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PM, other ruling PTI leaders have properties in UK: Judge

Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday dropped a bombshell by alleging that his search discovered a number of properties in London in the name of Assets Recovery Unit’s (ARU) chairman Mirza Shahzad Akbar as well as other leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), including Prime Minister Imran Khan, and former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf

Earthquake jolts parts of Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

An  earthquake measuring   5.1 on the Richter scale rocked Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, reported Geo News

Cabinet decides to resume phase-wise int'l flights to repatriate overseas Pakistanis

The federal cabinet decided on Tuesday to resume phase-wise international flights for repatriation of overseas Pakistani nationals

Pakistan identifies virus hotspots in 20 cities

As Pakis­tan records 120 deaths — the highest ever number of fatalities from novel coronavirus in a day — during the past 24 hours, the government has announced that 20 cities have been identified as potential COVID-19 hotspots/clusters where restrictive measures are needed to contain the virus in line with the prime minister’s smart lockdown policy

PM satisfied with virus testing kits, PPE availability

Expressing satisfaction over availability of coronavirus testing kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed provinces to impose “smart lockdowns” in areas having high number of cases of the deadly virus

20 cities across Pakistan with potential COVID-19 hotspots

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Monday identified 20 cities across Pakistan with potential COVID-19 hotspots using a strategy termed as 'testing, tracing and quarantining (TTQ)', according to press release

Islamabad court orders probe against blogger Cynthia Ritchie for tweets on Benazir

An Islamabad additional district and sessions judge on Monday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry against US blogger Cynthia D. Ritchie for allegedly defaming former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on social media

Pakistan likely to record 1.2 mn COVID-19 cases by July-end

The current trajectory of the spread of COVID-19 in Pakistan hinted that the cases could double by the end of June and was likely to reach 1.2 million by the end of July, a Minister said

PIA crash victims' families cast doubt on DNA testing

The families of the 97 people who died in the May 22 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash have expressed reservations about the DNA testing carried out at the Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory (SFDL) at the University of Karachi

Pakistan rubbishes Indian defence minister’s remarks

Pakistan has strongly condemned Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s delusional remarks about Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) - or what India calls Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir - and the situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) - Jammu & Kashmir state in India, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday, The Tribune reported

Star cricketer Shahid Afridi tests COVID-19 positive

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi revealed on Saturday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He wrote a heartfelt message on popular social media platform Twitter to make the announcement

Pakistan's defence budget up by 11.9% amid tensions with India

The Pakistan government on Friday proposed an 11.9 per cent increase in the defence budget despite the earlier announcement that military spending would remain unchanged in view of the grave economic situation compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic

One dead, 15 injured in Rawalpindi blast

One person was killed and 15 others were injured when explosives attached to an electricity pole in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city went off, police said

Support package for Pakistan's health workers announced

With the number of coronavirus cases and deaths increasing day by day across the country, the Pakistan government on Friday announced a comprehensive support package for frontline healthcare workers (HCWs)

American adventurist Cynthia Ritchie now in legal dog fight with ex-PM Gilani

Controversial American adventurist and blogger Cynthia Dawn Ritchie has upped the ante in her battle against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its standard-bearers