
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Monday took oath as Governor Punjab in Lahore. Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, administered the oath to him at a simple ceremony held in Governor House Lahore. Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif‚ provincial ministers and other notables attended the ceremony. Later talking to newsmen‚ Chaudhry Muhammad […]

Rescue and relief activities are continuing in rain and flood hit areas in all the four provinces. Pakistan Army‚ Navy and local administration have accelerated their emergency relief operation in rain-affected low lying areas of Karachi. Pakistan Navy has set up relief camps in Jalbani Town and Gadap Town areas. Sindh Rangers has also set […]

Officials in Karachi say that at least 23 persons have been killed and several injured in rain-related incidents over the past two days. Several roads in the city were flooded with rain water which also caused traffic jams. Different cities and towns in the interior of Sindh also received heavy rainfall.In Hyderabad‚ heavy downpour in […]

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan and India should sit down for serious talks on lingering issues for the benefit of their people. He said this while talking to members of the Pakistan Journalists Forum‚ who called on him at his residence here Saturday to congratulate him on assuming the office for the […]

Heavy rains that caused floods in several parts of the killed at least 18 people on Saturday, officials said. Seven persons died due to electrocution and other rain related incidents in Karachi. Six people were killed and three injured when wall of a factory fell on a hut in due to heavy rain in the […]

Authorities in Karachi Saturday declared emergency in Karachi after heavy rains inundated most parts of the city and rains related incident killed at least seven people. Electrocution and other rain related incidents caused the deaths. Commissioner Karachi ordered the authorities to shift the people from the areas near the canals in the city. Announcements were […]

Eight children were killed and 21 other civilians injured in a bomb blast near Indian Consulate in Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said. A police official said the explosion occurred in Jalalabad city, the capital of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, outside a mosque on the road leading to the Indian consulate. According to […]
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The security forces Saturday morning declared the Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport after hours of search operation in view of terror threat. Entry of vehicles had been banned and all cars were removed from the parking before the search operation was started in the wee hours of Saturday. The security at the Airport has […]

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has held separate meetings with King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz in Makkatul Mukarrama. The Prime Minister is in Saudi Arab to perform Umra, officials said Saturday. During the meetings‚ the two sides discussed ways to promote bilateral cooperation in diverse fields. Nawaz Sharif referred […]

The Supreme Court Friday expressed its dissatisfaction on the reply of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in contempt case and directed him to again submit his detailed reply till August 28. The court asked Imran Khan to present proof against returning officer‚ if any. The court said the term ‘shameful’ used by PTI Chief is apparently […]

Pakistan said on Friday that the visit of U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has “contributed bringing back the relations on track.” John Kerry wrapped up his three-day visit to Pakistan on Friday, his first to the country following the May 11 general elections and formation of a new government. He called on President Asif […]

The Supreme Court Friday rejected the second reply from Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan, terming it “insufficient”. Imran Khan had submitted his written reply to the Supreme Court through his Counsel Hamid Khan in a hearing of contempt of court case. The bench was headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprised of Justice […]