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ISLAMABAD, May 16 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressing his displeasure over the delay in procurement of wheat by the provinces stressed completion of the process by June 1. He directed the Minister for Food Security and Research to set up an urgent committee for transparent distribution of …

ISLAMABAD, May 16 ): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressing his concern over the current situation of foreign exchange reserves and the increasing exchange rate, directed the relevant institutions to formulate a comprehensive strategy for improving the situation. He also directed to present an effective and actionable plan in …

Tunisian navy said Saturday it rescued 81 migrants, one of them a woman, who had set out for Europe from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel. The boat, which had been damaged, was boarded around six kilometres (four miles) off Tunisia’s northeastern coast, the navy said. It carried 38 Egyptians, …

Police on Sunday claimed to have shot dead a street criminal in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 6, As per SSP Gul Rahim Sheerazi, the police party met an encounter with the two street criminals who were fleeing after street snatching mobile and cash from the citizens. During the exchange of fire, …

The Pakistan airspace is set to get crowded as Fly Jinnah, a proposed low-cost carrier, prepares to take wing by June, reported. The airline has already commenced recruitment drives for cabin crew in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. Fly Jinnah will operate flights between Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The airline has …

Peshawar-Two members of the Sikh community were killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on them near the outskirts of Peshawar, police said on Sunday. In a statement, Peshawar Capital City Police Office Ijaz Khan said that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Sarband police station. He also identified …

Islamabad–The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Sunday decided to increase the scope of the ongoing Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) of inbound travellers at international airports across the country in view of the global coronavirus situation, it said in a statement. In a series of tweets today, the institute — …

Former Australia all-rounder and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds has died following a car accident in Queensland, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday. Symonds was aged 46. He had played 238 matches, including 26 tests, for Australia between 1998-2009. He was also a member of Australia’s World Cup-winning teams …

KARACHI: As many as 3,000 nomination papers have been submitted for first phase of local government elections in the Sindh province, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said. According to the ECP, the nomination papers could be submitted by May 16 for the first phase of the elections scheduled for …

New York- A heavily armed 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said. The gunman, who was wearing a helmet and tactical gear, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police …