Govt planning to set up media regulatory authorityISLAMABAD: The government is working on a plan to merge the media regulatory setup of the country and bring one body by the name of 'Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority', Information Minister Fawad Ch...
Inaugural military staff talks between Pakistan, Lebanon held in BeirutBEIRUT: Pakistan and Lebanon held the inaugural session of Military Staff Talks earlier this month in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The Pakistani side was headed by the Director General Joint Staff...
Owner, producer of web channel sent to Adiala JailAn Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad Thursday sent the owner and producer of a web channel on judicial remand to Adiala Jail in a case pertaining to airing of alleged anti-judiciary content, a p...
Disgruntled residents of Surjani Town protest against KDA’s anti-encroachment driveTension prevailed in Surjani Town locality after a score of people came onto the streets during an anti-encroachment drive in the vicinity on Thursday. Angry residents staged a protest and pelted the...
PM Imran invites Malaysian counterpart to visit PakistanMalaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad on Thursday accepted Prime Minister Imran Khan's invitation to visit Pakistan. The premier telephoned his Malaysian counterpart and invited him to visit P...
Iran proposes joint operation in border regionFollowing the recent abduction of at least 12 Iranian border security guards from an area close to the border with Pakistan, the Iranian government has called for an immediate operation by security fo...
PTM leader selected for US leadership programmeWASHINGTON: Mohsin Javad Dawar, a leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), addressed journalists, academics and US State Department officials at a roundtable discussion this week at the Washingt...
MPA Samar Haroon wants judicial commission to probe her husband’s deathThe newly-elected member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly, Samar Haroon Bilour, demanded, on Thursday, that a judicial commission should be formed to probe the suicide attack that left her husband...
NH&MP issues 6,000 challans to bikers without helmetThe National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) issued challans (ticket) to more than 6000 motorcyclists who were without hamlet and recovered a fine of Rs 1.25 million. According to details, th...
SALU takes part in ‘Clean and Green Pakistan’ campaignKHAIRPUR: The Shah Abdul Latif University's (SALU) department of Pakistan Studies on Thursday, in collaboration with the Islamic Relief Pakistan (IRP), planted more than 100 saplings to officially ini...
Al Baraka Banking Group, four subsidiary banking units receive int’l awardsThe Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) and four of its subsidiary banking units received the "Best Islamic Financial Institution" Award of 2018, as part o...
Integrating technology into educationEducation is the most important criteria for individual as well as collective development of society and State. Primary education is the basic bedrock upon which the entire edifice of education and hu...
Speakers suggest constructive role of all religions for peaceSpeakers at a seminar suggested constructive role of all religions and religious leadership of different faiths for peace and development, and to take care of the most vulnerable and to stand together...
Chinese auto giant launches light commercial vehicles in PakistanMaster Motors Ltd, the joint venture partner with Changan International, has officially launched their range of light commercial vehicles, M-9 Pick-up and Karvaan 7-Seater Van at their first authorize...
AG asked to stop salaries of ghost employees in Sindh Health DepartmentThe list of 6,047 employees, who had been working under the administrative control of the health department of the Sindh government, has been forwarded by the Section Officer (Automation) to the Accou...
Widow seeks Sindh govt help to recover her land from squattersA widow, along with her family members, on Thursday staged a protest against influential land grabbers who had allegedly occupied her land and lodged a bogus case against her family. Reportedly, Gulsh...