ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning and Development, stated on Monday that the new coronavirus type is exceedingly harmful, and that the next two to three weeks are critical in this respect. During a news conference with SAPM Faisal Sultan, National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) chiefContinue Reading

– JHELUM – On Monday, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan stated that granting power to a corrupt leader is a worse curse for a country. Addressing the event after the inauguration of academic blocks at Al-Qadir University in Jhelum, the premier stated that a condemned person had been invited asContinue Reading

LAHORE – A report on suspected footage of vote buying and selling in the NA-133 elections will be filed tomorrow. Strict action would be taken if the reports of the relevant departments are proven to be genuine, according to an Election Commission spokeswoman. If rigging is proven, the subject willContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a notice to the Attorney General on the admissibility of a petition requesting the formation of a commission to probe the purported audio leak of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar. During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice AtharContinue Reading

RAWALPINDI — On Saturday, two soldiers accepted death when a military installation was attacked in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province’s North Waziristan area. Terrorists targeted a military base in the Datta Khel region of North Waziristan, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, and after an intense exchangeContinue Reading

RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa formally installed Lieutenant General Nigar Johar as the first-ever female general to be appointed as Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) on Friday. According to an Inter Services Public Relations media statement received here, the army commanderContinue Reading

The federal cabinet has accepted a deal to hold $3 billion in Saudi Arabian funding in Pakistan’s State Bank. The transaction was approved by the Cabinet via a dissemination summary on Saturday. The Saudi government agreed to keep a $3 billion reserve at the State Bank. The help will beContinue Reading