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Weather update: Karachi may experience light drizzle today

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-07-01/l_1085931_094223_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Most parts of country likely to remain hot, humid during next 24 hours July 01, 2023 at 10:32AM The News International - National https://ift.tt/0Yt…

Six terrorists killed in Tank North Waziristan shootouts

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-30/l_1085909_112001_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area, says ISPR June 30, 2023 at 11:45PM The News Inter…

Bilawal to embark on four-day trip to Japan tomorrow

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-30/l_1085906_090409_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} FM Bilawal will meet his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi and PM Fumio Kishida during the trip June 30, 2023 at 09:22PM The News International…

PM Shehbaz to attend SCO virtual summit on July 4

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-30/l_1085902_065355_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PM Shehbaz to attend SCO-CHS at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi June 30, 2023 at 07:12PM The News International - National ht…

PM Shehbaz wishes nation Muslim world on Eid ul Adha

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-29/l_1085830_085854_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PM spends day in Parachinar as tribute to soldiers, officers June 29, 2023 at 09:29PM The News International - National https://ift.tt/SKT3qru https…

Another star fades: Veteran actor Shakeel dies at 85

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-29/l_1085828_074452_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Shakeel, whose real name was Yusuf Kamal, was under treatment in a private hospital in Karachi June 29, 2023 at 08:15PM The News International - Nat…

Govt sacks NCHD chairman Col (retd) Amirullah Marwat

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-29/l_1085821_042946_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Former NCHD chairman using his office to serve his party's political purposes, govt's summary says June 29, 2023 at 05:00PM The News Interna…

Prisoners escape after attacking jail officials in Chaman

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-29/l_1085808_124532_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Police say prisoners attacked jail officials while exiting their barracks for Eid prayers June 29, 2023 at 01:22PM The News International - National…

Illegal power connections removed in Bannu

LAKKI MARWAT: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company disconnected over six dozen illegal power connections during an operation in the Bannu district, said an official on Wednesday. He said that the operation was launched on the orders of Deputy Commissi…

Prisoners released on eve of Eid

HANGU: On the directions of Peshawar High Court, the district and sessions judge Hangu on Tuesday visited the district prison and ordered release of 10 prisoners charged in petty cases on the spot.Flanked by Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate-1, Saifulla…

Free eye camp

WANA: A non-governmental organisation on Tuesday organised a free eye camp at a school to check the eyesight of the schoolchildren in Lower South Waziristan District. The Wana Welfare Association held the eye camp at the Model School Wana.

Hajj sermon emphasises Ummah's unity to avert discords divisions

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-27/l_1085235_112222_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Sheikh Yusuf bin Muhammad urges Muslims to observe Taqwa by obeying Allah’s commands June 27, 2023 at 11:52PM The News International - National http…

Hike in college admission fees protested

TAKHTBHAI: The Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba on Monday staged a protest against the administration of Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, for a hike in fees of colleges affiliated with the AWKUM.Holding banners and placards, the activists of IJT gathered at …

Property dealer shot dead inside car

KARACHI: A property dealer was shot dead apparently in an act of target killing in Karachi’s Scout Colony area on Sunday. Meanwhile, five people were wounded in as many firing incidents in parts of the city.A 40-year-old property dealer, Faisal Gabol,…

Four die of heatstroke in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The four people, who died due to heatstroke in Islamabad during the last 24 hours, were ‘brought dead’ at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences , Islamabad, while several patients, who suffered heatstroke in the last few days, were tre…

Immediate removal of checkpoints on Balochistan highways ordered

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-25/l_1084558_110802_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} No terrorist was arrested from a passenger bus so far, say the participants of the provincial cabinet meeting June 25, 2023 at 11:38PM The News Inte…

Orientation session on vaccination held for journalists

WANA: Unicef arranged an orientation session regarding the role of media in public awareness in eradicating polio from Pakistan.A briefing was given to the journalists and social media activists of Wana Press Club on the occasion.DHCSO Aamir Abbas Waz…

AJK PM meets journalists terms budget people-friendly

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has said that it was for the first time in the history of Azad Kashmir that the government presented a tax-free and people-friendly budget.Talking to the Central Press Club team…

Excise Police recovers huge quantity of drugs

PESHAWAR: In a successful operation, the Excise Police Peshawar Region foiled an attempt of smuggling a large quantity of drugs to Punjab, a spokesman of the Excise Police said here Saturday.The Excise officials recovered 4,000 grams of heroin by arre…

Nawaz joins Maryam in Dubai on Middle East trip

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-25/l_1084241_121507_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PML-N supremo will travel to Saudi Arabia after UAE visit June 25, 2023 at 12:33AM The News International - National https://ift.tt/GLoK5ka https://…

