Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Te Election Commission of Pakistan has put temporary ban on recruitments in public sector in light of upcoming general elections.

In a statement issued here by the ECP, the electoral body has also ordered to halt the development projects.

The ban on recruitments in

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that preparations have started at Adiala Jail to welcome the Na-Ahal (disqualified) and corrupt Prime Minister (Nawaz Sharif).

Imran made these remarks in a reply to former prime

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker  Siraj Muhammad Khan has joined the  Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, expressing full confidence in PMLN's leadership. 

According to Geo's correspondent, the PTI MNA was present at the resident of Amir Muqam, the President of PMLN's Khyber

LARKANA: A female dancer was shot dead while performing at a wedding ceremony on Tuesday in Larkana, according to Geo News.

Citing sources in the police department, the TV reported that some participants, apparently under the influence of alcohol, opened fire, killing

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday met to hammer out consenus on the name of caretaker prime minister.

It is the third formal meeting between the prime minister and Mr

ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister  Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said  the accountability court was given six months not to complete trial but to give punishment, alluding to the Supreme Court orders that sent him packing last year.

In an informal talk with

ISLAMABAD: Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday on the sidelines of Boao Forum for Asia being held in China’s Hainan province.

Jack Ma briefed the prime minister on performance,

ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister  Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said  the accountability court was given six months not to complete trial but to give punishment, alluding to the Supreme Court orders that sent him packing last year.

In an informal

QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has announced to initiate legal reforms.

Addressing the lawyers in Bar Room at Quetta’s district court Tuesday, the Chief Justice while announcing the legal reforms said our laws have become obsolete, civil p

BEIJING: Appreciating major progress in strategic partnership between Pakistan and China since his visit to Islamabad in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China wants to take relations with Pakistan to a new height, which should

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken serious notice of unannounced load shedding in Karachi during the prevailing harsh weather and sought detailed report from K-Electric.

According to a statement issued by NEPRA

CHICHAWATNI: After little Zainab and Asma were raped in Kasur and Mardan, another minor was raped in Punjab.

In yet another child rape incident, eight-year-old girl Noor Fatima was burnt alive after being raped in Chichawatni.

According to details, Noor

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday said the "deliberate and unprovoked" ceasefire violations by India along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary could escalate dangerously if not put to an end.

BOAO: Chinese President Xi Jinping on  Tuesday highlighted the significance of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), saying  "Boao proposals" have helped build consensus in Asia, encourage cooperation, promote economic globalization and advance the building of a community w

ISLAMABAD: Playing down latest defections in his party, Pakistan  Muslim League Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said the eight lawmakers who parted ways with the party had no affiliation with PMLN.

Speaking to reporters at the accountability court, he said the lawmakers had no

KASUR: Police have opened an inquest and are investigating a mysterious case of newlywed couple found dead in their bedroom in Kasur district on Monday.

As per details, a WAPDA employee named Ramzan Arshad reportedly married  Mobeena Akram on Sunday night and returned  to his residence at H

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed local government department to expedite the completion of on-going development schemes launched under Karachi package by May 15.

This he said while presiding over a meeting regarding Karachi Package held

QUETTA: At least five people sustained injuries in a suicide attack near Frontier Corps (FC) check-post in Quetta’s Buleli area.

The injured include four security personnel and a civilian, according to Geo TV.

Police said the FC men were on a routine patrol when suicide bomber aged

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has written another letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to direct SSGC and the K-Electric to immediately resolve their issues in public interest and provide immediate relief in

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted an interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader former MNA Jehangir Tareen in Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament attack cases.

The litigation was being heard by ATC judge Shahrukh Arjumand.

LAHORE: In another major setback to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, its eight more law makers quit the party and announced to form a dissident faction.

Addressing a joint presser here Monday, six member National Assembly and two provincial assembly

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Li Yanming, Vice President of Power China Limited witnessed signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Inter-State Gas Systems (ISGS) of Pakistan and Power China for laying of North-South Gas Pipeline at

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Monday have requested a travel ban on the US diplomat involved in a fatal incident in a letter to the interior ministry and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

According to Geo News, the Federal Police moved to put the

LAHORE: Junaid Safdar, grandson of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and son of Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar, has decided to enter the politics as markers of the third generation of Sharif family.

According to sources, Junaid is busy meeting with workers of

ISLAMABAD: Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday responded to an observation of Chief Justice Saqib Nisar in which the top judge had termed the 'Punjab government performance as worse'.

Talking to journalists outside accountability courts, where he

LAHORE: At least two people were killed and several others were wounded as heavy rain and strong wind storm lashed Lahore and other parts of Punjab on Sunday night.

According to details, a minor girl and 13 others were injured after Roofs of some dilapidated