LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the smog of incompetency, inefficiency, corruption and inflation had engulfed the entire country for the last three years. “The people standing in queues are remembering former prime minister Nawaz Sharif with grief,” Shehbaz Sharif said in a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday asked owners of petrol pumps to revisit their decision of strike viewing the difficulties being faced by the people. In a statement, Hammad Azhar assured petrol pump owners that their genuine demands would be accepted. On the demand of Petroleum Dealers Association, a summary has already … Read more
A Pakistani researcher Dr Mubashir Rehmani has been ranked among the top one per cent researchers in the field of computer science by Clarivate for the second year. Dr Rehmani is an assistant lecturer at Department of Computer Science, Munster Technological University (MTU). MTU, in a tweet, said Mubashir Rehmani has been selected for inclusion … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee gained 14 paisas against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Thursday. The dollar is being traded at Rs174.90 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs175.04 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Analysts said that the local currency witnessed a gain … Read more
KARACHI: At least two people travelling to Iran were killed in a road accident on Northern Bypass on Thursday in Karachi. The passenger bus, which collided with a truck, was carrying mostly pilgrims. The mishap left one man and one woman dead and 12 others wounded. Officials from the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital said that the … Read more
SBP projects Pakistan’s GDP growth up to 5% KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has projected the real GDP growth at 4 per cent to 5 per cent for the current fiscal year, as per the actual target set for the fiscal year. However, the current account deficit has been projected at up to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday underlined the importance of cyber security in all fields, including defence, industry, politics and culture. “We need to develop the ability to fight cyber warfare and defend ourselves,” he said addressing a two-day Annual International Conference on Cyber Warfare at Air University in Islamabad. The president said cyberattack … Read more
KARACHI: Police on Tuesday arrested two men for selling counterfeit dollar notes for Rs5 million in Karachi. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Malir Irfan Bahadur said the victim Fahd Islam worked in Iraq and had come on holiday. When Bahadur went to get a haircut later, the barber apprised him that his friend was selling cheap … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday threatened that a protest would be staged outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s office if it did not implement the law related to overseas Pakistanis in 90 days. “Prime Minister Imran Khan fulfilled his promise and gave overseas Pakistanis the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to immediately address the situation of Afghan refugees in the country, which, in the absence of any comprehensive policy framework or legislation, has been sidelined. “Contrary to the prime minister’s public announcements, ordinary citizens from Afghanistan have been left to fend for … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court of Islamabad on Tuesday extended the interim bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari till December 14 in the case pertaining to his alleged properties in the United States. During the hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted its response against Zardari’s bail plea in the case. The NAB said Asif … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee gained 47 paisas against the dollar at the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market on Tuesday as the dollar is being traded at Rs174.30. The exchange rate ended at Rs174.77 at the last the closing of interbank foreign exchange market. Currency dealers said that clarity in inflows from IMF had sent … Read more
KARACHI: More than 25 lawyers have been booked for allegedly assaulting Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Laila Parveen and her brother Mushtaq Iqbal. The case against the counsels has been lodged at Malir City police station under different sections. The FIR mentions that Laila Parveen had gone to follow a suit about a bounced … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 32.60 points, or 0.07 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Tuesday. On Monday the bears ruled over the bulls in local bourse, as investors were unable to digest the higher-than-expected interest rate increase. The beginning … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of US Congressmen have appreciated role of Pakistan in the Afghan situation, special efforts for effective border management and role in regional stability. The delegation led by Congressman Gregory Weldon Meeks, Chairman House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), USA and Congressman Amerish Babulal Bera, Members HFAC (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia Pacific, … Read more
FAISALABAD: A vaccinator on Monday said a team administering measles and rubella vaccines in Faisalabad was subjected to assault. Usman said the vaccinators Zulkaif and Saif were working in Union Council No 189 of the city. Some people asked them to clean their houses, but they refused saying that they were not sweepers, he said. … Read more
KARACHI: A group of lawyers on Monday allegedly assaulted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Laila Parveen and her brother within the premises of Malir Court in Karachi. In a statement, Laila Parveen said her brother had filed a case against her former husband advocate Ali Hasnain Sargona over a canceled cheque of Rs6.5 million. “We came for … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the leadership that came up through the political system was just too divorced from faith, they came to power just to enjoy it, hence they compromised for staying in power. “Most of the politicians used the power for personal benefits,” he said while talking with renowned Sufi scholar … Read more
