SBP Increases Interest Rate By Three Percent As Monetary Policy Announced
Karachi: State Bank Of Pakistan (SBP) has announced a monetary policy in which interest rate has been increased by three percent. After increasing 300 bps...
Bollywood Star Sushmita Sen Confirms She Suffered Heart Attack Few Days Ago
Mumbai: Actress Sushmita Sen on Thursday took to her social media handle to confirm that she suffered a heart attack a couple of days back....
Cordon, Search Operations Tool For Occupation Forces To Intimidate Kashmiris: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said highlighted the ongoing human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) during February...
Pakistan Embassies in Rome, Libya Engaged For Welfare Of Boats’ Incidents Survivors: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch Seven Pakistani nationals have drowned in a boat wreck near Libya’s port city Benghazi, the Foreign Office said...
Hadiqa Reconstructs 100 houses, In Flood-Hit Villages In Balochistan
Renowned Pakistani singer Hadiqa Kiani has fulfilled her promise to rebuild villages in Balochistan, the province affected by floods last year. Kiani had started her...
FM To Visit New York To Attend Conference on Women in Islam On March 18: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch apprised that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would visit New York in the context of the conference on...
SHC Sukkur Bench Ordered To Conduct Operation In Kachay Areas Against Facilitators Of Robbers
Sukkhur: Sindh High Court (SHC) Sukkhur bench on Thursday (today) ordered that an operation be conducted in the kachay areas to take action against chieftain,...
SC Suo Moto Verdict:ECP Emergency Meeting To Be Held This Morning Today On Punjab, KP Polls
ISLAMABAD: An emergency meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be held today (Thursday The ECP huddle will resume the consultation process on...
PSL 8th: Lahore Qalandars To Face Quetta Gladiators Today In Lahore
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars will face Quetta Gladiators in the 18th match of the Pakistan Super League 2023 on Thursday (March 2) at the Gaddafi Stadium...
Federal Cabinet To Meet Today To Discuss Five Point Agenda
Islamabad: Federal Cabinet meeting in the Chair of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will be held today. The cabinet huddle will meet at 11am in the...
First-Ever Digital Census Starts Across The Country Today
Islamabad: Field activities in connection with the first-ever Digital Census started across the country on Wednesday. Chief Census Commissioner, Dr. Naeem-uz-Zafar inaugurated the field activities...
SC Measure Is Interference In Provincial Sovereignty: Judges Dissenting Notes
Islamabad: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandukhail said that the measure of Supreme Court (SC) is an interference in the provincial sovereignty...
PM Contacts Nawaz Sharif To Discuss Situation Surfaces After SC Suo Moto Verdict
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday contacted to life time supremo of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and his elder brother, Nawaz Sharif. The PM...
MQM-P’s Khalid Maqbool Siddique To Call On PM Today This Evening
Karachi: Convener of Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Khalid Maqbool Siddique will call on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif this evening today. The duo will discuss...
Govt Hikes Electricity Rates For Export Industries By Rs 12. 13 Per Unit
Islamabad: Government implementing International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions, has ended subsidy on electricity for exports related industries. The federal government has made electricity expensive for...
SC Issues Suo Moto Case Written Order On Delay In Provincial Elections
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has issued a written order of verdict on suo moto notice over delay in provincial elections in Punjab and...
ECP Calls Emergency Meeting To Review SC Verdict In Suo Moto Notice
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called an emergency meeting after the Supreme Court verdict over the suo moto notice delay of elections...
PM Chairs Important Consultation Meeting After SC Verdict Ordering To Hold Elections Within 90 Days
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is chairing an important meeting after the Supreme Court verdict over delay in elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources...
SBP Mulls Revising Policy Rates in Rescheduled MPC Meeting on March 2
KARACHI: In an apparent attempt to increase the pace of efforts to secure the much-awaited International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tranche, the State Bank of Pakistan...
China Urges Peace in Ukraine
China has sought dialogue and peace for Ukraine despite U.S warnings that it might be considering weapons supplies for its ally Russia’s invasion. Chinese Foreign...
Energy Ministry Refutes Reports Of Increase In Power Tariff By Rs 14.24
Islamabad: The Ministry of Energy has refuted reports that the power tariff is being enhanced by 14.24 rupees per unit. In a statement, the Ministry...
Ransacking Of Judicial Complex On Occasion Of Imran Appearance Is Regretful : Maryam
Islamabad:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has regretted the ransacking of judicial complex. She was talking about ransacking of judicial complex on the occasion...
Thar Coal Power Project Starts Generating 2640 Megawatt Electricity: Power Minister
Islamabad: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir says Shanghai Thar Coal Power Project has started generating 2640 Megawatt electricity utilizing the local fuel, which will...
PM Inaugurates Schools On Wheel Project
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated Schools on Wheel project to provide education to the children especially in the rural areas at their...
