LAHORE – Pakistan Met Office predicted widespread rainfall from March 11 in Punjab, prompting Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) response as officials issued an alert amid expected heavy rains in the region. Provincial Disaster Management Authority said there are chances of heavy showers in Punjab from March 11-14. A westerly wave is approaching South Asian…
Pakistani glamour industry’s gorgeous actress, Sana Shoaib Malik (neé Javed) has once again taken the internet by storm by posing with her darling husband. The actress is making quite some noise on the internet, credits to her surprising wedding to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.Play Javed is an acclaimed actor in the Pakistani entertainment fraternity with…
ISLAMABAD – Muslims in Pakistan and parts of world are set to welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan next week, and top moon sighting committee, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, meets on March 11 in Islamabad for the sighting of the crescent. Ruet chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad will lead meeting, where they will review information…
Following the establishment of a new cabinet, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to deploy its mission to Pakistan to oversee the progress of the $3 billion Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) program aimed at aiding the financially strained nation.Play Video The announcement was made by Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, during a…
ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday gave it a miss to a demand made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder regarding an election audit before going into the talks for the new bailout package for the South Asian country. A spokesperson of the international lender confirmed that it had received a letter from…
ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has named Mohsin Naqvi, who is currently serving as interim chief minister of Punjab, as member of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) governing body. Earlier, the interim premier accepted the resignation of Zaka Ashraf as member of government body and head of management committee. A formal notification in…
ISLAMABAD – An Islamabad accountability court on Wednesday handed down a 14-year jail sentence to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Toshakhana graft case. The hearing, presided over by Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir, took place at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where the former prime minister is currently detained. Both individuals…
ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday announced public holiday on February 8 for the upcoming general elections. The country’s top polls body issued notification for the holiday on February 8, 2024. “In exercise of powers conferred under Article 218 of the Constitution read with Section (4) and 8(c) of the Elections Act, 2017…
ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the rejection of his nomination papers for the upcoming 2024 elections. According to reports, Khan has petitioned the apex court to affirm his eligibility to contest from NA-122 and NA-89 constituencies in…
ISLAMABAD – The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iran have mutually agreed that ambassadors of both countries may return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024, a step towards normalisation in bilateral ties. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, will…
