• Solih: Over 100M spent from state finances for the ruling party’s campaign

    Solih: Over 100M spent from state finances for the ruling party’s campaign

    Former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has accused the current administration of spending MVR 100 million from state finances to fund the parliamentary campaign of the ruling party, PNC.

    Source:SunOnline International
    2分钟前
    0
  • President: This is a golden opportunity to cooperate with a govt. that wants to produce results

    President: This is a golden opportunity to cooperate with a govt. that wants to produce results

    President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu states this is a golden opportunity for a parliament that will cooperate with a government that wants to produce results.

    Source:SunOnline International
    3分钟前
    0
  • IHCBA petitions SC over alleged meddling in judicial affairs

    IHCBA petitions SC over alleged meddling in judicial affairs

    The Islamabad High Court Bar Association has approached the Supreme Court regarding alleged interference by administration and intelligence agencies in judicial affairs, as reported by six judges of the Islamabad High C…

    Source:The News International
    昨天 16:47
    167
  • Minister orders Nadra to block SIMs on invalid, expired ID cards

    Minister orders Nadra to block SIMs on invalid, expired ID cards

    Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi directed the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) on Wednesday to block mobile SIMs issued on invalid and expired identity cards.

    Source:The News International
    昨天 16:46
    146
  • IMF tweaks quarterly tax collection target

    IMF tweaks quarterly tax collection target

    Without changing the tax collection target of Rs9,415 billion for the current fiscal year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made adjustments in monthly tax collection targets of the last three months (April-Jun…

    Source:The News International
    前天 12:15
    136
  • Huge investment deals likely as Saudi delegation arrives

    Huge investment deals likely as Saudi delegation arrives

    Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, heading a delegation, arrived on a two-day visit at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase to a red-carpet welcome, and a static guard of honour.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-16
    566
  • Petrol price up by Rs4.53 per litre, diesel Rs8.14

    Petrol price up by Rs4.53 per litre, diesel Rs8.14

    The federal government has increased the price of petrol for next fortnight by Rs4.53 per litre in line with the hike in the global oil rates.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-16
    511
  • $6bn investment for upgrade Refineries seek end to smuggled POL products from Iran

    $6bn investment for upgrade Refineries seek end to smuggled POL products from Iran

    In a new development, the country’s local refineries that are all set to gear up to start $5-6 billion investment in 6 years’ time for their upgradation projects after signing Implementation Agreements (AIs) with Ogra …

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-15
    282
  • Raisi to arrive on two-day visit on 22nd

    Raisi to arrive on two-day visit on 22nd

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Pakistan on April 22 for two days.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-15
    558
  • Some politicians want to launch PNA-II: Bilawal

    Some politicians want to launch PNA-II: Bilawal

    President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday said Pakistan is not a poor country but the lack of wisdom and insight in ‘baboos’ sitting in Islamabad has made it poor.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-15
    689
  • Rains delay wheat harvesting in Punjab

    Rains delay wheat harvesting in Punjab

    The traditional harvesting month of “Baisakh” in Punjab, the province known for producing the most wheat in Pakistan, is usually welcomed by farmers like a golden shower. However, this time, the rainfall accompanying …

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-15
    346
  • Punjab police's 'corrupt' officials to face 'special court martial'

    Punjab police's 'corrupt' officials to face 'special court martial'

    Sticking to her zero-tolerance policy against corruption and bribery, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday decided to hold “special court martial” of corrupt elements within the ranks of the police department…

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-14
    150
  • 89pc Pakistanis oppose husbands’ violence against wives: Gallup

    89pc Pakistanis oppose husbands’ violence against wives: Gallup

    In the survey, 89 percent of Pakistanis were strongly opposed to violence against wives by husbands

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-14
    343
  • Reshuffle in Sindh police by caretakers affected entire policing system: CM Shah

    Reshuffle in Sindh police by caretakers affected entire policing system: CM Shah

    Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former caretaker home minister Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz on Thursday traded blame as the authorities failed to contain a spike in violent crimes across the province particularly in K…

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-12
    321
  • 'Jailed Qureshi hopeful for justice after IHC judges letter'

    'Jailed Qureshi hopeful for justice after IHC judges letter'

    Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s daughter Shehrbano Qureshi said Thursday that the "brave step" of six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges to write a letter on alleged inter…

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-12
    237
  • Several injured as honeybees attack Eid revellers in Mandi Bahauddin park

    Several injured as honeybees attack Eid revellers in Mandi Bahauddin park

    Revellers in Punjab’s Mandi Bahauddin city faced an unexpected situation amid Eid ul Fitr festivities on the second day on Thursday after they came under attack by a swarm of honeybees.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-12
    518
  • PM’s return by regular PIA flight troubles passengers

