Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry admitted on Saturday that he was short of words to pen down some words about the gruesome murder of a Sri Lankan national who was tortured and burned by a violent mob in Sialkot yesterday. Read more: Army chief condemns ‘cold-blooded’ murder of Sri Lankan national in Sialkot … Read more
LAHORE: More than 100 Hindu pilgrims from neighbouring India are arriving in Pakistan via the Wagah border on Saturday to visit their religious sites in the country. Earlier this month, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had issued 136 visas to Hindu pilgrims. The issuance of pilgrimage visas to Hindu and Sikh pilgrims was in … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faced many dangers climbing the planet’s tallest peaks, but his toughest moment came when he passed the corpse of his hero on the savage slopes of K2. Kashif was 19 years and 138 days old when in July he became the youngest person to summit both Mount Everest, the world’s … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani to surrender before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in assets beyond means case against him. The Sindh High Court (SHC) on October 14 had rejected the interim bail plea of Durani in assets beyond means reference … Read more
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a deal for 80 French-made Rafale fighter jets, the biggest international order ever made for the warplanes, officials said on Friday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. The UAE, one of the French defence industry’s biggest customers, also agreed to buy 12 Caracal military transport helicopters, … Read more
DUBAI: French President Emmanuel Macron met His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Friday at the start of a two-day Gulf tour with some lucrative deals set to be signed including several for Rafale fighter jets. Read more: France’s Macron … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may increase the policy rate by 125 basis points to bring it back to the double-digit, analysts said on Friday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to meet on December 14, 2021 to review the economy and decide the policy rate for the next 45 days. The … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee plunged to a historic low as the dollar crossed Rs177 at the midday trading in the interbank exchange market on Friday. The local currency declined 88 paisas against the greenback, which is being traded at the historic high of Rs177.30 at midday. The exchange market closed at the historic low of … Read more
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the opposition’s decision to boycott the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security was regrettable. Read more: With superficial leaderships, PML-N, PPP have no agenda, claims Fawad Chaudhry In a tweet, the minister said that it was for the first time in seven … Read more
Asad Umar reviews progress on PSDP projects ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday reviewed the implementation plan of major projects of the Public Sector Development Programme. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Pakistan, Kazakhstan sign deal to promote research ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on … Read more
LAHORE: It took more than a wave of a wand, but Pakistani university students transformed their 150-year-old campus into Hogwarts this week as they kicked off a festival celebrating the fictional young wizard Harry Potter. Read more: Harry Potter first edition sold for £75,000 at auction With its vast halls and soaring archways, Government College University … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and National Assembly (NA) Opposition Shehbaz Sharif said the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) crashed on Thursday due to the government’s “catastrophic economic policy and the steps it had taken”. Read more: PSX plunges over 1,900 points at midday In a statement yesterday, Shehbaz pointed out that a bloodbath at the … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the impact of rising inflation this year, both on the national economy and the poor, remained destructive. Read more: ‘Step down and give relief to people,’ Shehbaz Sharif tells PM Imran Khan Shehbaz claimed that “meaningless … Read more
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, on Thursday, welcomed the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to constitute technical committees on the matters related to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and voting right for overseas Pakistanis. Read more: Parliament approves use of EVMs, voting rights to overseas Pakistanis amid ruckus In … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a massive increase in the valuation of immovable properties located in Karachi for the purpose of collecting withholding tax. Read more: FBR issues fresh, revised valuation of immovable properties The FBR revised the valuation of immovable properties after a span of two years. A day ago, the … Read more
Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a new public transport system with air-conditioned buses, gets an honourable mention in the Sustainable Transport Award 2022. Each year, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee select a city that has implemented innovative sustainable transportation projects in the preceding year. Read more: BRT … Read more
Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 136 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims to visit their religious sites in Pakistan, confirmed Radio Pakistan. A group of Indian Hindu pilgrims is visiting Pakistan to participate in the 313th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi in Sindh starting … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that the implementation and operationalisation of the projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was the top priority of the government. Chairing a high-level meeting to review progress on CPEC projects in Islamabad, the premier said that timelines specified for completion of the projects should be adhered … Read more
PTBA demands immediate removal of FTO KARACHI: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA), the apex tax bar of the country, has demanded removal of Asif Jah from the office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman. –SHAHNAWAZ AKHTER Read more ECC approves withdrawal of sales tax on subsidy granted to distribution companies ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned India’s state-terrorism and extra-judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake encounters and so-called “cordon and search operations” in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Indian occupation forces had martyred 35 Kashmiris in less than two months in the IIOJK. Three more civilians were martyred during a fake encounter … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index declined 220.65 points, or 0.50 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Thursday. The Pakistan equity market plunged on Wednesday, following the announcement of removal of general sales tax (GST) exemption and rollover settlement, while selling pressure persisted during the … Read more
LAHORE: Following orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched a countrywide probe against the officials of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) for causing a loss to the tune of Rs77 billion due to alleged irregularities. The FIA officials confirmed on Wednesday that they had started the probe into … Read more
LAHORE: The anti-smog squad van careens through choking traffic in Lahore, on its way to track down factories belching out smoke — a seemingly futile task in one of the world’s most polluted cities. Inside the white vehicle sits an armed escort protecting the six members of the team, who clutch a list of locations … Read more
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the increase in prices of poultry and eggs, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed officials to set up a pricing mechanism and present it in court. A law officer told the court that a meeting had been convened regarding fixing chicken and egg prices under the chairmanship of the … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) legislators in the Punjab Assembly, Sumera Komal and Aneeza Fatima, on Wednesday submitted two separate resolutions against gas price hike and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal done by the federal government. MPA Sumera, in her resolution, claimed that despite a hike in gas tariffs, people were still facing a … Read more
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in December, including major Western allies and Pakistan, India and Iraq, to “focus on challenges and opportunities facing democracies,” confirmed a list posted on the US State Department website. The “December 2021 Summit” will take place online on … Read more
Adviser on National Security Moeed Yusuf has urged the international community to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. In an interview with CNN, he said that Pakistan was doing whatever it could and sending the supplies to the war-torn neighbouring country. Yusuf said that the country also offered to become the air and land … Read more
KARACHI: Pak Rupee remained stable without major changes in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Wednesday. The dollar is being traded at Rs174.30 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs174.30 on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The local currency recorded no major changes against the last day … Read more
