Pakistani News

Tue, 16 Dec 25 07:31:39 +0500
Christian federal employees to receive early salaries, pensions ahead of Christmas
Payments will be made on December 22 to ease preparations amid sharply rising costs of festive items

Tue, 16 Dec 25 07:55:30 +0500
Pakistan, Russia exploring potential oil-sector cooperation, says FinMin
Both countries explore joint collaboration on a new steel plant

Tue, 16 Dec 25 07:41:10 +0500
Punjab sets record by issuing over 2 million driving licences in 18 days
Officials say learning, regular, international licences were issued through centres and online portal

Mon, 15 Dec 25 22:24:48 +0500
Diesel price slashed by Rs14 per litre
Relief to take effect from Dec 16 as global oil prices ease

Tue, 16 Dec 25 07:38:02 +0500
IHC directs trial court to re-record witness statements in Imaan, Hadi tweet case within 3 days
Public defender contends violation of right to fair trial as witness statements were recorded in accuseds' absence

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:29:19 +0500
Public hospitals staff to be tested across Sindh
Health department to restart contact tracing for coronavirus

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:29:02 +0500
MQM-London ‘hitman’ apprehended
Police claim he was involved in over 100 murders

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:50:45 +0500
2,179 people diagnosed with coronavirus in Sindh
CM Murad says province's daily testing capacity has been stretched to 12,000

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:39:33 +0500
Youngster killed while shooting TikTok video in Karachi
Faraz lost control of car due to speeding, rammed into tree

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:56:28 +0500
Illegal plasma sale thrives in Lahore
First Covid-19 patient recovered through trial treatment last month

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:41:58 +0500
Woman commits suicide with two daughters
Victim’s husband wanted to marry off girls against their wish

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:45:21 +0500
Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:51:06 +0500
NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:52 +0500
‘Pakistan’s progress linked to Balochistan peace’
NA speaker chairs parliamentary committee meeting to discuss issues facing province

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:38:28 +0500
Balochistan collects Rs2.5b from mineral sector
Computerised weighing scales have been installed

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:07 +0500
First phase of HingIaj road construction completed
Project was approved at a cost of Rs120 million

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:50:02 +0500
Bilawal, Mengal agree on joint strategy for budget
Both leaders express concern over spread of coronavirus in country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:37:34 +0500
K-P wants revival of tourism hit hard by Covid
CM Mahmood Khan orders early opening of provincial tourism authority

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:14:06 +0500
Poor internet access for students echoes in K-P assembly
Debate on Rs55.42b supplementary budget completed

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:02 +0500
K-P up in arms against custodial torture
Govt asks PHC to probe yet another instance of police high-handedness

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:42 +0500
Another case of police excesses surfaces
The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:11:02 +0500
Virus cases in Indian Occupied Kashmir top 7,000
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks

Sun, 28 Jun 20 22:27:03 +0500
AJK president lauds Joe Biden for urging India to restore people’s rights in IOJ&K
US former vice president has said restrictions on dissent, such as preventing peaceful protests, weaken democracy.

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:33:43 +0500
Hinduism being masqueraded as secularism in India, says AJK president
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they're being subjected to torture

Fri, 26 Jun 20 21:06:07 +0500
World leaders urged to help end Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

Mon, 15 Dec 25 20:45:23 +0500
Rawalpindi's Hindu heritage fades
Once home to thriving temples & neighbourhoods, the city's Hindu population now declines

Tue, 16 Dec 25 08:33:02 +0500
Gilgit-Baltistan’s two decades of local governance void to end in 2026
Election commission announces Feb 14 polls for union, district councils; assembly elections set for Jan 24

Tue, 16 Dec 25 06:34:06 +0500
10 rescued after gunmen abduct 19 from passenger bus in Kashmore
Dacoits open fire on Quetta-bound bus, helicopters deployed in ongoing rescue effort

Tue, 16 Dec 25 05:34:55 +0500
Cracks appear in Lyari building after earthquake last night
Residents claim "building mafia" is responsible for circulating rumours about property in an attempt to seize it

Mon, 15 Dec 25 19:56:14 +0500
Unauthorised kite flying criminalised in Punjab
Cabinet replaces blanket ban with strict regulation, carries up to 7 years jail

Mon, 15 Dec 25 19:56:14 +0500
Flood aftermath fuels dengue surge across Punjab, cases cross 3,500
Stagnant water, poor drainage blamed as health authorities warn of worsening outbreak

Mon, 15 Dec 25 20:23:17 +0500
Scrutiny of journalists accreditation cards ordered by Sindh Court
SHC dismisses plea of 23 claiming journalist status for plots in Journalists Colony

Mon, 15 Dec 25 22:24:48 +0500
IHC CJ rejects Jahangiri's objections in degree validity case
Jahangiri swears on Quran that degree is genuine, warns of 'disastrous' judicial precedent

Mon, 15 Dec 25 20:23:17 +0500
Two decades on, Karachi still waiting for K-IV water supply
Funding constraints, poor administrative coordination has delayed the completion of the project

Sat, 13 Jun 20 15:20:13 +0500
Over 300,000 put under 1,291 smart lockdowns
Punjab, Sindh cross grim mark of 50,000 cases

Wed, 01 Apr 20 17:32:30 +0500
Tales of survivors: ‘Isolation, not coronavirus, was my worst nightmare’
I was convinced that if my time is not up, this virus can never kill me

Mon, 23 Mar 20 06:55:24 +0500
'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19
It is a national tragedy and we will award him the status of national hero, says G-B CM

Wed, 11 Mar 20 09:27:47 +0500
New coronavirus case emerges in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan's tally rises to 20
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19

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