CTD guns down ‘terrorist’ of banned outfit in Quetta operation
QUETTA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) shot dead a suspected terrorist, said to be a key member of a proscribed outfit, in an operation in...
Pakistan reaches agreement with Pfizer for 13m vaccine doses.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for supplying 13 million doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health...
Cleric Aziz confesses to molesting seminary student
LAHORE: Cleric Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman, who was arrested for molesting his seminary student, confessed to the crime on Monday.
In his confessional statement, the cleric said,...
Former senator Usman Kakar passes away in Karachi
KARACHI: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) former senator Usman Kakar passed away at a private hospital in Karachi, Khyber News reported, quoting family sources.
Usman...
COVID-19 vaccination resumes in Punjab.
According to the Lahore deputy commissioner, Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines are available at the centers now. In other cities of Punjab, including Bahawalpur and...
US must find a political solution before leaving Afghanistan says PM...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States must establish a political ground before withdrawing from Afghanistan and added that Pakistan...
Police recovers body from Parliament Lodges in Islamabad.
According to police sources, the body was found hanging from in a room inside the lodges. The deceased was later identified as Santosh Kumar.
Sources further...
UN chief Antonio Guterres sworn in for second term.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in Friday for a second term as head of the world body, promising to draw on the lessons...
Shehbaz Sharif urges CEC to invite all parties for consultation of...
ISLAMABAD: The PMLN President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to invite...
KP Budget: Government to provide interest-free loans to young people
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government will give interest-free loans ranging from Rs20,000 to Rs1 million to 25,000 youth, announced its Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra while presenting...
Afghanistan
Pakistan conveys ‘serious concern’ to Afghanistan over ‘baseless’ allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed strong concerns with Afghanistan over the allegations leveled by the latter as such accusations erode mutual trust, the Foreign Office...
12 killed in mosque blast near Afghan capital
A blast at a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital during Friday prayers killed at least 12 worshippers, police said, shattering the...
Pakistan’s role in ending Afghan war is important, says US President Joe Biden
Pakistan's role in ending the Afghan war and working on a peace agreement is important, says US President Joe Biden.
President Biden spoke with Democrat...
Parliamentary delegation’s visit to Afghanistan cancelled due to “security reasons”
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary delegation's visit to Afghanistan has been postponed due to security reasons, Khyber News reported on Thursday. The delegation, headed by Speaker...
