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Action within 72 hours for speaking against Pakistan Army, state institutions

Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday vowed that action would be initiated within 72 hours against anyone found using derogatory language against the Pakistan Army and state institutions

People won’t pay heed to PDM protest plans: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said people will pay no heed to the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) call for ‘long march’ and rejected the opposition’s allegation of a ‘puppet’ premier, arguing that if it was true why he did not hold talks with them even after the military leadership had asked him to do so in order to end political instability

Nuclear Suppliers Group assailed for treating Pakistan, India differently on membership

A senior foreign ministry official, while criticising the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for differently treating Pakistani and Indian applications for membership, has regretted that the multilateral export control regime is politicised

UK Court slaps $28.7M penalty payment on Pakistan High Commission

Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB), an institution accused and blamed by political leadership for taking political maneuvering of the government and using it to nab top leaders of major political parties on charges of money laundering, assets beyond means and corruption worth billion of dollars, has been penalised for playing the delaying tactics in submitting the penalty amount of at least $21 million to the country in the infamous Broadsheet LLC case

Pakistan's economy continues to move forward amid COVID-19

As economies around the globe have remained under intense pressure owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pakistani economy is showing encouraging signs of a promising recovery with improved economic indicators, according to experts

Pakistan cabinet directs inquiry into auto companies

Pakistan's Fed­eral Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Industries to inquire into the production capacity of existing car makers, alleging that they have failed to increase their output as per the market dem­and resulting in overcharging and increase in prices of locally-assembled cars

Ready to try Daniel Pearl murderers if PakIstan courts can't: US

With Pakistan's Sindh High Court (SHC) ordering the release of the militants accused of murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl, after overturning their conviction and sentencing, and directing the provincial government to end their detention under the Maintenance of Public Order provisions, the US has said it is ready to try those behind the killing

Pakistan PM stresses need for lasting peace in Afghanistan

Emphasising the need for bringing about a permanent peace in Afghanistan to attain regional stability, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called for foiling Indian propaganda by presenting facts and exposing its nefarious designs before the international community

PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz slams PM Imran Khan over Kashmir ‘sellout’

Hitting back at Prime Minister Imran Khan over his threat to the opposition leaders regarding registration of cases against them for maligning the army, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz has declared that the party will present in the court all the videos of Mr Khan available on social media showing him talking against the army to implicate him as well on the same charge

65pc Pakistanis happy despite all difficulties: Survey

A majority of Pakistanis (65 percent) say they are happy with their life despite economic difficulties and coronavirus pandemic, according to a latest survey by Gallup Pakistan

Pakistan's COVID-19 fatalities cross 10,000 mark

Pakistan's coronavirus fatalities have crossed the 10,000-mark in the past 24 hours after 55 more infected patients succumbed to the disease, taking the overall death toll to 10,047, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday

Pakistan to buy costliest LNG amid increasing gas shortage

With an increasing gas crisis in the country, Pakistan will be buying an all-time high priced Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for February 2021

Pakistan PM calls for connectivity with Uzbekistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has highlighted the importance of joint efforts with Uzbekistan to promote regional connectivity for economic growth and development of the region

14 injured in Pakistan grenade attack

Fourteen people, including two security personnel, were injured in a grenade attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province

Nawaz Sharif's passport to be cancelled on February 16: Interior Minister

Pakistan's Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday announced that PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's passport will be cancelled on February 16