Petroleum
Petrol price slashed by Rs. 10, Diesel by Rs. 13.6/litre
ISLAMABAD: The price of petrol has been slashed by Rs.10 per litre and diesel by Rs. 13.6 per litre for the next fortnight. Finance Division has stated that OGRA had…
JUI-F, PTI cautions against haste apropos Constitutional Package, NA session on Monday
ISLAMABAD: While JUI-F's Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman reached the Parliament, Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri, lamenting that the draft of the proposed Constitutional Package had not been provided to them,…
Int’l Day of Democracy is celebrated on 15th Sept
MANHATTAN: Secretary General António Guterres, in his message on the occasion of Int'l Day of Democracy (2024) has said that it was an opportunity to reinforce the importance of upholding…
Closure of Bangladesh garment factories
DHAKA: Bewildered by the persisting labour unrest, factory owners all over the Bangladesh had decided to shut down their production units from Sunday (15th September, 2024) under No Work No…
Constitutional Package not tabled on 15th Sept, NA session on Monday
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers from far and wide had converged in the capital where Constitutional Package was expected to be tabled in the NA on Sunday (15th September, 2024) as JUI-F and…
Mengal says senators being pressurised to vote in favour of Constitutional Package
ISLAMABAD: BNP-M Chief Akhtar Mengal has revealed here Saturday (14th Sept, 2024) that two of his party's senators were being pressurised to vote constitutional package. Package is a set of…
IK grilled by FIA: Inciting people for mutiny
RAWALPINDI: FIA Cybercrime Wing's three personnel grilled Imran Khan for 45 minutes at Adiala Jail here on Saturday (14th September, 2024) apropos a threatening posting a post on X. F…
Hockey: India beats Pakistan 2-1 in Asian Champions Trophy
MOQI HOCKEY TRAINING BASE (NPTV/IHF): Indian hockey team has beaten Pakistan 2-1 in the Asian Champions Trophy matah played here on Saturday (14th September, 2024). Pakistan's Ahmed Nadeem scored a…
US sanctions on Chinese entities slammed by Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: FO has stated here on Saturday (14th September, 2024) that Pakistan considered the US decision to impose sanctions on commercial entities over alleged connections to the country's ballistic missile…
Reserved Seats Case: Clarification by SCP’s 8 judges
ISLAMABAD: Eight judges of SCP (Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah; Justice Munib Akhtar; Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar; Justice Ayesha A. Malik; Justice Athar Minallah; Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi; Justice…
KSA offers 15 percent investment in Reko Diq mining project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expecting an investment of US$5 billion by KSA in the sectors of mining and agriculture by the mid of 2025. KSA has offered to invest 15 percent…
Blast near Police van claims lives of 2 cops in Balochistan
KUCHLAK (QUETTA): A blast near Police van here on Saturday (14th Sept, 2024) claimed lives of two cops identified as ASI Zainuddin and gunman Mohammad Tahir. It is pertinent to…
Case registered against IK for inciting people to mutiny
ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered and probe commenced against IK for taking to the X to incite people to mutiny here on Friday (13th September, 2024). IK, who has…
Sweden asks immigrants to take Rs. 1 crore and leave
STOCKHOLM: The Humanitarian Superpower is in the midst of a paradigm shift apropos anti-immigration Sweden Democrats policy. Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell, talked to journalists at a presser held here…
£190m case: Mr. and Mrs IK’s petition seeking acquittal rejected
ISLAMABAD: Mr. and Mrs. Imran Khan's petitions seeking acquittal in £190m case has been rejected by an accountability court here on Thursday (12th September, 2024). According to details, the incarcerated…
IS militants gun down 15 Shias in C. Afghanistan
KABUL: A local chapter of IS has claimed responsibility for killing 15 Shias, and wounding other 6 (who had gathered to welcome pilgrims returning from Karbala) in C. Afghanistan on…
Cricket: Pakistan set to host 2025 Champions Trophy
LAHORE: In order to host the 2025 Champions Trophy PCB is using Rs. 12.8 billion for upgrading stadiums to meet the international standards. According to details, Gaddafi Stadium in the…
Karsaz Tragedy: Driver Natasha fails to get bail from Sessions Court in drug case
KARACHI: A sessions court here has rejected notorious Karsaz accident driver Natasha Danish's post arrest bail application in a drug case on Friday (13th September, 2024). It may be recalled…
Pakistan missiles: US imposes sanctions on alleged suppliers
WASHINGTON: Mathew Miller of US State Department has stated here on Thursday (12th Sept, 2024) that sanctions have been imposed on those Chinese companies who had been (allegedly) providing technology…
Policeman kills blasphemy suspect
QUETTA: Police here have arrested a confrère Syed Khan Sarhadi, for killing a blasphemy suspect (resident of Kharotabad identified as Abdul Ali aka Lala facing charges under Section 295-C) on…
IMF to ponder over $7B EFF to Pakistan on 25th Sept
IMF has confirmed on Thursday that its Board would discuss the $7 billion EFF to Pakistan on Wednesday (25th September, 2024). IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said that the Fund had…
Xiangshan Security Forum: China to crush intruders!
BEIJING: Chinese army Lt. Gen. He Lei, while speaking to journalists on the opening day of the 3-day (11th) Xiangshan Security Forum here on Thursday (Sept, 12), hoped that the…
Policy rate slashed to 17.5pc by SBP
KARACHI: The SBP has proclaimed on Thursday (12th September, 2024) that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has slashed the key policy rate by 200bps to 17.5%. As for the inflation,…
Attack on Parliament is unacceptable: Achakzai
ISLAMABAD: Commenting on the arrest of PTI's lawmakers from inside the Parliament by masked people who first turned the lights off, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami…