Balochistan Constabulary Van Attack Claims 9 Lives
SIBI: Nine personnel of Balochistan Constabulary were martyred and thirteen others were injured when a suicide bomber detonated near their truck at Kumbri Bridge, here on Monday (6th of March,…
Airing of IK’s speeches has been banned/ARY license suspended
LAHORE: PEMRA has banned Sunday (5th of March, 2023) broadcasting and rebroadcasting of speeches and Media talks by PTI chief Imran Khan on all satellite TV channels. It is pertinent…
Int’l Day for Disarmament
KARACHI (UN): The International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness seeks to promote better awareness and understanding of disarmament issues among the public, especially young people. Since the founding of…
Imran Khan Addresses Jail-Bharo Tehreek Participants
LAHORE: PM Imran Khan, who according to his Chief of Staff Shibli Faraz was not at his Zaman Park residence, addressed the participants of Jail Bharo Tehreek. Earlier, Police failed…
Toshakhana Case: Police fails to nab IK
LAHORE: Capital Police Superintendent Rana Tahir Hussain and a couple of constables (escorted by Lahore Police) visited Imran Khan's Zaman Park house Sunday (5th of March, 2023) to nab/serve notice…
Russia and Ukraine
A year on, Ukraine’s embattled nuclear plant turned Russian ‘military base’
WARSAW: Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant no longer produces electricity and serves solely as a military base for Moscow's troops, the exiled mayor of the city of Energodar, which houses…
UN rights chief slams Israeli minister’s call
MANHATTAN: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has voiced alarm at an Israeli regime minister's "unfathomable" call for the obliteration of an entire Palestinian village. Turk made…
PM appoints Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmad as new NAB Chief
ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmad as the new Chairman NAB for three years. It is pertinent to mention here that the post remained vacant…
Withdrawal of power sector subsidy to hit exports: FPCCI
LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed apprehension that withdrawal of power sector subsidy would put country's exports on further decline. The FPCCI President Irfan…
UN nuclear chief reports ‘constructive’ talks with Iran
TEHRAN: The (4th of March, 2023) said on Saturday he had "constructive" meetings with Iranian officials that could pave the way for the revival of a landmark 2015 agreement. "By…
PTI’s Jail Bharo Tehreek Reversal
LAHORE: LHC's Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, hearing on PTI petitions on Friday (3rd of March, 2023), suspended the detention orders of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and others who court…
President for greater Pak-US linkages
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday (3rd of March, 2023) emphasizing greater collaboration with the United States in the fields of education, agriculture and information technology said both sides…
Zardari, Fazl call on PM; discuss political situation
ISLAMABAD: PPP-P head Asif Ali Zardari and JUI-F Chief Fazl-ur-Rehman called on PM Shehbaz Sharif here on Friday (3rd of March, 2023). The trio exchanged notes apropos the political state…
Dar holds PTI responsible for ‘precarious situation’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Friday said that though the country was passing through a precarious situation that there was no chance of default. Dar…
Fawad Ch. Rejects Audio Leak
ISLAMABAD: PTI's Fawad Ch has rejected the audio leak that surfaced on Friday (3rd of March, 2023) featuring him and his brother talking about SCP Judges. Taking to the Twitter…
Pakistan expresses concern over regional instability
GENEVA: Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has voiced concern over the "generous" supply of conventional and non-conventional weapons to India, saying it was severely straining…
Interest Rate Hiked by 300bps, Highest Since ’96
KARACHI: Cowing down to the shifting goalposts of IMF the SBP has augmented the interest rate (by 300 bps) to 20 %. Taking to the Twitter SBP announced: "The Monetary…
Case against Lt. Gen (R) Amjad Shoaib dismissed
ISLAMABAD: A District and Sessions Court here Thursday (2nd of March 2023) has dismissed the case against Lt Gen (R) Amjad Shoaib alleging him of inciting citoyens against institutions while…
Pak Rupee and US Dollars
Rupee Tumbles as IMF changes goalposts
KARACHI: The delay in deal with IMF - that is changing goalposts on daily basis - has finally tumbled the Pakistani Rupee to a historic low (Rs.18.74) against Greenbacks i.e:…
Following SCP ruling PTI shuns Jail Bharo Tehreek
LAHORE: Following the verdict of SCP apropos holding elections in KP and Punjab Imran Khan has shunned the Jail Bharo Tehreek and announced that PTI would commence the election campaign…
Tyrian White Case: IHC directs lawyer to conclude arguments
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday (1st of March 2023) directed the petitioner’s lawyer to conclude arguments on the next hearing in a disqualification case against PTI chairman…
Masood Khan On Pak-US Trade Ties
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Masood Khan says Pakistan is committed to easing regulatory regime and facilitating businesses in the country. He was talking to the Leadership of US…
Iran president acts over mystery schoolgirl poisonings
TEHRAN: Iran's president stepped in after more than 100 students were hospitalised Wednesday, the latest in a spate of poisonings at girls' schools that has gripped the country. The president's…
Toshakhana Case: Police asked to arrest and produce IK on 7th March
ISLAMABAD: District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal on Wednesday (1st of March, 2023) issued written orders regarding the non-bailable arrest warrants against PTI chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana case. The…