Ex-cop's house 'attacked'

PESHAWAR: Armed men opened fire on the house of a retired police officer in the posh University Town on Friday, officials said.They said the attackers wanted to target the house of the neighbours but mistook the building and fired shots on the adjacen…

Asad Umar Shah Mahmood Qureshi get interim bail from IHC

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-23/l_1083831_114233_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Interim bail was granted against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each June 24, 2023 at 12:20AM The News International - National https://ift.tt/rDuFBGC…

Prisoners' rights: NCHR urges govt to take immediate remedial action

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-23/l_1083816_092833_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Prisoners reported late-night arrests and use of disproportionate force at the time of arrest intended to intimidate and cause fear, says NCHR June …

No reason for Pakistan to feel 'insecure' by US-India ties: Bilawal

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-23/l_1083818_093354_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says Pakistan is paying a heavy price for being a frontline state in two Afghan wars June 23, 2023 at 10:31PM The News…

Reko Diq mining company opens school in Chagai

MASHKI CHAH, Balochistan: Reko Diq Mining Company Thursday hosted a primary school inauguration ceremony at the Mashki Chah village in Chagai district of Balochistan.This education project at Mashki Chah was invested in by the RDMC at the recommendati…

Sheryar Afridi sent on judicial remand

RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi has sent Pakistan Tehreek Insaf leader and former minister Shehryar Afridi to jail on a five-day judicial remand, here on Wednesday.The PTI leader was produced before the court in the GHQ attack case.E…

Rabbani terms Wazir's arrest illegal

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani termed the arrest of Ali Wazir, MNA, as a violation of section 3, of “The Members of Majlis-e-Shoora Immunities and Privileges, Act, 2023”.Section 3, “The Members of Majlis-e-Shoora Immunitie…

Basic membership of PPP's Aitzaz Ahsan Latif Khosa suspended

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-21/l_1083068_111921_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} "PPP's upcoming CEC meeting will decide the fate of the leaders," says Rana Farooq Saeed June 22, 2023 at 12:01AM The News Internation…

Govt plans to release wheat to mills through auction

LAHORE: The Punjab government is contemplating introducing an innovative auction system for issuance of wheat to flour mills from official warehouses.As per proposed wheat release policy, instead of giving quota of highly-subsidised wheat to flour mil…

Karachi residents to see change in 100 days: Wahab

KARACHI: Newly-elected Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday vowed to financially stabilise the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation , stressing that financial stability is his first priority.Wahab admitted that the cleaning of storm water drai…

Secretaries directed to follow ECP instructions

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry on Monday directed administrative secretaries of all departments to follow instructions of Election Commission of Pakistan and rules of business in discharging day-to-day affairs of th…

Bilawal rubbishes any 'political differences' between PPP PML-N

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-19/l_1082342_103608_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Federal govt assures Sindh govt it would allocate separate budget for flood victims in province during second round of talks June 19, 2023 at 11:58P…

Has Shujaat Hussain convinced Parvez Elahi to quit PTI in jail?

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-19/l_1082365_112126_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} “Parvez Elahi is part of our family, hence I visited him [in jail],” confirms the PML-Q president June 19, 2023 at 11:56PM The News International - …

Bilal Bin Saqib receives MBE in King Charles Honour List

LONDON: The Pakistan entrepreneur has been granted the Honour of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his humanitarian services during Covid-19 in the UK for his initiative, One Million Meals.The award comes after Bilal Bin Saqib’s effor…

Dr Faisal Sultan to be new Pak envoy to UK

ISLAMABAD: British government has consented to appointment of Dr Muhammad Faisal Chaudhary as new High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom.The host government has issued formal diplomatic “agreemau’nt” for the new High Commissioner, who wil…

Under-threat UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on

BIRMINGHAM: They gave their name to an area of Britain’s second city but Birmingham’s celebrated balti restaurants are facing a battle to survive.The balti — a curry of spices, coriander, onions, tomatoes and green peppers with meat or fish — was crea…

Bilal Bin Saqib receives MBE in King Charles Honour List

LONDON: The Pakistan entrepreneur has been granted the Honour of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his humanitarian services during Covid-19 in the UK for his initiative, One Million Meals.The award comes after Bilal Bin Saqib’s effor…

Dr Faisal Sultan to be new Pak envoy to UK

ISLAMABAD: British government has consented to appointment of Dr Muhammad Faisal Chaudhary as new High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom.The host government has issued formal diplomatic “agreemau’nt” for the new High Commissioner, who wil…

