Karachi: The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) ‘MAHA’ over the central Arabian Sea has tracked northwards during last 12 hours and slightly weakened. Pakistan Meteorological Department says MAHA is located at 0800 PST of 5th November 2019 around Lat 19.6 N and Long 63.7 E, at a distance of about 675 km southwest of Karachi with maximum sustained surface winds …

ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday claimed that Jamiat Ulemai-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is about to leave with his Azadi March march within a couple of days. In a video message posted on Twitter, he said India wants to undermine Pakistan’ state institutions and Kashmir  cause. He said he is glad that the government of Imran Khan …

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to defuse  political tension in the country, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi called on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday night. Chaudhry Shujaat, along with his brother Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, arrived in Islamabad via a chartered plane to hold  crucial talks  with JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman …

The Foreign Office on Tuesday said it was “disappointed” by a report issued recently by the US Department of State, which had criticised the Pakistani government for allegedly not doing enough to curb militant outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. “Pakistan is disappointed with assertions made in the US Department of State’s Country Report on Terrorism 2018,” the Foreign Office statement on the …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways administration on Monday suspended six grade 17 and 18 officials from service for showing negligence in the discharge of their duties that led to a massive fire in three coaches of Tezgam Express near Liaqatpur (Rahim Yar Khan district) on Oct 31. The administration took the decision in the light of a preliminary inquiry conducted by the Federal …

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday alleged that his father, former president Asif Ali Zardari, has not been given access to specialist doctors and his personal physician. “Our family is increasingly concerned about his health. If anything happens to our father, this government will be held responsible,” he said on Twitter. BilawalBhuttoZardari ✔@BBhuttoZardari President Zardari has still not been given …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday told Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan to submit a written response to a contempt notice as she appeared before the bench to offer an “unconditional apology” — her second one in less than a week — for her remarks regarding a case. The IHC on October 30 issued a notice to Special Assistant to …

LAHORE: The PML-N leadership on Monday decided not to support Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s ‘Azadi March’ if it turned violent. The PML-N stalwarts held a detailed discussion on the Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam’s (JUI-F) Islamabad sit-in and reached a consensus that it would continue its ‘moral and democratic’ support to the protest but if it turned violent (in coming days) it would ‘immediately’ …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday completely rejected baseless reports which appeared in a section of the Indian media and were attributed to “intelligence sources”, saying they ought to be treated with the contempt they deserve. The reports in question had insinuated the presence of alleged militant training camps in Narowal near the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. “Pakistan’s Kartarpur spirit is aimed at …

LAHORE: A group of Sikh pilgrims reached here on Sunday from London through a PIA flight to visit their sacred places in Sheikhupura, Nankana and Narowal districts and attend Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations. Soon after landing, the 178-member group left for Gurdwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib and Gurdwara Sucha Sauda in Sheikhupura district. The pilgrims will also …