NEW YORK: Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram rejected Afghan and US allegations of Pakistani support to the Taliban fighters making rapid advances across Afghanistan, saying that those claims were emanating from the “people in Kabul” trying to explain their national forces’ failure to resist the insurgents. “There is no support from Pakistan,” he categorically told … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that public awareness was essential to discourage the haphazard growth of cities. Chairing the meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, he called for a strategy for protection of the environment, green belts, as well as from emergency situations and natural calamities. The protection of Margalla Hills … Read more
DOHA: Representatives of countries taking part in the Doha international meeting on Afghanistan called on the Afghan warring parties to expedite the peace process, reach a political settlement and comprehensive ceasefire as quickly as possible, stressing their rejection of any government-imposed by force. Issued after the final session of the meeting, a joint statement made … Read more
KABUL: Taliban on Friday claimed to have taken control over key southern Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, after weeks of heavy clashes between the Taliban and government forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on his social media account that they overran government offices, including provincial police headquarters, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand … Read more
The Philippines has announced an extension of travel bans on travellers from 10 countries, including Pakistan and India, until the end of August. According to the British news agency Reuters, the Philippine presidential spokesman said on Friday that “this decision has been made in view of the increase in the delta, a highly contagious strain … Read more
Pakistan lost their last 5 wickets for just 31 runs. This gave West Indies a bit of control. But Muhammad Abbas’s double strike spoiled their day in Jamaica. West Indies loss their early two wickets when Abbas bowled out Kieran Powell and Nkrumah Bonner. The hosts finished the ay with scoring 2 runs for the … Read more
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will soon lay the foundation stone of the Skill Technology Park in Lahore to apprise students of information technology and tech companies. Chairing a meeting at the Civil Secretariat on Thursday, he said that the first state-of-the-art the … Read more
LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) vice chairman S M Imran has said that the new master plan of Lahore will fulfill the needs of the industrial sector in future. Speaking at a meeting of the stakeholders at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) on Thursday, he regretted that master plans in the past were … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the Dasu incident was planned and executed from Afghan soil with a close nexus of Afghan and Indian intelligence agencies. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said it has been revealed, after thorough investigations, that Afghanistan’s NDS and Indian RAW were involved in this incident … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves fell $209 million due to the payment for import of Covid vaccine, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday. The total foreign exchange reserves of the country decreased $24.644 billion by the week ended August 6, 2021, compared with $24.853 billion a week ago. The official reserves held … Read more
KARACHI: Putting Bol TV’s anchorperson Mureed Abbas murder case into the category of old cases, district and session judge South on Thursday issued schedule for its expeditious trial under the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Model Criminal Trial Court (MCTC). Atif Zaman along with his brother Adil Zaman were charged with murdering Mureed Abbas … Read more
Pakistan vs West Indies live score update. [table id=724 /] Pakistan Test squad Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) (wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Imran Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Yasir Shah, and Zahid Mahmood. Fixtures … Read more
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Senator Dr Sania Nishtar stressed the need for making more investments in research, modernization of hardware and software in agriculture in order to ensure more sustainability of the agriculture sector. “Being an agrarian economy, we need to invest in research, modernisation of hardware … Read more
LAHORE: In a first, Pakistan has launched a report on anti-state trends involved in maligning and defaming the country, its institutions and the army through over 800 websites. The social media campaign against Pakistan and its institutions was being spearheaded by the Indian news agency, ANI and supported by some local parties. “Deep Analytics Report” … Read more
KARACHI: The dollar increased to Rs164.01 in the interbank foreign exchange market on Thursday, as the demand for import payments remained high, dealers said. The exchange rate ended with a decline of 9 paisas in the rupee value to close at Rs164.01 from last day’s closing of Rs163.92. The dollar is at the highest level … Read more
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir said that the national economy is poised to witness a continued recovery in FY22 given the resilience in the economy and the measures taken during Covid-19 pandemic situation to support the businesses and people. The recovery could already be seen in the more than expected … Read more
KARACHI: Four people, including two women, died of suffocation when a fire broke out in their home at Bahadurabad in the limits of Tipu Sultan police station on Thursday. “The victims were later identified as Sultan Mirza, 80, Shazia Mirza 72, Sabiha Mirza 78 and Akbar 45,” duty officer of the Tipu Sultan police station … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Thursday approved a summary moved by the Power Division, presenting proposals to accelerate the power supply to Gwadar. It allowed the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) to change its executing agency so as to expedite the work and ensure the project should be completed by … Read more
