ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has undergone a series of positive developments meriting recognition and country’s economy was on track to complete an International Monetary Fund program from start to finish for the first…
Pope Francis ‘accepts invitation to visit Pakistan this year’
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from the Pakistan government to visit Pakistan later this year, according to the APP . According to APP Two Pakistan’s ministers, Kamran Michael, a Catholic, and…
Rail link planned between Gwadar and Iranian port city Chabahar
QUETTA: Pakistan and Iran have decided to lay railway track to connect Gwadar with the Iranian port city of Chabahar. The decision was taken at a meeting between Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab…
Emirati guides to promote Dubai historical district
Dubai: Dubai on Sunday launched the first Emirati-operated heritage tour programme as part of efforts to promote tourism in historical quarters of the emirate. “We have trained six Emirati tour guides so…
Shaheen Airlines’ flight goes off the run way during landing in Lahore
Shaheen air flight NL142 from Karachi to Lahore landed at Lahore airport and slipped from runway and was landed in the grass aside the runway. The boeing 737 of Shaheen Air was…
The wine-makers of Pakistan’s Hunza Valley
The hems of his jeans rolled, Ahsan* climbs barefoot up a tree to pick the grapes dangling from climbing vines, defying hostile religious injunctions against alcohol to celebrate a wine-making tradition of…
Karakorum Highway closed at 5 places due to Earthquake
NDMA National Desaster Management Authority has reported that Karakorum Highway has been blocked at 4 different places due to landslides caused by earthquake today. Over 7 people have also died in Gilgit…
7.7 Scale Earthquake hits Pakistan & Afghanistan
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has been felt in in Islamabad and northern areas of Pakistan including the region of Naran Kaghan, Hunza Gilgit & Chitral areas. The center of Earthquake was in…
PM Nawaz Sharif has urged the US for the withdrawal of travel advisories on Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged the United States (US) for the withdrawal of travel advisories on Pakistan and granting access to Pakistani products to its markets, ARY News reported. In…
Government to take steps to develop onyx and marble industry
KARACHI: Pakistan’s mountain areas specially the North Western FATA areas are famous for high quality , The World Bank’s multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) is taking several initiatives for the development of marble…
Oldest Quraan from Prophet’s time found in Barmingham
A researcher has found the fragments of Holy Quraan at the University of Birmingham, after the radiocarbon test it is found that the copy of this holy text is dating back to…
Glaciers in Pakistan melting faster than rest of the world
According to a new Pakistan Economic Survey 2014-15 the glaciers in the northern Pakistan’s mountain of Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush range are melting faster than the rest of the world. Pakistan is…