Pakistan, Chinese Consortium Sign $2.3Bn Loan Agreement
Chinese consortium of banks has signed a loan facility agreement worth 2.3 billion dollars and the inflow is expected in a couple of days. This...
More Pained We Felt More Than The Letter When Thieves Imposed On Us: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said “I say by making the God witness, I didn’t think of ever who be made army chief...
IHC Instructs ECP To Hold New Delimitations, Issue Schedule Of LBEs In Islamabad
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approving PML-N and PPP petitions regarding postponement of local bodies elections in Islamabad, has ordered the Election Commission...
Judicial Magistrate Orders Regarding Autopsy, Exhuming Body Of Amir Liaqut Suspended
Karachi: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday suspended a judicial magistrate east verdict regarding autopsy and exhuming of media and religious personality Dr Amir Liaqut...
FO and PM Express Condolences Over Lives Lost in Afghanistan Earthquake
Islamabad: The foreign ministry of Pakistan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed condolences over the lives lost in the earthquake. The Prime Minister said...
Earthquake Wreack Havoc In Paktika Province Of Afghanistan As 950 Killed
KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 950 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that at least 610 of people...
SC Suspends LHC Order Regarding Election Of Hajj Pilgrims Facilitators
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Wednesday suspended Lahore High Court (LHC) order against an election of facilitators of Hajj pilgrims. A three-member bench...
IMF And Pakistan Broker Agreement After Successful Talks
ISLAMABAD: The agreement reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government Pakistan. The IMF and Pakistan brokered a staff-level agreement after following successful...
Pakistan Signs Agreement With Iran To Get Additional 100 MW Electricity For Balochistan
Tehran: Pakistan and Iran have signed an agreement pertaining to electricity import to Balochistan. Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan says the government has signed...
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wee hours of Wednesday. Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Multan, Bhakkar, Phalia, Peshawar,...
Three Arrested Over Sidhu Moosewala’s Murder
NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested three men accused of murdering hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala, seizing a cache of weaponry including a grenade launcher...
Indian Forces Martyr Four More Kashmiris
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four more Kashmiri youth in Baramulla...
Balochistan Budget Unveiled
QUETTA: Balochistan Budget for the next fiscal year with a total outlay of 612.7 billion rupees was presented in the provincial assembly in Quetta on...
Maryam Nawaz Says Narrative of Imran Has Failed
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz while criticising former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said that the “certified...
Gold Price Declines in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold softened in volatile trade on Tuesday but held near a record-high hit the previous day, with dealers expecting the market to undergo a...
KSE-100 Index Gains 784 Points
KARACHI: The bulls staged a comeback at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday cheering the finance minister’s assurance the much-awaited International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Khan Announces To Challenge NAB Amendments in SC
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday called for throwing incumbent rulers behind bars for “shamelessly” passing the amendments in the National...
Govt Preferred Economy Over Politics: Ahsan Briefing On Cabinet Meeting
Islamabad: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has reiterated government’s resolve to turn around economy of the country and provide relief to the poor segment of society....
Ceremony Held On 69th Birth Anniversary Of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed
Islamabad: A ceremony was held on the occasion of 69th birth anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in Islamabad. Federal Minister for climate change Sherry Rehman,...
Govt To Get Financing For Establishing Power Generation Facilities At Diamer-Bhasha Dam
Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan will acquire financing of Rs. 827 billion from various donor agencies and banks for establishing 4,500 MW power generation facilities...
PM Pays Rich Tributes To Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on the occasion of her 69the birth anniversary. The PM said...
Any Party Can’t Be Banned In Prohibited Funding Case: Farrukh Habib
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Farrukh Habib said that the party has record of 40,000 donors. Talking to media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan,...
Dollar Appreciation Continues As It Reaches Rs 215.50 In Open Market
Karachi: The value of dollar is continued to rise both in inter-bank and open market as the greenback climbed to 215.50 from 213.50 today in...
Country Is In Crisis Due To Imprudent Economic Policies Of Past Govt: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed hope that government will overcome the current economic situation and public will be provided relief. Talking to media...
Oil Tanker Association Threatens Govt Of Strike Over Not Fulfilling Demands
Karachi: Oil Tanker Associations (OTA) on Tuesday threatened the government of strike adding that nobody is ready to accepts our demands after passing of several...
