Rupee Drops 11 Paisa Against US Dollar in Interbank
KARACHI: Continuing its upward trajectory against the US dollar in the interbank market for five consecutive days, the rupee on Friday registered a downward trend...
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Pakistan, Turkey Sign Various MoUs
ANKARA: Pakistan and Turkey have signed various bilateral agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) for enhanced cooperation in diverse areas of mutual interest including trade,...
PM Shehbaz, Turkish President Address Joint Presser
ANKARA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have renewed their pledge to upgrade the excellent bilateral ties between the...
PM Shehbaz Meets Turkish President
ANKARA: Meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was held in Ankara on Wednesday. Both the leaders discussed regional and...
Rioters’ Won’t Be Qllowed to Enter Islamabad: Rana Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Wednesday said that the country could not be left at the mercy of “riotous groups and...
Govt Fully Focused on Promotion of Exports: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says government is fully focused on promotion of exports. He was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association...
Pakistan Wants To Work With Turkish FIrms: Info Minister
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan sincerely wanted to work with Turkish business fraternity to transform brotherhood into promoting bilateral...
CM Punjab Approves Subsidies on Wheat, Other items
LAHORE: Punjab’s Government Spokesperson Atta Tarar has said Provincial cabinet has approved to provide wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and subsidy on ghee in collaboration with...
SC Issues Written Verdict on PTI’s Protest
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) said Wednesday it was “disappointed” to note that riots took place in the federal capital despite its order to create...
PSX Sheds Over 300 Points
KARACHI: The bears staged a comeback at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) market on Wednesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index experienced another round of battering...
Dollar Continues To Shed Against PKR
KARACHI: The US dollar on Wednesday continued its slide against the Pakistani Rupee in the interbank by going down 59 Paisa and closed on 197.87...
Here’s What Miftah Ismail Said About Buying Russian Oil
KARACHI: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Western sanctions have made importing oil from Moscow impossible despite the Pakistani government’s request to buy wheat...
Indian Singer KK Dies at 53 Ater Live Performance
NEW DELHI: Renowned Indian singer Singer KK, who gave music lovers many hits over the last three decades has died at 53. He gave a...
PM Shehbaz Vows To Increase Pak-Turk Bilateral Trade by $5 Billion
ANKARA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan would welcome Turkish investors in the energy sector, let’s pledge today to increase bilateral trade to...
Interference in High-Profile Case: SC Summons DG FIA, Director Law
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has summoned the Director-General (DG) of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Director Law in sou motu case of...
OGRA Lowers LPG Prices
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday announced a reduction in the price of LPG for June. According to the notification issued...
Fuel Prices To Remain Unchanged For Next 15 Days
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Tuesday approved keeping the prices of petroleum products unchanged, a notification from the Ministry of Finance said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
Pak-India Reiterate Commitment to Implement Indus Waters Treaty in Its True Spirit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to implement the Indus Waters Treaty in its true spirit and expressed the hope that the...
Oil, Ghee Prices Jacked Up at Utility Stores
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased the prices of cooking oil and ghee, being sold at the country’s utility stores. The prices of various brands...
Cabinet Approves Subsidy Worth Rs28b For Deserving Families
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri says the Federal Cabinet has approved the provision of 28 billion rupees of subsidy for...
PTI To Move SC For Long March: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday while repeating no intentions of returning to the National Assembly said that...
Maryam Nawaz Lashes out at Imran Khan
Murree: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday while criticizing PTI’s political approach requested the courts to maintain distance from Imran...
Imran Denies Contacting Asif Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday while accusing the lobbies under the influence of the US for pressurizing the Muslim world to...
Gold Price Slides in Pakistan
KARACHI: Amid the recovery in other commodity markets, gold price in Pakistan dropped Rs800 per tola to settle at Rs137,300 in Pakistan on Tuesday. Meanwhile,...
Dollar Closes on Rs198.46 in Interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee’s uptrend persisted on Tuesday as the currency gained 0.30% against the US dollar in the interbank market, closing at Rs198.46. There...
