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PTI withdraws Nasir Khosa-s name for caretaker CM over 'public backlash'
PTI withdraws Nasir Khosa’s name for caretaker CM over 'public backlash'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has withdrawn the name of Nasir Saeed Khosa for the post of caretaker Chief Minister in the interim setup over "public backlash."

“We have withdrawn the name of Nasir Saeed Khosa over public backlash and c...

Islamabad biology professor faces inquiry over harassment allegations
Islamabad biology professor faces inquiry over harassment allegations

ISLAMABAD: A private collage in Islamabad has requested Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to open an inquiry against a biology professor accused of harassing and abusing scores of female students during exams.

According to...

Balochistan&s minister seeks election delay
Balochistan’s minister seeks election delay

QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Safraz Bugti has called for a month-long delay in the general elections that are scheduled to take place on July 25.

The home minister has submitted a resolution in the Balochistan Assembly   to make his demand. 

The resolution argues that...

Eid-ul-Fitr 2018: List of E-branches for fresh currency note issuance through SMS service
Eid-ul-Fitr 2018: List of E-branches for fresh currency note issuance through SMS service

 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue fresh currency notes to general public from June 1 to exchange with old ones for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

The central bank in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) set...

Chaudhry Nisar was my opponent, Mian Sahib's friend: Shahbaz
Chaudhry Nisar was my opponent, Mian Sahib's friend: Shahbaz

Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday spoke about his relationship with disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

Talking to the media  aboard a plane, the PML president rejected the common perception that Nisar Ali...

Hottest day of the year as Karachi bakes at 45ºC
Hottest day of the year as Karachi bakes at 45ºC

KARACHI: The mercury soared to 45 degrees Celsius at 1:00pm making Wednesday the hottest day of the year after a fresh heatwave hit the city due to the formation of low pressure areas in the Arabian Sea.

The Pakistan Met Department (PMD) officials have a day earlier warned...

'Nawan Ayan Ae Sonhia': Veteran actor Mustafa Qureshi to join PTI
'Nawan Ayan Ae Sonhia': Veteran actor Mustafa Qureshi to join PTI

Veteran Pakistani actor Mustafa Qureshi has parted his ways with the Pakistan People's Party to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

According to a private news channel, the Maula Jatt actor recently held  meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh leader...

Watch: Fight breaks out between two groups of Umrah pilgrims at Karachi airport
Watch: Fight breaks out between two groups of Umrah pilgrims at Karachi airport

ISLAMABAD: Two groups of pilgrims indulged in a brutal fistfight at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday.

A video of the incident circulating on the social media shows the pilgrims lunging at and pummeling each other with...

Soaring temperatures pace up glacial melt in Pakistan's north
Soaring temperatures pace up glacial melt in Pakistan's north

ISLAMABAD: Growing average temperatures in Pakistan’s north, have increased the melting pace of glaciers, said Mohammad Saleem, spokesperson for Climate Change Ministry and environmental educationist.

He said, “This may lead to initially a heightened water f...

Ali Siddiqui assumes charge as Pak Ambassador to US
Ali Siddiqui assumes charge as Pak Ambassador to US

WASHINGTON: Ali Jahangir Siddiqui took charge as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.

Pakistan's new ambassador to the United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui has  replaced outgoing ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry, the former foreign secretary, who served as...