The News Of Pakistan

The PTI government is committed to improving the working and living conditions of the workers through a better work environment, provision of housing and education facilities, and extending health coverage to them and their families, said Prime Minister Imran Khan in his message on the International Labour Day being observed today across the world. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aPiluU

Pakistan has reported 146 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 825,519. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3ubd5t4

MUZAFFARGARH - Police have recovered a corpse hanging with a tree at Daira Deen Panah here on Friday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/333sJLl

1st May is being celebrated as International Labour Day all over the world every year to pay tributes to the sacrifices of the workers of Chicago (USA). from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vyI7eR

FAISALABAD - With a view to bring public awareness towards the observance of traffic rules and implementation of corona SOPs, a special campaign was conducted by Punjab Highway Patrol’s Additional IG Akram Naeem Bharoka. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3ucACKu

Islamabad - Special Assistant on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Friday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected OGRA summary seeking increase in the price of petroleum projects. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3t5MJaz

LAHORE - PML-N MPA from Gujranwala Chaudhry Ashraf Ali Ansari met Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office and discussed matters of mutual interest. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nBUy6N

ISLAMABAD - The Opposition will soon send a reminder to the government about its questionnaire to prepare its own resolution in response to the one presented in the National Assembly on the issue of Namoos-i-Risalat (PBUH) and expulsion of the French envoy from the country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aSVDBY

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has, on Friday, warned of imposing strict restrictions in the province. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aOeuhG

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has abdicated the Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai, on Friday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vwi5ZF

Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong, on Friday called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu in Islamabad. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3e6g5Bt

Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, H. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/332tJiL

Sindh Health Minister Dr. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xCq4WX

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has, on Friday, started mulling over different names for replacing the governor of Balochistan. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3eKvIh4

Pertaining to the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of Covid-19 patients on Oxygen has culminated to 5,360 during the last 24 hours. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aRlz11

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday unveiled a five-year Rs370 billion uplift package for the Gilgit Baltistan. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nzxpBU

Hungary has desired to boost its economic ties with Pakistan. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3uaeqR1

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected allegations of the slow vote count in the NA-249 by-poll that saw PPP candidate Qadir Mandokhel securing the seat. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aP14BW

The number of critical care COVID-19 patients on oxygen in Pakistan currently is 57% higher than it was in June last year, according to an update given by National Command and Operation Centre head Asad Umar on Twitter Friday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vqyD5a

The government decided on Friday to form a three-member committee to decide the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) plea seeking review of its April 15 decision of banning the party over countrywide violent protests. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u8qpym

Authorities have decided to impose a "complete lockdown" in the city on Saturdays and Sundays. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u7wtr8

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has claimed that by-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-249 was stolen from her party by only a few hundred votes. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2R78dqq

Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Gilgit-Baltistan on a day-long visit today (Friday) where he will inaugurate a number of development projects. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aOFTzW

Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a message of Twitter has thanked the people of Karachi after PPP won the National Assembly constituency NA-249 by-election on Thursday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u1HE4u

Pakistan has reported 131 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 820,823. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nyZyJk

KARACHI - PML-N’s Miftah Ismail was leading the race in NA-249 Karachi by-election with Pakistan People’s Party candidate Abdul Qadir Mandokhel close behind, unofficial results from 180 polling stations showed. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3t71nhX

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Thursday clarified that the government did not impose any ban on observing Aitekaf at the country-wide Mosques, rather issuing anti-coronavirus SOPs (standard operating procedures) to contain the spread of coronavirus. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u09iil

ISLAMABAD - The PTI’s government is persistently facing stiff resistance from the opposition to run the proceedings of the national assembly with minimum presence of the members from both sides only in the current Corona crisis. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3e5Qg4y

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister’s Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vuh1p5

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PML-N leader and former commerce minister Pervez Malik in sugar subsidy scam today to record his statement. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3t5OXXq

ISLAMABAD - The Head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the resignations of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) were yet to be accepted. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2R5swEF

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday started manual perusal of PTI documents. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aPohUN

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan has been voted as “personality of the week” by Al-Jazeera’s weekly programme “Sibaq-ul-Akhbar” (News Competition) for his views and efforts to address the issue of Islamophobia. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3eF2O21

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Germany yesterday vowed to enhance cooperation as the top diplomats of the two countries met here. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vyvrV9

ISLAMABAD - The total active coronavirus cases in country Thursday reached 89,838 with 5,480 new infections during the last 24 hours. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3t5cOqj

