Pakistani News

Tue, 14 Apr 26 05:11:27 +0500
Finance Minister Aurangzeb hopes for early IMF board approval to keep reforms on track
Meets financial institutions, US officials, business representatives on sidelines of World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings

Tue, 14 Apr 26 06:20:13 +0500
FinMin says 'all options on table' to replace $3.5b UAE loan, shore up reserves
Aurangzeb says Pakistan not yet requested additions or changes to its $7b IMF lending programme due to US-Iran war

Mon, 13 Apr 26 22:11:50 +0500
US, Iran may give diplomacy a second shot
PM says direct talks between Washington and Tehran would yield positive results

Mon, 13 Apr 26 21:59:05 +0500
Tweets case: Mazari files appeal in SC
Human rights lawyer seeks suspension of 17-year sentence

Mon, 13 Apr 26 21:59:05 +0500
Imran's party announces power show in K-P
Rally aims to show PTI founder can moblise large-scale political activity, says Afridi

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:29:19 +0500
Public hospitals staff to be tested across Sindh
Health department to restart contact tracing for coronavirus

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:29:02 +0500
MQM-London ‘hitman’ apprehended
Police claim he was involved in over 100 murders

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:50:45 +0500
2,179 people diagnosed with coronavirus in Sindh
CM Murad says province's daily testing capacity has been stretched to 12,000

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:39:33 +0500
Youngster killed while shooting TikTok video in Karachi
Faraz lost control of car due to speeding, rammed into tree

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:56:28 +0500
Illegal plasma sale thrives in Lahore
First Covid-19 patient recovered through trial treatment last month

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:41:58 +0500
Woman commits suicide with two daughters
Victim’s husband wanted to marry off girls against their wish

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:45:21 +0500
Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:51:06 +0500
NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:52 +0500
‘Pakistan’s progress linked to Balochistan peace’
NA speaker chairs parliamentary committee meeting to discuss issues facing province

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:38:28 +0500
Balochistan collects Rs2.5b from mineral sector
Computerised weighing scales have been installed

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:07 +0500
First phase of HingIaj road construction completed
Project was approved at a cost of Rs120 million

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:50:02 +0500
Bilawal, Mengal agree on joint strategy for budget
Both leaders express concern over spread of coronavirus in country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:37:34 +0500
K-P wants revival of tourism hit hard by Covid
CM Mahmood Khan orders early opening of provincial tourism authority

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:14:06 +0500
Poor internet access for students echoes in K-P assembly
Debate on Rs55.42b supplementary budget completed

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:02 +0500
K-P up in arms against custodial torture
Govt asks PHC to probe yet another instance of police high-handedness

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:42 +0500
Another case of police excesses surfaces
The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:11:02 +0500
Virus cases in Indian Occupied Kashmir top 7,000
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks

Sun, 28 Jun 20 22:27:03 +0500
AJK president lauds Joe Biden for urging India to restore people’s rights in IOJ&K
US former vice president has said restrictions on dissent, such as preventing peaceful protests, weaken democracy.

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:33:43 +0500
Hinduism being masqueraded as secularism in India, says AJK president
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they're being subjected to torture

Fri, 26 Jun 20 21:06:07 +0500
World leaders urged to help end Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

Mon, 13 Apr 26 20:59:39 +0500
Cheating, FIR rock third day of exam
Students forced to sit on floor to attempt papers at various centres

Mon, 13 Apr 26 20:36:14 +0500
Fee burden leaves private medical college seats vacant
PMDC allows one-time merit relaxation

Mon, 13 Apr 26 20:27:10 +0500
Civic issues worsen in cantonment areas
Lack of elected representatives leaves residents struggling for basic services

Mon, 13 Apr 26 19:50:32 +0500
K-P opposition unites for Senate by-poll
Consensus candidate to be named within days

Mon, 13 Apr 26 20:27:10 +0500
Blockades frustrate capital residents
Citizens say measures cause traffic disruptions without improving security

Sun, 12 Apr 26 21:53:30 +0500
Nationwide anti-polio drive kicks off today
During the campaign, 45 million children under the age of five will be administered anti-polio vaccine

Sun, 12 Apr 26 20:31:19 +0500
Food prices outpace official rates across Lahore
Consumers across the city bear the brunt of inflation

Sun, 12 Apr 26 21:53:30 +0500
'Upgraded' Safari train chugs off from Pindi
Minister says similar train to start in Sindh

Sun, 12 Apr 26 20:06:17 +0500
Armed muggers run riot on Shah Faisal bridge
Gangs barricade Korangi artery, loot stranded commuters as viral videos spark outrage over policing failure

Sat, 13 Jun 20 15:20:13 +0500
Over 300,000 put under 1,291 smart lockdowns
Punjab, Sindh cross grim mark of 50,000 cases

Wed, 01 Apr 20 17:32:30 +0500
Tales of survivors: ‘Isolation, not coronavirus, was my worst nightmare’
I was convinced that if my time is not up, this virus can never kill me

Mon, 23 Mar 20 06:55:24 +0500
'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19
It is a national tragedy and we will award him the status of national hero, says G-B CM

Wed, 11 Mar 20 09:27:47 +0500
New coronavirus case emerges in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan's tally rises to 20
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19

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