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Daniel Pearl murder case: Supreme Court extends interim detention order of accused by a day

Despite Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan's request, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to issue a restraining order today regarding the release of those accused in the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl

Pakistan PM lauds K-P on becoming 'first province with universal health coverage'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - ruled by his party - on Monday for becoming the 'first province with universal health coverage.'

Pakistan’s digital landscape post-Covid

Digitisation is one of the key buzzwords in the post-Covid world

Educational institutions nationwide reopen in Pakistan

The educational institutions including colleges and universities across the country, which were closed in November 2020 due to the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, will reopen today (Monday)

Osama Bin Laden funded Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan's ex-envoy to US

Pakistan's former Ambassador to the United States Abida Hussain has revealed that Osama bin Laden had supported and funded former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to answer nation’s questions on phone

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will interact with the public via telephone on Monday (today) in a bid to address their concerns, according to a statement issued by his office on Sunday

Highest number of deaths recorded in Pakistani Punjab for January 30

The highest death-toll recorded over the last 24-hour period due to the COVID-19 pandemic was recorded in Punjab followed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), said the National Command and Operation Centre

Pakistan secures 17mn doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Pakistan has secured 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the novel coronavirus, out of which 35-40 per cent or 6 to 6.8 million doses will be available within the first quarter of the current year, the media reported on Sunday

Pakistan anti-terrorism official shot dead in Peshawar

A Pakistani anti-terrorism official was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Peshawar city, according to security officials

Pakistan not bound by treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

In a sensational observation which will have far-reaching ramifications, particularly in the highly volatile nuclear-armed South Asian neighbourhood, Pakistan has said that it does not consider itself bound to any obligation preserved under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as it was not part of its negotiations

Karachi witnesses sharp spike in COVID-19 positivity rate

Karachi has witnessed a sharp spike in the COVID-19 positivity rate in the last one week, the Sindh province's Health Ministry said

Looking for ‘comprehensive partnership’ with US: Pakistan

In the first high-level political engagement with the new US administration, Pakistan pushed forward its desire for a "comprehensive partnership" with the United States that includes an economic partnership between the two nations, reported Dawn

Pakistan extends travel curbs on six countries

The Pak­is­tan Civil Aviation Autho­rity (PCAA) on Friday extended travel restrictions on category-C countries — South Africa, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Ireland, Portugal and the Netherlands — till February 28, though travellers from these countries can still come to Pakistan if allowed by the National Command and Operation Centre

PIA incurred Rs500b losses in 15 years, NA told

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sustained a cumulative losses of nearly Rs500 billion in the past 15 years, with the tenure of the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) being the worst for the national flag carrier, the National Assembly was informed on Friday

Pressure mounts on Pakistan, Blinken calls up Qureshi on terrorist Saeed's acquittal

Pressure mounted on Pakistan to act against terrorist Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling up Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi about Pakistan Supreme Court quashing his conviction in the murder US journalist Daniel Pearl