Sit-in ends after 24 days in Lower South Waziristan

WANA: People belonging to Azam Warsak area in Birmal tehsil of Lower South Waziristan district have ended the sit-in after 24 days after their demands were accepted.The organisers of the sit-in sad that they had eight demands, for which the sit-in was…

Suspect allegedly involved in Greek boat tragedy arrested in Karachi

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-17/l_1081620_103502_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Sajid Mehmood allegedly involved in smuggling people to Europe, says FIA June 17, 2023 at 11:10PM The News International - National https://ift.tt/k…

Four hurt in cylinder blast

PESHAWAR: Four people of a family including two women were wounded in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Gulberg locality on Friday.Officials of the Rescue 1122 said that ambulances and fire brigade vehicle were rushed when fire erupted after a gas cy…

UET Peshawar budget gets nod

PESHAWAR: The 13th meeting of the Senate of the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar has approved the proposed budget estimates of Rs 2414.521 million of the varsity for the year 2023-24.Minister for Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ju…

PPP raises concerns as Punjab govt ignore their requests

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-16/l_1080863_012206_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PPP leaders told Bilawal regarding Punjab interim government's indifference, saying that their requests are not being entertained June 16, 2023 …

DRAP seeks cabinet's nod to utilise Rs4b CRF

ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet’s approval is required for spending around Rs4 billion of the Central Research Fund , Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan officials said on Wednesday, adding that after ‘widening the scope’, funds could be utilised for the…

Ashrafi condemns Pak elements abroad for maligning Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said that it is very sad that some Pakistani elements in America, United Kingdom and European countries are running a baseless campaign knowingly or unknowingly in the nam…

Cattle markets arrangements reviewed

LAHORE: Adviser to CM on Youth Affairs Wahab Riaz visited Nankana Sahib on Tuesday to review arrangements of cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. He also reviewed the inter-faith, inter-sect harmony, law and order situation in the district.DC Nankana …

Despite cyclone Biparjoy govt to ensure 'uninterrupted power supply'

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-13/l_1080114_121612_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Energy minister says several measures have been taken to deal with cyclone impacts June 13, 2023 at 11:34PM The News International - National https:…

Lakki authorities urged to complete ongoing projects

LAKKI MARWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Special Assistant on Sports and Youth Affairs Mutiullah Khan Marwat on Monday urged the heads of line departments to expedite the pace of work on the ongoing projects so that with their immediate completion, services c…

Ghani questions JI about 'spending donations on electioneering'

KARACHI: Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has said that the Jamaat-e-Islami should be answerable for its act of “spending billions of rupees of donations available with its charitable wing, the Al-Khidmat Foundation, on the election c…

Maryam lauds Shehbaz, Dar for 'averting default without IMF'

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-11/l_1079459_104603_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PML-N leader mocks PTI saying entire party can fit in a Qingqi after desertions June 11, 2023 at 11:29PM The News International - National https://i…

Road blocked to protest JI activist's killing in Takhtbhai

TAKHTBHAI: The Jamaat-e-Islami local leader from Sheringal in Upper Dir and president of Al-Khidmat Foundation was killed and a cop sustained injuries in alleged police encounter in Jhandai area in the limits of Saroshah Police Station on Station on S…

88 profiteers arrested

PESHAWAR: The district administration conducted raids at various places in Peshawar and a total of 88 people were arrested for price hike, non-existence of official rate list, low weight of bread and poor sanitation.Raids were conducted in different l…

Gang of fake faith healers arrested in Balakot

MANSEHRA: The police on Saturday arrested a group of inter-provincial faith healers who used to deprive men and women of their hard-earned money and gold ornaments in the garb of changing their fortune.“We have arrested four so-called faith healers wh…

17 suspects held in crackdown against street crimes

PESHAWAR: On the direction of the Capital City Police Officer to launch an effective crackdown against street crimes, the city police arrested six members of dangerous gangs involved in snatching, robbery and other serious crimes in the jurisdictions …

Martyred FC man laid to rest

KHAR: A personnel of Frontier Constabulary, who had sustained serious bullet injuries in firing with terrorists in Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district and then embraced martyrdom, was laid to rest with state honours in his ancestral graveyard in Ba…

Very severe cyclone Biparjoy 840km away from Karachi

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-11/l_1079150_121124_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} In light of the development in the storm's progress, section 144 has been imposed in Karachi June 11, 2023 at 12:38AM The News International - N…

Police get two-day physical remand of Yasmin Rashid

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-10/l_1079133_110134_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} ATC hears bail application of PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry who was also arrested in connection with May 9 mayhem June 10, 2023 at 11:57PM The News Inte…

