Turkish FM to arrive in Pakistan today

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will be arriving in Pakistan on a two-day official visit today, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The forthcoming visit of the Turkish official to Pakistan will help further deepen bilateral ties and enhance cooperation in multiple areas, […]

PDM adopting undemocratic move against elected govt, says Shibli

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday criticised the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for adopting undemocratic move against the democratically elected government. Talking to a private news channel, he said PDM chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman had announced to stage a sit-in […]

‘PML-N leadership once again stands exposed before people’

LAHORE – Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar on Monday said that PML-N leadership had been once again exposed before the people as they made failed attempts to conceal their properties and tried to fool the people again by telling repeated lies. Addressing a news conference here, […]

NAB receives sugar mills data to probe sugar scam

ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has received all data from Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan and different departments of Punjab about sugar mills in the sugar subsidy scam, The Nation has learnt. According to sources, the NAB investigation team visited different departments and collected all […]

PDM to hold rally against PTI govt in Malakand

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday has urged the people to join him to the march of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Malakand. In a post on social-networking website, the PPP leader said that opposition parties’ campaign is against inflation, corruption […]

Power restored after hours-long nationwide blackout

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Omar Ayub Khan has said that system had stabilised following nationwide power blackout on Saturday night and inquiry will be made to investigate cause of tripping. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed […]

Maryam herself responsible for PML-N’s ‘destruction’: Rashid

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said yesterday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, is responsible for her party’s ‘destruction’. Addressing a gathering here, he said it was Maryam Nawaz who took the party on the brink of destruction. “Had she shown foresightedness, the […]

Asif Zardari re-elected as PPPP President

ISLAMABAD – Asif Ali Zardari has been re-elected as President of the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians days after his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was elected again as PPP chairman. The elections for office-bearers of PPP and PPPP were held at Bilawal House Karachi, said a […]

Pakistan launches first polio vaccination campaign in 2021

ISLAMABAD – A five-day national polio immunization drive will start from January 11 (Monday) to vaccinate over 40 million children under the age of five across Pakistan.  According to an official of National Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), a supplementary dose of Vitamin […]