Govt announces to resume regular classes in Schools from March 1

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday announced that all the schools would resume regular 5-day classes from March 1. In a statement issued on Twitter, the federal education minister said that all schools will go back to regular 5-day classes from Monday, […]

‘Reign of terror in Sindh by PPP reminds me Hitler’: Ali Zaidi

KARACHI – Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Tuesday said that the reign of terror in Sindh by PPP reminded me how Hitler’s “Brownshirt” goons & “Gestapo Police beat up political opponents in Nazi Germany.” In a tweet, he said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, […]

Law has to be followed in good faith: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed

ISLAMABAD – Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan Tuesday in the Supreme Court strongly opposed to hear the arguments of the Bar Associations in the reference regarding holding of the Senate elections either through “secret ballot” or “open ballot”. The AGP said that the bars should […]

Pakistan to host World Environment Day, says SAPM Amin Aslam

ISLAMABAD   –  Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Monday said Pakistan has been selected as a host country for hosting the World Environment Day in recognition of demonstrating global leadership in environmental conservation and protection through various policies and […]

Pak-Qatar ties transformed into enduring partnership: COAS

ISLAMABAD – Special Envoy of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani Monday called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ). Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was also present in the meeting, according […]

PM leaves for Sri Lanka on official visit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan left here for Sri Lanka on an official visit on Tuesday. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razzak Dawood and Special Assistant Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari. […]

India using rape, torture of Kashmiri women as ‘instruments of state-terrorism’

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday said India was employing rape, torture, degrading treatment and killings of Kashmiri women as ‘instruments of state-terrorism’ in the occupied territory. “These state sanctioned heinous crimes have further intensified since India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5th August 2019,” […]

Turkey urges India to end curbs in Kashmir

GENEVA: Turkey on Monday raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council, with a call for resolving the decades-old dispute on the basis of UN resolutions and the “legitimate” expectations of Kashmiri people who are struggling for their right of self-determination. “We […]

Severe floods kill five in Indonesia’s capital

Jakarta-Five people were killed in the severe floods that submerged entire neighbourhoods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, authorities said Sunday, as residents returned to clean their homes and salvage belongings. The city was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced […]

Ruling PTI demands ECP to notify victory in Daska by-polls

DASKA/ SIALKOT – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said Sunday that PTI won the by-election in Daska with a clear majority and Imran Khan’s narrative is getting overwhelming acceptance from the people in by-elections. Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to eliminate the […]