Pakistan

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered immediate construction of two dams—Bhasha and Mohmand—in the country and also formed committee headed by Chairman WAPDA for implementation on the order.

The judgement was issued by Chief Justice Mian Saqib

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has promoted Air Commodore Muhammad Nadeem Sabir, Air Commodore Muhammad Mughees Afzal, Air Commodore Tanweer Ashraf Bhatti, Air Commodore Chaudhary Ahsan Rafiq and Air Commodore Waqas Ahmad Sulehri to the rank of

ISLAMABAD: The world’s first fee-free university will be operational next month in Pakistan with 600 students enrolled for three different master degrees.

Dr Mohammed Amjad Saqib, executive director of a micro-finance firm offering interest-free loans

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz has categorically stated that she was ready to go to jail, however they never boycott elections 2018.

Talking to media in London, Maryam said PML-N would fight

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan has issued final list of candidates contesting general elections 2018 on July 25, excluding Lahore, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan due to court cases.

The ECP issued the final

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said his party has prepared an outline  of plan to address water woes of Karachi.

The former cricket hero was speaking at a breakfast during his visit to the metropolis as part of his election campaign.

Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the government  to make  Raja Zafarul Haq committee's report public.

Authored by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. the 172-page judgement also contains  key

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday   visited to  different constituencies of port city to mobilise PTI's voters as part of his ongoing election campaign,  saying he will down MQM and ANP wickets 0n one delivery.

Addressing the gatherings

KARACHI: A white African lioness stares blankly at the spectators crowded outside her small, steel-barred cage, her extraordinary coat dotted with numerous spots, the result of a fungal skin disease that has marred her once pristine fur.

The ailment is curable --

ISLAMABAD: The dead body of seven-year-old Pakistani girl who died at Indian hospital after undergoing heart surgery has been repatriated from India.

Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal confirmed Tuesday said the body of Zainab, the Pakistani patient who was

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday formally launched its first major digital policy aimed at transforming Pakistan into a knowledge economy, making Information Technology (IT) the top contributor to country’s exports and job creation.

Announcing

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that PPP was contesting elections on the basis of ideology and the peoples’ welfare policies instead of winning or losing the general elections.

Bilawal said he came in the

Rawalpindi: Ambassador Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, US called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ.

According to Inter Services Public Relations, during the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual

Former chairman of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Jawed Hanif has been taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday as part of investigation underway, reported Geo.TV.

As per reports citing the bureau, the former KPT chief received accusations of misuse

Islamabad: The Accountability Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the Avenfield properties reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Sardar.

The court would announce the judgement

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has promoted Air Vice Marshal Syed Noman Ali, Air Vice Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, and Air Vice Marshal Javad Saeed to the rank of Air Marshal.

Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali, was commissioned in GD (P) branch of Pakistan Air Force

THATTA: His mother was assassinated on the campaign trail and his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but that has not prevented Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from seeking the job they both held: prime minister of Pakistan.

Oxford-educated

Zainab, a seven years old Pakistani girl, has passed away in an Indian hospital after undergoing a heart surgery, Geo News reported on Tuesday.

She was suffering from  atrial septal defect, commonly known as "hole in the heart".

Quot

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on  Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment   to address the issues facing people of Karachi.

Talking to the media, the young PPP chairman acknowledged that there were plenty of problems

QUETTA: Both the provincial chiefs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Peoples’ Party have been barred from contesting elections by the Balochistan High Court.

On Tuesday, a division bench of BHC upheld the verdict of an appellate tribunal disqualifying

WASHINGTON: Pakistan ambassador  to US  Ali Jehangir  Siddiqui has said; "There is a lot of growth in Pak-US trade relation that could occur," he made this remarks   during an interview with foreign channel on Monday.

Discussing the current state of Pakistan-US

KARACHI: After two days, it dawned on the deputy commissioner south that July 1st rally of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in 'violation of the code of conduct'.

Deputy commissioner south issued a show cause notice to PPP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electoral body has revealed that as many as 12,570 candidates are in the run for July 25 general elections.

out of a total contesting candidate, 3,675 are contesting on National Assembly (NA) seats while 8895 candidates are vying for provincial

RAWALPINDI: Jean Pierre Lacroix, Under Secretary General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations UNO visited Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS), at National University of Science and Technology (NUST).

CIPS was established in 2013 to provide peacekeeping training

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday suspended the decision of appellate tribunal and allowed Bilal Azhar Kiyani, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), to appear in general election from NA-66 Jhelum.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar