Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari were opposing the election reforms and Pakistan Media Development Authority without reading a word of the draft proposals. In a tweet on Tuesday, the minister said that the two leaders do not even know what … Read more
Pakistan’s legendary former cricketer Wasim Akram criticized the Indian news agency for making the wrong media report, which claimed that the former captain was interested in the position of chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Wasim directly responded to the Times of India (TOI) on his Twitter account. he said not to spread such … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that teaching youth the contemporary modern sciences at higher level of education was key to progress and development. Chairing a review meeting on the promotion of higher education, the premier said the federal government would provide all possible assistance to provinces to promote higher education. The meeting was … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) procured a spot shipment for September 26 and 27, 2021 delivery at the equivalent of $17.85/mmbtu. Vitol will supply the cargo. According to the PSO, Vitol offered to supply LNG at the rate of 24.5456 per cent of Brent, which is equivalent to $17.85/mmbtu. Pakistan’s previous record-high LNG cargo … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged the world community to stay engaged with Afghanistan for peace and stability. Addressing a joint news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday along with his German counterpart Heiko Maas after delegation-level talks, the foreign minister said humanitarian assistance must flow and economic collapse of Afghanistan must not be allowed. … Read more
LAHORE. Heads have been continually rolling at key government departments during the three-year rule of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, a situation that has put the provincial bureaucracy in disarray. In the last three years, the Punjab government has replaced four chief secretaries, six inspector generals of police (IGPs), five principal secretaries to CM, four … Read more
KARACHI: An Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) has directed Sindh Home Secretary to submit the original investigation report of a joint investigation team constituted to probe the murder of teenager Intizar Ahmed in a planned encounter in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in 2018. Nineteen-year-old Intizar, who was then studying in Malaysia, had returned to Pakistan on … Read more
Pakistan has expressed concerns over reports of theft and illicit sale of radioactive material in India. The Foreign Office, in a statement on Monday, said that in the latest incident two persons were arrested for illegal possession of californium which is a highly radioactive and toxic substance. “It is a matter of grave concern for … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed 25% of spectators to watches matches played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The Blackcaps will return to Pakistan after 18 long years for three ODIs and five T20I. The T20Is will be hosted by Lahore Gaddafi … Read more
The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan, allow humanitarians to access the country, and uphold human rights, including for women and children. Thirteen of the 15 ambassadors voted in favour of the resolution, which further demanded that Afghanistan should not be used … Read more
The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame at home and celebratory gunfire from its victorious Taliban enemies in Kabul. The last of the American troops overseeing a desperate evacuation effort flew out of Kabul airport on Monday night, completing a withdrawal that has … Read more
KARACHI: A biometric verification facility for the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has been inaugurated at the Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) to facilitate Customs agents and importers/exporters to register at the PSW portal, a statement said on Monday. The KCAA said the association was first to launch such an important facility where the Customs agents … Read more
KARACHI: The profit of banking profitability for the half-year ended June 30, 2021 registered a growth of 13 per cent, according to the analysis of Arif Habib Limited. The jump in the half-year earnings of banks listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was primarily led by significant decline in provisioning expense. On a sequential … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid on Monday clarified that so far no ‘refugee status’ had been granted to anyone in the wake of foreigners’ evacuation and takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference, he said that on daily basis, many people come and return back from the Chaman border as per … Read more
With the Taliban take over in Afghanistan, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa told parliamentarians on Monday that Pakistan’s “timely steps for western zone border management” had ensured that the country’s borders were ‘secure’. “Due to our timely steps for western zone border management, today despite challenges Pakistan’s borders are secure … Read more
KARACHI: A citizen on Monday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) to register a case and seek an increase in the compensation amount for families that lost their loved ones in the inferno at a factory in the Mehran Town area of Karachi’s Korangi. Nadeem Sheikh has asked SHC to order the government to sufficiently … Read more
KARACHI: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2021 is estimated to reach 8.3 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) against 8.4 per cent YoY reported in July 2021. Analysts at Insight Research said on Monday, the CPI is estimated to inch up 0.5 per cent on a Month-on-Month (MoM) basis. The muted inflation number during the … Read more
KARACHI: The central bank on Monday facilitated holders of the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) to invest in real estate in Pakistan using their rupee account via digital channels. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that to provide further investment and financing opportunities to the non-resident Pakistanis (NRPs), it has allowed direct investment through the … Read more
