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ISLAMABAD: Putting to rest all uncertainties surrounding the exact date when the election for the new prime minister and the oath taking will be held, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced that Imran Khan will take the oath as prime minister on August 18. “The PTI wanted to invite …

WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational programmes that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade, officials say. The move, which has not been previously reported, is one of the …

The British-Pakistani actor Armeena Khan reacted to the British foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s derogatory remarks about the women who wear the abaya. Previously on Sunday Johnson had said that women who wear burqas “look like letterboxes” and he also compared them to “bank robbers”. Khan took to Twitter and stated …

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the alleged misuse of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s helicopters. Khan is accused of allegedly using a Mi-17 and an Ecureuil helicopter of KP government for 74 hours which subsequently resulted in …

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) newly-elected Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Punjab Tariq Khan Dreshak passed away on Saturday after he suffered brain hemorrhage four days ago. Late MPA contested general elections form PP-296 of Rajan Pur and won the seat by bagging 49,119 votes. Four days ago, Dreshak was …

ISLAMABAD: Ayesha Gulalai on Sunday announced that four transgender persons will be contesting in the general elections via her party ticket. The former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Gulalai said four transgender persons Nayab Ali, Nadeem Kashish, Lubna Lal and Madam Rani will contest the elections on her party’s ticket. Nadeem Kashish …

Nawaz says he is being ‘punished’ for serving country FAISALABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that he is being “punished” for serving “I am being punished for serving my country, and I am summoned for hearings because the people of Pakistan love me,” Nawaz Sharif said while …

The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day 2018 across the country on Friday with traditional zeal and fervour. Pakistan Day commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League demanded a separate nation for the Muslims of the British Indian Empire. Military parade A …

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to visit New Brunswick today. Trudeau will conduct some early morning press interviews before stopping in Sussex where he is to meet with Premier Brian Gallant. The prime minister is then scheduled to take part in a roundtable discussion on rural economic …

ISLAMABAD: Suspended Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar, wanted in the Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case, was arrested on Wednesday following his appearance before the Supreme Court. Anwar was removed from his post after his suspected involvement in the murder of a 27-year-old native of Waziristan in a ‘staged’ …