ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (7th March, 2024) has announced a subsidy-based Ramazan relief package 2024 of Rs 7.5 billion for the poor and middle classes. He was chairing a high level meeting on Prime Minister’s Ramazan Relief Package and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Senator Ishaq Dar, Ahad Cheema, Shiza Fatima Khawaja, […]
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ISLAMABAD: To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the Embassy of France, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union Delegation, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC), have announced the winners of the second edition of the Gender Climate Award. […]
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ISLAMABAD: Top judicial body SJC has declared on Thursday (7th March, 2024) that justice (R) Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi was guilty of misconduct. Proceedings were conducted by SJC headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and […]
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BEIJING: China on Thursday (7th March, 2024) said that it supported Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, urging a certain UN Security Council member to stop laying obstacles to that end. “We call for a more broad-based, more authoritative, and more effective international peace conference to work out a timetable and road-map for the […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday (7th March, 2024) announced special exemption in the punishments of women and children prisoners on humanitarian grounds. The remission will be applicable to women and children sentenced for two years or less. Exemption will also apply to the women and children prisoners with less than two years of […]
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MANHATTAN: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP could “soon pose a global terrorist threat” if left unchecked, Ambassador Akram warned the UNSC on Wednesday while addressing a special […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Privatization Ministry to present the final schedule for the implementation of the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines. He presided over a high-level meeting regarding the privatization of PIA and the restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister emphasized ensuring transparency at […]
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RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM: Lahore Qalandars has beaten Islamabad United by 17 runs here on Wednesday (6th of March, 2024). Islamabad United scored 145 runs, all out, in 8.5 overs: (Faheem Ashraf 41 not out, Azam Khan 29, Naseem Shah 27; Zaman Khan 4-37, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-32): Lahore Qalandars scored 162 runs for loss of […]
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KARACHI: Venue was the poolside lawn of Avari Towers – duly illuminated in tricolors (green, white and red) – where the karachiites converged on Wednesday (6th March, 2024) to welcome Constantino Scudieri (Police Liaison Officer, Embassy of Italy in Islamabad) at a networking reception hosted by Danilo Giurdanella heading the diplomatic mission at the Port […]
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RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM: Karachi Kings has beaten Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets in a PSL 9 match played here on Wednesday (6th March, 2024). Karachi Kings achieved the target 15.3 overs by scoring 121 runs: Batting first, Quetta Gladiators scored 118 runs and were all out in 19.1 over: Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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