Shaukat Tareen named new finance minister
Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday reshuffled his cabinet changing the portfolios of his government’s key ministers and appointing Shaukat Fayaz Tareen as a new Minister for Finance and…
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Govt orders temporary social media shutdown
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has temporarily shut down all social media platforms in the country for a few hours.
The blocked social media websites and apps include…
Imran, Erdogan discuss Afghan peace process, bilateral ties
Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday received telephone call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wherein they discussed bilateral ties besides Afghan peace process in wake of recently…
COAS welcomes Biden’s announcement of US troops withdrawal
Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has welcomed President Biden’s announcement of withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan by September 2021.
The army chief made the…
Federal cabinet approves ban on TLP over violent protests
The federal cabinet on Thursday approved a summary seeking a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) under the anti-terrorism law.
The ban came after three days of violent protests by…
Gov to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under ant-terror laws: minister
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced that the federal government would ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the anti-terrorism law.
The decision has been taken…
NCOC issues Ramazan SOPs to curb Coronavirus
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines to slow the adverse effects of the third wave of coronavirus.
A special meeting of NCOC was…
Rangers deployed in several cities as TLP protests enter third day
LAHORE: The federal cabinet yesterday approved the deployment of Rangers to deal with violent TLP protests that broke out in several cities following the arrest of their emir Saad Hussain…
US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, U.S. officials…
PM, COAS discuss security situation as TLP protests continue
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday to discuss Pakistan's security situation.
The meeting comes a day after…
TLP supporters stage nationwide protests after Rizvi’s arrest
Hundreds of TLP workers protesting the arrest of their leader Saad Hussain Rizvi blocked busy roads in major cities, stranding commuters for hours.
The TLP chief was taken into custody in…
Pakistan to receive 15mn vaccine doses by May 2021
Pakistan would receive 15 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, to be delivered by May 2021, under COVAX, a global initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
This was…
British variant of COVID-19 not as severe as feared: study
A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain does not cause more severe disease in hospitalised patients, according to a new study published in the medical journal The…
Jawad Ahmed, Rohail Hyatt in Twitter feud over Imran Khan’s rape stance
LAHORE: Singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmad got into a lengthy Twitter exchange with Rohail Hyatt, the music producer best known for his work on Coke Studio, over comments attributed to…
Veteran journalist, human rights activist IA Rehman passes away in Lahore
LAHORE: Prominent human rights activist and veteran journalist IA Rehman has passed away at the age of 90, reported various news outlets on Monday.
His family spoke to media to say the…