Presidential reference filed in SC to seek opinion on Article 63-A

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan on Monday filed a presidential reference in the Supreme Court to seek its opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution. The reference sought the apex court’s guidance on two interpretations of Article 63-A that which one should be adopted and implemented to achieve the constitutional objective of […]

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Sindh Governor, ministers, MNAs call on PM

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak and Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Zaidi along with a number of members of the National Assembly (MNAs) from Sindh, Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to express their complete confidence in his leadership. MNAs Aftab Siddiqui, Saifur Rehman, Attaullah, Akram Cheema, Faheem […]

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Shortness of breath could signal heart attack with worst survival rate

ISLAMABAD: Shortness of breath may be a sign of heart attack and lead to less survival than those with typical symptoms of chest pain, according to a study. The researchers from Braga Hospital in Portugal, showed that just 76 per cent of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive […]

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IHC adjourns Avenfield property’s case till May 12

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned hearing of appeals of Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar against their conviction in the Avenfield property reference till May 12. The bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani, hearing the appeals, instructed NAB’s new Prosecutor Imtiaz Saddiqui to discuss […]

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Vitamin B supplements might reduce risk of stroke

ISLAMABAD: Taking vitamin B supplements might help to reduce your risk of a stroke, according to study published in the journal Neurology. The study by researchers at Zhengzhou University in China reviewed 14 clinical trials and found that Vitamin B lowered the risk of stroke overall by seven percent. However, taking the supplements did not […]

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PM for enhanced bilateral cooperation with Tajikistan in diverse fields

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday reiterated his desire to comprehensively upgrade bilateral cooperation with Tajikistan, including in the fields of economy, trade, energy, connectivity and investment. He also elaborated Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with Central Asia under the “Vision Central Asia” policy and reiterated commitment for timely completion of CASA-1000 power project. The prime minister […]

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PM desires further expansion of Pak-Azerbaijan brotherly ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday noting the strong and robust defence ties between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, and expressed the desire to further expand the brotherly relations with special focus on bilateral trade, tourism and people-to-people contacts. The prime minister was talking to Minister of Defence of the Republic Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov […]

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Pakistan made solid progress in past 75 years: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said in a span of 75 years, Pakistan had made solid progress by becoming the fifth largest country and one of the seven nuclear powers of world. Speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Digital Photographic and Painting Exhibition to Celebrate Pakistan Day’ here, […]

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