May 18, 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

‘Col Joseph left Pakistan under diplomatic immunity’: FO spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday affirmed that United States (US) diplomat Col Joseph Hall accused of murder had departed from...Full Story


ECP to use irremovable ink in 2018 general elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commision of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to use irremovable ink in the upcoming general elections....Full Story


Colonel Sohail Abid Shaheed’s funeral prayers held in Vehari
Colonel Sohail Abid Shaheed’s funeral prayers were held in his native town of Vehari today (Thursday)......Full Story


PML-N leaders urge unity in parliamentary meeting, want Shehbaz and Nawaz on same page
ISLAMABAD: PML-N workers advised the party’s hierarchy to shun confrontation, and adopt a unified narrative to focus on elections in a parliamentary meeting party President...Full Story


Shehbaz holds first Parliamentary Party Meeting today
ISLAMABAD: Mian Shehbaz Sharif, who was recently appointed as the president of the PML-N after the disqualification of his brother Nawaz Sharif, is going to hold his first....Full Story

Bureau nothing to do with elections: NAB chairman
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the bureau upholds the policy of “accountability across the board”...Full Story

Ahsan Iqbal attacker sent on judicial remand
GUJRANWALA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s would-be assassin on a 14-day judicial remand......Full Story

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