Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa had been "briefed on situation along working boundary and operational readiness of the ISI" during a visit to the Sialkot garrison according to ISPR regarding the regular skirmishes on the LOC. The news came along making giving a hopeful sign to the ones at posts. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations...
Badar Rasheed, the man behind the sedition case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has a criminal record — including an attempted murder charge — with cases reigistered against him in multiple police stations of Lahore, the police said on Tuesday. The police said that Rasheed has cases of attempted murder, illegal weapons and interference in government matters lodged against...
Afghanistan's top-order batsman, Najeeb Tarakai, succumbed to his injuries following a car accident last week, the country's cricket board confirmed on Tuesday. "ACB and Afghanistan cricket loving nation mourns the heart breaking and grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being Najeeb Tarakai (29) who lost his life to a tragic traffic accident leaving us...
US President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for Covid-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans and then he entered the White...
LAHORE: Police on Tuesday clarified that the case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for delivering provocative speeches from London “to defame Pakistan’s institutions” was not filed on behalf of the state. In a statement, a spokesperson of Lahore police said that a first information report (FIR) against the ex-premier and other senior PML-N leaders including Azad Kashmir’s PM Raja...
A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people on Monday, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban have stalled. Twenty eight people were wounded when the attacker rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into the convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, the governor of eastern Laghman province. “The governor was driving to...
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif pertaining to criminal conspiracy for the “provocative speeches” he made in London to “defame Pakistan's institutions”, it emerged on Monday. The First Information Report (FIR) registered against Nawaz on October 1 was lodged by a citizen in the Shahdra Police Station’s jurisdiction. The case was registered...
Former Sindh governor Mohammad Zubair has been appointed as the spokesperson for PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, party spokeswoman Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday. In a statement posted on PML-N's Twitter account, Aurangzeb said that a spokespersons' committee would also be formed under the guidance of the party's primary spokesperson and central...
If there was ever a year to appreciate teachers, it is 2020. And World Teachers' Day -- which is held annually on October 5 -- aims to do just that. Amid a global pandemic, teachers have become even more vital, as they navigate how to help students adjust to distance learning and adapt to Covid-19 safety guidelines in their classrooms. Many teachers said they...
Social media platforms were flooded with birthday wishes for PM Imran Khan as he turned 68 today. Political leaders, celebrities, fans and PTI supports took to social networking platforms to wish the prime minister on his birthday. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, now the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was born on 5th of October 1952 to a well-off...
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari was indicted today by an accountability court in the Thatta Water Supply and Park Lane references. The PPP leader and others nominated in the references presented themselves before the court on Monday in a hearing presided over by Justice Azam Khan. During the hearing, the former president was presented with the charge sheet of...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Friday restrained all television channels from airing news about the Sialkot motorway gang-rape incident in the light of an order passed by the trial court on the request of the police. “All satellite TV channels (news & current affairs) are therefore directed to comply with the orders of the honorable Anti-Terrorism Court, Lahore,...
Donald Trump’s personal physician announced on Saturday that the US president is doing “very well” after being moved to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center within 24 hours since he was diagnosed of the coronavirus. "This evening I am happy to report that the President is doing very well. He is not requiring any supplemental oxygen, but in consultation...
LAHORE: Another girl was allegedly gang-raped in the Naulakha police limits after her colleagues lured her on the promise of a good job and took her to a hotel on Saturday. The victim told the police that she worked in a private employment company and alleged that her colleagues – identified as Hassan and Irfan – took her to a...
ISLAMABAD: Mainly hot and dry weather will persist in the country with light rain expected in a few districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, said the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday. The PMD maintained that continental air continues to prevail over most parts of the country. Meanwhile, the Met Office predicted that hot and dry spell likely to continue in most parts...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a review meeting on the Ravi River Front Urban Development Project (RRFUDP), was informed on Friday that besides investors and leading figures in the construction sector, celebrities have also expressed great interest in the scheme. The meeting was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Chairman New Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Lt Gen...
When the news broke out about President Trump and Melania Trump testing positive for COVID-19 and therefore quarantining, the leaders of the nations of the world have sent in messages for a speedy recovery of the couple. Amongst the leaders who sent their well wishes and messages are Russia "Of course we wish President Trump a speedy and easy recovery,"...
