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Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed deputy commissioners and district police officers to ensure strict checking of buses and bus terminals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha across the province. According to Radio Pakistan, the Chief M...

Beijing: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square today to pay tribute to fallen heroes of China's revolutionary struggle. He, accompanied by members of his delegation, including federal mi...

Mardan: Seventeen people died while seven others were injured when a passenger van rammed into a parked bus on Swat Expressway, near the Ismaila Interchange in Mardan this morning. According to Radio Pakistan, the injured were shifted to a local hos...

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed authorities concerned to ensure strict security arrangements during Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, she directed for installation of metal detectors and walk-thro...

Makkah: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has reiterated the government's commitment to facilitating Pakistani intending pilgrims during Hajj rituals. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Pakistan Hajj Missio...

Makkah: Fourteen countries, including Pakistan, have condemned the opening of a purported "Somaliland" embassy in the Occupied Jerusalem: In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Leb...

Makkah: Around 1.8 million pilgrims will begin moving towards Mina from today after Maghrib prayers. According to Radio Pakistan, correspondent Asad Ullah Khan reports from Makkah that the Pakistan Hajj Mission has finalized a comprehensive operati...