Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Wife of Khyber Paktunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak was not  allowed to board a plan on Saturday after she failed to produce complete  travel documents.

According to Geo News, Amira Khattak wanted to  travel on her US passport through a  foreign airline b

SHUJABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday that said a national dialogue must be held to evolve consensus for new province but it should not be used as mere election slogan.

Addressing a public gathering here after inaugurating Multan-Shujabad

PESHAWAR: Khyber Paktunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and Opposition Leader in the provincial assembly Maulana Lutfur Rehman has agreed on  the name of caretaker chief minister of the province.

Citing unnamed sources, Geo TV reported that the opposition leader

10th Ramazan marks advent of Islam in Indian subcontinent with the arrival of Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim in Sindh at the port of Deebal in 712 A.D.

The day in Sindh is commemorated as Youme Babul Islam. Ceremonies are organized  to inform the people about

ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was still playing game with them.

Addressing a press conference here Friday, Asif Zardari questioned Nawaz Sharif’s loyalties to the c

RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor on Friday announced that Pakistan Army has summoned former ISI chief Lt-Gen (retd) Asad Durrani on May 28 to  explain his position on views attributed to him in book ‘Spy Chronicles’, co-a

MANANWALA (Sheikhupura): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday said that those who were not loyal to the party could never be loyal to masses and the people will reject the opportunists in upcoming elections in July.

Addressing a public gathering after

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan has announced an honorarium equivalent to three basic pays for all the employees of federal government.

The prime minister has announced grant special performance incentive for the officers/officials of the federal

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to suspend  local flight operations of  Shaheen Air for its failure to pay Federal Excise Duty (FED) amounting to millions of rupees.

The FBR

Veteran PPP leader and former Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Friday said if any civilian  had co-authored a book with an Indian counterpart he would have been declared a traitor, referring to "The Spy Chronicles: RAW,

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed  FATA reforms bill seeking merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)  with Khyber Paktunkhwa, a day after it sailed through the National Assembly  with two-third majority.

According to Geo News, 71 lawmakers  voted in favor of the bill  w

CHINIOT: A man on Thursday shot dead his father in Punjab's Chiniot district for not fulfilling his promise.

According to Geo News, Riaz Ahmed, 50, a resident of Moza Bakhs Wala had promised his son Karman that he would buy him a tractor for farming. 

Ahmed, however,

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said no law can stop trial of Pervez Musharraf, and it would come to its final conclusion one day.

Speaking to reporters inside the Accountability Court, he said Musharraf can't get rid of the trial. "Sooner or later

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday approved the much-awaited merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the decision lauded by social media users.

The vote was also trending on Twitter in Pakistan.

The seven tribal

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sent a legal notice to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal for alleging him of transferring $4.9bn to India.

In the legal notice, the former premier has termed NAB chief’s a

KARACHI: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Benazir Bhutto, visited the residence of the deceased Sabika Sheikh in Karachi, and offered her condolences to the family.

The 25-year-old had taken to Facebook to pay her accolades to Sabika Sheikh who became s victim of gun violence

ISLAMABAD: The Convocation ceremony of 47th Pakistan Navy Staff Course was held at Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore today. 

Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi graced the ceremony as Chief Guest and conferred Masters

KARACHI: Founding leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Fauzia Kasuri has joined the  Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) after ending her long association with Imran Khan's party.

She made the announcement at a press conference along with former Karachi mayor and PSP leader Mustafa Kamal at a press conference.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday recorded her statement in Accountability Court in connection with Avanfield corruption reference.

Judge Muhammad Bashir had to cut her off when she started 

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had played a major part in weakening democracy in the country.

“We all know very well who was calling the umpire,” the minister said while responding to various poi

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday voted to approve  an amendment bill seeking merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Paktunkhwa.

The bill was  approved by two third majority as 229 members  favored  it while 29 lawmakers ch

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Thursday said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI) and judiciary of Pakistan fully supports it and committed to take measures to ease out

SRINAGAR: Indian army major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, who tied a Kashmiri civilian to the bonnet of his Jeep in occupied valley last year, was detained with a teenage girl by the police at Kashmir hotel on Wednesday.

According to Indian

RAWALPINDI: Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, has issued a cyber alert, saying a malicious email is being sent from [email protected] using name of ISPR.

According to the alert, it is clarified that this is a phishing email which has no link to

TEXAS: Amid speculations of Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s death on the social media, Pakistani consul general in Houston Aisha Farooqi visited detained scientist in Carswell detention facility in Texas on Wednesday.

As per statement, Pakistani consul general in

KARACHI: The metropolis has opened to public the doors of a mosque built to commemorate the life of the late religious scholar Junaid Jamshed on Wednesday.

Situated at Singer Chowrangi in Korangi’s J. Unit Two area, the Junaid Jamshed Masjid stands in memory of the d

ISLAMABAD: Fauzia Kasuri announced that she was leaving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as she was “no longer able to defend her party’s actions.”

Kasuri made the announcement on Twitter, where she shared a copy of her resignation addressed to PTI chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday.

“I have s