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Swat and its surrounding areas were jolted by an earthquake of 4.9 magnitudes on Wednesday. After the earthquake, residents of the area came out of their houses but no casualty was reported. As per the recordings, the underground depth of the quake was 127 kilometers and its epicenter was in …

ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday arrived New York for a short visit to participate in a ministerial meeting on ‘Global Food Security Call for Action’ and the Security Council’s open debate on ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security – Conflict and Food Security’. Upon …

ISLAMABAD, May 18 :Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Atta Marri Wednesday said the coalition government was striving hard to resolve the multiple issues being faced by the country.   Addressing a presser along with the Spokesman, Pakistan Peoples Party, Faisal Karim Kundi, the minister said Imran …

Islamabad :social media star with millions of followers is facing criticism after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire, as a devastating heatwave causes widespread misery in the country. Humaira Asghar posted a clip of herself walking playfully in a silver ball gown in front of a burning …

ISLAMABAD: Former Finance Minister Senator Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday claimed that Chief Economist Pakistan Ahmed Zubair has resigned after he was being pressurized to change data on GDP. Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, Tarin asked the incumbent government why they are bent on ruining the institutions. “The facts …

An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday re-issued a permanent arrest warrant for former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar in the assets beyond means case against him. Justice Muhammad Bashir, while hearing acquittal pleas filed by the co-accused in the case, said the proceedings …

The woman who was separated from her family during the violence at the time of the Partition of India met her Sikh brothers at Kartarpur. At the time of the Partition, Mumtaz Bibi was an infant who was lying on the dead body of her mother who was killed by …

ISLAMABAD: In order to control the continuous depreciation of the rupee, the federal government on Wednesday decided to impose a complete ban on the import of non-essential and luxury items. Well-informed sources told Pride News that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has imposed a ban on the import of non-essential items …

ISLAMABAD, May 18 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday launched the fresh drive of anti-polio campaign by administering vaccine drops to children under five years. The anti-polio campaign was launched in view of the report of three new cases of the crippling disease in the country. Chairing a meeting …