ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s schedule for Malaysian visit finalized, sources said on Monday. PM Imran Khan along with a high-level delegation is expected to visit Malaysia on February 3. Sources said, during his visit, Prime Minsiter will hold meeting with his Malyasian counterpart Mahathir Mohamed, to discuss important issues. The meeting will discuss...
KARACHI: The body of a minor girl who had drowned in a drain in the SITE area on Saturday was recovered Sunday morning. Four-year-old Noor Fatima had fallen into Orangi Nala while playing with other children on a makeshift bridge near her home on Saturday. Her six-year-old brother saw her fall and immediately called their...
KARACHI: A huge fire mysteriously broke out in a grounded plane at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Sunday night. According to sources, the fire erupted suddenly in one of the inactive planes parked around one kilometre away from the runway. The airport authorities, after being informed, called the fire tenders which extinguished the blaze. The sources said that bushes near...
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday approved post-arrest bail of an accused in a case pertaining to the video scandal involving former accountability judge Arshad Malik. Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan directed Hamza Butt, nephew of Nasir Butt who is the central figure in the video leak controversy, to furnish a surety bond of...
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has changed its travel advice on Friday to reflect the improved security situation in Pakistan. Friday’s announcement is the result of a comprehensive review of UK travel advice for Pakistan, based on a wide-ranging assessment of the country’s security situation. This is the first major update in the travel advice since 2015. The improved security...
GILGIT: Heavy snowfall and torrential rains in Gilgit-Baltistan triggered a series of landslides blocking Gilgit-Skardu road for all kinds of traffic on Thursday night. Sources said that heavy landslides have blocked the Gilgit-Skardu Road near Basho Valley and added that the landslides are so heavy that it would take at least two days to restore the traffic. Hundreds of vehicles,...
QUETTA: Naanbais of Quetta on Thursday have given ultimatum to the provincial government to observe strike from today (Friday), if their demands were not met. Owing to excessive rates of flour in the city, nanbais have given ultimatum of 24 hours to the government to increase the price of naan. We cannot sell naan and...
DAVOS: Daughter of the US president, Ivanka Trump met with Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 summit. In an informal meeting, both the leaders discussed education and training programmes to empower Pakistani women. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bokhari was also present in the meeting....
ISLAMABAD: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in northern areas, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in its weather forecast on Thursday. The temperature recorded minus 18 ºC in Skardu, while the lowest minimum temperature dropped to minus 24 ºC at upper areas of Gilgit Baltistan,...
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Uzma Bukhari in connection with an investigation into the video scandal involving former accountability judge Arshad Malik. She has been instructed to turn up on Jan 28 at 2pm and will likely be quizzed about the scandal. The agency had previously summoned...