Stressing the importance of advancements in information technology, Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has advised Pakistani students in Qatar to keep up with scientific and technological progressions and remain abreast of the changing world around them.
Speaking to the students of Pakistan...
While addressing the lawyers at Islamabad High Court today (Wednesday), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said he will play match against ‘corrupt eleven‘ on November 2 in Islamabad.
“Pakistan was supposed to be a model country for the whole world, but look at what state we are...
Pakistan police academy attackers 'pretended to be soldiers': witnesses
Pakistan: Heavily armed militants who stormed a Pakistani police academy tricked cadets hiding in their rooms into opening locked doors by pretending to be soldiers, witnesses told AFP Tuesday as chilling accounts emerged...
Pakistan Army’s fallen captain to be awarded Sitara-e-Jurrat posthumously
Roohullah, a captain of the Pakistan army, embraced martyrdom while Naib Subedar Muhammad Ali was injured in a militant raid at the Quetta Police Training College that killed over 60 people mostly police men who had...
Panama leaks an issue of transparency: IMF chief
The International Monetary Fund yesterday said transparency and accountability was the best recipe to overcome corruption either perceived or actual.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said: “Even a perception of corruption deters...
A police officer was killed and a Bomb Defusal Squad personnel injured in two separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts targeting a polio team in Peshawar's Daudzai area Tuesday morning, police said.
A polio team was hit when the first IED was detonated, police said.
A second blast...
Defending champions Pakistan rode on two penalty corner goals from Muhammad Aleem Bilal to survive a scare and prevail 4-3 over Japan in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey here on Tuesday.
Japan are still without a point from four outings in the round-robin league, but were pressing for...
Pakistan recorded a strong protest with Indian and the UN Military Observers Group as Indian forces continued unprovoked firing on Working Boundary on Tuesday.
Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh was also summoned in this regard. The firing resulted in the martyrdom of two civilians...
A new Pakistan is fast emerging under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The CPEC process is going well since the Chinese President paid a visit to Islamabad on 20-21 April last year.
The visit was delayed eighth months following protest in Islamabad staged by some political parties...
Pakistan’s performance in the World Bank Group's Doing Business Report 2017 has improved from 148 to 144 out of 190 countries indicating that the country is now more business friendly for small and medium sized enterprises.
In the latest report, Pakistan has been recognised as one of the top...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Monday has decided to buy helicopters for the protection of forests and prevent tree-cutting.
The helicopters worth Rs25 crore will be bought from the earnings of the forest whereas the fuel and other charges will be borne by the forest department...
Another woman has come forward calling out Republican candidate Donald Trump for his lewd behavior towards women. This time around, the woman who has come forward is a renowned Hollywood actress Salma Hayek.
Hayek recently gave an interview to a radio channel, claiming Trump had tried to...
As directed by the federal government, State Bank of Pakistan has issued Rs10 coin today (Monday).
According to details, the coin was launched through SBP Banking Services Corporation‘s exchange counters.
The coin is of yellow colour with serrations on its rounded edge while its weight is...
Qatar has announced its willingness to purchase defence equipment from Pakistan and has highlighted the potential for future co-operation between the two countries. Qatar’s Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah expressed to Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain the Gulf state’s keenness...
A proposal to elevate Pakistan's Army chief General Raheel Sharif to the rank of Field Marshal has reached the Islamabad High Court, weeks ahead of his retirement from the powerful post.
A lawyer has sought the high court's help to elevate Gen Raheel, 60, to the rank of Field Marshal in the...
A soldier of the Indian Army was reportedly shot dead in sniper fire from Pakistan on Sunday evening on a forward Indian post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of Rajouri district. Army spokesperson Lt Colonel Manish Mehta confirmed the death.
The jawan was identified as sepoy...
Landowners of Kohistan have warned they will forcibly stop work on the 4200 megawatts Dasu hydropower project today (Sunday) if their demands on the land being acquired for the project and payments are not met.
“We have extended the deadlines of stopping work on dams and its related projects...