KARACHI: The Sindh High Court laid emphasis on recovering missing KDA director Jamil Baloch.
PM Nawaz's surgery went successful: Pervaiz Rasheed
LONDON: According to federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's open heart surgery was a successful one.
NEC meeting approves Rs1675 bn development budget
London: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday presided over a meeting of the National Economic Council through a video link from London where he is to undergo an open heart surgery on Tuesday.
PM Nawaz chairs budget meeting from London High Commission
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday thanked Pakistanis for the wishes and prayers they extended for his early recovery from a open heart surgery that is to be performed on Tuesday.
DJ Butt to jazz up PPP rally in Azad Kashmir today
MIRPUR: Guess whose rally DJ Butt is at right now? Not the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf but a Pakistan People’s Party rally where its co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto is expected to address a sea of people,
NAB decides to extend scope of corruption cases in Sindh
KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry visited NAB-Karachi and presided over an important meeting in which it was decided to extend the scope of corruption cases in Sindh.
President Mamnoon telephones PM Nawaz to inquire about his health
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in order to inquire about his health.
Meeting with COAS neither secret nor unusual: Interior Ministry
ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson for the Interior Ministry denied on Sunday that a meeting held recently between army chief General Raheel Sharif, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar was not unusual.
Unnamed US officials booked for drone strike in Pakistan
QUETTA: Pakistani officials on Sunday registered a case against unnamed US officials for the drone attack that killed fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mansour and a taxi driver earlier this month.
Turkey's new prime minister wins vote of confidence in parliament
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's government on Sunday won a vote of confidence in parliament as well as approval for his legislative program, parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman said.
Larkana Bar surprises Chief Justice with present – ‘a goat and a horse’
LARKANA: Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali received an unusual gift on Saturday—a horse and a goat which he eventually refused to accept,
PM Nawaz overseeing state affairs from London: PM House
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister House Saturday said PM Nawaz Sharif is overseeing day to day affairs of the state from London as he is duly assisted by his Principal Secretary, Military Secretary and other staff members.
PEMRA bans airing birth control, family planning commercials
KARACHI: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed Television and FM Radio channels to stop airing advertisements marketing contraceptives, birth control and family planning products, according to a notification issued to all media outlets.
Pakistani manufacturers showcase their auto parts in US
CHICAGO: Pakistan’s auto parts manufacturing industry offers a cost-effective option to automobile manufacturers around the world, Consul General Faisal Niaz Tirmizi has said.
Govt rejects opposition’s ToRs on Panama Leaks, meeting ends in deadlock
ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected all the fifteen ToRs presented by joint opposition in the parliamentary committee’s meeting on Friday.
PM Nawaz name not removed from ToRs, opposition claims
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson Naeem ul Haq said that the joint opposition had not agreed to remove the prime minister’s name from the terms of reference (ToRs) of the Panama leaks judicial commission.
Sharapova is included in Russian Olympic team
MOSCOW: Maria Sharapova is one of four Russian players named to compete in women's singles at the Olympics in Rio, even though she has been suspended from competition after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
Trump secures delegates needed to clinch Republican presidential nomination
WASHINGTON: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party´s presidential nomination, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing its own delegate count.
Army Chief says Pakistan determined to confront global terrorism, extremism
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan determined to confront the global phenomenon of terrorism and extremism.
Govt, opposition agree on 4-point preamble on Panama Leeks’ ToRs
ISLAMABAD: The 12-member parliamentary committee comprising members of the government and opposition have agreed on a 4-point preamble to finalise terms of reference (TORs) for the judicial committee to probe Panama Papers.
Iran-Saudi row threatens any OPEC deal, puts role in question
LONDON/DUBAI: OPEC's thorniest dilemma of the past year - at least from a purely oil standpoint - is about to disappear.
CM Balochistan says damaging Balochistan peace is to foil CPEC
QUETTA: Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has said that our enemies were involved in hatching conspiracies and committing anti peace acts in Balochistan in order to foil mega project of China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) adding that however they would not be allowed to implement their nefarious ...
Van Gaal sacked by United, Mourinho poised to step in
Manchester United sacked manager Louis van Gaal on Monday after an FA Cup triumph failed to make up for the club's inability to qualify for the Champions League amid widespread discontent with a season of insipid performances.
Nawab of Bahawalpur remembered on his death anniversary
ISLAMABAD: The fiftieth death anniversary of Nawab of former State of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi the Fifth was observed on Tuesday.
PPP blames PTI for horse trading in Kashmir Council elections
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Saeed Ghani has said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) claims that it was against horse trading but was trying to do the same in elections of Kashmir Council.
Pakistan’s Textile exports decline 7.7% in 10 months
ISLAMABAD: The textile exports from the country witnessed negative growth of 7.72 percent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Indian cricket board elects Anurag Thakur as president
MUMBAI: Politician Anurag Thakur was elected as president of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Sunday, taking charge of the world's richest cricket board.
Taliban confirm Mullah Mansoor killed in US drone stike
KABUL: Afghan Taliban says the militant group's leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a U.S. drone strike,
Even a minister can be sacked if drunk on the job
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's president has sacked his home affairs minister after he turned up to parliament and answered questions while under the influence of alcohol, the presidency said late on Friday.
