Govt Proposes Rs100bn For COVID-19 Emergency Fund
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tareen on Friday said that the government has established Covid-19 Emergency Fund and Rs 100 billion...
Subsidy Proposed For Citizens Buying Houses
ISLAMABAD: Presenting the budget in the National Assembly, the Finance Minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to change the course of history by...
Govt Employees Protest Outside Parliament
ISLAMABAD: The protesting government employees at the Federal Secretariat marched on Parliament. A large number of employees reached the Parliament House chanting slogans. Security was...
Govt Imposes Federal Excise Duty On Mobile Phone Calls, Internet Data And SMS
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made a reduction in withholding tax rate for mobile services from 12 per cent to 10 per cent in the...
Budget 2021-2022 In Regard To Different Sectors and Incentives
POVERTY ALLEVIATION The Finance Minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to change the course of the history by uplifting four to six million low...
Salient Features of Budget 2021-22
No new taxes on salaried persons 10 percent increase in salaries and pensions of the government employees Rs260bn for Ehsaas Program Tax collection target set...
Govt Presents Budget Having Total Outlay Of 8, 478 billion
All eyes are on the Parliament as Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presents the budget 2021-22. He announced that the total outlay of the budget had...
PPP And PML-N Decide To Give Govt Tough Time In Budget Session Of NA
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has decided to protest in and outside the parliament on the occasion of the budget session. Posters have been prepared for...
Load Shedding Ends Across The Country: Claims Hamad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hamad Azhar has claimed that load shedding has ended across the country and said that 1500 MW has been added...
Court Disposes Of Bails Petitions of Jehangir And Ali Tareen
LAHORE: A banking court directed on Friday the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to give a seven-day notice to PTI estranged leader Jahangir Tareen before arresting...
Passenger Bus Overturns Near Khuzdar Kills 19 People Injuring 50 Others
Khuzdar: At least 19 pilgrims were killed and over 50 injured after a passenger bus overturned near Khuzdar’s Ghori area Friday morning. The coach en...
NCOC Decides To Further Accelerate Vaccination Process In AJK, GB
Islamabad: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) at its meeting in Islamabad on Friday decided to further accelerate the vaccination process in Azad Kashmir and...
200 Cochlear Implant Completion, Achievement of Army Medical Corps
Rawalpindi: A special ceremony was held at Army Medical College Rawalpindi to mark completion of 200 cochlear implants. Surgeon General of Pakistan Army Lieutenant General...
Two Terrorists killed in District Kharan, Balochistan
Quetta: Two terrorists have been killed in an intelligence based operation conducted by security forces in Hulmerg area of District Kharan in Balochistan. According to...
Pakistan To Continue Sensitize World About Islamophobia: FM
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan will continue its efforts to sensitize the world about Islamophobia and hate speeches and their adverse impacts....
All Economic Indicators Are Positive: Fawad
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says Pakistan is moving towards economic stability after a long time under the leadership of Prime Minister...
Third Budget Of PTI Government Will Be Presented Today
Islamabad: Federal Budget 2021-22 will be presented in the National Assembly today (Friday). Earlier, the Federal Cabinet met in Islamabad today with Prime Minister Imran...
SC Wraps up Case of Pakistani Hindu Family Deaths in India
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan disposed of on Thursday the case of killing of 11 Pakistani members of the Hindu community in India...
People Facing Worst Load Shedding: Khaqan Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Senior Vice President PML-N Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has termed the government’s economic survey as unnecessary and questioned why the PTI government was generating expensive...
Polling Schedule For Election in AJK Announced
MUZAFFARABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Azad Kashmir on Thursday announced schedule for the regional election to be held on July 25. “In the election 32,20,546 Kashmiris...
Maryam Nawaz Meets Senator Chaudhry Jaffar
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz called on Senator Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal and discussed in detail the current political situation in the country. Vice President PML-N...
President BMGF Meets COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has appreciated Pakistan Army for supporting national polio drive, particularly through involvement of community leaders and influencers. This...
Syed Fahad Ali Shah Founder and M.D of ABBTAKK News Network Announced Jobs For Special Skilled Persons
KARACHI: Physically challenged persons in Pakistan do not get a fair deal. Their basic needs remains unfulfilled and society at large ignores them as if...
Pakistan Desires For Peace in Afghanistan: FM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says peace in Afghanistan is inevitable for economic progress in Pakistan and other countries of the region. Talking to...
