May 19, 2018


Govt, opposition finalize name of caretaker PM
ISLAMABAD: Government and opposition parties have reached a consensus on the nomination of caretaker Prime Minister, Geo reported on Saturday.....Full Story


Bhikki Power Plant inaugurated
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the combined cycle of 1180 MW Bhikki Power Plant in Mandi Bahauddin....Full Story


Six martyred in Indian shelling
SIALKOT/HELD SRINAGAR: Six people, including a mother and her three young children, were martyred and 22 other civilians sustained severe injuries in one of the worst .....Full Story


PM’s statement more irresponsible than Nawaz’s, says Bilawal
LARKANA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the statement of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was more irresponsible that that of Nawaz Sharif. ....Full Story


NA passes Budget 2018: Tax Amnesty, supplementary demands cleared
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed the Finance Bill, 2018 with certain amendments to give legal cover to Rs5.932 trillion Federal Budget amid rejection from .....Full Story


´Nightmare´: Pakistan family mourn daughter killed in Texas shooting
Karachi, May 19-Abdul Aziz learned about the US school shooting in which his 17-year-old daughter was killed on CNN, with the story airing live as he broke his Ramadan fast....Full Story


Fitrana fixed at Rs100 per head
KARACHI: The minimum amount of Fitrana and Roza Fidya has been fixed at Rs100 per person for the second consecutive year....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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