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LAHORE: Due to the prolonged dry spell and low temperature, fog has engulfed plain areas of Punjab, forcing the closure of the motorway at separate places. The National Highways and Motorway Police advised motorists to avoid unnecessary…

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the quarters concerned to form an inter-provincial committee, comprising caretaker ministers for planning and chief ministers of Punjab and Balochistan on the…

NEW DELHI (Reuters): A blast occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday evening and all staff were unharmed following the explosion, authorities said. "We can confirm that around 5:20 pm (local time, 1150 GMT) there was a…

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday suspended the order of the Election Commission of Pakistan to take back the election symbol of'Bat' from the PTI.  A single bench of the court, comprising Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel, took up…

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters): Pakistan's huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, adding that Pakistani authorities often…

PESHAWAR: The PTI has filed a petition in Peshawar High Court to get back its election symbol of 'Bat' that was snatched from it a few days ago. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Dec 22 on a petition removed Bat as the election…

KARACHI: A fire broke out in a mobile phone market located in Saddar Karachi in which scores of shops were gutted, causing loss of millions of rupees to traders. Fire brigade officials said that the fire broke out late at night and spread…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's renowned radio and TV actor Nisar Qadri passed away in Rawalpindi after a protracted illness. He was 82. He began his artistic career with Radio Pakistan in 1966. In 2016, Nisar Qadri was awarded the President's…

BEIRUT (Reuters): An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Iranian state media said. The adviser, known as Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was responsible for…

ISLAMABAD: On the recommendation of caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, President Arif Alvi on Monday removed Ahad Cheema from the post of the PM's adviser. Earlier, the caretaker prime minister had sent a summary for removal of…