LAHORE: Dubai Economy and Tourism (DET) have launched a new campaign that targets Pakistani travellers with a YouTube series.   The episodes, featuring Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood, former members of the popular band Strings, take viewers on a thrilling journey through the vibrant city of Dubai, showcasing its unique experiences and attractions suitable for visitors of all ages.   …

LAHORE: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that his party wanted negotiations with the government – on the impasse on elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – to be successful but at the same time contended that it had a “strategy” in place if the talks failed.   “PTI wants the success of negotiations [with the government], but it …

KARACHI: Pakistani Minister of State and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Public Communication and Digital Platforms, Fahd Haroon, met with H E Bakheet Al Romaithi, United Arab Emirates Consul General in Karachi.   They both discussed the importance of public communication in raising awareness about food security and the impacts of climate change.   The meeting centred around the …

LAHORE, April 30 (Internews): Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that all the political parties in the current government have failed to give a better and competent cabinet.   “We could not form a 10-member competent people’s cabinet to run the affairs of the country smoothly,” he lamented and added that the people who did not …

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers.   Considered the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis by the United Nations, Guterres’ quandary has been deepened by the Taliban administration’s move to stop girls from going to school and most …

LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government on Sunday termed corruption allegations made by PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi regarding the free flour distribution programme “false and fabricated”.   A day earlier, the PML-N leader who is part of a group of political mavericks holding a series of nationwide seminars on the current challenges being faced by the country in an effort to …

MIANWALI: Some unidentified suspects have killed a father and his young son in Kundian city of Mianwali district in Punjab. According to Kundian police, a tragic incident occurred in the Wan Bachran area when the unknown suspects shot-dead a man and his young son who were sleeping in their house. Police said, the victim was identified as Zafar Iqbal who …

GHOTKI: Robbers kidnapped two people while two others managed to escape after being injured in firing by the suspects in Ghotki on Sunday. Police said the bandits captured four people from a milk supply vehicle on Gudulink Road. The suspects opened fire as victims resisted, in which two persons were injured, who managed to escape, while the two others were …

QUETTA: At least five people were killed due to torrential rains in different parts of the Balochistan province, said the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Sunday. Two people were killed in Khuzdar, two in Machh and Lasbela and one was killed in Ketch in rain-related incidents. According to PDMA officials, under the influence of a powerful weather system, several …

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has denied allegations that the meat of captive elephant Noor Jehan was sold after her death at Karachi Zoo. In a statement issued on Twitter, the KMC said reports regarding the sale of the elephant’s meat were baseless and untrue. “There is no truth in the news circulating on social media regarding the sale …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Pakistan has said that Pakistan’s economy is still facing significant challenges owing to high inflation and an economic slowdown. However, the recent surplus in the balance of payment (Bop) would provide a breather. In its ‘Monthly Economic Update & Outlook’, the ministry said that headline inflation (CPI) is expected to remain at elevated …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Saturday said he was determined to not only defeat the attempts by Pakistan’s enemies to “drive a wedge” between the people and the armed forces but also “preserve and further solidify” their bond through “selfless performance” of constitutional duties.   Addressing the passing out parade of the Pakistan Military Academy …

LAHORE: Punjab Police on Saturday registered a case against former chief minister Parvez Elahi and others, claiming that its officials were “attacked with stones, batons and petrol” during a raid on the PTI leader’s house in Lahore to arrest him in a corruption case the previous night.   The raiding team, which included officials of Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) and police, …

ISLAMABAD: The US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm. As oil markets remain jittery, the cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years of sanctions pressure by …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday that the Supreme Court could not force the government to hold negotiations with the opposition.   He passed these remarks as a three-member SC bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar, took up the elections delay case. However, the hearing was adjourned …

KHAIRPUR: Seven people, including four children, died after a bogie of a Karachi Express train caught fire near Tando Masti Khan in Sindh’s Khairpur district during the early hours of Thursday, officials said.   Pakistan Railways (PR) District Coordination Officer Mohsin Siyal confirmed the number of casualties.   Police surgeon Dr Abu Talib also confirmed the death toll, adding that …

ISLAMABAD: Indus Motor Company (IMC), the assembler of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has reported a profit-after-tax (PAT) of Rs3.216 billion for the third quarter of financial year 2022-23, a decrease of 37 per cent as compared with earnings of Rs5.118 billion in the same period of the previous year.   Earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs40.92 compared with Rs65.11. …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir visited the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army and met the PLA commander on Wednesday.   Both sides discussed regional stability and military cooperation.   The army chief, who is in China on a four-day official visit, arrived in the neighbouring country on Tuesday.   In a press release issued, the …

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif on Tuesday said the military was focused on rooting out terrorism, clarifying that as a “national” institution it had respect for all the politicians and political parties. He expressed these views in a press conference on national security and terrorism the first such briefing by Maj-Gen Sharif since his …

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from Monday’s twin explosions in a police station in Pakistan’s Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. Confirming the casualties, KP Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir told Xinhua that the death toll increased after several injured succumbed to …

LAHORE: Huey Tum Ajnabi, the directorial debut film of renowned journalist Kamran Shahid continued to achieve milestones at the Box Office. The fusion of love, action, thriller, romance, historical facts, and much more is among the movies released on Eidul Fitr that has multiplied the festivities. Public has massively praised the movie, saying such films should be produced in order …

