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ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan is a peace loving country contributing to global peace efforts.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the military, the Army

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned emergency meeting on Saturday after Lahore High Court decision that the information sought from the candidates in the nomination forms was insufficient.

The court has recommended certain

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned emergency meeting on Saturday after Lahore High Court decision that the information sought from the candidates in the nomination forms was insufficient.

The court has recommended certain

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United Nations at a solemn ceremony has honoured 128 military, police and civilian personnel from 38 countries, including seven Pakistanis, who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations during 2017.

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KARACHI: A group of youth has embarked on a massive tree planting exercise in the wake of heaping heat wave in the city.

Under a tree-planting body on social media, Green Tree members have embarked on a task of planting 200 neem herbs across Safoora Chowrangi en route

ISLAMABAD: Contract for acquisition of two warships for Pakistan Navy was signed with M/s China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd (CSTC), at Ministry of Defence Production, Rawalpindi.

Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), Rear Admiral Faisal Rasul

LAHORE: After withdrawing name of Nasir Khosa for the post of interim Punjab Chief Minister, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has come up with two new names.

According to TV reports, opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rashid has put

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesman Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said the party has proposed names of senior journalist Ayaz Amir, Professor Hassan Askar and Yaqoob Izhar  for the slot of Punjab's caretaker  chief mi

LAHORE: Zulfiqar Khosa, former Punjab governor and disgruntled leader of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, is likely to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Friday along with his song Dost Muhamamd Khosa, former Punjab chife minister. 

According  to Geo News, Zulfiqar Khosa

ISLAMABAD: Contingent of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force and the Pakistan Navty  gave a honour guard on Friday to outgoing prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at the Prime Minister House after  his government completed its  five-year co

A court on Friday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for  TV anchor Shahid Masood in a case related to corruption  in state-run Pakistan Television (PTV).

A Senior Civil Judge issued the warrants on the request of Kashif Riaz Awan, an investigation officer

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday declared Khawaja Asif's disqualification for life null and void.

The ruling over Asif's review petition against his disqualification   by the Islamabad High Court would allow him to contest the upcoming general election.

The

ISLAMABAD: Former CJP Nasirul Mulk took oath as caretaker Prime Minister on Friday at the Presidency where outgoing PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was also present.

KARACHI: Former chief secretary Fazlur Rehman has been named as the caretaker chief minister of Sindh. The announcement was made during a joint press conference by outgoing Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shaha and opposition leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved verdict in Khawaja Asif disqualification case.

A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the petition filed by  the former foreign minister  against the order of Islamabad High C

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has expelled Farooq Bandiyal from the party within 24 hours of joining after Khan heard about his heinous crime, saying there is no place for ‘convicted criminals’ in PTI. 

PTI leader Naeemul Haq in his twitter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) federal government has completed its five-year constitutional tenure midnight today, allowing for a caretaker setup to be established, prior to general elections scheduled to take place on July 25.

After

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered to withdraw vehicles used by ministers and departments without entitlement till mid-night.

The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, passed these orders while hearing a suo motu notice

Beijing: China has appreciated positive actions taken by Pakistan and India over ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary (WB).

Answering to a question during a regular press conference Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approved immediate provision of Rs.3 million to the parent of Saim Shafaat in recognition of his sacrifice and heroic during the unfortunate incident of bridge collapse in Neelum district,

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan has great potential to defeat any challenge ahead through national cohesion.

The prime minister was addressing student officers and faculty of Command and Staff College in Quetta on Wednesday.

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Terminally-ill Pakistani death row prisoner in Indonesia, Zulfiqar Ali has passed away, revealed in a statement by Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) on Thursday.

As per reports by the JPP, 54-year-old Zulfiqar Ali who was said to have been ‘wrongfully convicted’ i

ISLAMABAD: The upcoming General Elections 2018 are scheduled to be held on July 25.

Election Commission of Pakistan issued a code of conduct and the election schedule on Thursday.

The announcement came shortly after the National Assembly was declared to disperse by midnight.

Speaking

Beijing: The West China Stomatology Hospital (WCSH) in Chengdu, rated as number one hospital in China for dental and prosthodontics treatment, has expressed keen interest in enrolling Pakistani students in its various disciplines.

The offer was extended in a

LAHORE: Former bureaucrat Nasir Khosa announced on Thursday he was withdrawing his name for the position of caretaker chief minister of Punjab.

His announcement came a day after PTI reversed its decision to appoint Khosa as the caretaker CM in the interim setup.

He

LAHORE: Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Nasir Durrani has recused himself from becoming the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab over health reasons.

Durrani told Geo that his health doesn’t permit him to assume the office of chief minister. “I have con

ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has asked  Shahbaz Sharif to refrain from mentioning things that happened 30 years ago.

In a statement issued on Thursday,  Nisar Ali Khan said Shahbaz Sharif  Shahbaz Sharif should i