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Pak economy grows 3.94% with V-shaped recovery
Islamabad, June 11 | Pakistan's V-shaped economic recovery on the back of broad-based growth across all sectors has enabled it to witness a 3.94...
Two cops guarding polio vaccine workers killed in Pakistan
Islamabad, June 9 | Gunmen shot dead two policemen guarding a team of polio vaccine workers in north-western Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, in...
Pakistan govt plans to raise tax on cigarettes
Islamabad, June 9 | Pakistan's health ministry has proposed a 30 per cent hike in the tax rates for the cigarette industry in the...
Pak’s Covid positivity rate drops below 3% this yr
Islamabad, June 8 | Amid strict measures and a vaccination drive against coronavirus, Pakistan has reported a Covid-19 positivity rate below 3 per cent...
1 dead, 17 missing as passenger van plunges into Pak river
Islamabad, June 8 | One person was killed and 17 others were reported missing after a passenger van plunged into a river in Pakistan's...
8 killed in Pak gas cylinder blast
Islamabad, June 8 | At least eight people were killed and five others injured in a gas cylinder blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province.The incident...
Pak launches polio vaccination drive as Covid cases drop
Islamabad, June 7 | Pakistan launched a campaign on Monday to vaccinate millions of children against polio, as new coronavirus cases decline in the...
8 killed after passenger van falls into Pak ravine
Islamabad, June 7 | A passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, claiming eight lives while injuring at least three...
World to pay heavy price if environment not protected: Imran
Islamabad, June 6 | Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the world will have to pay a heavy price if the environment is...
10 dead, 15 injured in separate Pak road accidents
Islamabad, June 4 | At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan on Friday, police...
2 policemen shot dead in Islamabad
Islamabad, June 4 | Two policemen were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Islamabad, sources in the Pakistani capital city said on Friday.The incident...
Blast in Quetta kills 3 children
Islamabad, June 4 | A bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta city left three children dead and another injured, local media reported.The incident took place...
Pakistan most at risk due to climate change: PM
Islamabad, June 3 | Pakistan is among the countries most at risk due to climate change, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday."We are...
Pakistan, Tajikistan agree to further deepen ties
Islamabad, June 3 | Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to further deepen bilateral relations in diverse fields with a special focus on promoting trade...
Pak reports less than 2,000 new cases for 2nd consecutive day
Islamabad, June 2 | With 1,843 new infections, Pakistan on Wednesday reported less than 2,000 coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, pushing the...
Imran condemns terror attacks in Balochistan
Islamabad, June 1 | Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday strongly condemned the two separate terror attacks that left four soldiers dead in...
10 dead in Pak rain-related incidents
Islamabad, June 1 | At least 10 people were killed and three others injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media...
Pak’s Covid positivity rate below 5% for 6th day
Islamabad, May 31 | Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity rate has remained below the 5 per cent mark for six straight days, as strict restrictive measures...
Pak FM meets Iraqi leaders to boost bilateral ties
Baghdad, May 30 | Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held meetings with Iraqi leaders during his official visit to Baghdad to strengthen bilateral...
9 killed after van falls into ditch in Pak
Islamabad, May 29 | At least nine people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger van fell into a ditch in Pakistan's...
UNGA Prez, Pak FM highlight importance of multilateralism
Islamabad, May 28 | Visiting UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have stressed on the importance...
Pak begins Covid vax registration for citizens 19 yrs & above
Islamabad, May 27 | Pakistan on Thursday started Covid-19 vaccine registration for people over 19 years of age who have computerised national identity cards...
UNGA Prez visits Pakistan
Islamabad, May 27 | Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, has arrived here on a three-day visit to...
Black market for sex toys thrives in Pak despite official ban
Islamabad, May 25 | Pakistan is a country, rated among the worlds top listings, where a massive amount of people -- both young...
Anti-Pak sentiments fuel Afghan protesters in London
By Hamza AmeerLondon, May 25 | Anti-Pakistan sentiments is fuelling anger among the locals in Afghanistan and its nationals living abroad, as killings of...
