ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday offered loans to help people execute their tech based commerce ideas."If you have any tech based commerce thought and you want sponsorship, we shall give you seventy to hundred percent loan for execution of your idea," he said in a tweet .He asked

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ISLAMABAD: A scorridorow westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to heighten Today.Weather Forecast for Wednesday:Dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected at scattered places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan, Bannu, D.I.Khan divisions), Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha,

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ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf, lawyer of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif, fell unconscious during a Supreme Court proceeding here on Wednesday.The hearing came to a halt after Attorney Ausaf's health conditioned deteriorated and he fell unconscious while collapsing to the floor. According

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GUJRANWALA: Defunct Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief, Hafiz Saeedbrother-in-law, Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki has been arrested from Gujranwala, the interior ministry has confirmed.Makki was head of JuD's political and international affairs wing and was also looking after its charity outfit Falah-e-Insaniat, which has also been banned by the

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ISLAMABAD: The inside story of what went during Prime Minister Imran Khan's assembly with the lawmakers belonging to PTI and allied parties has surfaced.The prime minister briefed the lawmakers about the new appointments at key posts in government's finance team on Monday.Dr Reza Baqir of IMF was appointed as Governor State Bank of Pakistan and

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Pakistan: Today's Sehar and Iftar timingsToday is the eighth day of Ramzan 2019 in Pakistan. Muslims abstain from eating and drinking between Sehar and Iftar time (dawn till dusk) during the holy month.Under are Sehar and Iftar timings for two major school of thoughts: Fiqa Hanafia (Sunni) and Jafaria (Shia) living in six major cities of Pakistan

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Here are the prayers timings for Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta on May 15, Wednesday, 9th Ramadan. (Starting time)KarachiFajr: 4:24 am, Zohar: 12:29 pm, Asr: 5:09 pm, Maghreb: 7:08 pm, Isha: 8:34 pmLahoreFajr: 3:34 am, Zohar: 11:59 pm, Asr: 4:50 pm, Maghreb: 6:52 pm, Isha: 8:25 pmIslamabadFajr: 3:31 am, Zohar: 12:05 pm, Asr: 4:59 pm,

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KARACHI: UNAIDS fears that Pakistan could face more HIV outbreaks, like what they are having in Ratodero area of Larkana at the moment, from other parts of the country in approach future if &re-use of unclean needles and unsafe blood transfusion procedures remains in practice in the country& and quacks continue to inject people with

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ISLAMABAD: The activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) have assumed the security of their chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman after government withdrew it.According to JUI-F, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has withdrawn the security of Maulana Fazl.The activists and leaders of JUI-F have announced to take up the arms and supply security to

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LONDON: Labour portionyMember of European Parliament (MEP) Wajid Khan has written to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, stating that punishment for the eliminateers of British Pakistani barrister Fahad Malik shall restore the confidence of abroad Pakistanis in their motherlandjustice system. In a letter to the

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Chairman Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has criticized and ridiculed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in his latest tweet on Tuesday.He tweeted in Roman Urdu, saying: &Yeh jo NABgardi hai, is kay peechay ham jantay kon hain. 3 naslon say inkay maqabla kartay aien hain, ab nahi ruknay

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Pakistani actress Veena Malik has come forward in support of former all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi after his &misogynist& comments.Shahid Afridi batted absent accusations of misogyny this week as critics lashed out at the cricket star´s admission that he refuses to let his daughters play outdoor sports.The comments were just the

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has laid the foundation for the creation of South Punjab.In his tweet Tuesday, Shah Mehmood says, &As promised, PTI has laid the foundation for the creation of South Punjab.&He went on to say &The creation of this province

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ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday approved tax Amnesty Scheme.After getting cabinet's approval, the new scheme would be implemented through promulgation of a Presidential Ordinance.Also read:Tax Amnesty Scheme 2019: Assets Declaration OrdinancePrime Minister Imran Khan presided over the cabinet assembly

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appreciated the seliminates of Makka Salah, Liverpool forward Mo Salahdaughter when she scored the goal in front of the full house and getd applause.Bilawal took to Twitter sharing the video of Mo Salahdaughter scoring the goal at

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ISLAMABAD: As part of governmentcampaign to register country-wide Madaaris (Religious Seminaries), the Ministry for Federal Education and Professional Training has started taking essential degrees to link them with the ministry.The sources told APP on Tuesday that the ministry has decided to set up ten directorates across the country for

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Everyama Khadim Hussain Rizvi-Photo/AFPLAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has approved bail pleas of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leaders Khadim Hussain Rizvi and Peer Afzal Qadri.According to BBC, The decision was given by a division bench of the court comprising Justice Qasim Ali Khan and Justice Asjad Javed.The court had reserved

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ISLAMABAD: Chinese Embassy in Islamabad rejected visas to 90 Pakistani brides after complaints of human trafficking and organ trade surfaced.The embassy getd 140 applications from Chinese nationals in 2019 seeking visas for their brides after a record rise in number of transnational marriages this year.This sudden spike alerted the officials and

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