Remittances Increase to Near $2.5b in May
Islamabad : Remittances from overseas workers increased 34% year-on-year, amounting to $2.49 billion in May 2021, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday....
COVID-19 Claims 76 More Lives
ISLAMABAD: Seventy-six more deaths due to Coronavirus infection and 1303 new positive cases have been reported in the country. According to the National Command and...
Chinese Envoy Calls on COAS General Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, progress on CPEC...
Providing Employment To Lower Class Top Priority: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says a comprehensive strategy has been devised for the first time in Pakistan to bring the poor out of poverty....
Bilawal Expresses Reservations on NEC Decisions
KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday expressed reservations on decisions of National Economic Council (NEC) and demanded more funds for...
Session Court Approves Bail Of PML-N MNA Javed Latif
LAHORE: A sessions court on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Mian Javed Latif in a case pertaining to anti-state statement...
Hearing Of Pleas Against Panama Verdict By Sharif Family Prorogued Till June 23
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on pleas submitted against the sentences of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Maryam...
Air Bases Can’t Be Given To The USA Through Secret Talks: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has clarified that there are no differences in opposition parties’ alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). The...
Islamabad: 25 Schoolchildren Fainted Due To Intense heat
ISLAMABAD: At least 25 children were rushed to a hospital after they fainted due to the sweltering heat on Wednesday. Students of a school in...
Procurement Of COVID vaccines Worth Of Whopping US$1 bn Approved
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has approved a grant of US$1 billion for procurement of COVID vaccine to be administered to seven million people. The...
SC Orders Farrukh Shah To Appear Before AC Within Three Days
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Syed Farrukh Shah son of PPP leader Syed Khursheed Shah to surrender before the Accountability Court (AC) within...
Pakistan Achieves Target Of Administering 10 Mln Doses Of Anti-Covid Vaccine
Islamabad: Pakistan has achieved a major milestone of administering ten million doses of anti-Covid vaccine. A ceremony marking the achievement was held at the National...
SC Rejects NHA Report Over Dilapidated Condition Of N25 Road
ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Wednesday rejected the National Highway Authority’s (NHA) report on dilapidated condition of N25 highway and sought a...
Coronavirus Cases Continues To Decrease As 1, 118 Cases Reported Across The Country
LAHORE : Pakistan has reported 77 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 936,131....
Azerbaijan’s Naval Commander Calls on COAS General Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan values its brotherly relations with Azerbaijan and offered all possible assistance...
PM Khan Meets Delegation of Farmers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says the country’s socio-economic progress is linked with enhanced development of agriculture and industrial sectors. He expressed these views while...
President Calls For Discouraging Culture of Fake News
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for discouraging the culture of fake news as it created chaos in the society and misled the people....
Will Treat Sharif Family According to Pain: Firdous
LAHORE: Special Assistant for Information Punjab Firdous Ashiq Awan criticized the Sharif family and said that fleeing the country was their family disease. We keep...
Canadian HC Assures Investigation into Killing of Four Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad today (Tuesday). They discussed the tragic incidents...
Demonstration Process Of EVM To Be Completed Within A Week: Fawad
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says the demonstration process of Electronic Voting Machine, under government’s electoral reforms agenda, will be completed...
AC To Indict CM Sindh In Nooriabad Power Plant Reference
Islamabad: An Islamabad accountability court has decided to indict Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah in the Nooriabad power plant reference. The court resumed hearing the...
Health Ministry Issues Guidelines For Use Of Pfizer Vaccine
ISLAMABAD: National Ministry of Health has issued guidelines for use of Pfizer vaccine in the country that is among the last vaccines allowed by DRAP...
Ghotki Train Accident : Pakistan Army’s Relief And Rescue Operation Completed
Islamabad: Relief and rescue operation has been completed at the site of train accident in Ghotki. According to the ISPR, train engine bogies have been...
Commander Of Azerbaijan’s Naval Forces Lauds Pakistan Navy’s Role In Maritime Security
Islamabad: Commander of Azerbaijan’s Naval Forces Rear Admiral Subhan Bekirov held a meeting with Naval Chief Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi in Islamabad on Tuesday and...
Chairman PEMRA Calls On President Arif Alvi
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for discouraging the culture of fake news as it creates chaos in the society as well as misleads...
FM Expresses Concern Over Killing Of Pakistan Origin Family In Canada
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed his concerns over the killing of a Pakistan origin family in Canada. In a statement on Tuesday,...