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Female PTI MNAs, party members protest outside Parliament House
ISLAMABAD: The female parliamentarians belonging to the PTI Thursday staged a protest outside the Parliament House. The protest was led by the party's leaders Aliya Hamza, Kanwal Shauzab, and Maleeka Bokhari.
The protesters tried to…
COAS wants army to brace for ‘evolving geo-strategic milieu’
Defence Reporter
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday laid special emphasis on maintaining high standards of operational preparedness in the wake of evolving geo-strategic milieu, the military said in a…
World Bank approves $258m to support healthcare in Pakistan
SPECIAL REPORTER
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $258 million to strengthen primary health care systems and accelerate national efforts towards universal health coverage in Pakistan, a press release issued by the…
Pakistan requests Iran to increase electricity exports to…
Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Minister of Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday met with Iranian Ambassador Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, seeking an increase in electricity exports, according to the Islamic Republic News…
No imminent hike in fuel prices on the cards, Miftah dispels…
Special Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has rubbished reports that the government was increasing fuel prices today, saying that in the pre-budget seminar he did not even speak about the petroleum prices.
“Channels…
Govt restores Saturday holiday in public sector to ‘save…
Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday approved restoring Saturday as a public holiday in an effort to "save electricity", while also considering early closure of markets…
Shaan schools Bollywood’s Khans for silence over BJP…
Showbiz Reporter
KARACHI: Anger in the Middle East spread Monday over comments made by an official of India's ruling party, BJP, about the Prophet Mohammed, with various countries summoning New Delhi's envoy and a Kuwaiti supermarket…
Pakistan issues visas to Sikh pilgrims
Bureau Report
LAHORE: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to 163 Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee scheduled to be held on June 8-17, 2022.
The issuance…
Pakistan sends demarche to Indian diplomat over blasphemy against…
After condemning the highly derogatory remarks recently made by two senior officials of India’s ruling party BJP, disrespecting the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), Pakistan has issued a strong demarche to the Indian Charge d'…