances regarding amendments to the Election Act, 2017 and the

ISLAMABAD:   The state’s top law officer has assured the capital’s high court that all people who have allegedly been forcibly disappeared will return to

LAHORE: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the PPP would continue to support the government’s welfare initiatives and also provide suggestions to

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will launch of a new satellite PAKSAT MM-1 later this week, which would revolutionise communication in the country and cater to the growing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Sunday that both internal and external economic indicators suggest that Pakistan’s economy is heading in the right

LAHORE/ NAROWAL: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), two major components of the ruling coalition, have invited the opposition Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A day after a PPP leader hinted at the party’s willingness to join the PML-N led Punjab government, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif once again

ISLAMABAD: The emirs of Kuwait and Qatar have accepted an invitation extended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit Pakistan. This significant development marks a

ISLAMABAD: K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Saturday attended the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) meeting to champion his province’s interests as the

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday chaired a meeting focused on the establishment of the Safe City Project in Dasu and Chilas to

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday while appreciating the civil armed forces for their anti-smuggling efforts, directed for provision of all possible facilities,

ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars from various schools of thought on Saturday denounced the convictions of PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in the

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday stated that he had interacted with the army chief, General Syed Asim Munir, on two occasions,

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan and Lithuania on Friday agreed to enhance high-level exchanges and cooperation, especially in the spheres of trade and investment, parliamentary exchanges, education, Information

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Lahore High Court (LHC) have separately addressed challenges to a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) notification

QUETTA: The third day of a strike initiated by the All Makran Transport Union persisted on Friday, leading to traffic disruptions along the coastal belt

The senators of the PPP, a leading party in the ruling alliance, on Wednesday opposed the privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) during a

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani peacekeepers serving the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been honoured with UN medals for their exceptional service in protecting

LAHORE:   The inquiry committee probing the wheat scandal has given a ‘clean chit’ to the interim government led by former premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar

ISLAMABAD:   The results of the February 8 general elections have profound implications on the superior courts as PTI founding chairman and former premier Imran

In a major relief to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party's senior leader and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Tuesday was released from

ISLAMABAD: Raoof Hasan, the central spokesperson for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was attacked by a group of transgender individuals in Islamabad on Tuesday. According to details,

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers may need to brace for another jolt as power distribution companies have proposed a tariff increase of up to Rs3.48 per unit.

ISLAMABAD: The clash between the superior judiciary and the security establishment has intensified as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) is now directly questioning the conduct

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers may need to brace for another jolt as power distribution companies have proposed a tariff increase of up to Rs2.48 per unit.

LAHORE: The PTI on Sunday condemned the alleged violations of polling rules and rigging in the NA-148 Multan by-election held earlier in the day –

NEW YORK: Pakistan will articulate developing countries’ aspirations, work for peace in the Middle East and Africa as well as promote the right of self-determination

ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday Pakistan was not opposed to Afghanistan’s inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project but would like

ISLAMABAD: It was a slightly cold afternoon on February 12, 2023, when a legion of journalists sat with Maryam Nawaz, now the chief minister of

Chief of Defence Forces Australia General Angus J. Campbell on Sunday paid a visit to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, the

ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has prepared 10-year plans with a massive investment for upgrading the power generation and distribution system. The

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) of Pakistan has been accredited as an A-status National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by UN-linked body, the

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Sher Afzal Khan Marwat has challenged the appointment of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as the deputy prime minister in the Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Following the technical-level talks, Pakistan and IMF will begin the policy-level talks from Monday (tomorrow). In this regard, the IMF conditions will be finalized

LAHORE: Shaheed Benazirabad on Saturday recorded the highest temperature at 49°C amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of the country, as the weather

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for the removal of “undue restrictions” from developing countries, allowing them to access new and emerging technologies for addressing contemporary

QUETTA:   To bolster trade between Pakistan and Iran, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued an order to keep the Pakistan-Iran Trade Gate

ISLAMABAD: A special court dedicated to hearing cases filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, has sentenced Islamabad Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Zahoor Ahmed to

LAHORE: Scoffing at the 15-day deadline and stern warnings, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said that

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has taken the first step to reclaim the leadership of the ruling party—the PML-N—from his younger brother, Prime Minister

KARACHI: PIA’s flight PK-781 was grounded in Karachi after a technical fault. The flight was heading to Toronto from Islamabad but it was grounded at

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda said on Friday that he was dubbed ‘proxy’ by the Supreme Court judge and now he would have to prove the

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday dropped hints about joining hands with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), while insinuating that his party’s defeat was

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) would issue identity cards and renewal facilities at the union council level across Pakistan. Additionally, biometric machines

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid and Omar Sarfraz Cheema in a case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has accepted for hearing a petition filed by Sher Afzal Marwat challenging Clause 265 of the Jail Rules, which

Senator Faisal Vawda stood by his statement in his press conference, the other day, saying on Thursday that he would accept that his head was