Wild poliovirus detected in environmental sample in Karachi
An environmental sample collected from Karachi has tested positive for the wild poliovirus, the Pakistan Health Ministry said.
The sample was collected on May...
20 passengers injured in Colombo road accident
At least 20 passengers were injured when a passenger bus collided with a lorry in Colombo on Friday, the police said.
The police said...
Pakistan, Turkmenistan sign pact to accelerate work on TAPI project
Pakistan and Turkmenistan have signed a Joint Implementation Plan (JIP) to accelerate work on the TAPI Gas Pipeline project.
Pakistan has suggested Turkmenistan to...
Overseas Pakistanis under radar as May 9 probe expands
The Pakistan government has decided to expand the investigation into the May 9 events -- the day when violent protests erupted after former...
Pak central bank’s forex reserves fall $179 mn
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by $179 million.
During the week ending on June 2,...
8 killed in road accident in Pakistan
At least eight people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger vehicle fell into a gorge in Upper Dir district of...
‘Reckless’ govt spending pushes Pakistan closer to default
The Pakistan government approved a staggering 66 per cent increase in the discretionary budget for parliamentarians, reaching a record Pak Rs 116 billion...
In response to India’s new map, Kathmandu Mayor places map of ‘Greater Nepal’
As the row over India's 'Akhand Bharat Map' placed in the new Parliament building is intensifying among the opposition parties in Nepal, Kathmandu...
PTI vice chairman’s advice of stepping back irks Imran
A meeting between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and the party's Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi ended in bitterness.
After the meeting, Qureshi...
China, Pakistan, Iran hold 1st-ever anti-terror talks
China, Pakistan and Iran held their first counter-terrorism dialogue in Beijing in a move that suggests new alignments in the region, the Foreign...