Australian PM´s popularity slips in poll as tight election looms
MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull´s popularity has fallen, just over a month before what is expected to a closely fought election, a opinion poll published on Saturday showed.
Russian athletes likely to have tested positive for doping at Beijing Olympics: agency
Some Russian athletes are likely to have tested positive for doping in the 2008 Olympic Games after their samples were re-examined, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Friday.
Paris attack suspect refuses to speak at first French court hearing
PARIS: The man prosecutors believe is the sole survivor of the Islamist group that attacked Paris in November appeared in a French court for the first time on Friday, but refused to speak.
Pope condemns "bloodsuckers" who exploit poor workers
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis condemned "bloodsuckers" who grow rich by exploiting others on Thursday, saying making "slaves" out of workers and setting unfair contracts was a mortal sin.
Chinese, Germans the most welcoming of refugees, Russians the least: survey
LONDON: China is the most welcoming country when it comes to refugees, according to a new survey of citizens' attitudes published on Thursday, with Germany ranking second and Britain third.
Sonu Nigam performs on the street under a beggar's guise
JUHU: Who would have thought Bollywood's finest singer Sonu Nigam would perform on the streets of Juhu for the common man and that too, in the guise of a beggar?
Quadrilateral talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame
ISLAMABAD: A fifth round of four-nation talks aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to the Afghan war began in Islamabad on Wednesday, as hopes faded for bringing the Taliban insurgents to the table quickly.
Shahbaz Taseer credits faith, family, soccer for kidnap survival
ISLAMABAD: The son of an assassinated Pakistani governor who was released more than four years after his kidnapping by Islamist militants said the Koran, memories of his family and hearing Manchester United soccer games on an illicit radio helped him survive.
Pak-China Friendship Day to be celebrated on Thursday: Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD: Sixty-five years of Pak-China friendship will be celebrated in a befitting manner across Punjab on Thursday.
MQM decides not to support joint opposition over Panama Papers
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement has decided not support joint opposition over the issue of Panama Papers, sources said Tuesday.
Two bombs in Baghdad kill 13
BAGHDAD: Two bombs went off in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 40, police and medical sources said.
Opposition walks out after Khurshid rejects PM’s clarification
ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif briefed about his and his family’s business history in the session of the Parliament but opposition leader Syed Khurshid Shah in his brief speech rejected the PM’s clarification and the opposition members walked out of the session on Monday.
NA takes up regular agenda besides PM’s address
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly took up its regular agenda while the Prime Minister made a statement on his family´s offshore businesses on Monday during sixth sitting of 32nd session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN).
Nayyar Bukhari, son granted bail
ISLAMABAD: Court of Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad has granted bail to former chairman Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari and his son in pushing and slapping a policeman.
Sheikh Rasheed asks PM to step down for sake of democracy
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Awami Muslim League, Sheikh Rasheed has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down if he wanted to safeguard the democracy.
ICC opens talks with broadcasters to hold two extra World T20s
DUBAI: The ICC has opened discussions with broadcasters about organising World Twenty20 tournaments in 2018 and 2022, thus the event will be played every two years.
Imran made Panama Papers a political issue: Abdul Qayyum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) senator Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qayyum Saturday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan had made Panama Papers a political issue without being held any probe into the matter.
Islamic State storm Deir al-Zor hospital after dawn offensive: Amaq
BEIRUT: Islamic State attacked a hospital in Deir al-Zor on Saturday and seized territory on the edge of the besieged eastern Syrian city still partly controlled by the government, the militant group said.
Tri cricket series in Caribbean to make floodlight history
BRIDGETOWN: The upcoming tri series between the West Indies, South Africa and Australia will be the first series in history to see all matches played under floodlights, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Saturday.
190 Pakistanis deported from Greece to Turkey - Pak Embassy
ISLAMABAD: Two batches consisting 190 Pakistanis had been deported from Greece to Turkey said Pakistan Embassy in Ankara Turkey.
رینجرز نے کراچی میں قیام امن کے لیے مرکزی کردار اداکیا، کمانڈرکراچی
کراچی، کورکمانڈ لیفٹننٹ جنرل نویدمختار نے کراچی میں پاسنگ آﺅٹ پریڈ سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ کراچی میں بلاامتیاز اورمکمل طور غیر سیاسی ہے۔ پاسنگ آﺅٹ پریڈ میں آﺅٹ ہونیوالے جوانوں
فلائٹ آپریشن تیسرے روز بھی معطل‘ پی آئی اے کو ڈیڑھ ارب کا نقصان
کراچی، پی آئی اے ملازمین کا ملک بھر میں احتجاج آج بھی جاری ہے۔ ہڑتال کے باعث قومی ایئرلائن کے طیارے آج بھی ایئرپورٹ پر کھڑے ہیں۔ فلائٹ آپریشن معطل ہونے سے لاکھوں مسافر سفر کرنے سے رہ گئے جس کی وجہ سے انہیں شدید کوفت اور پریشانی کا سامنا کرنا پڑ رہا ہے۔ دوسری جانب کراچی