May 20, 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

Building nation, not motorways accounts for real success: Imran
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that building a nation was more important than building motorways and the PTI will build the...Full Story


Karachi to suffer through the hottest day of Ramazan today
KARACHI: Karachi experiences the hottest day of the Ramazan on Sunday. The mercury hit 42 degrees and 15% air humidity was recorded, however, the intensity of heat on heat....Full Story


US to send Sabika Sheikh’s dead body to Pakistan on Monday
The body of Sabika Sheikh, a Pakistani student who got murdered along with 10 other students in Santa Fe High School shooting incident, is expected to arrive in Pakistan on.....Full Story


Kishanganga dam inauguration, Pakistan to take up issue with World Bank
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has decided to approach World Bank regarding the issue of the inauguration on Saturday of Kishanganga dam by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi..Full Story


Nawaz a NAB no-show in road-widening case

LAHORE: Former PM Nawaz Sharif failed to appear before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday in Raiwind road-widening case.....Full Story

PM Abbasi visits Texas shooting victim Sabika Sheikh’s family
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday visited the family of Sabika Sheikh, a school student from Karachi who was killed in a shooting incident at a school in..Full Story

Name of acting PM to be announced on Tuesday: Marriyum Aurangzeb
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the name of acting prime minister would be announced on Tuesday....Full Story

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