Light rain expected in Karachi on Wednesday: met office

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast light rainfall in Karachi on Wednesday and Thursday. Fresh westerly wave is likely to enter Pakistan from Iran...

Bahria Town employees face salary cut up to 50 percent

ISLAMABAD: The management of Bahria Town, Pakistan's largest private sector housing company slashed salaries of its employees for the month of April 2020 up...

Educational institutions to remain closed till 15 July: Shafqat Mehmood

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday said that the educational institutions will remain closed till 15 July. In a...

Leading British-Pakistani cancer specialist Dr Tariq loses life to COVID-19

LONDON: Leading British-Pakistani cancer specialist, hailing from Lahore, has lost his life to COVID-19 while working on the front-line fighting the deadly coronavirus in...

Curfew imposed in IHK fearing backlash of top commander’s killing

SRINAGAR: Bloodbath continued in Indian Held Kashmir where four more Kashmiris were martyred including Riyaz Naikoo a top local rebel commander. Media reports said twenty...

Missing Persons’ Commission has disposed of 4523 cases up to April 30

ISLAMABAD: Missing Persons' Commission has disposed of 4523 cases upto April 30, 2020 as per monthly progress report released by Farid Ahmed Khan, Secretary...

Educational institutions to remain closed after June 1

ISLAMABAD:Educational institutions across the country would remain closed after June 1, due to the deadly coronavirus epidemic. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired...

Gilead in talks with manufacturers in Pakistan, India to produce remdesivir

ISLAMABAD: Gilead Sciences has said it is in discussions with chemical and drug manufacturers to produce its experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir for Europe, Asia...

Pakistan records 1,315 new cases single day highest spike in COVID-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 1,315 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, recording the highest single-day jump to date as the government...

Foreign office asked to approach, assist Pakistanis stranded in Africa

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office was directed by Federal Ombudsman to approach and assist Pakistanis stranded in different African countries. A sizable number of Pakistanis have approached...