12 beauty firms issued notices over 'deceptive marketing' Representational image of beauty products. — CanvaISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan on Saturday issued warning notices to 12 beauty products manufacturers for "greenwashing" by falsely labelling their products as "organic or chemical free".A statement released by the......

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Pakistan extends condolences to Afghanistan as floods claim over 200 lives This photo shows damaged houses along a mud-covered road following a flash flood after a heavy rainfall, in Sheikh Jalal village of Baghlan-e-Markazi district in Baghlan province on May 11, 2024. — AFPWith the floods claiming over 200 lives in Afghanistan, the Islamabad on Saturday expressed......

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Imran Khan's defeat will be country's loss: Fawad Chaudhry Urging the people to support incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder, former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that Imran Khan&s defeat in &this fight& will be the country&s loss.During an interaction with journalists, Fawad, who last month denied......

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'Will shift you to a two-room annexe', Gandapur hits back at Kundi's 'political statements' Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi have once again engaged in a war of words as this time, the former warned of serious consequences if &political confrontation and statements& are not stopped from the Governor's House.Addressing the......

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IHC finds no legal basis to restrict Zartaj Gul from travelling Zartaj Gul gestures in this picture uploaded on her social media account on April 20, 2024. —Instagram/ Zartaj Gul WazirISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Saturday said there was no legal ground or ethical explanation to restrict former federal minister Zartaj Gul from travelling.IHC......

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Asad Qaiser says PTI not holding backdoor talks with anyone Former National Assembly speaker and senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser. — GOP Twitter/FilePESHAWAR: Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Qaiser said that they were neither in contact with any party nor talking to anyone else via backdoor channels.Speaking to Geo News on Friday, the......

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MBS visit to Pakistan: Riyadh, Islamabad 'continue consultations' to decide schedule Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts an Iftar at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah for PM Shehbaz Sharif and the Crown Prince of Bahrain on April 7, 2024. — X/@Saudi_GazetteForeign ministries in both Islamabad and Riyadh are holding consultations regarding the dates of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince......

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PTI issues show-cause notice to Sher Afzal Marwat PTI lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat addressing a press conference at National Press Club on November 16, 2023. — NNIPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sher Afzal Marwat landed in hot waters on Saturday after he received a show-cause notice for the violation of the party's code of conduct and......

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PM Shehbaz says Pakistan, Saudi Arabia have 'clear-cut way forward' Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during an interview in Islamabad on May 10, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Al Arabiya EnglishAs Pakistan and Saudi Arabia's ties witness a peak, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted that both nations now have a "clear-cut way......

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Physics paper leaks ahead of exam Students are solving their papers in a class room during 9th grade annual examination at a local school in Karachi on May 7, 2024. —Online KARACHI: Physics paper of Board of Secondary Education Karachi&s Science Group leaked on social media just few minutes before of its......

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PIA commences Hajj flight operation from Karachi Passengers are standing in queue to board a PIA plane. — APP/FileKARACHI: The national flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airline , has kicked off its Hajj flight operation from Karachi on Saturday.The PIA's chief operating officer came to see off the first Hajj flight that was scheduled......

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KP to launch interest-free loan scheme to curb unemployment: CM Gandapur As part of his efforts against unemployment and poverty, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has vowed to launch an interest-free loan programme for unemployed youth to make them self-reliant. Addressing a press confernce in DI Khan on Friday, the KP chief......

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After SC ruling, Punjab Assembly speaker suspends 27 lawmakers on reserved seats Newly-elected members take oath at the provincial legislature of Punjab Assembly in Lahore on February 23, 2024. — AFPThe ruling alliance suffered a major blow in Punjab as 27 of its lawmakers on reserved seats were suspended by the provincial assembly's speaker on Friday in light of the......

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Over a dozen prisoners test HIV-positive at Peshawar Central Jail Pedestrians walk past the central jail in Peshawar on December 31, 2014. — AFPAt least 16 prisoners of Peshawar Central Jail were diagnosed with HIV after the latest blood screening session, raising risks of the spread of the life-threatening disease among other inmates.Peshawar......

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Newly-appointed Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider takes oath LAHORE: Sardar Saleem Haider was sworn in as the Punjab governor in an oath taking ceremony held in the Governor's House, Lahore on Friday. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan administered the oath to the newly appointed governor. Earlier, the swearing-in ceremony of......

