Registration process for Naya Pakistan Housing Programme beginsISLAMABAD: The registration process for 'Naya Pakistan Housing Programme' started Monday amid long queues of people witnessed outside registration centres of National Database and Registration Authori...
Pakistan’s image and diplomacy: will somebody stand up please!The absence of Pakistani ambassador at a rare two-day Pakistan-focused conference, jointly organized by the Woodrow Wilson Center and the NGO Indus, at Washington yet again underscored the missing zea...
‘Nobody should be placed on ECL unless ordered by SC or trial court’ISLAMABAD: A legislative body of the Upper House of parliament on Monday condemned the new wave of killings in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) at the hands of Indian security forces. They asked the United N...
Iranian terrorist group claims kidnapping of border guardsA terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel near the border with Pakistan, Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Monday. Jaish al Adl ha...
Woman, children among five injured in Bannu toy blastAt least five people including a woman and children were injured in a toy bomb explosion here on Monday, police said. The incident took place in Sheikh Landidak area in the jurisdiction of Hawaid poli...
PM did not order inquiry against any minister: FawadInformation Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday refuted a news report claiming Prime Minister Imran Khan had ordered an inquiry into corruption allegations against three ministers. "There is no probe ag...
PEMRA issues four FM radio licensesThe Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Monday issued four FM radio licences in a ceremony held at its headquarters. PEMRA Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig awarded four licences to...
Democratic forces growing weaker, says ZardariPakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that the opposition did not want to derail the government and its only aim was to save country from undemocratic forces. Addre...
Three ‘terrorists’ held in TT SinghThe Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Monday arrested three alleged terrorists associated with a banned outfit, besides seizing explosives, detonators and other material used in terrorist activities....
NAB challenges suspension of Sharif family sentencesThe National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday challenged an Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict suspending sentences given to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-...