LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Sardar Masood Khan on Saturday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. During the meeting, the premier said that Pakistan valued its mutually beneficial ties with the United States and was determined to further enhance its trade and investment in multi-dimensional fields of IT, agriculture and industry. PM Shehbaz directed …

RAWALPINDI (Internews Pakistan) – Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Saturday the survival of Pakistan was in holding elections in the country. In a series of tweets, the close ally of PTI Chairman Imran Khan said any attempts to evade elections would create a room for doctrine of necessity. He said President Arif Alvi had announced …

KARACHI (Internews Pakistan) – The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced its flight operation for this year’s Hajj with its first flight scheduled for Saudi Arabia on May 21. The national flag carrier will operate pre and post-Hajj flights from May 21 to August 2, a PIA spokesperson said in a statement. The PIA will use Boeing-777 and Airbus A-320 …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi criticized the Pakistan Dempcratic Movement for sticking to government despite the failing economy. Talking to the media, he said there was crisis like situation in the country and the PDM wanted to pardon off its NAB cases by avoiding the elections while highlighting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was always ready …

KARACHI (Internews Pakistan ) – Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday annulled the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) examinations held in 2020 on account of tempering. SHC Registrar apprised a two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Iqbal Khuhro and Justice Adnanul Karim in a report that the Commission had got the answer copies marked without informing the supervisory committee which included …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly dry weather for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. However, light rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in north Balochistan, south Punjab, upper Sindh, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir. According to the synoptic situation, a shallow westerly wave is affecting the western and upper parts of …

NEW YORK (Internews Pakistan) – American magazine Time, on Friday, issued a list of women of the year that includes the name of Pakistani climate activist Aiysha Siddiqa. Siddiqa became a climate and human rights defender, who comes from a tribal community Northern Pakistan, after being a personal victim of climate change. She realized at the age of 14 that …

ISLAMABAD (National Times) – President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday gave assent to April 30 date to conduct the all-important elections in Punjab. The president’s announcement comes minutes after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) proposed dates for holding general elections in Punjab following a landmark verdict of the Supreme Court. April 30 falls on Sunday. In a letter to …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar schooled on Friday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, saying the country was facing severe challenges due to the latter’s “cheap” politics. Addressing a press conference, the finance czar took a dig at the deposed premier, saying, “Imran wants to see the country go into default. But the country will not default …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Friday distanced himself from an audiotape that contains his alleged conversation about judges of the country. His reaction comes as an audio leaked online wherein the former information minister can purportedly be heard instructing his brother Faisal Chaudhry to arrange a meeting between the Lahore High Court (LHC) chief …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan vowed on Friday to not give up by any means. Expressing his thoughts during his meeting with a delegation of journalists, Mr Khan cleared the air over his relations with the establishment, saying, “I don’t have any tussles with the establishment. I am ready to hold talks with the COAS …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – The Lahore High Court (LHC) quashed on Friday the notification of the detention of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders. On the request of PTI stalwart Fawad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Saleem suspended the detention of all the PTI leaders and ordered their release. The court had sought a response from the Punjab government and other parties in …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) judge on Friday remarked that despite carrying the emblem of justice in its name, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chanted slogans against the judiciary inside the courts. Judge Raja Nasir Abbas remarked this in a case against PTI leaders Asad Umar and others over protesting outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The …

PESHAWAR (Internews Pakistan)- The Peshawar High Court Friday suspended the schedule of by-elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on National Assembly seats. The development came when the court issued its reserved judgement in the case against the resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s National Assembly members and the postponement of by-polls. Consequently, the court postponed by-elections on National Assembly seats in the province and …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to meet on Friday to announce the date for elections in Punjab following the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s (SCP) order directing the ECP to hold elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The commission is expected to suggest last week of April as the date for elections. Sources …

WASHINGTON (Internews Pakistan) – US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, while briefing the newsmen in Washington on Thursday said that we support Pakistan’s democratic, constitutional, and legal principles, Dunya News reported. Ned Price refrained from answering a question regarding the arrest warrant issued against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former prime minister Imran Khan and said that these questions for …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistani forces arrested a serving Indian army officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, for spying in southwestern province of Balochistan on March 3, 2016. Today mark the completion of seventh years of the arrest of RAW agent, reminding the world how India is involved in carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan. The RAW operative, Commander Kulbhushan alias Hussain Mubarek …

RAWALPINDI (Internews Pakistan) – Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed warned on Friday that an attempt to arrest or disqualify PTI Chairman Imran Khan would further worsen the political situation in the country. Earlier this week, a court in Islamabad issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Mr Khan over no show up in the Toshakhana case while the ministers …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday taking note of the collapse of under-construction flyover at Bara Kahu formed a committee to inquire into the incident. The inquiry committee headed by former Interior Secretary Shahid Khan will examine every aspect of the incident that occurred on Thursday. The committee was directed to prepare an inquiry report on …

