ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for collective efforts to make Pakistan a corruption-free and economically strong country. The president, in his message on the International Anti-Corruption Day being observed on Saturday, said the whole nation must stand united and support efforts against corruption to purge the society of the social evil. “I […]

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce monetary policy on Tuesday, December 12. The central bank, in a statement issued on Friday, announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP will meet on December 12 at Karachi to decide about the Monetary Policy. Later on the monetary policy statement will be issued […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 104 visas to the Indian Hindu pilgrims for their visit to Pakistan to participate in the 315th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh from 12-23 December. Expressing his views on the occasion, Charge d’ Affairs, Aizaz […]

In a landmark decision, the Sindh government has announced that women will now get designated spaces for offering prayers in mosques, ARY News reported on Friday. The decision, aimed at fostering inclusive environment for female worshippers, was taken in a meeting led by Sindh Minister for Law and Auqaf, Umar Soomro. The meeting primarily focused […]

A six-foot tall life-sized chocolate statue of Willy Wonka based on the character of Timothée Chalomet in a musical feature ‘Wonka’ is going viral on the internet. This beautiful statue is not only carefully crafted, it’s also 100 percent edible chocolate. Which is only appropriate because it depicts actor Timothée Chalomet as Willy Wonka. It […]

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet has okayed an ordinance to ensure the smooth privatisation process of the state-owned entities including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), citing sources, ARY News reported on Friday. The caretaker federal cabinet decided to remove hurdles in the privatisation of the loss-making state-owned entities (SOEs) including PIA. Sources told ARY News that […]

KARACHI: Industrialists have castigated Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) for allegedly removing gas connections of Karachi industries, saying that they were being ‘blackmailed’ for protesting the increase in gas prices, ARY News reported on Friday. In a statement, the industrialists have claimed that the company has removed gas connections of 49 ‘major export units’, a […]

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee said that the biggest compliments and criticisms he gets about his films are from his wife Shabana Bajpayee. Watch ARY News live on live.arynews.tv Manoj Bajpayee revealed in an interview that he does not see eye to eye with Shabana Bajpayee as he does not share the full details of his films […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) top leaders have held discussions on forming an electoral alliance and seat adjustment ahead of the general elections, ARY News reported on Friday. ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Aimal Wali Khan met PPP Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at […]