ISLAMABAD: State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi Sunday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here and discussed the bilateral and regional matters.More: Pakistan, China, Afghanistan to boost counter terror effortThe Chinese foreign minister who arrived here Saturday mainly to attend the trilateral foreign ministers& dialogue

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Islamabad: Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday stepped up his criticism of India's space activities accusing New Delhi of "adding into space debris", a day after Indian mission to make soft landing on the Moon failed."Endia is adding into space debris, ealrier &Mission Shakti& failed and now &Chandrayaan&, irresponsible attitude

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LAHORE: A CCTV footage has lent credence to claims that Amir Masih was subjected to torture by the Lahore police officials. According to the family of the deceased, Masih, a gardener by profession, had appeared before North Cantt police last week to prove his innocence against the charges of theft levelled against him by his

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ISLAMABAD: Weak seasonal low lies over northern parts of Balochistan. A Shallow westerly wave is present over upper parts of the country.Weather Forecast for Sunday: Rain/wind-thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad divisions, at isolated Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Bannu, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha,

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ISLAMABAD: Eminent scientist and former minister for science and technology Dr Atta-ur-Rehman said Indiamoon mission was a wake-up call for Pakistan, requiring it to follow suit.Speaking to Geo'Naya Pakistan' anchor Shahzad Iqbal on Saturday, he said, &The Indian moon mission cannot be termed a failure, as such tests by

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Saturday said the government had decided to take back the increase in the gas rates for tandoors in the interest of the people.Taking to micro-blogging website, she said Prime Minister Imran Khanheart beats with the hearts of the people.It

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KARACHI: The Meteorological department on Saturday forecast partly cloudy weather for the metropolis for the next 24 hours.The maximum temperature in the city is expected to remain in the range of 34 to 36 degree centigrade with 65 to 75 per cent humidity.Mainly hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of the Sindh province.However,

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani Saturday agreed to continue their joint efforts for building political mutual trust and supporting reconciliation, regional peace and stability, development cooperation and connectivity, security

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Lahore's Cafe Aylanto was sealed for serving alcohol, following a police raid at the restaurant premises on Saturday.According to sources, numerous bottles of alcohol were recovered from the restaurant after which it has been charged with illegally serving alcohol. The eatery located at MM Alam Road in Lahore's Gulberg area has been

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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Saturday that martyrs are the pride of the nation and looking after their families is prime responsibility of the armed forces and the country.In a message posted by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor, COAS General

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Pakistan has denied access to its airspace for all Indian operation rejecting president Ram Nath Kovind's request, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told Geo News Saturday.The request put forth by President Kovind seeking usage of Pakistani airspace was turned down in light of the current scenario in Indian occupied Kashmir, FM

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Rawalpindi: Another Indian attempt to prepare ground for false flag operation against Pakistan has gone awry as Pakistan Army on Saturday rejected Indian Army and media's claims about arrest of two Pakistani terrorists."Indian Army and media projecting two Pakistanis who had inadvertently crossed LOC on 21 August, as terrorists is yet another

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Former Accountability Court Arshad Malik-File photoIslamabad: A local court on Saturday acquitted three suspects nominated in a case related to former accountability court judge Arshad Malik's controversial video.According to Geo News, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted investigation report to the court.The agency's investigation

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Rahim Yar Khan: A judge on Saturday launched a judicial inquiry into the death in custody of Salahuddin Ayubi, a man accused of stealing ATM cards in south Punjab's Rahim Yar Khan district.According to Geo News, a senior civil judge is heading the inquiry into the death that sparked outrage across the

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Prime Minister Imran Khan, former Pakistan captain, and Abdul Qadir-File photoIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed grief over the demise of legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir who died of a cardiac arrest last night.The prime minister offered condolence to the aggrieved family and paid tribute to Abdul Qadir who he said was

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ISLAMABAD: General Kenneth McKenzie Jr, Commander of United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) arrived in Islamabad on Saturday.Accompanied by a 17-member delegation, he is due to hold important meetings with Pakistan's civil and military leadership, Geo News reported citing sources.During his first visit to Pakistan in

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Karachi: Swarms of flies are descending on Karachi in what residents say are record numbers this rainy season, adding to the misery of city' s monsoon "hell".Heavy rains have inundated the sprawling port city of nearly 20 million people for weeks, overwhelming shoddy drainage systems clogged with mountains of uncollected garbage and flooding

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Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry took a jibe at the failed Indian moon mission, terming the Indian spacecraft as 'toy' and saying the spacecraft must have landed in Mumbai.The federal minister made the comments in a tweet on Saturday while responding to an Indian user of the micro-blogging website. Chaudhry

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KARACHI: Responding to NEPRAreport related to the recent incidents of electrocutions in Karachi, the K-Electric in a statement said that the company is a responsible, law-abiding organisation and will submit its reply to the authority in stipulated time.NEPRA on Friday found K-Electric responsible for 19 out of 35

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday morning visited the family of Rashid Minhas Shaheed here in DHA.He met with the mother of Rashid Minhas, inquired her well-being and shared his views with her. Mother of Rashid Minhas Shaheed shared her memories of her son with the chief minister. He said that the defense of this country

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that he was committed to resolve water and sanitation issues of the city by taking some drastic steps. This he said while presiding a meeting of Karachi Water Board here at CM House on Friday.The meeting was attended by Minister Public Health Engineering Shabir Bijarani, Minister Local

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