Rs364bn Allocated For BISP
ISLAMABAD: The budgetary allocations for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has been increased up to Rs. 364 billion from Rs. 250 billion for the...
Govt Changes Income Tax Collection Slab
The new coalition government in its maiden Federal Budget 2022-23 made changes to the income tax collection slab. Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail...
Gold Price Fall By Rs500 Per Tola
KARACHI: After a continuous downfall during the week, the gold price in Pakistan took another slide as it declined by Rs500 per tola on Friday....
Govt Proposes Rs10,000 Tax on Vehicles Upto 850cc
The government has released the fiscal budget for 2022-23 which shows several significant changes. Under the new budget, the government has proposed an advance tax...
Armed Forces Take Major Decisions For Economic Stability
The armed forces have taken a major step to contribute to the economic stability as it did not demand additional funds in the budget 2022-23...
Rs 699 Billion Subsidies Will Be Given In Financial Year 2022-2023
Islamabad: Revised amount of 1515 billion rupees have been allocated for subsidies in this year budget. While Rs 490 billion subsidy has been suggested for...
Federal PSDP Budgeted At Rs800b For Next Fiscal Year
Islamabad: The budget envisages Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) worth 800 billion rupees for the next fiscal year. It has been centered on improvement...
Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain Laid To Rest In Premises of Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine
Karachi: PTI lawmaker and television host Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain funeral prayers was held after Asar prayers. The funeral prayers was held following the hours-long...
Financial Year 2022-2023 Budget Of Rs Nine Thousand and 500 Billion Presented
Islamabad: Amid an inherited severe financial crisis, the two-month-old coalition federal government on Friday announced budget for fiscal year 2022-23, with a total outlay of...
Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain Body Handed Over To His Family
Karachi: Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain body handed over to his family without conducting postmortem. The preparations of his burial have started while Ramzan Cheepa will...
FO Categorically Rejects Speculations Attributed To FM Ensuring USA To Include India In UNSC
Islamabad: Foreign office on Friday categorically rejected the speculations that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has agreed a reconciliation to include India in United Nation...
PM Approves Increase Of Govt Employees Salary Up To 15 Percent: Maryam Aurangzaib
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said the Prime Minister has approved an increase of fifteen percent in the salaries of government...
Cabinet Approves Budget 2022-2023
Islamabad: Federal cabinet meeting on Friday approved the budget for financial year 2022 to 2023. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif approved...
Pakistan Vs West Indies To Face Each Other Today
Multan: Pakistani team is set to face West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series at Multan Cricket Stadium. The three One-Day Internationals...
IG Islamabad Submits Answers Of Questions Asked by Top Court
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Friday submitted their report to the Supreme Court, declaring Imran Khan responsible for causing disorder in the federal capital during...
PM Announces To Provide Solar Panels To Domestic Consumers In Gwadar
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced to provide solar panels to domestic consumers in Gwadar. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad today, to...
Matter Of Handing Over Of Amir Liaqut Hussain Body To Family Stalled
Karachi: The matter of handing over of religious scholar and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain has stalled. The police has linked delivery...
Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain To Be Buried In Premises Of Abdullah Shah Ghazi Today
Karachi: Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain will be buried in the premises of Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum after his funeral prayers. The funeral prayers of televangelist...
Parliament’s Joint Session Approves Election Amendment Bill
ISLAMABAD: The Parliament Joint Session on Thursday approved the Election Act Amendment Bill. The Election Amendment Bill 2022 was passed by a majority vote in...
Govt Unveils Economic Survey 2021-22
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has vowed to lead the country towards responsible, sustainable and inclusive growth. Launching the Economic Survey at a ceremony in...
Elections After Completion of Tenure: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that government is working day and night to improve economic situation of the...
NEPRA Approves Power Hike for KE Consumers
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday approved Rs6.49 increase in the power tariff for the electricity consumers of K-Electric (KE). The...
MNA Amir Liaquat Passes Away
Member of National Assembly (MNA) Aamir Liaquat Hussain has passed away in Karachi. According to details, the politician was shifted to a private hospital in...
WhatsApp Soon To Get ‘undo’ Button for Deleted Messages
WhatsApp’s delete message feature is one of the handiest abilities of the instant messaging platform. However, if a user accidentally chooses the ‘Delete for me’...