    PM’s return by regular PIA flight troubles passengers

    The journey of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on a regular PIA flight — PK842 Jeddah-Islamabad — turned out to be a suffering for hundreds of passengers.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-11
    231
  • KP to launch air ambulance service

    KP to launch air ambulance service

    Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to launch an air ambulance service in the province in four months to effectively deal with any health emergency situation.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-11
    344
  • Pakistan to ask IMF for fresh bailout package in spring meeting

    Pakistan to ask IMF for fresh bailout package in spring meeting

    With augmentation of next bailout package through climate finance, Pakistan has decided to formally approach the IMF for the medium-term Extended Fund Facility (EFF) during the upcoming annual spring meetings of the Bret…

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-10
    573
  • Islamabad bar vows support for Justice Kayani

    Islamabad bar vows support for Justice Kayani

    Vice-Chairman of the Islamabad Bar Council Adil Aziz Qazi has expressed his deep concern and condemned the filing of a “frivolous reference” against the Senior Puisne Judge of the Islamabad High Court Mohsin Akhtar Kay…

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-10
    511
  • PHC CJ says he paid a heavy price for verdicts

    PHC CJ says he paid a heavy price for verdicts

    The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan said on Monday he had paid a heavy price for verdicts delivered as per law and the Constitution.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-9
    149
  • LHC jails, fines lawyer for misconduct

    LHC jails, fines lawyer for misconduct

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday handed down six months imprisonment to a lawyer for misbehaving with a judge.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-9
    291
  • IMF ready to discuss with Pakistan next programme in ‘coming months’

    IMF ready to discuss with Pakistan next programme in ‘coming months’

    The International Monetary Fund has said that its executive board meeting is expected to take place later this month, which will likely consider Pakistan’s second and final review under the Stand-By Arrangement.

    Source:The News International
    2024-4-5
    680
  • Pakistan not in talks with TTP: FO

    Pakistan not in talks with TTP: FO

    Pakistan on Thursday reiterated again that it was not holding any talks with the terrorist organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and had no plans to hold talks with them in future.

    2024-4-5
    799
  • Traffic police takes action against 664 vehicles violating traffic rules on Holi

    Traffic police takes action against 664 vehicles violating traffic rules on Holi

    Police have taken action against 664 vehicles violating traffic rules on Holi.

    Source:myRepublica
    2024-3-25
    702
  • Trade talks with Kabul today

    Trade talks with Kabul today

    The delegation would be on a two-day visit to sort out the differences and take more confidence-building measures to ease tension in border areas

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-25
    761
  • Up to Rs610,000 annual property tax on Islamabad farmhouses proposed

    Up to Rs610,000 annual property tax on Islamabad farmhouses proposed

    As a plea of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce regarding the tax proposals of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad is pending in the Islamabad High Court, the MCI has proposed rates for property tax.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-25
    663
  • Pakistan loses $4bn annually due to climate change, says TIP report

    Pakistan loses $4bn annually due to climate change, says TIP report

    TIP on Thursday released its report “Financing Climate Action: Enhancing Effectiveness and Transparency in Pakistan’s Climate Governance Frameworks”

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-22
    726
  • Donald Lu’s some remarks about ECP ‘intrusive’: FO

    Donald Lu’s some remarks about ECP ‘intrusive’: FO

    Pakistan Thursday said some remarks made by the US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu during the Congressional hearing on Wednesday reflected a misunderstanding of Pakistan’s electoral laws and at the same time wer…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-22
    487
  • RLNG prices up by over 2pc for SNGPL, marginal rise for SSGC

    RLNG prices up by over 2pc for SNGPL, marginal rise for SSGC

    The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday increased the prices of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) by $0.332 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), or 2.58 percent, for consumers of Sui Norther…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-21
    299
  • Earn money but don’t involve martyrs, CJP tells DHA

    Earn money but don’t involve martyrs, CJP tells DHA

    During the hearing of a case related to a private housing society in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice remarked on Wednesday that the DHA people are doing a simple business, they should earn money but should not invo…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-21
    213
  • Govt won’t last beyond 5 or 6 months: Imran

    Govt won’t last beyond 5 or 6 months: Imran

    Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) did not join the federal cabinet because the incumbent set-up will not last long. “Establishment, caretaker govern…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-21
    378
  • Pakistan slams fresh round of curbs on political parties in IIOJ&K

    Pakistan slams fresh round of curbs on political parties in IIOJ&K

    Denouncing the Indian authorities’ decision of declaring the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Freedom League (JKPFL) and four factions of Jammu and Kashmir People’s League (JKPL) as ‘unlawful associations’, Islamabad Tues…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-20
    678
  • Govt restricts foreign trips of ministers, officials

