The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the provincial government departments to submit replies on a petition claiming that the Bahadurabad Police Station was constructed on an amenity plot. The matter has been pending disposal since 2009 as the government failed to provide land for the police station. In 2009, Haq Nawaz had filed … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday revised instructions to facilitate non-resident Pakistanis in availing loans from the domestic banks. A circular issued by the central bank said Para 3, Chapter 19 of the Foreign Exchange Manual, in terms of which the banks have general permission to grant loan to individual non-resident Pakistanis … Read more
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday advised the banks to develop links with universities for nurturing the trend of conducting research on latest trends and demands of the market. Speaking as the chief guest in the 4th Roundtable conference on Islamic Banking, the president said why there was a need to establish a separate … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the provincial chief secretaries to ensure all possible administrative measures to stabilise the prices of basic essential items, particularly monitoring of the illogical difference of prices at wholesale and retail levels. Presiding over a meeting to review the demand and supply, as well as the prices of … Read more
Former India batsman Muhammad Kaif has come out to support Neeraj Chopra, who had appealed to haters to stop making double meanings of his statement on Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem. Neeraj triggered a controversy without knowing when he related a story about Arshad in the final of the javelin competition at the Olympic 2020 … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s total debt, including domestic and external increased 10.23 per cent in the fiscal year 2020/21 to Rs38.70 trillion, compared with Rs35.10 trillion by June 30, 2020, the central bank reported on Monday. The federal government’s domestic debt increased to Rs26.26 trillion by June 30, 2021, compared with Rs23.28 trillion. The domestic debt during … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali has reached England to represent Somerset County Cricket Club after the Test series against West Indies. After reaching England Azhar went into quarantine. He surprised his fans with a live cooking show on Instagram. He went live on a social media platform and cooked daal while responding to his fans’ … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Regulatory Modernisation Initiatives (PRMI) is a key initiative of the government for the modernisation and regulation of local business for providing a conducive business environment in the country, a government official said on Monday. Implementation of these reforms, initiated by the Board of Investment (BoI), was part of the broader strategy of … Read more
As part of the humanitarian air bridge, the first cargo flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying medical supplies of World Health Organisation (WHO) landed in Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday. The PK-234 (Boeing 777 AP-BHV), flew from Dubai and landed at the Mazar-e-Sharif Airport – the first international flight to the country’s fourth-largest city after the … Read more
Forming the government in Afghanistan is the responsibility of the Afghan people, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said stressing that regional powers will have to help to stabilize the country. In an interview with TRT World, the information minister said that Pakistan’s efforts for inclusive government in Afghanistan must be supported. “Pakistan is working with regional … Read more
Pakistan lost another 66 people to the coronavirus, showed the data issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday. The new deaths take the nationwide death toll from Covid-19 to 25,670. In the last 24 hours, there were 56,279 tests conducted across the country out of which 3,800 returned positive. The new … Read more
A senior official of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), after a visit to Afghanistan, said that the world “cannot abandon Afghan children now” when their needs are greater than ever before. UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia George Laryea-Adjei said children have paid the heaviest price in recent weeks of increased conflict and insecurity in … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged countries to fulfill their obligations to prevent and prosecute cases of enforced disappearance, a “cowardly practice” which the coronavirus pandemic has made even more difficult to combat. The UN chief made the appeal in his message to mark the International Day honouring victims of this serious human rights violation, … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said Pakistan wants an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan in which all partners are united for durable peace. Talking to different delegations in Multan, he said peace in Afghanistan is very important for the region. “Pakistan is moving forward with the desire for peace in the region,” the … Read more
As many as two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom and three terrorists were killed while thwarting the terrorists’ attack from inside Afghanistan across the international border on Sunday. The terrorists had opened fire on a military post in Bajaur District. The Pakistan Army troops responded in a befitting manner, said ISPR in a … Read more
The Foreign Office has categorically rejected Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s terrorism-related allegations against Pakistan as completely baseless. In a statement, Foreign Office said that Pakistan had shared incontrovertible evidence with international community about India‘s state sponsorship of terrorism and subversion against Pakistan. “India uses terrorism as an instrument of state policy. This year alone, … Read more
Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said that more mobiles are being manufactured than the number of imports during the first half of the year. During January to July period, 12.27 million mobiles have neeb manufactured locally and 8.29 million mobiles were imported. On his Twitter handle, Razak said, “At … Read more
Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high. President Joe Biden has set a deadline of Tuesday to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, drawing to a close his nation’s longest … Read more
