Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that an amount of Rs4.84 billion was lying unutilised in the account created for receiving donations and funds from the public and overseas Pakistanis for the fight against Covid-19. The information was provided by the government through a written reply to a question asked by MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali of the …

SWABI: A man sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy in Parmuli village of Razaar tehsil here on Monday. Parmuli police station officials said the accused took the boy to an abandoned plot when he was returning from school and assaulted him. The boy’s father got an FIR registered, stating that they belonged to Gujjar families living in Mardan, but were presently …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said his dream was to build the country’s first Knowledge City which would offer top quality education to students. The prime minister shared on Twitter a video of the master plan of the project the ground-breaking of which was performed by him in Mianwali on Saturday. Renowned architect Tony Ashai, who will carry …

At least eight people were killed and more than 110 injured in an explosion on Tuesday morning at the Jamia Zuberia madressah in Peshawar’s Dir Colony. According to Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim, four of the deceased were students between the ages of 20 to 25. “The blast took place in the madressah during a Quran class. Someone took …

ISLAMABAD: Almost every institution expressed inability to identify the abductors of senior journalist Matiullah Jan, revealed a report submitted to the Supreme Court. According to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Islamabad police and even the multi-billion dollars Safe City project management remained unable to detect the vehicles and …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he will continue to raise his voice in support of Kashmiris under Indian occupation until they are given the right to self-determination as promised by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “I will keep reminding the world of the pain and suffering of Kashmiris,” he said in a video message on the …

The PPP’s senior leadership on Tuesday blasted the government over what it termed its “failures” in various areas, including getting Pakistan removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’, controlling inflation and pursuing the Kashmir issue with the force it deserved. Senator Sherry Rehman listed the PTI government’s alleged failings at a press conference in Islamabad, asking: “Who …

• Writes to Facebook seeking a ban on such statements • Says France needs a healing touch as given by Nelson Mandela • FO alarmed at statements of politicians justifying such acts ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on blasphemous caricatures, calling them “encouragement of Islamophobia”. He was referring to comments made on Wednesday by …

KARACHI: Amid an ongoing anti-government campaign by the opposition, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has decided to take up the challenge “politically” by marking Karachi and other parts of Sindh as their battleground, where it is set to launch a campaign that would see rallies, demonstrations and massive mobilisation to build Islamabad’s narrative on the issues, sources and party leaders said on …

KARACHI: The keel-laying ceremony of the second Milgem Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy was held at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) on Sunday. The Milgem Class Corvettes are to be the most technologically-advanced stealth surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet. The vessel is equipped with state of the art weapons and modern sensors, including surface-to-surface and surface-to-air …