Sindh Govt withdraws delimitation notifications
KARACHI: Sindh government has withdrawn all the notifications about delimitations of local councils in Karachi Division and Hyderabad district. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of…
FM Bilawal speaks to Muttaqi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi and condemned the terrorist attack that took place on…
Pakistan, KSA sign agreement to finance oil derivatives worth $1B
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday signed an agreement to finance oil derivatives worth $1 billion. The agreement was inked by Secretary Economic Affairs Dr…
Decrease of Rs 7.43 per unit for K-Electric
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday notified 18 paisas per unit increase in power tariff for WAPDA power distribution companies (DISCOs) and Rs 7.43 per unit decrease…
Is wheat flour being smuggled to Afghanistan?
PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister of Food, Sports, Youth and Science and Technology, Atif Khan here on Tuesday (10th of Jan 2023) contradicted the video contents percolating on Social Media regarding the…
World Bank
WB forecasts Pakistan’s GDP growth at 2%
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank in its latest report has forecast Pakistan's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow at 2.0% in the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) that is same as…
ECP
ECP issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday (10th of Jan 2023) issued bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan, senior leaders of his party Asad Umer…
Macron
France pledges $10.7M in aid for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged €10 million ($10.75 million) to support Pakistan after the last year's devastating floods. "We tried to address urgent needs right from the…
Pakistan secures $9B pledges at Geneva Con
GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday (10th Jan 2022) said over $9 billion in pledges made by the countries and development partners showed their confidence in Pakistan’s coalition government.…
Ahsan Iqbal on Flood Recovery
GENEVA: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Monday said that Pakistan faced unprecedented devastation due to torrential rains and flooding in most parts of the country, and…
Floods: Dar seeks budgetary support
GENEVA: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday (9th of Jan 2023) sought budgetary support to create fiscal space for the Pakistan Government to continue…
Imran Khan skips hearing in toshakhana case
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday(9th of Jan 2023) once again summoned PTI's chief Imran Khan in personal capacity after he skipped this day hearing in toshakhana case. Additional District…
PM leaves for Geneva to co-host ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ conference
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday departed to Geneva along with a high-level delegation to co-chair an international conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’, along with UN Secretary General…
Launch of Urdu version of UN News hailed
MANHATTAN: UN has launched Urdu version of it's 'UN News', a multilingual portal for news coverage and in-depth information on UN-related issues, a move Pakistan said would broaden the world…
Reviving Railways, Civil Aviation, PIA
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique has said the government is striving hard to revive the Pakistan Railways, Civil Aviation and Pakistan International Airlines despite the…
Teacher shot and wounded by a 6-year-old pupil in US
WASHINGTON: A 6-year-old pupil is in police custody after he shot and wounded a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia on Friday, according to police. “The teacher’s…
Pakistan welcomes China’s latest COVID policy
BEIJING: Pakistan welcomes China's recent COVID policy adjustment and believes it will significantly contribute to the recovery and growth of the world economy, Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque…
President Alvi imposes fine on UBL
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on United Bank Ltd (UBL) over filing a frivolous representation in a disputed transaction case involving a mere…
Rana Sanaullah
Slain Cop’s Family Gets Rs. 10 Million
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Wednesday handed over a cheque amounting to Rs10 million as compensation to the family of Police Head Constable Syed Adeel Hussain, who…
Russia and Ukraine
Russia Observes Ukraine Ceasefire?
MOSCOW: Moscow insisted Saturday its army was observing a ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas despite artillery attacks by Kyiv troops."Despite the shelling of the armed forces of Ukraine…
National Assembly
NA body on SAFRON meets
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Friday (6th of Jan 2023) discussed the issue of FATA House here. He recommended to the Ministry…
UN food and agriculture program
World food prices hit record high in 2022
PARIS: World food prices fell for a ninth month in a row in December, 2022 but hit their highest level on record for the full year in 2022, UN data…
Terrorism: PM for institutional coordination
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday (6th of Jan 2023) emphasized the enhanced coordination among the federal and provincial institutions to wipe out terrorism from the country. The prime…
Pakistan to complete IMF program: PM
ISLAMABAD: Kristalina Georgieva, MD of IMF on Friday (6th of Jan 2023) called PM Shehbaz Sharif over telephone. She expressed her deep sympathy and concern on the human and material…