ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held discussions with the media fraternity and diplomatic community on Sunday’s 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan in the capital. Read more: OIC can be Muslim Ummah’s voice for Afghanistan: FM Qureshi In a tweet on Friday, Qureshi said … Read more
KARACHI: The body of a 53-year-old Chinese national, identified as Li Wenzhang, was found from a private company’s compound at Port Qasim in the city, Bol News reported Thursday night. Read more: Pakistan must ensure safety of our citizens: China’s response to Gwadar attack According to the police, they found the body of the Chinese man … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 112.95 points, or 0.26 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Friday. The Pakistan bourse closed bearish on Thursday, as the less-than-expected rate hike and the central bank’s forward guidance was disregarded by the market after … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that sanctions and assets freeze crippled the banking system of Afghanistan, impeding the transfer of funds for humanitarian purposes. Read more: OIC moot to bridge gap between Taliban, int’l community on Afghan humanitarian crisis: FM In his article published in Khaleej Times, he said that the crippling of … Read more
Aptma urges PM to issue orders for restoration of energy supply to textile industry LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately intervene in the restoration of energy, both electricity and gas, supply to the textile industry. –HASSAN NAQVI Read more PSX remains bearish; KSE-100 Index down … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Thursday, said the adoption of the latest technology and gearing up for the fourth industrial revolution was the best pathway for Pakistan to achieve the goals of prosperity. Addressing at the 7th International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE) at the Institute of Science and Technology, he said … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will deliver humanitarian aid overland on 200 trucks from Pakistan to Afghanistan, said King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) Supervisor General Abdullah al-Rabeeah. Saudi Arabia Thursday sent two aircrafts carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, state media reported, its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken country … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned the hearing of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar’s Senate notification case until next week after his counsel requested the court for a future date. Read more: Private TV channel apologises to Ishaq Dar over ‘baseless’ allegations A three-member bench of the top court, headed by Justice Ijazul … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Thursday, expressed concern over smog in Lahore and directed the Punjab government to consider closing schools from December 20. Read more: NCOC shifts winter vacations to January in educational institutions: sources Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions of advocate Shiraz Zaka and others against the Punjab government’s alleged inaction … Read more
PESHAWAR: Crackdown against non-compliance of coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and unvaccinated people continued across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. Read more: Pakistan reports 370 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours According to details, teams inspected and sealed non-compliant shops in various parts of the province. The teams of the health department vaccinated people on the spot … Read more
ISLAMABAD: On the seventh anniversary of the Army Public School massacre, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the nation to stay firmly united against elements trying to spread discord and prejudice on sectarian, religious and ethnic lines stressing that sacrifices of martyrs of Army Public School have not gone in vain. Read more: APS Peshawar attack: … Read more
KARACHI: A dump truck reportedly crushed three persons to death in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Karachi, Bol news channel reported on Thursday. Rescue sources said the incident took place near W-25 bus stop. The sources said the victims were riding a bike when the dump truck hit them. Read more: Three people killed in Karachi … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday asked all the members of the Senate, national and provincial assemblies to submit their financial statements for the fiscal year 2020-21 by December 31. The commission will publish a list on January 1, 2022, carrying the names of members who failed to submit the financial statements, … Read more
Dollar at new peak of Rs177.98 against rupee KARACHI: The rupee witnessed an unabated free-fall for the last several months, as the dollar hit a new record high of Rs177.98 at the closing on the interbank foreign exchange market on Wednesday, amid the monetary tightening announced a day ago. –SHAHNAWAZ AKHTER Read more PTCL Group … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif allowed his son Suleman to flee from the country through a well-conceived plan. Read more: Hamza Shehbaz files acquittal plea in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference In a tweet on Tuesday, he said that Shehbaz should ask … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz announced on Tuesday that the national hemp policy has been drafted and sent to the federal cabinet for approval. “A hemp regulatory authority will be formed to facilitate investors and a one-window operation will be started under the regulatory authority,” Shibli Faraz said in a statement. … Read more
KARACHI: A minor died, while the health condition of three girls and a woman of the same family deteriorated after consuming toxic sweetmeat meant for stray dogs in the Korangi area of Karachi, Bol News reported on Tuesday. Police said that they have launched an investigation in the death of the two-year-old child. Read more: … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the sugar mills owned by the Sharif family and Federal Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar on the application of the Competition Commission of Pakistan seeking dismissal of the mills’ petitions. Appearing on behalf of the CCP, Barrister Ahmed Qayyum argued that since … Read more
