Two held for beating up BRT guards
PESHAWAR (Khyber News) : Police have arrested two people for trespassing on the BRT corridor and beating up guards. A police official said that two...
Sugar inquiry report comprises fact-finding, not verdict: IHC
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday conducted hearing of the Sugar Mills Association case filed against the sugar inquiry commission. Legal representative of the...
Akhtar Mengal, Asif Zardari discuss political situation
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal telephoned Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and discussed important issues including the...
Army Chief Gen Bajwa, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication derive in...
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) had a...
Agriculture package of Rs 50 billion being ensured to benefit farmers:...
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has assured that agriculture package worth 50 billion rupees would be targeted...
PM Imran warns of ‘a very difficult time’ ahead as COVID-19...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday cases of the deadly coronavirus in Pakistan would hit a peak by the end of July or...
50 feared dead as residential building collapses in Karachi
KARACHI: A six-storey residential building collapsed in Lyari’s Khadda Market on Sunday night. Two women’s bodies have been pulled out from under the debris...
Pakistan observing Youm-e-Takbeer today with national zeal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marks 22nd anniversary of its nuclear tests with the resolve that nuclear capability was meant only for peaceful purposes and to create...
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting today for Shawwal moon sighting
KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet today (Saturday) in Karachi to decide about the sighting of Moon of Shawwal-ul-Mukarram 1441 Hijri or otherwise. Chairman...
SC orders administration to open all markets of Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) while hearing a suo moto case on coronavirus, has directed Commissioner Karachi to open all markets of Karachi. Chief Justice of...
Afghanistan
Islamic State attack on Afghan prison, killing 21 people in fighting overnight
JALALABAD: An Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing at least...
3-day ceasefire begins ahead of possible Afghan government, Taliban talks
KABUL: A three-day Eid ceasefire between Taliban and Afghan government forces began on Friday with hopes it may lead to possible peace talks between the two. A...
Taliban reshuffle negotiation team ahead of Afghan talks
DOHA: The Taliban have reshuffled their team of negotiations ahead of their talks with the Afghan government, adding several powerful figures to their negotiating...
US pushes Taliban to reduce violence as deal enters ‘next phase’
KABUL: The United States said its landmark deal with the Taliban has entered the "next phase" while urging the militants to reduce rising violence...