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar and Punjab Assembly speaker Ch Parvez Elahi held separate meetings on Thursday and discussed political issues including the Coronavirus situation. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u7dTPI

A civil court Tuesday extended its stay order in a case pertaining to the ownership of Jati Umra residence of the Sharif family until May 6. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u66uAb

The electioneering for by-elections in the National Assembly constituency NA-249, Karachi West-II ended on Tuesday-Wednesday midnight, 48 hours before the polling as per electoral rules. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2PENie4

At least one person was killed and five others injured in armed clash between two groups over personal grudged here on Thursday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vspHw9

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday said vaccination for the age group 40 to 49 years would start from May 3. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vtvCkN

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said people can elect honest leadership by the power of their vote. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32ZDT3O

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has underlined the importance of regular high-level exchanges between Pakistan and Germany and maintaining a steady upward trajectory in the relationship. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3u4lPBs

Punjab government has mulled over imposing complete lockdown in some cities of the province before Eid over reporting a higher positivity ratio. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3t0BJeH

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced two new schemes for overseas Pakistanis who have Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA). from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3e1yvTQ

An aircraft of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying 0. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nunWfr

Pakistan has reported 151 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 815,711. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vw51mX

Polling for the by-election for National Assembly constituency NA-249- Karachi West-II is currently underway. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aO8ghQ

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke by phone Wednesday with Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3e69QOl

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan was promoting two laws – one for the rich and one for the poor. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sZIc9R

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra on Tuesday was booked by police for openly flouting coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs). from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/337P8Y5

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a corruption reference against former President Asif Ali Zardari and others on allegations of over eight billion rupees corruption in fake bank accounts scandal before Accountability Court Islamabad. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2PxRhsO

LAHORE - Police took PML-N MNA Javed Latif into custody on Tuesday after a sessions court dismissed his bail in a case pertaining to allegedly defaming state institutions. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nvIQuG

ISLAMABAD - Chairman CPEC Authority Lt Gen (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that 60 percent work on Basima-Khuzdar Road has been completed. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3eDmG5n

ISLAMABAD - Senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday said that only charge against him was that he had built Pakistan’s largest sports complex. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aKm6lb

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday said that South Asia was in dire need of enhanced regional cooperation amid Covid-19 pandemic. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gQ2OPv

ISLAMABAD - In a shocking development, on the first day of perusal of PTI accounts on Tuesday, the Scrutiny Committee disallowed the use of laptops or computers by two Chartered Accountants allowed by ECP on behalf of the petitioner. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/337P8Hz

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday said that the recent judgment on Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s review petition was a welcome development. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sTzdGZ

ISLAMABAD - President Dr. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dYLeXK

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Secretary Commerce Muhammad Younus Dhaga for recording his statement in the sugar subsidy scam, The Nation learnt it The NAB Rawalpindi had issued call-up notice to Dhaga last week in the ongoing inquiry against holders of public office, management of Sugar Mills and others. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gQ2OyZ

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister of Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz on Tuesday chaired a meeting regarding efforts being made to counter the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aKligo

ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser said that multifaceted bilateral parliamentary and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Belarus was a commendable feature of relationship between both the countries. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2R2lCAa

LAHORE - The district administration sealed 28 shops, mega marts, restaurants and imposed heavy fines on viola­tions of coronavirus related Stan­dard Operating Procedures (SOPs) here on Tuesday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vqDAeA

Peshawar - Peshawar High Court has summoned Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) authorities after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted inquiry report regarding a number of private medical colleges. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aKEgn1

Swat - The fully crowded markets of Mingora city have not only made social distancing ineffective but also likely to create trouble as the people rarely bother to follow corona Sops. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2RYU2UH

Peshawar - Irrigation Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday prepared a comprehensive reforms package to streamline its overall business on modern lines with special focus on water resource management, revenue generation, protection of water resources and their efficient utilisation. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xxiBbw

HARIPUR - As many as 37 activists of defunct Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were set free from the Haripur Central Prison on Tuesday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aJTnxc

ISLAMABAD - At least two passengers lost their lives while eight others sustained serious injuries on Tuesday wee hours when a speeding truck collided with a passenger bus in Hub Marble city, Lasbela district. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aKYCMW

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested 11 persons from various areas in the city during last 24 hours and recovered a cache of narcotics, wine and weapons from them. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sXIaPQ

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz Tuesday assured that his ministry would make all-out efforts for timely registration of ventilators with Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to ensure availability and induction of these ventilators in the healthcare system. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xvv4wv

