A former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency has been barred from leaving the country in connection with a recent memoir he co-authored with a former Indian intelligence-agency head.The Pakistani Army on May 28 summoned reti...
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Pakistan Names Interim PM Ahead Of Parliamentary Elections
Former Pakistani chief justice Nasir-ul Mulk has been chosen to act as the interim prime minister until parliamentary elections are held in two months.The ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and the opposition announced on May 28 that Mulk will...
Read More »Food department achieves over 74% wheat procurement target in Faisalabad
Punjab Food Department has so far achieved over 74 percent of the wheat procurement target by purchasing approximately 40 thousand wheat bags during ongoing drive in Faisalabad division. Around fifty thousand Bardana (jute bags) have been distributed a...
Read More »Efforts being paced up to boost flood resilience of mountain communities
Islamabad, May 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): Surging temperatures in Pakistan’s northern areas are causing formation of increased glacial lakes in the glacial areas in Gilgit-Baltistan region and Chitral district, which are aggravating socio-economic and environmental woes of the mountainous communities. But,...
Read More »Heat Wave Alert for Karachi
Islamabad, May 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): Met office informed that another Heat wave of moderate/severe intensity will engulf Karachi and suburbs from Tuesday to Thursday (29-31 May 2018). Day temperatures will remain 40-44ºC during this period. Sea breeze will remain cut-off...
Read More »PCB press release on alleged corruption story involving cricketer Hasan Raza
Lahore, May 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): PCB and its Anti Corruption Unit is in the process of reviewing reports regarding the alleged involvement of cricketer Hasan Raza in Corrupt Conduct. Appropriate action, if any, will be taken after collecting and reviewing...
Read More »Marking exact Qibla direction
Islamabad, May 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): Muslims around the globe will have an opportunity to mark exact Qibla direction, at 14:18 PST on Monday 28th May, 2018. On this day, the sun will shine over head Qibla Shareef (Khana e Kaba)...
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