    Govt restricts foreign trips of ministers, officials

    The Cabinet Division issued the travel policy in light of the decisions of the federal cabinet

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-19
    848
  • Bill Gates writes to Shehbaz

    Bill Gates writes to Shehbaz

    Bill Gates also wished Shehbaz Sharif every success in work to foster growth and prosperity for Pakistan

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-19
    646
  • Punjab govt presents Rs4.48tr budget for three months

    Punjab govt presents Rs4.48tr budget for three months

    A spokesman for the government said the non-tax revenue had been estimated at Rs231.80 billion with an increase of 42pc

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-19
    935
  • Cop who was part of Karachi operation facing death threats

    Cop who was part of Karachi operation facing death threats

    Haider Ali Zaidi, who had played a vital role in the Karachi operation in the 1990s and had been attacked by terrorists multiple times, is once again facing death threats, and so is his family

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-18
    477
  • PPP names candidates for Senate polls

    PPP names candidates for Senate polls

    The PPP Parliamentarians announced its candidates for the upcoming Senate elections after approval by the party leadership.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-16
    808
  • Govt to directly subsidise fertiliser cost to help farmers

    Govt to directly subsidise fertiliser cost to help farmers

    The government has announced a significant policy shift aimed at directly assisting farmers by providing subsidies on fertilizers, bypassing traditional channels that often benefit manufacturers more than the intended re…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-15
    562
  • Shehbaz, Gandapur forge rare bonhomie in first meeting

    Shehbaz, Gandapur forge rare bonhomie in first meeting

    In a major political development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur Wednesday met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was satisfied with his first engagement with the premier, terming it as positive.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-14
    898
  • CJP reconstitutes committee to form SC benches

    CJP reconstitutes committee to form SC benches

    Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has reconstituted a committee mandated for forming SC benches to hear and dispose of appeals and cases registered under Article 184(3) of the Constitution.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-14
    580
  • SBP payments system review: Mobile, internet banking preferred mode of digital transactions

    SBP payments system review: Mobile, internet banking preferred mode of digital transactions

    Mobile and internet banking remains the preferred mode of digital transactions for Pakistanis as these two channels account for half of all digital transactions, the central bank said on Wednesday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-14
    839
  • ECP issues notice to Gandapur on disqualification plea

    ECP issues notice to Gandapur on disqualification plea

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday issued a notice to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on a petition seeking his disqualification for allegedly misleading about a patch of land.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-13
    699
  • SIFC’s eye on Centre’s Rs1tr being spent in provinces

    SIFC’s eye on Centre’s Rs1tr being spent in provinces

    The provincial governments are presently reluctant to fund the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) but the financial support programme, for being a provincial subject, has to be transferred to the provinces.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-13
    680
  • Minister of State Shaza Fatima given ITT portfolio

    Minister of State Shaza Fatima given ITT portfolio

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has allocated the portfolio of Information Technology and Telecommunication (ITT) to the Minister of State Shaza Fatima Khawaja.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-13
    624
  • New govt to consult IMF over power sector issues

    New govt to consult IMF over power sector issues

    The new government will re-engage the IMF over the caretaker regime’s plans of tariff rationalisation and circular debt (CD) stock management, which the Fund had earlier rejected. The authorities in Islamabad reckon tha…

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-6
    1156
  • PTI founder Imran 'finalises’ KP cabinet

    PTI founder Imran 'finalises’ KP cabinet

    Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan Tuesday finalised Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's cabinet, which will comprise more than a dozen members, said well-placed sources.

    Source:The News International
    2024-3-6
    1194
  • KP MPAs sworn in amid rumpus

    KP MPAs sworn in amid rumpus

    The newly-elected 115 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly were sworn in on Wednesday amid rumpus, mismanagement and harassment of the opposition.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-29
    1220
  • President attacked Constitution by not calling NA session: Rabbani

    President attacked Constitution by not calling NA session: Rabbani

    Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday in the Senate alleged that the Constitution was being subjected to terrorism and the latest attack was committed from the President House by not summoning National Assembly inaugural …

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-27
    984
  • Contempt case: IHC rejects Islamabad DC’s unconditional apology

    Contempt case: IHC rejects Islamabad DC’s unconditional apology

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Irfan Nawaz Memon’s plea seeking unconditional pardon on Wednesday after he failed to appear for a hearing in the contempt of court case against…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-22
    1332
  • IHC orders Islamabad DC be placed on ECL in contempt case

    IHC orders Islamabad DC be placed on ECL in contempt case

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered the authorities to place Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Irfan Nawaz Memon’s name on the no-fly list for skipping proceedings of a contempt case over the detention of…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-21
    1175
  • Prices of 146 essential medicines increased