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Deputy Commissioner Dr Khurram Shehzad took a strict action against four Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants (MEAs) on charges of sexually harassment of female teachers and immediately removed them from the district under the Sexual Harassment Act 2010. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32UtV3A

FAISALABAD - Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in and around the city. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gKIm2o

ISLAMABAD - Chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Qibla Ayaz has once again asked Ulema to play their role in the implementation of Covid-19 SOPs amid spike in coronavirus cases across the country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32OCfC3

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq who is in Kabul held a series of meetings with top Afghan officials aimed at pushing forward the Afghan peace and reconciliation process. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nqnezJ

ISLAMABAD - The national tally on Monday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 89,219 with 4,825 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 4,234 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nmTUKg

ISLAMABAD - Saudi Minister for Media Dr Majed bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi has invited Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain to visit Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32QzqQJ

LAHORE - Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has expressed grave concern over the opening of public and private educational institutions in Gujrat. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3tX3qpY

ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council, Special Aide to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Monday said, there is no content in the curriculum against minorities. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gGerIH

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan was running the country on the directions of the International Monetary Fund. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3tX3h5U

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said Monday that no decision has been made to pass the students without taking examinations. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xA9PtJ

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill has appealed to the people to remain at home and avoid social gathering with relatives and friends during Eid holidays. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2R14QBg

ISLAMABAD - The ruling PTI’s more than 30 lawmakers belonging to like-minded group of estranged party leader Jahangir Khan Tareen are set to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan today as part of their efforts to get some relief for the sugar baron in the ongoing cases against him in connection with the sugar scandal. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32RTPVK

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday directed the government of Punjab to launch a web portal for public complaints about corruption and take strict punitive measures against the officials found involved in corruption. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3tVSk4I

QUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan condemned the killing of journalist Abdul Wahid Raisani and expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of life. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gGfzMh

ISLAMABAD - Though the federal government has dealt with proscribed TLP protests-cum-sit-ins outside the Parliament, yet it has still not able to manage the matter in Parliament by passing a unanimous resolution on the issue of Namoos-i-Risalat and expulsion of the French envoy from the country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32Ofw99

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday called for collective national actions, regional collaboration, and multilateral cooperation to avoid uneven recovery and regain pre-Covid-19 income levels. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3eCd4Yy

ISLAMABD - The federal government on Monday decided to open up registration for citizens of 40 years of age and above from today for vaccination against Covid-19. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sSqS6n

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party yesterday welcomed the majority Supreme Court verdict accepting Justice Faez Isa’s review petition against earlier order of the Court of sending his case to the Federal Board of Revenue terming it ‘as glory of the judiciary’. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xqp4oS

ISLAMABAD - Two of the Pakistan embassy officials are being investigated by Seoul Police for alleged stealing of eatables from a local mart. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2RXNAxe

BAHAWALPUR - Bahawalpur Commissioner Captain (retd) Zafar Iqbal inspected corona SOPs on busy highways of the city before Iftar and distributed masks among motorcyclists and people traveling in vehicles without masks at Farid Gate and Circular Road. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sXJzpk

FAISALABAD - Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali on Monday paid a surprise visit to Ramazan Bazaars for inspecting the availability and prices of the essential items. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aHphKz

FAISALABAD - As many as 35,724 senior citizens have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Faisalabad district. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QYPJbx

FAISALABAD - The Civil Lines police claimed to have arrested an alleged female member of a car lifter gang and also recovered a stolen motorcycle from her. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2RVEGAj

FAISALABAD - A man committed suicide after killing his wife over a domestic issue here in a suburban village in Satiana police limits on Monday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vn9iZU

SARGODHA - The price control magistrate arrested four shopkeepers for profiteering and overcharging in various parts of city on Monday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32RiGZS

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to “step down for unleashing skyrocketing inflation in the country”. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sSmSmk

MULTAN - Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Gill said that the government was introducing a special package for farmers with an aim to improve their living standard and promote agriculture sector. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sUmyDI

ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Sunday said Maryam Nawaz’s claim about the multi-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement, had inflicted damage on the government was ‘ludicrous’. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aEJ4du

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday said the cooperation of the general public in implementing prevention measures is important in successfully curbing the spread of third wave of COVID-19 across country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3tUmPI9

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Ambassador-designate to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lt Gen (R) Bilal Akbar has arrived in Riyadh and assumed his responsibilities. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32MRZ8v