5 injured in Quetta bomb attack
Quetta, May 25 | Five people were injured after a bomb went off at a busy road in Pakistan's Quetta city, a Balochistan government...
Pak accords highest priority to CPEC for economic prosperity: PM
Islamabad, May 25 | Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government accords the highest priority to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects...
Pakistan literacy rate stagnates at 60%: Survey
Islamabad, May 24 | A new survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has revealed that the country's literacy rate among children aged...
CPEC to bring economic development for Pak, entire region: PM
Islamabad, May 24 | Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring economic development not only for Islamabad...
Power supply restored in most Karachi areas after major breakdown
Karachi, May 23 | Following a major power breakdown in Karachi amid the scorching heat, electricity supply has been restored in most areas of...
Pak starts Covid vaccination for 30-39 age group
Islamabad, May 23 | Pakistan has started the vaccination against Covid-19 for people from 30 to 39 years of age, an official said.Asad Umar,...
Pak-China ties growing day by day: Imran
Karachi, May 22 | Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the cordial relations between the country and China are growing deeper and stronger...
Pakistan Covid deaths cross 20,000
Islamabad, May 21 | Pakistan's coronavirus death toll crossed 20,000 on Friday as authorities struggle to contain a third wave of the pandemic that...
Pak seeks cooperation with China to modernise agricultural sector
Islamabad, May 21 | As the agricultural sector of Pakistan is the backbone of the national economy, the country's officials and experts believe that...
Pak witnesses 29% increase in new Covid cases
Islamabad, May 20 | Pakistan has witnessed a 29 per cent increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours,...
13 killed in Pak bus accident
Karachi, May 20 | At least 13 people were killed and over 30 others injured when a passenger bus turned turtle in Pakistan's Sindh...
China, Pakistan to mark 70 yrs of diplomatic ties
Shanghai, May 20 | China and Pakistan will hold a series of activities later this year to mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic...
Mob attacks Islamabad police station
Islamabad, May 18 | A mob attacked a police station in Islamabad in an attempt to lynch a man detained on blasphemy charges, the...
Pak FM heads to NY to attend UNGA meeting on Gaza...
Islamabad, May 18 | Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has left for New York City to attend an emergency UN General Assembly (UNGA)...
Pak’s Sindh province on high alert for cyclone Tauktae
Karachi, May 17 | Authorities in Pakistan's Sindh province have adopted a high alert mode after the country's meteorological department issued warnings over cyclone...
9 killed in Pak shootout
Karachi, May 16 | At least nine people were killed and five others seriously injured in a shootout between two rival groups in Pakistan's...
Pak eases Covid restrictions
Islamabad, May 16 | As the Covid-19 situation remained under control in Pakistan during the Eid al-Fitr holidays with daily new cases showing a...
Chinese, Pak FMs hold talks over bilateral ties
Beijing, May 16 | Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that he expects Beijing and Islamabad to take the opportunity of the 70th anniversary...
Pakistan sees lowest number of cases since March 16
Islamabad, May 12 | Pakistan reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases since March 16 as the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued...
3 soldiers dead, 5 injured in Pak terror attacks
Islamabad May 10 | Three soldiers were killed and five others injured in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province, an army statement...
Pak Prez allows use of EVMs in general elections
Islamabad, May 9 | Pakistan President Arif Alvi has promulgated an ordinance to allow the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) in general elections,...
7 kids killed in Pak water tank collapse
Islamabad, May 9 | Seven children were killed when a water tank made of bricks and cement collapsed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rescue...
Pak ramps up restrictions for Eid al-Fitr
Islamabad, May 9 | In its efforts to curb the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pakistani government has ramped up...
Pak receives 1st consignment of AstraZeneca vax
Islamabad, May 8 | Pakistan on Saturday received its first consignment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as the country of 220 million scrambles to...
Shehbaz Sharif barred from flying to UK
Lahore, May 8 | Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has been barred from flying to the UK on Saturday by the Federal...
Business
Verka milk to be costlier now
Chandigarh, May 21 | Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd (Milkfed), the state-owned milk procurement cooperative which owns the brand 'Verka', has increased...
