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GILGIT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) forward bloc leader Gul Bar Khan was elected as Gilgit-Baltistan's new chief minister on Thursday, days after controversy marred the top post's polls. Gul Bar, who received 19 votes from the 20…

CHAGAI: Iranian border officials on Thursday deported another 48 Pakistani immigrants who had illegally entered the neighbouring country. Pakistan’s border authorities said that citizens deported from Iran have been handed over the…

WASHINGTON: After months of efforts, Pakistan finally sold a historic building — vacant since 2003 — in the US capital for $7.1 million, according to media reports. The property has been purchased by a Pakistani businessman, Hafeez Khan.…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the international community to take notice of blatant human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In a statement on the occasion 92nd Youm-e-Shuhada, which is…

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and world over are observing the Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, today to pay homage to the martyrs of July 13, 1931, who laid their lives to break shackles of Hindu subjugation.…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday sacked former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) president Pervez Khattak from the party over his failure to respond to a “show-cause notice” issued to him. Khattak was informed about the…

ISLAMABAD: An amount of one billion dollars has been received at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Two days back, the government of Saudi Arabia deposited two billion dollars in the SBP. The latest…

TAXILA: Buddhist monks belonging to Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Korea and Sri Lanka, who are in Islamabad to participate in the International Gandhara Symposium, visited Taxila Museum and Dharmarajika Stupa today. During…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has directed to finalize a roadmap with timelines to move forward for outsourcing of the first airport to "improve service delivery and match best international aviation practices in Pakistan." He…

ISLAMABAD: Kuwait’s low-cost airline, Jazeera Airways, launched flight operations to Pakistan on Wednesday. The inaugural flight, carrying 163 passengers from Kuwait, landed at Islamabad International Airport at 4:30 am. The airline has…