Torghar : Three houses fell as a result of a thunder strike, killing 11 persons in the area. Eleven victims died from their injuries, while four others were taken to the hospital for first assistance. Tremendous efforts are being made to locate three persons still missing following the torrential downpour.Continue Reading

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the clear winner in the cantonment board elections held across Pakistan on Sunday. According to early, unconfirmed results, the PTI received 63 seats, closely followed by the PML-N, which received 59. 52 seats were won by independent candidates. The PPP received 17, the Jamaat-e-IslamiContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, stated on Friday that the Election Commission of Pakistan appears to have “become the headquarters for Opposition parties, with the chief election commissioner serving as their spokesman.” Fawad claimed no one is pleased with the ECP because “it comes outContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Officials from Pakistan’s Election Body (ECP) walked out of a Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs hearing after federal minister Azam Swati accused the commission of accepting bribes. When the committee met on Friday under the chairmanship of Senator Taj Haider, the argument over the use of electronic votingContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has encouraged the international community to recognise Afghanistan’s new reality and interact with it in the sake of regional peace and stability. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, speaking to the media in Islamabad with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares, stated that isolating Afghanistan will have significant implications.Continue Reading

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), said Friday that the international community’s constructive involvement and long-term humanitarian support for Afghanistan is critical for the country’s long-term peace and security. The army chief made his remarks during the Corps Commander Conference, which he convened at General HeadquartersContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday that commerce with Afghanistan will be conducted in Pakistani currency due to a dollar scarcity in Kabul. Senator Senator Talha Mehmood, who chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, made the decision during a meeting of the committee. According to Tarin, theContinue Reading