KARACHI: Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh claimed that his murder has been planned in Bilawal House. In a letter written to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), the PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh stated that the special task of his murder is given to DIG Farrukh Bashir. He claimed that he was arrested in fake cases …

ISLAMABAD: The cyber-crime branch of the Federal Investigation Agency in a raid arrested six members of a fraud gang. The accused were depriving citizens of their finances by introducing themselves as bank employees to get access to their personal data. “They transferred Rs19,58,500 from the bank account of the complainant,” FIA Rawalpindi spokesperson said. “Arrested accused have been named as …

ISLAMABAD: Around 427 Pakistanis have reached Port Sudan, a port city in eastern Sudan, for repatriation as the North African country continues to work with Islamabad’s missions in the region to provide relief to Pakistanis. Fighting in Sudan has triggered a humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country, where millions of people have been left without access to basic services. At …

  Chinese staff members of the Thar Coal Block-II Coal Electricity Integration project distribute food to Pakistani colleagues to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Thar Desert in Pakistan’s south Sindh province, April 22, 2023. (Str/Xinhua) by Misbah Saba Malik ISLAMABAD, April 23 (Xinhua) — Grooving to festive Pakistani music on Eid night after enjoying a feast thrown by Chinese colleagues, …

LAHORE: Police claimed to have killed a high-profile robber during an alleged encounter on Raiwind road in the provincial capital in the wee hours of Friday. According to police, a wanted robber involved in more than 50 cases of firing during robberies was killed during an encounter. The police claimed that upon seeing the police party approaching towards them the …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that Parliament was the supreme institution of the country and all decisions including elections would be made at its forum. Khawaja Asif said that all the institutions drive their powers from the parliament and we will continue to work for strengthening the parliamentary system in the country. Talking about the court’s decision …

PESHAWAR: The district administration of Mansehra has announced the closure of the main Kaghan Naran Road for all kind of traffic due to a glacier eruption near Kaghan. The eruption has posed a threat to the safety of tourists traveling to the area during Eidul Fitr holidays. The district authorities have advised all tourists to avoid traveling to Naran/Kaghan until …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the federal coalition and PTI to sit together and develop a consensus on elections in the country by 4pm today, but at the same time asserted that it would not go back on its order fixing May 14 as the date for elections to the Punjab Assembly.   The directives were issued by …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a new deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow, State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik has said.   “Our orders are in, we have placed that already,” the minister told media, adding that one cargo of the commodity will dock at the Karachi port in May.   The …

SHANGHAI: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in India next month, the Foreign Office said on Thursday.   “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held on May 4-5 2023, in Goa, India,” FO spokesperson Mumtaz …

MARDAN: A firing incident due to conflict between brothers claimed lives of two persons in Mardan. According to police, the impasse was reached over the issue of parking shawal at government property. Both brothers indulged in a brawl which rapidly exacerbated into an armed conflict near MCC hospital. Three persons including a passerby were caught up in the exchange of …

KARACHI: Rangers and police arrested five suspects in joint operation in different areas of the provincial capital. According to Rangers spokesperson, Rangers and police conducted operations in several areas of the city of lights, as a result five suspects were arrested. The suspects have been arrested previously as well and the group has been involved in several incidents of street …

ISLAMABAD: The Moon will block out the Sun on Thursday causing the first solar eclipse of the year 2023, in what will be called a “hybrid solar eclipse”, but it would not be able to be observed in Pakistan. The much-anticipated space activity will offer a breathtaking sight to the world as the hybrid solar eclipse shifts to an annular …

ISLAMABAD, April 18 (Internews): An Islamabad district and sessions court on Tuesday had granted post-arrest bail to PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur who was arrested earlier this month in a case pertaining to threatening national institutions. The verdict, which was reserved on Monday, was pronounced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Sikandar Khan. The judge also directed the PTI leader …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday forbade Punjab police from harassing PTI Chairman Imran Khan and instructed them to treat former premier as per the law.   The orders were issued by a five-member bench as it took up Imran’s petition seeking to restrain authorities in Punjab from launching a police operation at his Zaman Park residence or …

LAHORE: A three-member delegation led by Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj ul Haq on Saturday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif followed by a meeting Imran Khan. During the meeting, the current political situation in the country and judicial crisis came under discussion, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The leaders agreed that issues facing …

KARACHI: An increase of Rs10-14 per litre is likely to be announced by the government in the price of petrol from April 16. The government could increase the price of petroleum products while attributing it to rising oil prices in global markets. The increase can jump to Rs14 per litre if the government also adjusts the exchange rate losses, unlike …

KARACHI: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will deposit $2 billion into the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) account “within the next seven working days”, it was learnt on Saturday. It was reportedly confirmed by KSA Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki during a meeting with Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Muhammad Jawad Sohrab Malik in Islamabad. According …

RAWALPINDI: The federal government has approved deployment of military troops for operation against outlaws in the katcha area. According to sources, the cabinet has approved a circulation summary for deployment of military troops in katcha area alongside the Indus River. The Punjab government had requested the federal government seeking military assistance for the operation by April 24, sources said. The …