Pakistan

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday notified the office and banking hours for the month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak as under:

For all working days, except Friday, the office hours for SBP, Development Finance Institutions and MicroFinance Institutions will be 08:00 a.m. to 02:15

KARACHI: Karachiites would have to suffer a few more days in Ramazan as the K-Electric has still not completed the repair of Bin Qasim Power plant which developed a fault last month.

According to a company statement, KE's 180 megawatts Bin Qasim

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended greetings to Muslim brothers and sisters on sighting of moon of the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday.

In a felicitation message, PPP Chairman reminded the people of very basic responsibilities of

RAWALPINDI: Security forces late on Wednesday carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Killi Almas area of Balochistan, killing a high value target of LeJ involved in assassinations of over 100 innocent  people  of Hazara C

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said Ramazan-ul-Mubarak is an up righteousness in the society, taking inspiration from the blessings of the holy month.

In his message to the nation on the occasion of advent of Ramazan in Pakistan, the president

ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has warned that PML-N may face an irreparable damage if the party doesn’t take a stock of the present situation with cool mind.

"Anger and confrontation are not a solution to any problem," said

Karachi:  The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that Ramazan moon, 1439 Hijri, has been sighted and the first day of the holy month of fasting will begin on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

The announcement was made by Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman. 

The

PESHAWAR: The number of seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will increase to 147 from the current 126 after the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the northern province.

The proposed 30th Amendment of the Constitution will be taken up by

Rawalpindi: Nepal’s Army Chief, Gen Rajendra Chhetri called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ on Wednesday.

According to Inter Services Public Relations, during the meeting matters of mutual interest including military to military relations,

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has poked fun at his main political rival Nawaz Sharif, saying the PML-N founder is campaigning for PTI through his “love fest” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Khan’s remarks came in the backdrop of Nawaz S

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has begun at Met Complex Karachi for sighting the Ramazan moon, 1439 Hijri.

Chairman of the Committee, Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman is presiding over the meeting.

Provincial and district Ruet-e-Hilal committees are also

ISLAMABAD: Shortly after Pakistan army suggested to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to call a meeting of National Security Committee to discuss ‘misleading” media statement of former prime minister about Mumbai attacks, PML-N said that Nawaz Sha

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif today at the Punjab House on Wednesday.

The trio has met for the first time since Nawaz's explosive interview with a local newspaper. 

 Nawaz in the interview,

Farzana Shoaib came to Karachi some 18 years ago .

She came to the city to help her daughter take care of her young children. 

But as time passed and things grew more and more pressing for the family, she prayed for an opportunity to arise, where she could work and primarily stay

ISLAMABAD:  A panel of The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigators  has summoned  former army chief General (retd) Aslam Baig and former ISI chief Let. Gen (retd) Assad Durrani to record their statement  in Asghar K

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed praised the character of young batsmen Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam after they ensured his decision to enforce the follow-on in Ireland’s inaugural Test did not backfire.

Only three times in the 141-year history of Test cricket

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said there were several characters behind 2014 sit-in.

"Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri are among those characters,  I will disclose names of other characters when the time comes ," he said while

LAHORE: Several  cities in Punjab and Khyber Paktunkhwa are facing power outages after a fault occurred in Tarbela Power Plant, Geo News reported on Tuesday.

Power Division Secretary and other officials are said to have visited the National Power

MUZAFFARABAD: When major floods hit Azad Kashmir in 2016, Jawad Hussain, a worker at the local government disaster agency, had to wait hours to receive updates on what kind of help was needed and where.

The delays meant families were left without aid for days, he

KARACHI: Pakistan's main moon-sighting body, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, will meet today (Wednesday) to sight the crescent for the holy month of Ramazan.

According to Pakistan Meteorological Department the crescent of Ramzan is likely to be sighted today

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced the test run of multi-billion rupee project Orange Line Metro Train.

The chief minister made the announcement in a statement on Twitter.

Mr Shehbaz said that the test run of the train would be a milestone

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to table the 30th Constitutional Amendment Bill to pave way for the merger of federally-administered tribal areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and J

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) ON Tuesday announced 20 per cent discount to passengers on advance booking of all classes in all trains as a special Ramazan offer.

A spokesperson for Railways said that the offer would start from the first of Ramazan and last till 20th of

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice has summoned Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday over claims former prime minister Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India.

KARACHI: An accountability court has charged Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar and other suspects over May 12 mayhem.

The mayor and others accused of involvement in the 20o7 violence appeared before the court on Tuesday.

When the hearing began, ATC judge indicted

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held a crucial meeting to discuss in details the current political situation in the country, Palestinians massacre and legislation about FATA merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The meeting was presided over by Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants a lasting peace in Afghanistan, said National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan Janjua and urged Kabul to avoid blame game in the interest of both neighboring countries.

Mr Janjua was addressing a seminar titled "China-Afghanistan-Pakistan:

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that around Rs3 billion are being spent on the enrolment, registration and examination fees and cash prize distribution among the position holders of all the educational boards operating all