Pakistan: Naegleria Fowleri health alert issued

Senior director medical and Health Services Department of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has issued a Naegleria Fowleri alert in Pakistan and advised the citizens to take preventive measures. Senior Director said that the major source of Naegleria Fowleri commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba is warm and fresh water, un-chlorinated water supply, which enters through … Read more

Bahria tower case: Qaim Ali Shah gets protective bail

Qaim Ali Shah gets protective bail

Fearing possible arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Bahria Town Icon Tower land allotment matter, former chief minister of Sindh Sayed Qaim Ali Shah approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) for obtaining protective bail here on Friday. Qaim Ali Shah stated that he got information through a TV channel that Secretary Sajjad … Read more

Zil Hajj moon sighted, Eid to be on 12th August

Eid-ul-Adha moon sighted in Pakistan.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee met with Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman in the chair to sight the moon of Zil-Hijja here on Friday. The moon for Eid-ul-Adha 2019 has been sighted in Pakistan. As per the announcement, Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on 12th August all over the country. The moon for Eid-ul-Adha was sighted in Saudi Arabia on … Read more

Pakistan: Wahab Riaz retires from Test cricket

Days after Mohammad Amir retired from Test cricket, another Pakistan pacer, Wahab Riaz has said goodbye to the longer format of the game. Wahab Riaz informed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani about his decision, and will make a formal announcement after coming back to Pakistan as he is currently participating in a T20 … Read more

Fast-bowler Hassan Ali opens up about his marriage this month

Pakistani fast-bowler Hassan Ali is being rumored to tie the knot with an Indian woman soon. Hassan Ali in a statement on Twitter said that their families have yet to meet and decide upon it. He added that he will make a public announcement soon. The Pakistani fast-bowler is all set to tie the knot … Read more

Donald Trump links mediation offer to Modi’s request

Trump mediation offer

United States President Donald Trump has linked his mediation offer with request by Modi to solve Kashmir Issue. According to the details, US president Donald Trump still holds the mediation offer. But the ball has been thrown in the court of Modi to decide. Donald Trump said that if Pakistan and India request, I can … Read more

Saudi Arabia: Dhu al-Hijjah moon sighted

Moon sighted in Saudi Arabia

Dhu al-Hijjah moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. According to the details, Dhu al-Hijjah moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia after which Hajj will be on 9 August and Youm-e-Arafat on 10 August. Eid-ul-Adha will be on 11 August. Director GPH mentioned that the plans for this Hajj include 140 initiatives as well … Read more

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad calls on PM

Imran Khan meets Zalmay Khalilzad

United States Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad visited Pakistan. The reason of the visit is to inform Pakistan about ongoing peace talk’s process about Afghan issue. Prime Minister Imran Khan also met Zalmay Khalilzad on the implementation of peace process of Afghan war. PM and US envoy discussed the progress of dialogues between US and Afghan … Read more

Pak-Afghan talks would be a milestone for peace: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad and met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Thursday. Zalmay Khalilzad also briefed the Foreign Minister about the progress of the seventh round of US-Taliban peace talks in Doha and details of his recent visit to Kabul. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mehmood … Read more

PCB to split Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to create T20 window

PCB-Quaid-azam-Trophy

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering splitting of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Championship, the first class tournament, into two parts this season to create a window for a national T20 tournament before the players’ draft for the next Pakistan Super League. According to the details, PCB was considering to sandwich this year’s National T20 during the … Read more

Maryam Nawaz visits Nawaz Sharif in Kot Lakhpat jail

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz met her father and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Kot Lakhpat jail here on Thursday. Several PML-N workers and leaders were present outside the jail to express solidarity with their leader. Maryam Nawaz arrived at the jail and briefed Nawaz Sharif about the party matters. … Read more

No confidence motion will weak the democracy says Sheikh Rasheed

Shiekh Rasheed on chairman Senate

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that no matter who wins the Senate chairman’s re-election, only democracy will be weakened. Sheikh Rasheed said that there is no horse trading in the Senate chairman elections, all are senators, the government has political strategies. Sheikh Rasheed further said that Imran Khan will complete five years, … Read more

Pakistan was brutally looted in previous tenures: PM

Imran Khan in Naya Pakistan Housing Program

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan was brutally looted in previous tenures. Addressing the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and the United Nations for Project Services and Sustainable Housing Solutions (SHS) for financial assistance in Naya Pakistan Housing Program in Islamabad, Premier said that the majority of people in … Read more

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agree to boost ties in different fields

Saudi Minister for Media meets SMQ

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of information and culture. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Saudi Minister for Media Turki Bin Abdullah Al Shabana in Islamabad on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Foreign Minister said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have long maintained historical and cultural relations, … Read more

Defense Ministry decides to cancel license in response to GEO TV’s baseless allegation

Defense Ministry decides to cancel license in response to GEO TV's baseless allegation

GEO TV, Indian media accuse Pakistan’s intelligence agency of  attacking Hamid Mir On  April 22, 2014, Pakistan’s Defence Ministry moved to cancel private news channel GEO TV’s license, saying that it has accused the intelligence agency of attacking journalist Hamid Mir, without evidence. Hamid Mir was shot and wounded on April 19, 2014, at the … Read more