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Young Pakistani, working on cancer research project, murdered in Portugal Victim Anthony Shoukat takes a selfie in the image shared on his Facebook ID on November 17, 2021. — Facebook/ Anthony ShoukatLAHORE: A Pakistani researcher, who had gone to Portugal for a cancer research project, was killed in a robbery incident after he resisted to it, Geo News......

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CM Maryam Nawaz approves to resume laptop scheme for students Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is presiding a meeting regarding educational reforms in the province on May 10, 2024. —Screengrab/X/@PMLNDigitalLAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday approved to resume the laptop scheme for students after seven years.Presiding the meeting about......

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Int'l, domestic flight operations 'resumed' at Lahore airport after fire incident Passengers walking amid smoke after massive fire broke out at Allama Iqbal International Airport on May 9, 2024. — Screengrab/X/@ghulamabbasshahAfter a massive fire broke out at immigration counter earlier today, the Civil Aviation Authority sources said on Thursday that all flight......

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Judicial system, legal lacunas responsible for delay in May 9 trials: Sanaullah Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference. — APP/FileAdviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Thursday held the judicial system and legal lacunas responsible for delay in punishing May 9 culprits even after a......

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In maiden meeting with Imran Khan in jail, Arif Alvi tasked with 'important responsibility' PTI founder Imran Khan and former president Dr Arif Alvi. — AFP/APP/File RAWALPINDI: Amid the prevailing political tensions in the country involving the May 9 violence, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has assigned an &important responsibility& to former......

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US report on religious freedom in Pakistan 'based on faulty assumptions': FO Two guards stand outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Islamabad, Pakistan. — AFP/FilePakistan has categorically rejected the annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom for 2024, saying that the findings about the country were based on......

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'Real leaders acting as victims' will be held accountable, say Gen Asim Munir on May 9 anniversary COAS General Asim Munir pictured on his visit to Jinnah House, Lahore Garrison, on May 9, 2024. — ISPRChief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir on Thursday pledged to hold accountable, the individuals who planned and led the events of violence on May 9 last year, as the country marks the......

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Imran Khan 'expels' firebrand Marwat from PTI's top decision-making bodies Imran Khan's lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat holds a cricket bat while speaking to supporters at a PTI rally in Karachi on January 14, 2024. — ReutersPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf firebrand leader Sher Afzal Marwat has been booted out of the party&s top deicison-making bodies — core......

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'May 9 protest call': Usman Dar's mother briefly arrested in Sialkot PTI leader Rehana Dar arrested by police on May 9, 2024. — Screengrab/X/@PTIofficialISLAMABAD/SIALKOT: The Punjab police on Monday briefly arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Rehana Dar, mother of Usman Dar, in Sialkot as the Imran Khan-founded party is staging protest rallies to......

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PM labels May 9 riots as 'attempted revolt' against armed forces, COAS PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses a special cabinet meeting held in connection to last year's May 9 riots in Islamabad on May 9, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/PTV News Live StreamISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday termed the May 9 riots as an "attempted revolt" against the......

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May 9 a 'futile attempt' to bring about 'shortsighted revolution': ISPR PTI party activists and supporters clash with police during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Islamabad on May 10, 2023. — AFPRAWALPINDI: Marking a year to the "Balck Day" May 9 in Pakistan's history, the country's armed forces, along with the Chairman Joint Chiefs of......

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Blaze erupts in Lahore airport's departure lounge People are queued at the International Departures counter at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, in the still taken from a video uploaded on June 14, 2023. —YouTube/ MansoortasticLAHORE: A blaze erupted at the Allama Iqbal International Airport's departure lounge in the wee hours......

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Gunmen in Gwadar kill 7 barber shop workers from Punjab A representational image of a pointed gun. — PixabayGWADAR: Seven barber shop staffers were killed Thursday by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan's port city while they were sleeping in their residential quarters.The unidentified gunmen, according to Gwadar Police Station Station......

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May 9 mayhem was 'conspiracy' to target Imran Khan: PTI PTI secretary general Omar Ayub Khan in this undated photo. — APP/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has claimed that the May 9, 2023, riots were &a conspiracy to target party founder Imran Khan& and a plethora of cases against the top leadership was......

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