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KARACHI: At least five robbers were arrested in an alleged encounter with police near University Road, at Gulshan-e-Iqbal,  According to details, the police arrested five robbers in injured condition after exchange of fire. As per First Information Report (FIR), the accused robbers were mugging a car driver at the University …

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the schedule of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 8, . Lahore Qalandars will have an opportunity make history when they will take on Multan Sultans in the opening match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 at the picturesque Multan Cricket Stadium on …

French train drivers, teachers and refinery workers were among those who walked off their jobs on Thursday in a nationwide day of strikes against government plans to raise the retirement age by two years to 64. The strikes, and protests expected across the country, are a major test for President …

      By Zahid Rabbani The first and foremost aim of any economic policy has to be to target and eliminate poverty. Both sides of the political divide can blame each other for the mess but to an outsider, both are culpable as they were short of imagination and …

 The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has decided to issue notices to the owners of three illegal housing societies. The societies included Cighu Country Farms in Mauza Chak Cighu on Chak Beli Khan Road Rawalpindi, Countryside Residencia in Mauza Kaliam Mughal on G.T.Road Rawalpindi and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh in Mauza Ranial …

Health officials on Wednesday said that 24 new Coronavirus cases were reported during last 24 hours across the country. As per data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the case positivity ratio was 0.58 percent while 12 patients were in critical condition. No death was reported from the …

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Ghulam Ali Wednesday said that instead of wasting two days, he had signed the advice of the Chief Minister for dissolution of the provincial assembly with immediate effect. Talking to the media persons here at Governor House , he said that the purpose of his immediate …

 Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday reaffirmed the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On his Twitter handle, the foreign minister shared pictures of his meeting with Foreign Minister of Kingdom of …

Like pneumonia and diarrhea, overweight and obesity during childhood have increased manifold in recent years in developing countries including Pakistan due to excessive use of unsafe and substandard foods. Therefore, it was need to the hour to impose ban on sale and purchase of junk foods at least in the …

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday night advised Governor Haji Ghulam Ali to dissolve the provincial assembly. “I, Mahmood Khan, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in pursuance of provisions of Article 112 (I) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, do hereby forward my advice for dissolution of …