Punjab Cabinet Takes Oath
LAHORE: An eight-member new Punjab cabinet took oath in the first phase on late Monday night at the Governor House in Lahore. Punjab Governor Baligh...
Russia Opens Cases Against Google Over Data Storage
MOSCOW: Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it had opened administrative cases against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations...
PM Shehbaz Discusses Bilateral Ties With His British Counterpart
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated Pakistan’s desire to bolster its ties with the UK across diverse fields, with a special emphasis on...
Pakistan Condemns Extra-judicial Killing of Kashmiri Youth by Indian Forces in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns extra-judicial killing of two more Kashmiri youth in staged “cordon-and-search” operation in Pulwama district of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...
Baligh ur Rehman Takes Oath as New Punjab Governor
LAHORE: Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman has taken oath as new Punjab Governor in a simple but graceful ceremony at Governor’s House in Lahore. Chief Justice...
NA Speaker Summons PTI MNAs to Verify Resignations
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf has summoned members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to confirm their resignations. It may be recalled that members of...
Military Awards Conferred on Kin of Martyrs, Serving Military Officers
RAWALPINDI: An investiture ceremony was held at Corps Headquarters Peshawar to confer military awards on next to kin of martyrs and serving military officers to...
36 Years Later, ‘Top Gun’ Again Tops N.America Box Office
LOS ANGELES: Much-anticipated action film “Top Gun: Maverick” was expected to have a big opening and it did not disappoint, taking in an estimated $151...
Imran Khan Has Family Ties With Israel: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has accused Imran Khan and said that you are the only one in Pakistan who has family ties with...
Elections Will Be Held on Time: Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman, has said that Imran Khan has repeatedly acknowledged the unpreparedness of the Long March. Imran Khan...
Pakistan Needs Support From Chinese Investors in Diverse Fields: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan needs support from Chinese investors in terms of investment and expertise in diverse fields. Addressing representatives of prominent...
Two More Kashmiris Martyred in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more youth in Pulwama district. The...
Gold Price Decreases By Rs350 Per Tola
KARACHi: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs 350 and was sold at Rs 138,100 on Monday against its...
PSX Gains 178 Points
ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Monday, gaining 178.69 points, with a positive change of 0.42...
Justice Isa Pens Letter to CJP
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial on the matter of appointment of...
Flour Prices Reduced at Utility Stores, Notificatoin Issued
ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation has withdrawn a Rs 180 hike on a 20kg flour bag at the stores following directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif....
Imran Khan, PTI Leaders Booked in Sixth Case
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan and several former federal ministers have been booked in sixth case under the charges of attacking...
Imaan Mazari Gets Bail in “Derogatory” Remarks Case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted pre-arrest interim bail to lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir till June 9 in a case...
Information Minister Announces to Restore Film and Culture Policy 2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Film and Culture Policy 2018 has been revived and recommendations in this regard will...
Public Gatherings Banned at Minar-e-Pakistan
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz has imposed a ban on public gatherings in Greater Iqbal Park that also included Minar-e-Pakistan after it emerged that...
FO submits Report in Aafia Siddiqui Case
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on Saturday submitted a report to Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Dr Aafia Siddiqui case in which it was stated...
LB Polls in Balochistan Tomorrow
QUETTA: Balochistan government is set to hold local government elections in 32 districts of the province on Sunday. The local government elections are going to...
Punjab CM Lauds Nawaz Sharif For Decision of Nuclear Tests
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz says May 28 is the most important day in Pakistan’s political and defense history. Congratulating the nation on Youm-e-...
Blinken Warns China Threat Greater Than Russia
WASHINGTON: Whilst Russia represents an immediate threat, the long-term one China poses to the global order is more serious, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Miftah Defends Hike in Fuel Prices
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday defended hike in price of petroleum products and said that Pakistani Rupee (PKR) strengthened after the announcement. While...