Eliminating interest-based system
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023) called for elimination of interest-based system from the country. He noted that a bank which only had…
World Wetlands Day, 2nd Feb
KARACHI (UN): Wetlands are ecosystems where water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and…
Adani loses over$100B after fraud claims
MUMBAI: The crisis around Indian tycoon Gautam Adani deepened on Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023) with the total loss of value to his indebted empire topping $100 billion after it…
Tracking Greenhouse Gases
GENEVA: The United Nations has launched a major effort to try to fill a key gap in the fight against climate change: standardized, real-time tracking of greenhouse gases. Better ways…
Sheikh Rashid’s 2-day physical remand approved
ISLAMABAD: Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir approved two-day physical remand of Sheikh Rashid here today (2nd of February, 2023). Sheikh Rashid, who was nabbed by the Islamabad Police this morning, is…
1,100 MW K-3 nuclear power plant inaugurated
KARACHI: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023) inaugurated K-3, the third unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP), which will produce 1,100 mega watt of electricity. The…
Pak Rupee and US Dollars
US Dollar trades at Rs. 272.17
KARACHI: US Dollar that has closed at Rs. 268.83 on Wednesday (1st of February, 2023) was trading at Rs. 272.17 at 1PM on Thursday. https://newspakistan.tv/gold-jumps-as-pak-rupee-plunges-to-rs-255-43/ Newspakistan.tv
FO Spokesperson
Afghan Support To Contain Terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said during a weekly briefing held here on Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023) that Pakistan expected sincere cooperation from the Afghan interim…
Peshawar Mosque bomber identified: IG KP
PESHAWAR: Top Cop of KP Moazzam Jah Ansari, while addressing a Presser held here on Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023), has claimed that the Police Lines Mosque suicide bomber and…
Islamabad Police nabs Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD: AML Chief and PTI ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was arrested by the Capital Police in a late night raid Thursday (2nd of Feb 2023) from his residence here. https://twitter.com/i/status/1620936467471269891…
No general polls before Oct 2023: Amin
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunication Syed Amin-Ul- Haque on Wednesday (1st February, 2023) said that the digital census would continue till March. The minister told that after…
Diabetes is spreading in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan is the third country around the globe in terms of the number of people having diabetes, while it ranks first in the prevalence of diabetes. In Pakistan, the…
cold weather
Cold wave to grip most parts of country: PMD
KARACHI: According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. "Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts while very cold in north…
Gas Heater
Switch off gas heaters before going to bed
LAHORE: Secretary of Punjab Emergency Services Dr. Rizwan Naseer advised the citizens to switch off the gas heaters before going to bed to avoid fire incidents. He appealed to the…
PIA reduces fair to China
BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has further reduced round trip fare for passengers travelling on its flights operating from China to Pakistan with immediate effect. The new round trip fare…
ECP’s adviser should be whipped: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court on Wednesday (1st of February, 2023) conditionally granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in a case of inciting the public to…
Pervaiz Elahi
Police raids house of Ch. Parvez Elahi
LAHORE: The court also directed the inspector general of police Punjab to submit the details of the cases registered against Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and other members of his family, on…
MNAs for policy to combat terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) on Wednesday called for a sustainable policy to combat the scourge of terrorism on permanent basis as faulty policies of the successive governments…
Gang of 5 destroyed Pakistan: Maryam
BAHAWALPUR: Maryam Nawaz, PML-N's SVP/Chief Organizer, addressing a workers' convention while kick-starting the Party's reorganization here on Wednesday (1st of Feb 2023), has claimed that a gang of 5 (consisting…
PM calls into question Rs 417B security funding for KP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (1st of Feb 2023) raised serious concern over the resurfacing of terrorism in KP saying the ruling PTI did fail to maintain security…
Alvi on Ulema’s role in containing extremism
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called upon the Ulema and Mashaikh of the country to play their role in bringing positive social change, discouraging extremism, terrorism, and sectarianism.…
Underwater volcano erupts in South Pacific Ocean
ISTANBUL: An underwater volcano erupted in Vanuatu, a South Pacific Ocean nation, early Wednesday (1st of Feb 2023). Philip Malsale, a climatologist based in the island nation, confirmed the eruption,…
Khawaja Asif
Defense Min says India supporting terrorists
ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday (31st of Jan, 2023) that India was providing training to terrorists operating from Afghan borders. Disgruntled Tehreek e Taliban groups have been…
Balochistan
NFC dues for Balochistan
QUETTA: The federal government has accepted the demands of the provincial government regarding National Finance Commission (NFC) Balochistan and payment of NFC dues would be released soon. According to a…