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ISLAMABAD: Dry spell is likely to persist in most parts of Pakistan with the weather is expected to be hot in southern parts of the country during the day and cold in the northern areas, said the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). …

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus positivity rate in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan has remained above 5% in October to date. While the percent positive rate – the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that came back…

Urges int'l community, on Kashmir Black Day, to stop India from using state-terrorism to destabilise region ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the Kashmir Black Day, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday reiterated Pakistan's…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has on Tuesday summoned a high-level meeting following a blast at Peshawar’s seminary in which at least seven individuals were martyred and 72 sustained wounds. Heads of security…

At least seven people were killed and more than 110 injured in an explosion on Tuesday morning at the Jamia Zuberia madressah in Peshawar's Dir Colony. According to Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim, four of the deceased…

The interior ministry on Monday announced a nationwide public holiday on 12th Rabi ul Awwal. According to a notification issued by the ministry, on Friday, October 30, all federal government institutions will remain closed. "It…

In a fresh attack on the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Monday accused the Opposition of peddling the Indian narrative. “So Doval threatens hybrid war and LOC inside Pakistan and…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned French envoy Marc Baréty to lodge "strong protest" against the publication of blasphemous caricatures and French President Emmanuel Macron’s "anti-Islam" comments. According to a spokesperson for…

ISLAMABAD: PM Imran Khan on Monday said Pakistan would cooperate and strengthen ties with Kabul regardless of who takes the office. “It was the Afghan people’s prerogative to elect officials and choose the government, the prime minister…

KARACHI: A single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is being sold at Rs115,350 at the opening of trading on Monday after the price of the precious metal remained unchanged previously. Likewise, the price of 10 grams of 24k gold is…