Cabinet approves LNG supply agreement with OmanISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday accorded approval for signing of an inter-governmental agreement between the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) and the Ministry of Oil and Gas, Sultanat...
Pakistan will ‘pay back India in its own coin’ for any misadventure: ministerISLAMABAD: "Pakistan will pay [back] India in its own coin in case of any misadventure," Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan warned on Tuesday, responding to his Indian counterpart’s comments from a...
Moot calls for equal opportunities for minorities in educationLAHORE: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday discussed the historical aspect of the status of minorities along with the need to give them equal opportunities in education. Bargad Organisation for Youth De...
ECP rejects nomination papers of four PSP, MQM-P candidatesISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday rejected the nomination papers of four members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). The MQM n...
Tribute paid to Asma JahangirSHIKARPUR: Shikarpur Press Club and Community Action for Rural Development Shikarpur at a joint meeting paid tribute to Asma Jahangir, prominent advocate who breathed her last in Lahore. Abdul Salam U...
17 freed tribesmen get warm welcomeKHYBER AGENCY: The political administration gave away food and tool packages to 17 tribesmen of Abdul Khad area of Tehsil Landi Kotal who had been set free by militants yesterday after keeping them in...
2 killed, 10 injured in road accident SHIKARPUR: Two persons were killed while 10 others sustained wounds when a speeding Swat bound coach from Karachi smashed into a roadside hotel on Shikarpur-Larkana Indus Highway near Garhi Sah...
‘Lodhran victory represents triumph of movement for justice and sanctity of voteISLAMABAD: The victory of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate in Lodhran by-election is the triumph of the movement for justice and restoration of sanctity of vote promised by former pr...
US universities seeking the best and brightest in PakistanISLAMABAD: Representatives from 27 U.S. universities traveled to Pakistan as part of the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan's (USEFP) and EducationUSA's effort to facilitate U.S. study o...
VentureDive bolsters team with top industry talentLAHORE: VentureDive, one of Pakistan's leading technology solutions studios, has bolstered its team with the addition of top industry professionals, Murtaza Saeed and Anas Ahmed. The addition of these...
Man flings acid on girl, her three sisters, for rejecting marriage proposalSIALKOT: In a harrowing incident, an accused threw acid on his beloved and her three real sisters at their home in Sialkot city's congested Bonkan-Pakka Ghara locality as a "punishment" for rejecting...
Horrific accident claims the lives of 7 while 19 are injuredGujranwala: Seven died while 19 were injured as a result of a bloody collusion between a bus and a van here at Wazirabad, Gujranwala. It was reported that a passenger bus was going to Rawalpindi when...
Police arrest gang in spinal fluid scamLAHORE: Police have arrested a gang accused of extracting spinal fluid from swindled victims, officials said Tuesday, the latest case involving the country's notorious medical black market. Five suspe...
PHC moved to ensure right to vote for transgender peoplePESHAWAR: The Transaction Alliance, representing transgender and intersex community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Tuesday petitioned the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to ensure transgender people are able t...
Another 3-year-old girl found dead after ‘rape’ in MardanMARDAN: A three-year-old girl, who went missing three days ago, was found dead Tuesday after allegedly being subjected to sexual abuse in Mardan. The body of the minor was found in an open sewer in Ta...
Punjab Governor attends convocation at Islamia UniversityBAHAWALPUR: Governor Punjab Malik Muhammad Rafiq Rajwana said that the present government is fully committed to support the Higher Education Institutions and establishing new educational institutions...
Habib University to bring global academic leader to PakistanKARACHI: Habib University is set to host its fourth in a series of flagship events titled the Yohsin Lecture Series. The public event will feature the president of Harvey Mudd College (HMC), Dr Maria...
PPP leader, activists torture doctor, staffDADU: Doctors and staff of the cardiac ward of Civil Hospital Dadu observed strike against local Pakistan People's Party leader and activists for torturing and mishandling a medical officer and staff....