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ISLAMABAD: Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah called on caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday and congratulated him on assuming the charge. The GB governor said selection of a caretaker prime minister from…

LAHORE: PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was on Tuesday handed over to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) till August 21 in a case pertaining to bribes over development project contracts. A day earlier, the former Punjab chief…

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad rejected bail petitions of PTI chairman Imran Khan in three cases on Tuesday. ATC Judge Abul Hassan announced the reserved decision in three cases and rejected his bail petitions…

Rescuers searched on Tuesday for people feared missing in floods and landslides that have killed at least 58 in India, including nine who died in the collapse of a popular temple. Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles,…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, conferred the President’s Pride of Performance medal on Grammy award winner Urooj Aftab, an internationally recognized Pakistani-American vocalist, music composer and…

MOSCOW: As many as 25 people lost their lives including three children when a powerful explosion took place followed by a fire in a filling station in the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, leaving over 60 others injured, according…

Former US President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The charges, brought…

KARACHI: Outgoing chief minister Murad Ali Shah and Leader of Opposition in provincial assembly Rana Ansar agreed on the name of retired Justice Maqbool Baqar as the Sindh caretaker chief minister. The name was finalized at a meeting at…

The embassies and missions of Pakistan celebrated the Independence Day in the capitals of different countries with flag-hoisting and other ceremonies. USA WASHINGTON: Ambassador Masood Khan in his remark said Pakistan was a dream for…

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe the Indian Independence Day, tomorrow, as black day to register a protest against New Delhi’s forcible and illegal occupation of their motherland. The day will…