Pakistani News

Tue, 20 Jan 26 07:45:51 +0500
MWM chief Raja Nasir Abbas appointed Senate opposition leader
Abbas secures 22 votes from opposition members, Senate Secretariat instructed to issue official notification

Tue, 20 Jan 26 04:38:29 +0500
Gul Plaza fire toll rises to 28 as DNA testing begins to identify victims
Rescue teams enter building after 40 hours as search continues on second floor

Tue, 20 Jan 26 09:08:44 +0500
PM reiterates resolve to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan
PM recognises K-P as a strategically significant province, acknowledging its sacrifices in war against terrorism

Tue, 20 Jan 26 06:08:15 +0500
PM Shehbaz departs for Davos to attend WEF Annual Meeting
PM will engage in bilateral talks with global leaders, participate in roundtable to explore investment opportunities

Tue, 20 Jan 26 07:26:37 +0500
Field Marshal Munir visits police academy, highlights modern policing
CDF pays tribute to police martyrs, calls for stronger law enforcement partnerships

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, 19 Jan 26 08:33:31 +0500
Karachi’s concrete tinderboxes expose a fire safety system that fails when it matters
Gul Plaza blaze highlights weak oversight, thin resources, and a culture of safety on paper

Mon, 19 Jan 26 21:30:42 +0500
'The plaza burned - and so did our livelihoods'
Daily-wage workers, salesmen stunned by ruins of Gul Plaza, fear loss of livelihoods

Mon, 19 Jan 26 21:30:42 +0500
6 cops arrested for 'gang rape of teen in custody'
Victim, sister, grandmother were in illegal confinement when assaulted

Mon, 19 Jan 26 20:15:53 +0500
Rawalpindi Rescue 1122 staff allege lockers broken, items burnt
DO accused of exceeding authority as staff appeal to govt high-ups for intervention

Mon, 19 Jan 26 20:43:23 +0500
PASCO employees in Faisalabad among six held for wheat theft
Sacks adulterated with soil; further raids underway arrest accomplices

Mon, 19 Jan 26 21:39:50 +0500
Raja Nasir Abbas set to be notified as Senate opposition leader today
PTI's Senator Zafar says he has submitted a letter to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani seeking the appointment

Mon, 19 Jan 26 20:59:50 +0500
PAF jets land in Saudi Arabia for 'Spears of Victory' war exercise
'seeks to enhance interoperability with partner air forces, validate operational preparedness'

Mon, 19 Jan 26 20:59:50 +0500
TikTok removes 28m Pakistan videos in Q3
Proactive content removal rate in Pakistan reached a record high of 99.8 percent

Mon, 19 Jan 26 20:43:23 +0500
'Mystery disease' claims nine kids' lives in a month in Muzaffargarh
11 others hospitalised with pneumonia symptoms

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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