During the last 24 hours, at least nine more people died in Balochistan. According to a Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report, around 13,000 homes have also been damaged in the flash floods. The heavy monsoon spells have rendered…

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday announced a reduction in price of petrol by Rs 3.05 per litre and a hike of Rs8.95 in price of diesel. Following the changes in the prices, petrol will now be available for Rs227.19 per litre. Previously, …

The Monarch butterfly, loved globally by all and a North American icon, is now on the list of endangered species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said in a press release that the butterfly is about to collapse due to ris…

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari on Friday lost the no-confidence motion passed by the provincial assembly, after he annulled 10 votes during the polls, a move which was deemed to be “unconstitutional.” On Friday, after PTI’s S…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan, as the pair held their fifth call as leaders at a time of simmering economic and geopolitical tensions. International media reported tha…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that any ban on his or other ministers’ entry into Punjab would lead to governor rule in the country’s most powerful province. Sanaullah warned of imposing governor's rule in Punjab after the Supreme Cour…

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will represent Pakistan at 20th Developing-Eight Council of Foreign Ministers meeting to be hosted by Bangladesh. With intra-D-8 trade target of five hundred billion dollars conceived under …

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down Punjab Assembly deputy speaker’s ruling, President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of Punjab chief minister to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at the President House. Earlier,…

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down Punjab Assembly deputy speaker’s ruling, President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of Punjab chief minister to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at the President House. Earlier,…

Leaders of the coalition government announced to boycott the court’s proceedings after the Supreme Court rejected the plea seeking the formation of a full court bench in petitions related to the Punjab chief minister’s re-election. The coalition …

Pakistan completely rejected and strongly condemned the unwarranted and totally unacceptable comments made by the Indian Defence Minister at a recent event in Jammu, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement. The minister in his remarks…

The World Health Organization on Saturday has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.…

Imran Khan has nothing to do with public service, said Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon. According to Sharjeel Memon, who spoke at a press conference on Friday, Imran Khan’s politics are founded on lies. He emphasized that the election …

Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has taken oath as Punjab Chief Minister. Governor Punjab Baligh-ur-Rehman administered the oath to him at a ceremony at the Governor House in Lahore. Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to Punjab…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the business community to fulfill its corporate social responsibility to uplift the society. Addressing the ceremony of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Excellence Awards 2022 in Islamabad, he …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday rejected PTI’s plea seeking a recount of votes in PP-7 Rawalpindi-II — which it lost to the PML-N by a razor-thin 49 vote margin. The decision was announced by a five-member bench headed by Ch…

Anti government protesters have returned to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital and say they will continue their weeks long uprising after parliament voted in acting leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new president. Hundreds of protester…

Anti government protesters have returned to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital and say they will continue their weeks long uprising after parliament voted in acting leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new president. Hundreds of protester…

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Tuesday it was the coalition government's "priority" to save Pakistan from defaulting after the rupee hit an all-time low against the dollar and the stocks took a battering during the day's trad…

Britain recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F) on Tuesday as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London. The Met Office said the provisional record, which still …

Britain recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F) on Tuesday as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London. The Met Office said the provisional record, which still …

The country recorded a slight rise in COVID-19 positivity ratio as 459 fresh cases of the virus were registered in the last 24 hours, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad's stats showed Tuesday morning. According to the latest NIH stati…

The death toll from Monday’s wedding party boat mishap in Indus River has risen to 23, officials said. The overloaded boat was heading to a wedding when it capsized in the Indus river in the district of Sadiqabad, the government said in a stateme…

Following PTI’s “landslide victory” in the hotly-contested Punjab by-polls on Sunday, party chairman Imran Khan said the only way forward was “free and fair elections.” A battle for the throne of Punjab was fought as voting was held on 20 seats a…

PML-N conceded defeat Sunday in the crucial Punjab by-elections after the PTI took the lead in the majority of the 20 provincial assembly constituencies which were up for grabs. As the unofficial results started pouring in, showing the PTI in the…

Following PTI’s “landslide victory” in the hotly-contested Punjab by-polls on Sunday, party chairman Imran Khan said the only way forward was “free and fair elections.” A battle for the throne of Punjab was fought as voting was held on 20 seats a…

Pakistan’s star batter and captain Babar Azam has broken another record, while batting in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Azam became the fastest Pakistan batter to score 10,000 international runs by taking…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people to reject the politics of divide, hatred, and chaos through the power of their vote. In a series of tweets today (Sunday), he said the ego, incompetence and way of politics of an individual have …

Polling for the by-elections in twenty constituencies of Punjab Assembly is underway and it will continue till 5:00 in the evening without any break. According to reports these Punjab Assembly constituencies fall in Rawalpindi, Khushab, Bhakkar, …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people to reject the politics of divide, hatred, and chaos through the power of their vote. In a series of tweets today (Sunday), he said the ego, incompetence and way of politics of an individual have …

The US House of Representatives, with a majority of voice votes, has passed an India-specific legislative amendment — proposed by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khana — giving an expemtion to New Delhi over its missile purchase from Moscow. Accor…

Ahead of the by-poll in 20 constituencies of Punjab scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday), the government has made deliberate efforts to avoid hiking gas and electricity tariffs. The increase in electricity and gas tariffs, which is to be announ…

Pakistan’s COVID-19 death count entered double digits in a single day after a gap of 4.5 months, National Institute of Health (NIH) data showed Saturday morning. According to NIH, 10 deaths were reported in Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the high…

Pakistan’s COVID-19 death count entered double digits in a single day after a gap of 4.5 months, National Institute of Health (NIH) data showed Saturday morning. According to NIH, 10 deaths were reported in Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the high…

The federal cabinet on Friday approved the formation of a committee which will deliberate whether treason proceedings under Article 6 should be initiated against PTI’s top leadership, including the party’s chairman, Imran Khan. In a post cabinet …

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced on Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down. The for…

After striking a staff-level agreement with the IMF, Pakistan has made plans to generate approximately $9 to $10 billion in loans from other multilateral creditors, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank throu…

Lieutenant Colonel Laiq Baig Mirza, a high-ranking official of the Pakistan Army, has embraced martyrdom after terrorists shot him, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a statement Thursday. According to the military's medi…

Lieutenant Colonel Laiq Baig Mirza, a high-ranking official of the Pakistan Army, has embraced martyrdom after terrorists shot him, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a statement Thursday. According to the military's medi…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his address to the nation on Thursday, announced that the price of petrol was being cut by Rs18.50 and diesel by Rs40.54. The price cut, which takes place after four rigorous rounds of hikes, will go into effect …

Sri Lanka has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan which is set to start on Saturday, July 16. The Test series will be played under the ICC World Test Championship Cycle of 2021 – 2023. The first T…

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Wednesday said Imran Khan established "GPEC — the Gogi-Pinky economic corridor", adding that he kept on robbing Punjab through his family. Addressing a jalsa in Layyah ahead of the by-polls in 20 consti…

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have finally reached a staff-level agreement over the release of $1.17 billion to support the country’s fragile economy, the international money lender revealed Thursday. "[The] IMF staff an…

PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday said his fight is against the Sharif family, dissident party members, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the upcoming by-polls in Punjab. Speaking at a public gathering in Jhang ahead of the by-poll…