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Karachi situation worsened due to political mismanagement: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the situation in Karachi has worsened due to political mismanagement

11 killed in rockslide at marble mine in KP's Mohmand

At least 11 people, most of them labourers, were killed and five others injured in a rockslide at a marble mine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mohmand tribal district on Monday, rescue officials said

Death toll in Pakistan's rain-related incidents reach 233

With the emergence of 14 new fatalities, Pakistan's death toll due to the heavy monsoon rains has increased to 233, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said

Educational institutions across Pakistan to reopen in phases starting Sept 15

Educational institutions across the country will reopen in phases starting September 15, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood announced on Monday, nearly six months after the coronavirus pandemic sent students home

Court stays interior ministry order asking US blogger to leave Pakistan

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stayed an interior ministry decision to deport US blogger Cynthia Ritchie and issued notices to the interior secretary and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general

Pakistan's armed forces fully capable of defending country, says PM Khan

On the occasion of Defence and Martyrs Day, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said Pakistan's stance on peace should not be misconstrued as weakness, adding that the country's armed forces are prepared to respond to any misadventure

Ameer Hizbul Mujahideen is working with ISI Islamabad!

Pakistan's spy agency ISI has now certified that Syed Salahuddin, Ameer, Hizbul Mujahideen works for the agency!

Pakistan PM Imran Khan unveils Rs1.1tr Karachi uplift package

Pakistan Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan on Saturday announced an ambitious Rs1,113 billion package for the development of the country’s financial capital and set up a coordination and implementation committee led by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to bring all “stakeholders and authorities” together to make key decisions, remove hurdles and ensure their implementation

Pakistan-Russia defence ties discussed

The Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen Nadeem Raza, in his meeting with Chief of General Staff of the Russian Federation, Gen Valery V. Gerasimov, discussed bilateral defence ties and regional security situation

Pakistan-born Haneef exposes hypocrisy of country's blasphemy laws

Author Osman Haneef, son of a diplomat, was born in Pakistan but grew up in different cities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East

PM Imran Khan in Karachi to unveil ‘historic’ development package

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Karachi on Saturday for a day-long visit where he is expected to announce a financial package for the implementation of a transformation plan meant to address the city's issues and developmental requirements, according to Radio Pakistan

At least 219 die, 158 injured across country during recent rains, urban flooding

At least 219 people have died and 158 others injured across Pakistan due to destruction caused by recent monsoon rains and urban flooding, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

US blogger Cynthia Ritchie challenges interior ministry's decision rejecting visa extension

US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie has submitted a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday, challenging the interior ministry’s decision to deny her a visa extension

Former PM Sharif 'unlikely' to return by September 10

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to return to the country by September 10 to face cases against him as his surgery in London is said to take place this month, the media reported on Friday

A 'winter of discontent' approaching for Pakistan PM Imran Khan?

Last month, the 'brotherly' relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia - built on close economic, political, and military partnership for decades - hit a huge speed bump