May 16, 2018


 Ramazan begins as moon sighted in Pakistan
Karachi: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that Ramazan moon, 1439 Hijri, has been sighted and the first day of the holy month of fasting will begin on Thursday, May 17, 2018.....Full Story


Ramazan is a month of peace, humanity, welfare: President
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said Ramazan-ul-Mubarak is an up righteousness in the society, taking inspiration from the blessings of the holy month...Full Story


Nisar urges PML-N to take stock of situation
ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has warned that PML-N may face an irreparable damage if the party doesn’t take a stock of.....Full Story


Pakistan’s external debt swells to $91.761 bn till end March
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total external debt and liabilities (EDL) has peaked to $91.761 billion till end March 2018 against $60.9 billion in June 2013 so the EDL increased by $30 ....Full Story


Pakistani taxi driver defeats Uber in UK courts twice
LONDON: A British-Pakistani taxi driver who took the taxi giant Uber to court and won has said he is “humbled” and thankful that he was able to take on the world’s largest taxi firm. .....Full Story


NA committee summons NAB chairman
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Tuesday summoned Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (retd) Javed....Full Story


KP Assembly seats will increase to 126 after FATA’s merger
PESHAWAR: The number of seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will increase to 147 from the current 126 after the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into...Full Story

Fawad slams PM Abbasi, calls him Nawaz ‘loyalist’
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and recommended to have a second National....Full Story


No additional taxes imposed by govt: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Federal minister finance Miftah Ismail commented on Tuesday that government provided relaxation regarding tax to all sections of society in the budget....Full Story


Resolutions tabled against Nawaz in KPK, Punjab Assemblies
PESHAWAR: A resolution was submitted on Tuesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KPK) Assembly demanding a case against Nawaz Sharif under article 6 of the Constitution......Full Story


Court charges Mayor Waseem Akhtar for May 12th violence
KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday charged Waseem Akhtar along with others accused in a case related to the violence that occurred on May 12th, 2007...Full Story


Sheikh Rasheed dubs Nawaz an ‘instrument’ playing to the tune of foreign powers
ISLAMABAD: Senior Politician Sheikh Rasheed on Tuesday described former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif as ‘an instrument’ who is playing to foreign hands....Full Story

PM slams opposition in parliament, defends PML-N supremo’s remarks
ISLAMABAD: Addressing a session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi defended PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif over the remarks he made...Full Story

‘Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Palestinian cause’: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Monday issued a statement expressing solidarity to the Palestinian cause and its people.....Full Story

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