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ISLAMABAD– Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday said the demand of resignation of elected government is unacceptable and every other matter other than this can be discussed. Talking exclusively in a talk show,” he…

ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan is among countries where most content is restricted on Facebook, cases of harassment remain under-reported due to a lack of public awareness on reporting mechanisms. Speakers at an awareness talk held on…

ISLAMABAD: Concluding the first quarterly review on a successful note, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to definitely achieve the revenue target, keep a cap on issuing new guarantees and put into effective…

US President Donald Trump has denied asking the justice department to clear him of wrongdoing over a phone call with Ukraine's president that is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry. US media say Attorney General William Barr declined Mr…

ISLAMABAD: Seven cases of the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 — a type of the crippling disease for which vaccination in Pakistan were stopped in 2014 — have been detected in the northern areas of the country over the past few months, it…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) beyond February 2020, mainly because of its risk profile and in view of two simultaneous evaluations. Senior officials provided this information to a…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday regretted that the Indian government had decided against availing “concessions” announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan for Sikh pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Gurdwara on the occasion of the 550th…

ISLAMABAD- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that he will hold the talks with the government committee only when they bring Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation on the table. Addressing the participants…

WASHINGTON: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) urged all member states on Wednesday to criminalise financing of terror-related travels. The FATF guidelines, issued on Wednesday, include a detail  instruction to “criminalise the…

LAHORE: After a sudden increase in Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) from less than 200 to more than 500 late on Wednesday, the chief minister announced closure of public and private schools on Thursday. This is the first time that smog has…