LAHORE - The PML-N has nominated party chief Nawaz Sharif as the prime minister ahead of the upcoming National Assembly session on May 28, news channels reported on Sunday quoting party sources.They also said that parliamentary party of the PML-N would formally approve the nomination of Nawaz at a ...

LAHORE - More independents joined the PML-N on Wednesday, putting it in a comfortable position to form governments in the Centre, Punjab and Balochistan; and stand by in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in case the PTI-led coalition fails to set up government. PML-N had formed two teams, one for Sindh under ...

HAFIZABADThe PML-N obtained 3,23,671 votes as secured one of the two National Assembly and two Provincial Assembly seats while rival Independent Group of Ch Mehdi Hassan Bhatti secured 2,69,163 votes by winning one each NA and PP seats, revealed elections results complied by the returning ...

KARACHI - Although the outgoing ruling PPP has received a crushing defeat in other three provinces, it has somewhat managed to secure the vote to retain its power bastion of Sindh province by winning 69 seats, clearing the way to a coalition government. According to unofficial results, the PML-N ...

LAHORE – With a view to collect income tax from contesting candidates of general election, a central bank move on request of the Federal Board of Revenue to keep all commercial banks branches open last Sunday, proved futile as majority of all commercial banks branches reported zero ...

Ever since his enigmatic return to Pakistan after spending five years in Canada, Dr Tahirul Qadri in an effort to show heart-bleeding concern and solidarity with the poor masses and triggering a revolution by changing the political landscape of the country, has made so many contradictory statements ...

CALIFORNIA (Metro) The majority of parents tell their children porkies in order to control their behaviour, according to a new study carried out in the United States and China. The report from the University of California, which covered 200 families, suggests parents are prepared to call upon ...

JERUSALEM - A slender majority of Israelis support the creation of a separate Palestinian state, but did not have high hopes for a peace deal, a survey said on Friday.The survey by daily Israel Hayom asked more than 800 Israelis “do you support or oppose the idea of two states for two ...

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Nawaz Sharif has expressed the confidence that the party would bag  2/3 majority in the coming elections and asked the workers to start preparations for elections without wasting any time.Speaking at a reception hosted by him for the victorious ...

KARACHI - Only 29 per cent girls and 41 per cent boys have access to correct information about puberty and hygiene in Pakistan.Lifeline Chief Executive Omer Aftab said this during an awareness and advocacy campaign on reproductive health rights of Pakistani youth named ‘HAYAT’ launched ...

PESHAWAR - Majority of CNG stations charged old prices of CNG in the provincial metropolis on Friday, while just a few stations complied with new prices, following the Supreme Court’s order to reduce the price of CNG.Besides, it was also witnessed that the stations that did not want to sale ...

KARACHI - After parting ways with the ruling coalition of PPP government, the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) and National Peoples Party (NPP) on Thursday submitted a joint application, seeking allotment of opposition seats in Sindh Assembly.Led by ...

 SADIQABD - In the honour of Rahim Yar Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s members, RYKCCI President Muzaffar Salim and the Founders’ Group Sadiqabad jointly arranged a luncheon wherein about 80 percent of the members participated, ensuring their support to the group ahead of ...

WASHINGTON - A new opinion poll has indicated that roughly three in four Pakistanis (74percent) view the United States as an enemy, and offer bleak assessments of PaK-US relations.The survey, released by the US-based Pew Research Centre on Wednesday, also shows that President Obama is held in ...

QUETTA - Director Operation Afghan Refugees Organization Balochistan, Major Farzand Ali has said that majority of the Afghan refugees had not got themselves registered due to fear that they would be forcefully repatriated to Afghanistan. He said that there was no legislation to deal with refugees ...

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARA-CHI – Despite upset on some seats, the PPP-led ruling alliance secured the highest number of Senate’s 54 seats, making its tally to 70 in the House of 104 and thereby gaining ample space to set country’s future roadmap.With the nine candidates who have ...

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis believe that the separation from India was justified in 1947, revealed a recently released Gilani Poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan. In the survey, a nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked, ...

ISLAMABAD - The leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party, Azad Jammu Kashmir chapter, has announced that the PPP has simple majority to establish future AJK government devoid of having alliance with any political party. PPP-AJK President Ch Abdul Majeed, Vice President Ch Muhammad Yasin, General ...

LAHORE- Following a controversy over proxy attendance in Punjab Assembly, and the subsequent new procedure adopted to take legislators attendance inside the House, the issue remained a hot topic of discussion on the second consecutive day, as some members adamantly opposed the idea terming it ...

KARACHI (APP) - KP Chemical Corporation, a subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate LOTTE, recently completed its acquisition of the majority shareholding in Pakistan PTA Ltd (PPTA), making it an official member of the LOTTE Group. An announcement here on Saturday said that this acquisition ...

WASHINGTON - A majority of Canadians oppose their country's troops deployment in Afghanistan, according to polls released in Ottawa Thursday. Fifty-four percent of respondents opposed the Afghan mission, while 34 percent supported it and 12 percent were undecided, according to a poll done for the ...

LONDON (AFP) - The British government said Saturday it will take a majority stake in Lloyds Banking Group and guarantee toxic assets, leaving only two major British banks outside the state's control. The state will increase its ownership of the group from 43 percent to 65 percent and insure 260 ...

LAHORE - Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want.\\ According to a global consumer survey released by Nokia, three out of every four people said that they don't even think about recycling their devices ...

WASHINGTON - White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004. The nation has been growing more diverse for decades, but the process has sped up through immigration and ...

KARACHI - Out of 88 companies, a majority of manufacturing units of cooking oil and Banaspati are not conforming to the standards set by the national body of federal government, The Nation learnt on Friday. The Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority is the competent body to monitor and ...