Medical Board Constituted For Autopsy Of Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain
Karachi: A medical board comprising six-members has been formed for an autopsy of television and religious personality Dr Amir Liaqut Hussan. The digging of the...
Talks Between Pakistan and England Cricket Boards In Final Stages Over T-20 Series
Lahore: Negotiations between Pakistan and England cricket board entered final stages over schedule of series between two countries. Sources said that T-20 series between Pakistan...
NAB Used For Political Vandalism: Shahid Khaqan
Islamabad: Former premier and senior leader of PML-N Shahid Khaqan Abbassi claimed that all the cases of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are false adding...
Rains Predicted In Sindh Including Karachi Today
Karachi: Rains are continued in the most cities of the country while it is likely that downpours will lash Karachi today. Clouds are covered the...
ECP Reserves Judgment In PTI’s Prohibited Funding Case
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reserved judgment in PTI’s prohibited funding case. A three-member bench of the ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner...
Sherry Rehman Directs Preemptive Measures To Cope With Impact Of Monsoon Rains
Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman has directed departments concerned to take all preemptive precautionary measures and pursue a coordinated strategy to cope with...
USA Dollar Reaches All Time High Of Rs 212 In Inter-bank Market
Karachi: The USA dollar increasing trend continued as Rs 2. 4 added in the value of dollar after which dollar reached at the highest level...
Provincial Budget of Balochistan for FY 2022-23 To Be presented Today
Quetta: Balochistan budget for next fiscal year is being presented in the provincial assembly in Quetta on Tuesday. Provincial Finance Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Katheran...
PM Urges Saudi Investors to Invest in Pakistan’s various Sectors
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Saudi investors to come forward and invest in the different sectors of Pakistan. Talking to a delegation of...
PTI, MWM Reach Agreement Over Political Partnership
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) on Monday have reached a comprehensive agreement on a formal political partnership. A delegation of MWM led...
Over Nine Million People Marooned Due to Floods in India, Bangladesh
In India and Bangladesh, more than nine million people have been marooned due to heavy rains and floods. At least 54 people have so far...
Govt to Provide Basic Items to Poor Segment at low Price: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided in principle to provide flour, ghee, cooking oil, pulses, rice and sugar at a low price to the...
Pakistan Releases 20 Indian Prisoners on Completion of Sentence
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has released twenty Indian fishermen prisoners upon completion of their sentences. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, these fishermen have been...
CEC Requests COAS to Provide Security For By-Polls, LG Elections
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Monday after the recent deadly clash incidents in different constituencies has requested the Chief of the...
Ruckus in Sindh Assembly
Karachi: In the Sindh Assembly, PTI member Dua Haleem made a fuss in the House over speaking against the PPP leadership. The female members got...
Karachi, Hyd Witness Increase in COVID-19 Cases
ISLAMABAD: The positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases in Karachi and Hyderabad, once again, crossed 10% amid a steady increase in cases across the country, data...
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...
Gold Price Reaches New Peak In Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold scaled to a new peak on Monday as the delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme clouded the economic...
IMF Program Will Be Restored In Few Days: Miftah Ismail
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be restored in next few days Talking to media after...
NDMA Issues Alert For Stormy Rains In Various Areas Of Country From June 22
Islamabad: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday issued an alert for stormy rains in various areas of the country from Wednesday.Owing to the alert...
Coronavirus On The Rise In Country Once Again
Islamabad: Coronavirus positive cases on the rise again in the country. National Institute Of Health (NIH) releasing facts and figures of the latest situation of...
Amendments In NAB Laws Are NRO For Sharif, Zardari Families: Fawad
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that his party observing the black day over amendments in the National Accountability...
Court Orders To Form Medical Board For Digging of Amir Liaqut Grave
Karachi: The local court on Monday ordered to form a medical board for digging of Dr Amir Liaqut Hussain grave. Announcing the verdict on various...
President Returns National Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2022 Unsigned
President Dr Arif Alvi has returned the National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2022 without according his assent. While returning the bill unsigned, he said it is...
PM Exemption Plea For Appearing Before Court In Ramzan Sugar Mills Approved
Lahore: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz on Monday appeared before an accountability court of Lahore in the Ramzan Sugar Mills...