Dollar reaches record high of Rs153

ISLAMABAD: Dollar has hit a new record high against the Pakistani rupee on Thursday. According to details, dollar gained Rs1.44 against the Pakistani rupee, taking...

Fake accounts case: IHC extends Zardari, Talpur’s bail till June 10

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday extended the pre-arrest bail of former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari...

Balloting to allot additional Hajj quota on Monday

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony would conduct another balloting to distribute additional 9,600 quota among the unsuccessful applicants of Government Hajj...

Punjab announces summer vacations for colleges and schools

LAHORE: All the colleges and schools in Punjab province will be closed from June 1 to August 14 for summer vacations. Sindh Government on Friday announced summer...

Asset declaration scheme a means to boost revenues: Shabbar Zaidi

ISLAMABAD: In the midst of Pakistan entering another International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout approval and the re-introduction of the controversial Amnesty scheme program, the...

Proposed hike in petrol price challenged in LHC

LAHORE: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)’s decision to raise the price of petroleum products by Rs9.35 per liter was challenged in Lahore High Court...

TLP patron-in-chief Pir Afzal Qadri quits party citing health issues

LAHORE: Firebrand Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) patron-in-chief Pir Afzal Qadri, who is currently on judicial remand pending multiple cases against him, has announced his retirement...

Four major generals promoted to lieutenant general

ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Services Public Relations announced the promotions of four major generals to lieutenant generals. Major General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Major General Nauman Mahmood, Major...

Qureshi refutes rumours about Israeli pilot in Pakistan’s custody

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi  said that Pakistan had captured only one Indian pilot, and speculations in the media about capture of an...

35 million children in South Asia not attending pre-primary education: UNICEF

KATHMANDU: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its first-ever global report dedicated to early childhood education released on Tuesday stated that more than...