President takes notice of ‘twisted, self-concocted’ statement

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President Arif Alvi rebuffed statement attributed to him He said that the statement was twisted The statement was fabricated regarding former COAS ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi rebuffed the statement attributed to him regarding former chief of army staff Qamar Javed Bajwa and said that his statement was quoted wrongly. While taking notice of the … Read more

Imran Khan summons emergency meeting to review situation in Punjab

Imran Khan

Chairman Imran Khan called an emergency meeting The meeting will discuss the situation in Punjab Senior leadership of party will attend the meeting LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan called an emergency meeting on the situation in Punjab. It was said that the PTI chief has called the meeting to discuss the dissolution of … Read more

Detailed verdict in Toshakhana reference against Nawaz, Zardari issued

Detailed verdict in Toshakhana reference issued The court said that case does not falls under jurisdiction The detailed decision issued by Judge Muhammad Basheer ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court issued a detailed decision to send the Toshakhana reference against former President Asif Ali Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gilani and Nawaz Sharif back to NAB. The accountability court … Read more

Dania Shah bail case: FIA seeks time for arguments

Aamir Liaquat

FIA sought time for arguments in Dania Shah case She was arrested in the obscene video leak case FIA registered a case against her KARACHI: A hearing was held on the bail plea of Dania Shah – third wife of late host Aamir Liaquat – on Monday and the FIA sought time for arguments in … Read more

IHC seeks report on Toshakhana gifts since 1947

IHC Toshakhana gifts

IHC seeks report on Toshakhana gifts since 1947 The court has given one month time to submit the report IHC seeks report on records available yet ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a report from the Cabinet Division on Toshakhana gifts received by the prime ministers and presidents since 1947 and issued … Read more

Terror attacks: PM to call NSC meeting

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PM Shehbaz Sharif to call NSC meeting Meeting will be summoned this week Top civil and military officials will participate ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the recent wave of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has decided to call a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to combat the scourge of terrorism. … Read more

Gas load shedding intensified in major cities

Gas load shedding intensified in major cities Cuts have pushed citizens to purchase LPG cylinders Both domestic and commercial consumers ISLAMABAD: Due to unannounced load shedding of gas supply domestic and commercial consumers have been facing hardships across the country. The daily load shedding of gas has pushed the citizens to purchase expensive LPG cylinders. According … Read more

CTD arrests seven terror suspects in operation

CTD terror suspects

CTD has arrested seven terror suspects The operation was carried out in the wake of terrorism The development came after Islamabad blast LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested seven terror suspects during a major operation in Punjab. CTD spokesperson said that the operation was carried out in the wake of the recent wave of … Read more

US approves $200m for gender equality, democracy in Pakistan

US gender democracy

US has approved a sweeping package of $200 million The package was passed on Thursday Pakistan stands second worst in terms of gender parity ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) has approved a sweeping package of $200 million for gender equality and strengthening democracy in Pakistan. The package, passed on Thursday evening, includes $858 billion for … Read more

Karachi weather: Cold wave in city intensified

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Winter cold in Karachi has intensified The temperature dropped to 10.1 degrees Celsius The humidity ratio has been recorded at 63% KARACHI: The winter cold in Karachi has intensified since last night as winds from Quetta entered the city. According to the report of the Meteorological Department, the cold in Karachi has increased. The lowest … Read more

Islamabad blast: JIT to probe the matter

Islamabad blast

JIT to probe the blast in Islamabad The blast took lives of four cops FIR has been lodged under sections of murder, terrorism ISLAMABAD: Following the suicide blast attempt in Islamabad, the DIG police has asked the Chief Commissioner to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for the probe in to the matter. DIG has … Read more

Blast in Islamabad: Cop martyred, several injured

A blast took place in Islamabad I-10 area It left one policeman dead and six injured Security on high alert in twin cities ISLAMABAD: A blast took place in I-10 area of Islamabad that left one policeman dead and six injured including two civilians. The incident happened when the security tried to stop a vehicle … Read more

LHC hears petition against denotification of CM Punjab

LHC petition CM Punjab

LHC heard the case of CM Punjab denotification LHC sought assurance that assemblies will not be dissolved CM’s lawyer completed his arguments before court LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) heard the case of denotification of CM Punjab announced by Governor Baligh ur Rehman and sought assurance that assemblies will not be dissolved, only then … Read more

Islamabad blast: Security on high alert in all major cities

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Security on alert in major cities after attack in Islamabad All the entry and exit points have been under strict security Blast left one cop dead and several injured ISLAMABAD: Following the suicidal attempt in the capital, security has been set on high alert in all major cities of the country. In the wake of … Read more

PML-N withdraws no confidence motion against CM Punjab

CM Punjab Pervaiz

PML-N takes back no-confidence against CM Punjab the development came after the denotification ‘Only’ the motion against chief minister was withdrawn LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) takes back the no-confidence move against CM Punjab Pervaiz Elahi. The development came after the denotification of the CM by Governor Punjab. PML-N leader Khalil Tahir Sandhu said, “The … Read more