Pakistani News

Tue, 02 Jun 26 07:02:12 +0500
Pakistan seeks official Taliban stance on TTP amid doubts over reported directive
Islamabad says any Taliban order to halt TTP attacks must be 'concrete, visible, verifiable'

Mon, 01 Jun 26 22:44:16 +0500
Govt okays Rs4.3tr development plan
Punjab's development budget is nearly one-third more than the federal development budget

Mon, 01 Jun 26 22:21:37 +0500
Protest fatigue hits PTI Punjab
TTAP questions party's lacklustre mobilisation

Mon, 01 Jun 26 22:21:37 +0500
NCCIA opposes SC hearing directive
NCCIA argues that SC has a consistent and long-standing practice of not intervening in pending matters

Mon, 01 Jun 26 22:44:16 +0500
Achakzai booked for rally remarks
FIR says he targeted the provincial administration, slamming the law and order, accusing them of failing the public

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, 01 Jun 26 22:21:38 +0500
Is Nawaz returning to active political role?
His move to undertake electioneering activities in G-B has fuelled debate over his renewed role

Mon, 01 Jun 26 21:11:05 +0500
Educators reject privatisation policy
Around 15k schools outsourced last year; nearly 50k teaching posts abolished

Mon, 01 Jun 26 18:51:32 +0500
Somali Pirates begin direct contact with families of abducted Pakistani crew members
Pakistani authorities claim that diplomatic efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the Pakistani hostages

Mon, 01 Jun 26 21:11:05 +0500
Dualisation of Kahuta Road in limbo
Only around 1km of road widening, carpeting was completed, no progress on remaining 27.4 km

Mon, 01 Jun 26 20:59:04 +0500
Plot's existence questioned in Hill Park controversy
KMC alleges forged NOC was used to justify construction on land

Mon, 01 Jun 26 20:59:04 +0500
Karachi's K-IV drifts towards 2029
Major contracts remain pending as costs balloon from Rs25b to Rs224b

Mon, 01 Jun 26 18:33:04 +0500
Karachi's Sharae Faisal goes under automated lane watch
E-challans issued for violations as right lanes reserved for private vehicles and left for bikes, commercial traffic

Mon, 01 Jun 26 17:31:58 +0500
Market time restriction restored in Punjab
Eid relaxation from energy conservation measures ends as shops across Punjab must shut by 8pm daily

Mon, 01 Jun 26 17:49:45 +0500
Rare vulture rescued near Punjab's Rahim Yar Khan
Bird taken to Rahim Yar Khan Wildlife Park

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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