News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: At least two terrorists were killed and three others injured during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Killi Zaik area, security sources said on Monday. The operation was conducted between Killi Zaik and Kaghli, around 12 kilometres north of the Baseema camp, after security forces received information about the presence […]
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Monday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had secured a two-thirds majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly after the completion of three phases of elections. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah said the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reiterated its demand that party founder Imran Khan be shifted to a hospital for proper medical treatment in consultation with his doctors and family. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said the party had repeatedly called for Imran Khan to be […]
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Monday reiterated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for talks with the opposition remained on the table, urging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to engage in dialogue if it was serious about negotiations. Speaking on the Senate floor, the federal minister said the PTI […]
QUETTA: Security forces killed seven terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Kharan district of Balochistan, while several militant hideouts were destroyed and a large cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered, security sources said on Sunday. The operation was conducted under the ongoing “Radd-ul-Fitna 3” campaign after security forces received […]
LAHORE: Five people, including two pedestrians, were killed and a child injured after a speeding car lost control and crashed into a tree on Lahore’s Canal Road early Saturday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 6am in the Harbanspura area. According to an eyewitness, the car was travelling at […]
WEB DESK: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Yadgar-i-Fatah monument in Islamabad on Thursday night, ahead of Pakistan’s 79th Independence Day. Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu and […]
WEB DESK: The moon for Rabi-ul-Awwal was not sighted anywhere in Pakistan, with the first day of the Islamic month to fall on August 15, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced. A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, chaired by Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, was held in Islamabad to review reports […]
WEB DESK: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has praised Pakistan’s leadership for promoting regional peace and stability during the US-Iran conflict. The Norwegian foreign minister expressed these views during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Thursday, according to a statement issued […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday invited Norwegian companies to invest in Pakistan’s oil and gas exploration sector as he called for stronger economic ties and increased bilateral trade between the two countries. The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide […]