NCOC decides to extend closure of educational institutions till May 23
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has decided to extend closure of all educational institutions uptill 23rd of this month.
The decision to...
Pakistan imposes Eid holiday shutdown; mobilized army as Covid-19 cases soar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during...
Nepra approves 90 paisas per unit increase in electricity price
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a hike of 90 paisas per unit in the power tariff, it said in...
Shehbaz Sharif off-loaded from Doha-bound flight despite court orders
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif was off-loaded from a Doha bound flight...
Around 53% turnout, low incidence of electoral irregularities mark PP-84 By-Election
ISLAMABAD: Despite hot weather and COVID-19 associated challenges, the PP-84 Khushab-III by-election on Wednesday, May 5 witnessed improved election management and an encouraging turnout...
Famous Urdu writer and critic Shamim Hanfi succumbs to coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Famous Urdu writer and critic Shamim Hanfi has passed away here after battling with coronavirus-related complications. He was 82 years of age.
Hanfi...
Muslim business tycoon Azim Premji is the most generous man in India
MUMBAI: Indian Muslim business tycoon Azim Premji donated 10 times more money than billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Shiv Nadar in 2020, Indian media reported.
With...
Voting for Punjab Assembly seat PP-84 concludes
KHUSHAB: Residents of in Punjab Assembly's constituency PP-84 Khushab, district Sargodha on Wednesday polled votes to elect their new representative.
The seat had fell vacant...
Man rapes 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Essa Nagri, protesting mob hurt four cops
KARACHI: A man raped a 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Essa Nagri, the girl’s family said and people hold a large protest and hurled stones...
Islamabad police arrest man for raping 20 women including a woman constable
ISLAMABAD: Capital Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in Islamabad for raping 20 women, including a woman constable, in the past six months.
The man...
