- 19 March, 2024
PAKISTAN NEWS
- Former ISI chief Faiz Hamid’s brother sent on judicial remand in graft case on March 18, 2024 at 5:08 pm
Naib Tehsildar Najaf Hamid appears before court on March 18, 2024 in this still taken from a video. — X/@MurtazaViews Naib Tehsildar Najaf Hamid, brother of ex-spymaster retired Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, was sent to Adiala Jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a local court in…
- US envoy Blome, FM Dar discuss economy, regional security on March 18, 2024 at 4:30 pm
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome called on Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and reiterated Washington’s resolve to work with Islamabad. During the meeting on Monday, they discussed matters of mutual interest including economy, trade and regional security with Blome stating that…
- Bill Gates urges Pakistan for renewed push to address challenges to polio eradication on March 18, 2024 at 3:55 pm
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures in meeting with co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates on the sidelines of the 77th session of UNGA, New York, September 22, 2022. — PIDIn a letter, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates has congratulated…
- After rise in terror incidents, Pakistan targets TTP sanctuaries in Afghan border region on March 18, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Afghan Taliban seen in this undated image. — AFP/FilePakistani forces on Monday morning carried out intelligence-based operations in the border regions inside Afghanistan against terrorists affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in the light of fresh wave of terrorism in the country,…
- Govt issues new travel policy for ministers, public officers on foreign trips on March 18, 2024 at 10:30 am
The Pakistan International Airline plane. —PIA/FacebookISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday issued a new travel policy for the ministers and government officers, restricting them from making foreign trips more than thrice a year.Among various other restrictions in the new foreign…
- Mir Ali attack mastermind killed in North Waziristan operation: ISPR on March 18, 2024 at 8:57 am
Army personnel travelling in a military vehicle. — AFP/FileRAWALPINDI: At least eight terrorists, including a commander who orchestrated Mir Attack last week, have been “sent to hell” by the security forces during an an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan District on the…
- MQM-P open to Vawda’s inclusion in party ahead of senate polls on March 18, 2024 at 8:44 am
Former federal minister Faisal Vawda speaks with the media in Karachi on March 18, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveKARACHI: With the Senate elections around two weeks away, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Monday has said that the party is open to Faisal…
- Corruption on ‘peak’ in previous PTI-led KP govt: Imran Khan’s lawyer on March 17, 2024 at 4:51 pm
PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat addresses a presser at NPC Islamabad on November 16, 2023. — NNICorruption was rampant in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -led former government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , admitted the Imran Khan-founded party’ senior leader and lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat on…
- VIDEO: Maryam Nawaz visits Kot Lakhpath Jail, breaks fast with inmates on March 17, 2024 at 4:36 pm
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday visited Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, where she was incarcerated in 2019, to break fast with the prisoners in the Holy Month of Ramadan.The provincial chief executive’s visit was meant to show support to the prisoners, who also received…
- Terrorism against Pakistan ‘mostly being conducted from Afghanistan’: Khawaja Asif on March 17, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that militants using Afghan soil to carry out attacks inside Pakistan as seven army soldiers, including two officers, were martyred in a terrorist attack a day earlier.“Terrorism against us is mostly being conducted from Afghanistan,” he said…
- PSL 9 final: Iftikhar Ahmed’s late heroics steer Sultans to 159-9 against United by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 5:59 pm
Iftikhar Ahmed’s late heroics steered Multan Sultans to 159-9 against Islamabad United in the final of the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Karachi on Monday. After put in to bat, the Sultans faced an early hiccup, when they lost Yasir Khan (6). Usman Khan was once again […]
- China’s Xi congratulates Putin on win, set to develop their ties by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Vladimir Putin on winning another term as Russia’s president and said China was set to maintain close communication with Russia to promote their partnership, according to Chinese state media. Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s […]
- ‘Pakistan’s prosperity, security top priority of US’, Ambassador Blome tells FM Dar by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 5:21 pm
US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Monday called on Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and discussed matters of mutual interest including economy, trade and regional security. According to a spokesperson, Blome expressed Washington’s resolve to work with Islamabad, saying that Pakistan’s […]
- In meeting with President Zardari, US Ambassador Blome reassures continued support of Pakistan in fighting terrorism by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 5:17 pm
United States Ambassador Donald Blome on Monday reassured President Asif Ali Zardari that the US continued to stand with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism amidst a recent rise in militancy in the country. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities in the past year, especially in […]
- PM Shehbaz vows to completely eradicate menace of terrorism by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 2:39 pm
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the residence of Captain Ahmed Badr Shaheed who sacrificed his live while gallantly fighting the terrorists in North Waziristan. The Prime Minister offered fateha for the Shaheed and commiserated with the bereaved parents and sisters of the martyr. He said the […]
- Pakistan hits TTP hideouts in border regions inside Afghanistan, FO confirms by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 2:12 pm
The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday confirmed that Pakistan carried out “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations” inside the border regions of Afghanistan, hours after Kabul said airstrikes conducted on its soil had killed eight people. A press release from the FO said the prime targets of […]
- Italy’s Meloni hails EU-Egypt agreement as key to managing migration flows by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said an agreement signed Sunday between the European Union and Egypt is the best way to tackle irregular migration flows. Meloni was among the European leaders who attended a ceremony in Cairo where a €7.4 billion ($8.05 billion) financial package to support […]
- LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 11:28 am
LinkedIn is developing in-app games to help users do more than just networking on the platform, with fun puzzle-like games. The scores from the games will reportedly affect how the company they work for, is ranked amongst others in the games. App researcher Nima Owji discovered the upcoming […]
- SBP keeps interest rate on hold at 22% by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 11:25 am
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the policy rate at 22% for the next two months, in its meeting held on Monday. The committee meeting, chaired by the SBP governor, noted that despite the sharp decline in February, inflation remained at […]
- AIOU allocates Rs.125mln for merit scholarships, research grants by [email protected] (Web Desk) on March 18, 2024 at 10:46 am
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has allocated a significant amount of 125 million for financial assistance and scholarship programs. These programs are designed to help deserving, needy and bright students, said Vice Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood. He was addressing at the prize […]