Pakistan to launch its own coronavirus vaccine today

Dr. Nausheen Hamid, Parliamentary Secretary, National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, has announced Pakistan will launch COVID-19 vaccine today.

Will Russian President Vladimir Putin visit Pakistan?

Islamabad and Moscow last week signed a fresh agreement to lay a gas pipeline from Karachi to Kasur. The development has increased the prospects of Russian President Vladimir Putin's maiden trip to Pakistan.

Is Pakistan prepared to send Hajj pilgrims?

Saudi Arabia has not announced a Hajj policy for this year yet, however, Pakistan has kept complete arrangements to send limited pilgrims for Hajj,...

Do not play politics with us. Give us justice, Jahangir Tareen to Imran Khan

PTI leader Jahangir Tareen on Monday cautioned the government against "playing politics" with him and the group of Punjab lawmakers loyal to him. The...

Did Afghanistan’s NSA call Pakistan a brothel house?

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, who routinely accuses Pakistan of supporting and directing the Taliban’s insurgency in Afghanistan, used abusive language against Pakistan.

Centres for research on Sufism and science to be established in Punjab on Bushra Bibi’s initiative

Under the poor-friendly and pro-education initiatives of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spouse Bushra Imran, the downtrodden segment of the society would be given equal opportunities to progress.

What can Pakistan learn from Dubai’s One-Day Court initiative?

Dubai’s One-Day Court initiative reduces time required in investigation and prosecution by implementing a verdict in two phases in less than 24 hours for the cases that don’t require hearings by witnesses. What can Pakistan learn from Dubai?

Pakistan has freest media in the world, Fawad tells Stephen Sackur

"Pakistan is probably one of the freest state[s] as far as media is concerned,” the minister claimed.

Justice Faez Isa case: Why is AGP office opposing law minister’s suggestion?

Sources claim that the attorney general for Pakistan’s (AGP) office was not interested in filing a second review. The review petitions filed earlier did not carry the signatures of Additional Attorneys General Chaudhry Amir Rehman and Sohail Mahmood.

Has Jahangir Tareen been given clean chit?

Barrister Zafar has reportedly absolved Mr Tareen of all charges of Satta (sugar pricing manipulation), sugar price hike and any other illegal work in sugar related matters.

Karachi Port Trust saved over 14 million in five months, says Minister Zaidi

KPT made significant cost savings of Rs602 million (over Dh14 million) in administrative and operating expenditures due to prudent financial management, effective use of resources, and cutting costs.

In a first PM Khan holds paperless cabinet meeting

In the cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, for the first time ever in the country's history, the cabinet meeting was entirely “paperless”. All the members were given a tablet.