Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:  A panel of The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigators  has summoned  former army chief General (retd) Aslam Baig and former ISI chief Let. Gen (retd) Assad Durrani to record their statement  in Asghar K

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed praised the character of young batsmen Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam after they ensured his decision to enforce the follow-on in Ireland’s inaugural Test did not backfire.

Only three times in the 141-year history of Test cricket

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said there were several characters behind 2014 sit-in.

"Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri are among those characters,  I will disclose names of other characters when the time comes ," he said while

LAHORE: Several  cities in Punjab and Khyber Paktunkhwa are facing power outages after a fault occurred in Tarbela Power Plant, Geo News reported on Tuesday.

Power Division Secretary and other officials are said to have visited the National Power

MUZAFFARABAD: When major floods hit Azad Kashmir in 2016, Jawad Hussain, a worker at the local government disaster agency, had to wait hours to receive updates on what kind of help was needed and where.

The delays meant families were left without aid for days, he

KARACHI: Pakistan's main moon-sighting body, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, will meet today (Wednesday) to sight the crescent for the holy month of Ramazan.

According to Pakistan Meteorological Department the crescent of Ramzan is likely to be sighted today

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced the test run of multi-billion rupee project Orange Line Metro Train.

The chief minister made the announcement in a statement on Twitter.

Mr Shehbaz said that the test run of the train would be a milestone

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to table the 30th Constitutional Amendment Bill to pave way for the merger of federally-administered tribal areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and J

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) ON Tuesday announced 20 per cent discount to passengers on advance booking of all classes in all trains as a special Ramazan offer.

A spokesperson for Railways said that the offer would start from the first of Ramazan and last till 20th of

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice has summoned Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday over claims former prime minister Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India.

KARACHI: An accountability court has charged Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar and other suspects over May 12 mayhem.

The mayor and others accused of involvement in the 20o7 violence appeared before the court on Tuesday.

When the hearing began, ATC judge indicted

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held a crucial meeting to discuss in details the current political situation in the country, Palestinians massacre and legislation about FATA merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The meeting was presided over by Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants a lasting peace in Afghanistan, said National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan Janjua and urged Kabul to avoid blame game in the interest of both neighboring countries.

Mr Janjua was addressing a seminar titled "China-Afghanistan-Pakistan:

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that around Rs3 billion are being spent on the enrolment, registration and examination fees and cash prize distribution among the position holders of all the educational boards operating all

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has appointed Rao Tehseen as Director General of Pakistan Radio, Geo News reported.

Tehseen, a grade 21 officer in the Information Group, was removed from his position last year after a committee set up to investigate the source of

ISLAMABAD: The family of man killed by US diplomat has reached an agreement with the US Embassy on blood money, sources told Daily Jang.

Under the deal, the embassy will pay Diyat amount to the victim family and in return they will not pursue the case

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi  has called for an end to a debate that Nawaz Sharif sparked with his controversial remarks about Mumbai attacks.

Expressing his in the National Assembly, he said that Sharif's remarks  were misreported by Indian

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has rejected  the statement of National Security Committee's  Monday's statement as horrible and painful, according to Geo News.

The TV channel reported that the PMLN leader has said the statement of

KARACHI: The Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the crescent  of Ramzan is likely to be sighted on   Wednesday.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee  is tasked with  announcing the   advent of Ramzan after sighting moon.

Evidence of moon sighting is collected from

At the heart of the tragic incident that occurred on Sunday – in which seven medical students lost their lives as a hanging bridge collapsed in Neelum Valley – lies a very pressing issue: people’s (especially youngsters) over-increasing dependence on tec

ISLAMABAD: US diplomat Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall, who was involved in the fatal accident, has left Pakistan, Geo News reported citing diplomatic sources as saying.

Colonel Joseph, the US military attaché was flown out of Pakistan from Nur Khan Airbase in a special

The Kalasha “Chilim Just Festival 2018” has officially been kicked off today the 14 May 2018. First ritual “chirik pipi”, milking distribution by shepherds to welcome the spring kicked off in Bumburet Kalash valley.

To the Kalasha the festival is the culmination of religious

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has voiced grave concern that despite calls by the international community to comply with UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on the two-state solution, the US has moved its embassy to the Holy City of

KARACHI: Massive traffic jam paralyzed Karachi on Monday afternoon, leaving thousands of motorists stuck for hours amid scorching heat.

According to a police statement, traffic jam happened due to snap checking by paramilitary Rangers force on Ziauddin Road.

"Our officers are on the road

Islamabad and Kabul have agreed on effective and full implementation of Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), saying it will contribute towards the common objectives of eliminating terrorism and achieving peace, stability,

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been discharged from Lahore’s Services Hospital, days he was shifted to the facility after a failed assassination attempt.

In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Interior said that “Alhamdulillah, with the mercy of Allah, Hon M

A delegation of Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) led by its vice president H.E Mr Zhau Li and former vice Minister of IDCPC International department, central committee of the communist party of China visited Pakistan.

During a meeting with Mr Bayazeed Kasi,

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif called for the formation of a national commission to investigate his media statement about the Mumbai attacks.

“If my statement is being seen as an act of treason, make a national commission to i

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has constituted a six-member committee to formulate a way forward for creation of South Punjab province.

The South Punjab Action Committee include Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (Convener), Shah Mehmood