ATC, Banking Court Give Bail To Imran Khan In Terrorism, Prohibited Funding Cases
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court and banking court granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he appeared before the courts at the...
SC Directs Political Party To Hold Consultation On Election Dates In Punjab And KP And Inform Court Today
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed on Tuesday the concerned political parties to hold a consultation on deciding a date for the elections in Punjab and...
Justice Qazi Faez Stops Hearing Over Reshuffling In Bench
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday halted the ongoing hearing over the reshuffling in the bench. A bench headed by Qazi Faez Isa comprising...
Petroleum Prices Likely To Be Unchanged From March 1 To 15
Islamabad: The government has decided not to decrease the prices of petroleum products for local consumers for coming fortnightly. The government has taken decision despite...
SC Resumed Hearing On Suo Moto Notice on Delay In Elections In Punjab, KP
Islamabad: Supreme Court (SC) resumed its hearing on the suo motu notice related to the elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Tuesday (today). A...
PTI Names Shah Mahmood Qureshi for NA Opposition Leader’s slot
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday nominated the party’s senior leader and former foreign minster Shah Mahmood Qureshi as a candidate for opposition leader slot...
PM Shehbaz Orders Stern Action Against Profiteers Ahead of Ramadan
Days before the holy month of Ramadan begins in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Monday directed the concerned authorities to take stern action against the hoarders...
MQM-P Raises Objections Over Census
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) voiced on Monday its opposition to the census. Sources privy to the development said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),...
Sanaullah Sees Nawaz’s Return Vital for Economic well-being
SAHIWAL: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah claimed on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will take the country out of the economic woes...
Finance Ministry Overviews Action on PM’s Austerity Drive
The Ministry of Finance on Monday overviewed the actions taken on the austerity drive initiated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the first meeting of...
Justices Minallah, Yahya Question Very Spirit of suo motu
ISLAMABAD: Following the recusal of Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah in the hearing of a suo motu case regarding the elections’...
Maryam Nawaz Addresses PML-N Convention in Sahiwal
SAHIWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz said on Monday elections would be held after former prime minister Nawaz...
PM Shehbaz Declares 2023 Year of Youth in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said 2023 would be marked the Year of the Youth in Pakistan, saying different events would be arranged in this...
Two Soldiers Martyred in North Waziristan Gun Battle With Terrorists
RAWALPINDI: Two troops were martyred a fire exchange with terrorists in general area Spinwam, North Waziristan district, said military’s media wing. The Inter Services Public...
Twitter lays off 10pc of Current Workforce
Twitter Inc (TWTR.MX) has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, the New York Times reported late on Sunday, in...
RAW Involved In Murder Of Educationist Khalid Raza: Hafiz Naeem
Karachi: Ameer Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman has said that an Indian intelligence agency (Research And Analyzing Wind) RAW is involved in killing of...
Lt Gen (Retd) Amjad Shoaib Handed Over To Police On Physical Remand
Islamabad: Islamabad local court on Monday (today) handed over Lt gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib to police on a three-day physical remand in a case of...
PTI To Kick Start Jail Bharo Tehreek In Sargodha Today
Sargodha: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist will give their arrest in Sargodha today. The party workers, activists, supporters and leaders have gathered at the district office....
SRA Claims Responsibility Of Killing Educationist Khalid Raza
Karachi: Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) has taken responsibility of target killing educationist and social worker Khalid Raza. The terrorists organization has confessed its crime in...
PSL 2023: Lahore Qalandars Will Fight Islamabad United today
LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars will fight against Islamabad United in the 16th match of the tournament today (Monday). Lahore Qalandars have moved from the fourth to...
Four Coal Miners killed In Balochistan Firing Incident
Quetta: Four coal miners were killed and three others injured In Balochistan, when unknown gunmen opened fire on them at Khusth area of District Harnai...
TLP To Observe Countrywide Strike Today
Lahore: The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Monday is observing a countrywide shutter down strike against the skyrocketing inflation and recent increase in prices of petroleum...
PTI Retains NA-193 Rajanpur By Defeating PML-N
Rajanpur: The Pakistsn Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) retained its National Assembly seat, NA-193, Rajanpur in by-polls held earlier today, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results. As per...
Lt Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib Arrested On Inciting People Against Institutions
ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad Shoaib was detained by the Islamabad police early Monday on charges of inciting the public against national institutions Cops from...
Closely Following Reports Of Possible Presence Of Pakistanis In Vessel Capsized In Italy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Office Sunday said it was closely following the reports about the possible presence of Pakistanis in the vessel that had capsized off...
PSL 8th: Lahore Qalandars To Bat First After Winning Toss Against Peshawar Zalmi
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and opted to bat against Peshawar Zalmi in the 15th fixture of the eighth edition of the Pakistan...