In the defence budget for the coming fiscal year, an amount Rs3.76 billion has reportedly been allotted for various defense development initiatives. Thirteen projects from the ministries of and defence and defence production will be funded by the money. According to media reports, the National ...

KARACHI – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has rubbished the rumours claiming that the government has discontinued the commemorative currency note of Rs75. In a video message shared on Twitter, the central bank’s spokesperson Abid Qamar categorically stated: “Rs.75 commemorative banknote is ...

There have been many speculations and reports about the alleged divorce of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and former Indian tennis player Sania Mirza in addition to rumours surrounding Shoaib's supposed involvement with Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar. Shoaib's alleged link with Ayesha has been ...

PESHAWAR – The initial investigations by law enforcement agencies have revealed that twin blasts link at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station occurred due to a short circuit in the ammunition depot. The preliminary report by investigators suggests that no evidence was found that ...

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad has been accused of doling out money to its officials despite the fact the country is facing a severe financial crunch. It is revealed that the authority has distributed Rs13.82 million among its 180 officials. The amount is a grant of ex-gratia ...

NEW DELHI – Power-hungry Indian prime minister Narendra Modi once again left red-faced as a member of his own party exposed his sinister gambit to blame Pakistan over the Pulwama attack. Satya Pal Malik, the former governor of Indian-occupied Kashmir, brought out explosive truth about the ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani climber Sajid Sadapara link has made history by scaling the world's tenth-highest peak - Mount Annapurna - without the aid of supplementary oxygen. Sajid, who is on a mission to advance the splendid legacy of his father, the late legendary mountaineer Ali Sadpara, aims to ...

ISLAMABAD — The minimum amount of Sadqa-e-Fitr this year has been fixed at Rs320 per person. Religious scholar and former Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced this on Sunday. The rate is based on the prices of staple food such as flour, dates, raisins, cheese ...

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has suggested the possibility of taking action against three judges who are presiding over the election delay case. The government's move comes after the judges, led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, refused to establish a full court bench ...

GILGIT – All-weather friends Pakistan, and China are set to open a key border crossing Khunjerab Pass for trade activities from Monday (April 3) after hiatus of three years. Trade and tourism-related activities remained suspended for two sides and will resume from next week as Islamabad and ...