LAHORE - Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said Sunday that Muttahida Ulema Board will not accept exclusion of Islamic material from the curriculum. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3vgJlva

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's appeals against the corruption references along with Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar’s appeals against the same for hearing on April 28. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QVPvCb

Washington - A majority of Americans approve of President Joe Biden's performance during his first 100 days in office, three new polls found Sunday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xqmKhG

SIALKOT - Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that it is not time for political point scoring but to save the country and the nation from the corona. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3eqcJs4

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar met with the notables of the area, party workers and people during his visit to Taunsa. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dQFsXV

SARGODHA - Police on Sunday conducted a flag march in the city to create sense of security among the people and to ensure implementation on coronavirus SOPs. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dPeCiJ

PESHAWAR - The infectious corona disease claimed six more lives including four males and two females at Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad during the last 24 hours, said the hospital administration. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aCtDm6

ISLAMABAD - The Balochistan government has set up an oxygen generation plant at Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital Quetta to ensure the uninterrupted supply of the commodity in the wake of growing number of coronavirus cases. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32PnEWI

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, in his message on the 25th foundation day of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), termed its political struggle an unprecedented example in the history of Pakistan. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32PCLiV

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan for the first time since the breakout of Covid-19 has issued stern warning to countrymen couple of days ago urging them to strictly adhere to the pandemic protocols. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sSQuA2

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has still not closed the doors to return as active member of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) despite serious differences with the way the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) are handling the opposition alliance. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QA2w4h

GILGIT - In view of present situation of Covid-19, the government of Gilgit-Baltistan decided to deploy Pakistan Army in urban areas. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xnCzpk

ISLAMABAD - The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Sunday that the Katarpur Corridor had been closed for pilgrims since March 16 owing to rising disease spread. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QYUWQN

ISLAMABAD - As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of Covid-19, Pakistan yesterday offered to provide relief support to India including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X ray machines, PPEs and related items. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QVraMO

Kabul - At least seven Afghan policemen who were part of a security force guarding copper mines were killed in an ambush by the Taliban on Sunday, officials said, as fighting continued in the violence-wracked country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dSVLDL

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan recorded another day of high fatalities due to the Covid-19 as it reported 118 more deaths on Sunday morning and as many as 5,611 new cases. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3xnCz8O

ISLAMABAD - A spokesman for the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said Sunday that the upcoming month of May would bring more rain spells in the first week. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2S3rQQJ

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Post has expanded scope of its financial services to make secure and timely delivery of mail, money and material at the doorsteps of the customers at affordable charges. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32LibAv

Washington - US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, a watershed moment for descendants of the hundreds of thousands of dead as he defied decades of pressure by Turkey. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aD36Fk

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army was mobilised to enforce coronavirus safety protocols in the federal capital and Peshawar on Saturday after Prime Minister Imran Khan sought its help in curbing the spread of the virus in the country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3aBoHOz

ISLAMABAD - The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing opposition within its own ranks over the expected meeting between its estranged leader Jahangir Khan Tareen and Prime Minister Imran Khan. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dQJwHP

Lahore - Pakistan is facing a lot of problems which are the subject of dozens of columns written in this regard as well as television programs. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3azVTWI

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for “calm on all sides” after several nights of unrest in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2S5ErmB

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday thanked the overseas Pakistanis as the cumulative inflow deposits through Roshan Digital Account have surpassed $1 billion mark. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3veTfNO

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said that the accusation of “submitting to Baap” during the Senate election was a matter of principle and not an attack on one particular party. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/32YI67X

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan give the charge of Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) to some other ministry to ensure an equally good and impartial oversight of the working of an independent board. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2QtBcEU

LAHORE - Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the politics of PML-N is on the ventilator. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gPg8nh

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar Saturday wrote to the Canadian government for reconsidering its decision of suspending all passenger flights from Pakistan for 30 days. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3sPf7Oe

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sought a report from the Petroleum Division regarding a recent LNG purchase agreement with Qatar and a certified report of the Inquiry Commission on the petroleum shortage (2020) by April 26. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3nqcBgf

BAHAWALPUR - A high level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Bahawalpur Commissioner Captain Muhammad Zafar Iqbal to review the current situation of corona. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gCGEQv

FAISALABAD - A laborer was injured in a roof collapse incident, in the area of Sadr police station on Saturday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gBxgfX

FAISALABAD - Two persons were killed while four others sustained multiple injuries in different road accidents during the last 24 hours. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3dN4XJv