Obituary

PESHAWAR: An old worker of the Pakistan People’s Party, Qasim Jan, passed away after a brief illness. The namaz-e-janaza was offered at Gor Kathri Archaeological Complex and he was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard. People from various walks of …

HEC to get 30pc funds

ISLAMABAD: As government universities struggle with a cash squeeze amid a national economic crisis, their regulator is likely to receive 30 per cent more development funding in the upcoming fiscal from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration th…

World Food Safety Day: Junk food adversely affects children's health

LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority in collaboration with a private university organised a seminar on ‘Food Standards Save Lives’ here ThursdayThe event was followed by an awareness walk and a nutrition camp for the counselling of students and faculty membe…

Baligh seeks teachers' role in ending hate speech

LAHORE: Punjab Governor/Chancellor Punjab University Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that the teachers should play their role in eliminating hate speech in the country, promoting the culture of tolerance and building qualities of a good character am…

Pakistan elected as key UN committee member for three years

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-08/l_1078353_110942_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} FM Bilawal congratulates UN team in MoFA, mission in New York for running successful campaign June 09, 2023 The News International - National https:…

Environmental sample tests positive for poliovirus in Karachi

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-08/l_1078361_113927_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Polio eradication programme chief says samples were collected from Gadap Town area last month June 08, 2023 at 11:42PM The News International - Nati…

Training on de-escalating violence in healthcare launched

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University , in collaboration with APPNA Institute of Public Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross , launched a 6 CME credit hours online training on de-escalating and managing violence in healthcare sett…

PAC orders clearing railway land from encroachments

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee was informed Wednesday the railway land worth Rs. 4.4 billion has been encroached upon, with 14,000 acres illegally occupied.The Public Accounts Committee directed an operation to put an end to land encroachmen…

Pakistan, China, Iran hold maiden talks on fighting terrorism

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-07/l_1078024_113147_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Three nations agree to institutionalise trilateral consultations on counter-terrorism June 08, 2023 at 12:03AM The News International - National htt…

Malaria cases on the rise in Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: Due to unusual weather conditions, the malaria cases are on the rise in Lakki Marwat district, posing a serious threat to the health and lives of citizens, said an official on Tuesday.Speaking at an awareness session held in the district…

Geo News producer Zubair Anjum comes back home safely

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-07/l_1077747_034659_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Zubair Anjum's family yesterday reported that he was picked up by police officers from his residence in Karachi's Model Colony area June 07,…

USAID allocates $16.4m for Pakistan's flood recovery efforts

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-07/l_1077736_123303_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} The floods wreaked havoc across the nation, impacting an estimated 33 million individuals June 07, 2023 at 12:48AM The News International - National…

Karachi 'at risk' of cyclone developing in Arabian Sea

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-05/l_1077329_035902_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Low-pressure system present over Arabian Sea can intensify and turn into a cyclone between June 10 and 11 June 05, 2023 at 04:25PM The News Internat…

IMF indicates clubbing 9th, 10th reviews

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has indicated to club 9th and 10th reviews under the $6.5 billion Extended Fund Facility .However, the Washington-based lender and Pakistan have so far remained unable to strike a broader agreement on budgeta…

Envoy urges solidarity among diaspora for better Pak-US relations

WASHINGTON: “The unity among the diaspora was critical for the interests of the country and better Pak-US relations. It would also create new opportunities for our future generations,” said Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan. The a…

Rana Sanaullah sees 3 PTI groups emerging post-May 9 fallout

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-05/l_1077399_111149_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} "On Jahangir Tareen’s issue N-League should remain calm as their vote bank will remain intact," says interior minister June 05, 2023 at 11…

PM Shehbaz rejects PTI propaganda on rights abuses in Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-05/l_1077308_020943_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} What PTI did on May 9 was a brazen attack on state with malafide intent and sinister objectives, says PM Shehbaz June 05, 2023 at 02:38PM The News I…

No contact with Tareen, Fawad keeps in touch: Asad Umar

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-05/l_1077284_114738_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} “What association do I have with Jahangir Tareen?” he asked when queried if he will join Tareen's 'party' June 05, 2023 at 12:06PM The N…

Police to take action against car tax defaulters!

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2023-06-05/l_1077282_093845_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} The road-checking campaign will continue until 16 June June 05, 2023 at 10:03AM The News International - National https://ift.tt/9xbaNmt https://ift…

60 applicants get financial relief on ombudsman's orders

LAHORE: On the directions of Ombudsman Punjab, financial relief amounting Rs17.2 million has been given to 60 people of various districts across the province. According to a statement issued by a spokesman for Ombudsman Punjab here on Sunday, the Univ…

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