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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is about to appoint a former general as national security advisor, tightening the powerful military’s control over security policy and negotiations with arch rival India, officials said Sunday. Lieutenant General (Retd) Naseer Khan Janjua, who retired from the military this week, will be appointed national security advisor soon...

Property tycoon Malik Riaz of Bahria Town fame plans to set up his own media empire by launching four television channels. The Express Tribune reported Friday the channels will cover news, entertainment, sports and property. The paper said the arrival of a major investor like Riaz is expected to have...

24 Pakistanis were injured in the crane crash, taking place on Friday in Haram Sharif, Makkah Mukarramah, that left total 107 people dead and 238 injured. The tragic incident took place as a crane installed at the under-constructed building, fell down hitting the pilgrims. The Embassy of Pakistan in Saudi...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that the price of electricity will be decreased in the country. Addressing members of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and exporter groups, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said NEPRA had been advised to decrease the per unit price of electricity by Rs2.19. The...

ISLAMABAD - The Exit Control List will not be used to malign people anymore, the interior minister said yesterday. The ECL will now be solely controlled by the interior ministry and no other department will directly add anyone’s name to the list,” Chuadhry Nisar told the media at Punjab House....

Pakistan and Russia marked a milestone guard bargain that incorporates the offer of four Mi-35 'Rear E' assault helicopters to Pakistan. Pakistan on Wednesday signed a deal with Russia to purchase four MI-35 helicopters. Sources revealed that the agreement was signed by top defence officials from both countries in Rawalpindi. “The...

GOOD NEWS !! Yes there's a light at the end of the tunnel and I am sure it's not a train -  Government of Pakistan slashing prices of Petroleum Products next month. The government is likely to cut the prices of petroleum products by Rs 6.15 a litre for the...

ISLAMABAD – President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday administered the oath to Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja as the chief justice of Pakistan. The ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr – was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, federal ministers Ishaq Dar and Pervaiz Rashid, the judges, the Senate chairman, the parliamentarians,...

Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lieutenant General (r) Hameed Gul died of brain haemorrhage yesterday at the age of 79, his daughter Uzma Gul informed media. According to family members, former DG ISI Lt-Gen.(r) Hamid Gul was on vacation in Murree with his family where he suffered brain haemorrhage. He...

Pakistan Innovation Foundation’s new initiative – The Creativity, Science, and Innovation (CSI) Labs – launched its second cohort for the beginners’ Robotics Legos 101 Workshop yesterday. Last week the first group of 12 students ‘graduated’ after they finished their week-long introductory course on Robotics Lego. The kids ranged from ages...

People in Gilgit Balitstan, Chitral, Swat and Islamabad, experienced severe jolts of an earthquake which hit northern Pakistan. The intensity of the earthquake is 6.7 on the Richter Scale. No loss of lives has been reported so far. The MET department confirmed the epicentre of the quake to be near...

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed when a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan early Saturday, officials said. The United States Geological Survey said the tremor struck at a relatively shallow depth of 26 kilometres with its epicentre located 15 kilometres (nine miles) to the northeast of Islamabad. An official...