GENEVA (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has voiced concern over the “generous” supply of conventional and non-conventional weapons to India, saying it was severely straining South Asia’s strategic stability , and threatening “our national security”. “The largest country in the region continues to be a beneficiary of nuclear exceptionalism, in violation of …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Sardar Masood Khan reached Islamabad on Thursday. According to sources, Ambassador Masood has been summoned for consultation on Pakistan-US relation, Dunya News reported. Sources informed that Sardar Masood will meet the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. They said that Pakistan’s relations with the US are moving …

LONDON (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the country would have been progressing had he been provided justice like Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. He was questioned by a journalist that the way Imran Khan was getting justice from the court, what would have happened if he …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,577,073. The nationwide tally of fatalities stood at 30,643 on Friday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 42 people were tested positive for Covid across …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Minister for Economic Affairs Division Ayaz Sadiq is leading the Pakistan delegation at the Summit of the Contact Group of the Non-Aligned Movement on post-COVID-19 pandemic global recovery being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at a weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday said the Summit which began today is aimed …

KARACHI (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Muzammil Aslam said on Thursday the agreements reached by his party and the coalition government with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be made public. Addressing a press conference, Mr Aslam lamented that the coalition government had increased the interest rate to 20 per cent. He expressed his concern over the persistent …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said Imran Khan had no right to question the economic policies of the current government which had been striving to undo the “mess” created by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime in its four-year tenure. She, in a tweet, said ironically, the “shameless person”, who pushed the country into …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – In connection with the severe economic hardships, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Hammad Azhar urged the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to quit the government. Speaking to the media, Mr Azhar said there was no positivity in terms of the country’s exports, adding that the incumbent government failed to provide relief to the masses. Recounting the contributions …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday the masses were facing a heavy price of regime change. Taking to Twitter, the deposed premier went on to say, “A bunch of criminals have been foisted upon the nation by the former COAS.” Lamenting the persistent depreciation of the rupee, Mr Khan said, “The rupee has …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan over the latter’s tweet on the economic situation. Taking to Twitter, Ms Nawaz took a jibe at the deposed premier and accused him of dragging the country into a quagmire. Berating Mr Khan for negotiating with the International Monetary Fund …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – A ban has been imposed on demonstrations outside courts in the federal capital owing to security reasons, Dunya News reported on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Islamabad police said section 144 was already in force, adding that security had been put on high alert in view of threats including terrorism. He said only lawyers, journalists and …

LAHORE (Internews Pakistan) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has reacted to the photo of retired Lt Gen Amjad Shoaib, which went viral on social media during his detention. Taking to Twitter, Imran Khan shared the picture of Amjad Shoaib and wrote that “seeing him like this makes me feel ashamed as a Pakistani.” Imran Khan …

ISLAMABAD (Internews Pakistan) – In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the dead body of a youth, Abdul Rashid Dar, who had been abducted by Indian troops in December last year has been found in Zurhama forest area of Kupwara district, triggering protests against the Modi government and its brutal army in his hometown, Kunan Poshpora area of the …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, in a split verdict, ruled on Wednesday that elections for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab assemblies should be held within 90 days. The direction was given by the apex court in the suo motu notice verdict which was announced by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial today. A five-member bench headed by CJP Bandial and comprising Justice …

GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — On a sunny February morning, the air in a small village in Pakistan’s east Gujranwala district carried the sweet scent of canola flowers, which were dancing gently in the breeze. Bees whirling on the profuse yellow blossom beaming with lush green pods were not only a view to behold, but also heralded the beginning …

Pakistani government will incentivize citizens who would pay their dues for the upcoming Hajj in U.S. dollars, local reports said. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has also allocated a 25 percent special quota for pilgrims who will deposit the amount in dollars. The move comes as the government scrambles to shore up fast-dwindling foreign reserves. The pilgrims who would pay …

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 24 (Internews): Saudi Embassy in Pakistan on Friday announced a short video competition on  the 70th anniversary of the ‘Pak-Saudi Relations’ for the talented youth across the country. According to the Saudi embassy’s official Twitter handle account, it is organizing this healthy competition to mark the 70th anniversary of the visit of first President of Pakistan Ghulam Muhammad …

The United States has transferred two brothers from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Pakistan, bringing the total number of people held at Guantanamo down to 32, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The Guantanamo camp was established by Republican President George W. Bush in 2002 to house foreign terrorism suspects following the 2001 hijacked plane attacks on …

LAHORE: Former Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Tuesday announced joining Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf after meeting PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Parvez Elahi has been nominated as the central President of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf.    

ISLAMABAD, Feb 02 (ABC): The Millennium Universal Colleges TMUC, Pakistan hosted a two days Annual Colloquia 2023 on the theme ‘Inspire-Aspire-Attain: Redefining Quality Education’ at TMUC Islamabad says a press release. Heads of Institutes, Academic Heads, Programme Coordinators, Counsellors, and support staff from all over the TMUC campuses nationwide attended this 7th Annual Colloquia. TMUC is Pakistan’s top International University, …

ISLAMABAD: Keeping its legacy, Millennium Education organized Pakistan’s largest Teacher Development Conference TDC 2023 on the visionary theme- “Futurist- Quests-Challenges – Journey” at Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad last day says a press release. Keeping in view the accelerated pace at which changes are occurring in teaching and learning, the conference endeavoured to preserve the finest and most worthy means of …