Boost for Pakistan squash as Israr wins Asian Junior Championship
KARACHI: Pakistan's Israr Ahmed beat Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow 3-2 on Thursday to win the Asian Junior Squash Championship held Tehran, Iran. Ahmed's win brought Pakistan it's fifth Asian Junior…
PM will inform world leaders about Indian role in terror: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to inform the United Nations about Indian involvement in terrorism, Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said on Thursday in a weekly press briefing. PM Nawaz…
Banking sector’s spread shrinks to 5.47% in July
KARACHI: An increased cost of deposit and a lower lending rate resulted in a reduced average banking spread last month, according to latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan…
Pakistan Stock Exchange to attract major foreign investment: Dar
ISLAMABAD – With the integration of the Karachi Stock Exchange, Islamabad Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange, the Pakistan Stock Exchange was formed here in Islamabad on Thursday. Addressing…
New PHF president receives vote of confidence
KARACHI: Newly-instated president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation, Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, received a vote of confidence during a congress meeting held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Islamabad on…
Pakistan officially bans Daesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday formally banned the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, a terror outfit that has overrun vast stretches of Syria and Iraq. According to a notification issued by…
At least six Pakistanis killed in Indian shelling
SIALKOT/ISLAMABAD: At least 11 civilians were killed and several others wounded on Friday during an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani border troops along the Line of Control (LoC)…
India is the only external threat, says military
ISLAMABAD: The Senate defence committee was told on Thursday that India was the only external military threat to Pakistan. Military officials shared the perceived threat with members of the Senate…
FO rejects report claiming Pakistan nuclear arsenal is fastest growing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly rejected a report published by a US think tank, which claimed that Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal in the world. “The report is…
COAS visits civilians injured by unprovoked Indian firing
SIALKOT: Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif arrived in Sialkot on Friday and paid a visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Sialkot. He met with those injured by…