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Keeping in view risk of expected floods, the border village of Bhakiwind in Kasur has been evacuated as part of precautionary measures.In a tweet, the National Disaster Management Authority said that there are chances of the village being disconnected...

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has categorically rejected Israel's statement regarding the adoption of Pakistan’s Universal Periodic ReportResponding to media queries, she said the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted Pakistan's...

Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman says elements involved in the unrest of France and attack on the Capitol Hill were booked at earliest and now it is the responsibility of Pakistan to brought the anti-state elements to justice ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the first phase of FATA University, costing one point eight billion rupees in Peshawar on Tuesday.This is the first university of merged tribal districts which will provide latest education to the cap...

WhatsApp has announced that it is releasing a phone number privacy feature for community members.According to the app-tracking website, users can get the feature once they install the most recent update of WhatsApp for iOS and Android.However, some us...

The 22nd death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet Qateel Shifai was observed on Tuesday.Qateel Shifai was born on 24 December 1919 in Haripur.His real name was Muhammad Aurangzeb but he adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name.His work includes 20 collect...

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said State Bank of Pakistan has received two billion dollars of deposits from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.In a televised message today, he said the friendly country had made a commitment in this regard in the recent past...