PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad inaugurated Pakistan Pavilion at Texworld Evolution, which is scheduled to continue till Wednesday (3rd of July, 2024). PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad snapped visiting a stall exhibiting Pakistani textile goods. PARIS: A dozen of textile manufacturers from Pakistan are participating in the exposition and couture aficionados […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, terming the 2024-25 budget as the worst in Pakistan’s history, criticized tax exemptions to Civil and Military bureaucrats. “If you sell land or house, a tax of 2.5 to 4.5 percent has been imposed on it. But there is a clause kept in it which I don’t think any […]
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WASHINGTON: Masood Khan, the outgoing Envoy here has asked on Monday (1st July, 2024) the US Govt. to provide light weapons to Pakistan to contain Terrorism. In his farewell video message here he noted that a robust relationship between the two countries is a work in progress, backed by a history of nearly seventy seven […]
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ISLAMABAD: Government, citing increasing trend of the prices of Petroleum products in the global bazaar, has augmented the price of Petrol by Rs. 7.45 per liter for next 15 days (1st-15th July, 2024). For two weeks citoyens will get a liter of petrol for Rs 265.61 and HSD for Rs. 277.45 (following a hike of […]
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DOHA: Zakir Jalali, director of the 3rd political dept of Afghan Foreign Ministry, took to the X (Twitter) to inform that 3 official meetings were open, ‘the agenda is open, 30 June, local time, 6:45 p.m. and ends at 8:45 p.m’. د دوحه۳ ناستې رسمي پرانيسته د اجنډا له مخې نن د جون پر ۳۰مه […]
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PARIS: It seems that France is set to have its first Far-Right government since WWII the way voters acted in the first round of a snap parliamentary polls held Sunday (30th June, 2024). French polls first round: Though for decades French voters rejected National Rally, its leader Marine Le Pen and her father, Macron’s centrist […]
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KARACHI: National Flag-Carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced on Sunday (30th June, 2024) reduction of fares for Umrah pilgrims travelling from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to Madinah till 15th July, 2024. While return fare of those flights originating from Lahore and Islamabad will be Rs. 86,000/- (+tax), pilgrims boarding from Karachi for Madinah will […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Zardari has given assent to the Tax-laden Budget 2024-25 here on Sunday (30th June, 2024). Presidential assent to the Financial Bill was given in accordance with Article 75 of the Constitution and it will be applicable from Monday (1st day of July, 2024). Interestingly, when the Financial Bill was presented a couple of […]
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BARBADOS (KENINGSTON OVAL STADIUM): India became ICC T20I World Champions for second time after 17 years by beating South Africans here on Saturday (29th June, 2024). India (that scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the available 20 overs) opted to bat first after winning the toss against South African cricket team […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is set to run a Summer Vacation Special Train between Rawalpindi and Karachi. Summer Vacation Special Train is scheduled to leave Rawalpindi on 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 26th and 29th of July at 12:30 pm and reach Karachi the next day at 02:15pm. Summer Vacation Special Train will stop […]
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