Babar Gives His Player of Match Award To Khushdil Shah
LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday gave his Player of the Match Award to all-rounder Khushdil Shah for clinching the match for Pakistan through...
Dr Shahbaz Gill Accuses Maqsood Chaprasi Was Killed
Islamabad: PTI member Shahbaz Gl said that Maqsood ‘Chaprasi’, Dr Rizwan and Naveed were the main accused in money laundering for Sharifs. He wrote in...
Controlled My Fear After Stepping into Politics
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan once again referred to India in the context of keeping its ties open with Russia — in an interview...
Iran Disconnects Nuclear Site Cameras as IAEA Censure Adopted
TEHRAN: Iran said it disconnected some International Atomic Energy Agency cameras monitoring its nuclear sites Wednesday, hours before the UN nuclear watchdog adopted a resolution...
Chaudhry Hussain Elahi Part Ways wWth PML-Q
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s younger brother Chaudhry Wajahat’s son Chaudhry Hussain Elahi has parted ways with...
Pakistan Sees 89 Covid Cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,530,965. The...
Economic Survey 2021-22 to Be Launched Today
ISLAMABAD: Economic Survey for the outgoing financial year 2021-22 will be launched at a ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday. Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah...
Pakistan Beat WI in 1st ODI
MULTAN: Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets in the first One Day International in Multan to go one up in the three-match series. Captain...
Joint Session of Parliament Today
ISLAMABAD: The joint session of the parliament has been summoned today, in which the government is expected to bring the bills seeking amendments to the...
Pakistan Committed to Boost Existing Ties With UAE: Miftah
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Al-Zaabi called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail in Islamabad on...
Chaudhry Brothers Decide To Partways
LAHORE: The Chaudhry brothers have decided to part ways politically as Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) divided over political issues. In this regard, the sources said...
ISPR Warns of Legal Action Over ‘Malicious Allegations’ Against Army, its Leadership
RAWALPINDI: The military’s media wing terms insinuations on social media quoting former finance minister as baseless propaganda. The Inter Services Public Relations has warned that...
COAS Chairs Formation Commanders’ Conference
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over progress of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad and lauded the achievements made thus...
Govt Taking Concrete Measures to Overcome Energy crisis: Dastgir
Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan says government is taking practical steps to end the energy crisis in the country and the nation will...
Will Give Long March Call Soon: Imran
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that he would announce date for the long march after Supreme...
Indian Forces Kill Three Kashmiris
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three more Kashmiri youth in Kupwara...
West Indies Set Handsome Total Of 306 For Pakistan
Multan: West Indies on Wednesday set handsome total of 306 to Pakistan in a first match of three-match series between the two countries. The guest...
CMs Agree In Principally To Shut Markets At 8:30 PM To Tackle Energy Crisis In Country
Islamabad: National Economic Council (NEC) has principally agreed that all the markets across the country be closed at 8:30 pm as the council completed important...
Important Points of Economic Survey
ISLAMABAD: The key features of the Economic Survey 2021-22 have been released, according to which Pakistan failed to achieve several important economic targets set for...
PTI, PML-N Senators Exchange Hot Words
PTI and PML-N senators traded barbs in a heated exchange on Wednesday, while discussing allegations against the wife of former special assistant to prime minister...
PSX Loses 15 Points
KARACHI: On the third day of the business week, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) remained in the red. The market closed at 41,553, after losing...
Gold Price Drops in Pakistan
KARACHI: After a continuous hike in the gold prices for six consecutive days, the gold lost its shine on Wednesday as it declined by Rs850 per...
EU Agrees All Mobile Phones And Tablets Must Have Common USB-C Charger In Blow To Apple
Brussels: Apple will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on to a single...
Passenger Train Partially Derailed In Iran Claims 17 lives
Tehran: A passenger train partially derailed in eastern Iran, killing at least 17 people and injuring 50 more, including some critically, authorities have said. Iranian...
SHC Rejects Dua Zehra Parents Claim Of Her Daughter Abduction
Karachi: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday rejected the claim of abduction of Dua Zehra by her parents, ruling that this is not a case...
NEC Meeting To be Held Today, Target Of 5.9 Percent Growth Rate Set
Islamabad: National Economic Council (NEC) meeting will be held Wednesday (today) in chair of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The NEC will approve economic performance of...