    Prices of 146 essential medicines increased

    A day after the federal health authorities deregulated the prices of medicines, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Tuesday notified an increase in the prices of 146 medicines, which are the part of the Nati…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-21
    1640
  • Fitch warns of IMF deal risks amid election deadlock

    Fitch warns of IMF deal risks amid election deadlock

    Raising the probability of default, the Fitch Ratings agency warned Pakistan that the recent election results had complicated near-term uncertainty and the possibility of extended negotiation or failure to secure a new d…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-20
    1229
  • Govt formation: PMLN, PPP teams to meet again today to forge consensus

    Govt formation: PMLN, PPP teams to meet again today to forge consensus

    The political coordination committees of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday held fifth round of talks for formation of government in the Centre but could not reach any dec…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-20
    880
  • PTI’s quest for reserved seats may not be smooth sailing

    PTI’s quest for reserved seats may not be smooth sailing

    There could be legal obstacles to the PTI getting its independents’ share of reserved seats in the National Assembly by joining the Sunni Ittehad Council. However, legal experts say that not granting the PTI its reserve…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-20
    1038
  • ‘Pakistan’s total public debt becoming unsustainable’

    ‘Pakistan’s total public debt becoming unsustainable’

    Pakistan’s total public debt and liabilities are becoming unsustainable. The country’s external debt doubled while domestic debt has increased by six-fold since 2011.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-19
    917
  • Did CJP have any role in GE 2024?

    Did CJP have any role in GE 2024?

    What role did the Chief Justice of Pakistan have in the general election 2024? What does he have to do with managing or rigging the elections?

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-18
    923
  • Khattak quits as PTIP chairman

    Khattak quits as PTIP chairman

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP) Chairman Pervez Khattak announced quitting as the head of his party “due to poor health” on Saturday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-18
    766
  • Six more independents join PMLN

    Six more independents join PMLN

    The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) got one more seat in the National Assembly, three more seats in Punjab Assembly and two more in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Saturday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-18
    657
  • Nawaz says Pakistan to become Asian Tiger

    Nawaz says Pakistan to become Asian Tiger

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday had his government not been ousted, the country would have been on the trajectory of progress, asserting that fraudsters sh…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-7
    1135
  • Cabinet approves PIA restructuring

    Cabinet approves PIA restructuring

    The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved restructuring of the Pakistan International Airlines to bifurcate the national flag carrier into two entities.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-7
    974
  • Govt body’s survey says PMLN to emerge as single largest party in polls

    Govt body’s survey says PMLN to emerge as single largest party in polls

    The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) will likely emerge as the single largest party and the Pakistan Peoples Party as a distant second followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other parties, according to an assess…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-7
    1450
  • PMLN’s popularity up by 12pc, PTI’s down by 8pc: IRIS

    PMLN’s popularity up by 12pc, PTI’s down by 8pc: IRIS

    Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s popularity has increased by 12 percent to 43 percent in January 2024 as compared to February/March last year, IRIS Communications public opinion survey revealed.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-6
    1405
  • 10 cops martyred, six injured in terrorist attack on police station in DI Khan

    10 cops martyred, six injured in terrorist attack on police station in DI Khan

    Terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district attacked a police station in the wee hours of Monday, leaving at least 10 cops martyred and six others injured.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-5
    887
  • Caretaker govt finalises scheme to tax retailers

    Caretaker govt finalises scheme to tax retailers

    The caretaker government has finalised a much-awaited simplified retailers scheme to bring millions of retailers into the tax net.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-3
    964
  • PTI delays intra-party polls on Imran’s directive

    PTI delays intra-party polls on Imran’s directive

    The intra-party polls of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), scheduled for February 5 (Monday), have been postponed.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-3
    872
  • ‘Illegal’ nikah case: Imran, Bushra have row with Manika in courtroom

    ‘Illegal’ nikah case: Imran, Bushra have row with Manika in courtroom

    The courtroom looked like a battlefield on Thursday where the PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were seen fighting and dressing down Khawar Manika during the hearing of illegal marriage case in th…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-2
    1605
  • Army most trusted institution in Pakistan: survey

    Army most trusted institution in Pakistan: survey

    In a recent Ipsos survey conducted across the country, the Pakistan Army has emerged as the most trusted institution with 74 percent approval ratings, whereas, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is the least trust…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-2
    830
  • Inflation eases to 28.3pc in January

    Inflation eases to 28.3pc in January

    Pakistan’s inflation rate experienced a decline for the first time in three months, registering at 28.34 percent year on year in January 2024, down from the previous month’s 29.66 percent, according to the Pakistan Bur…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-2
    967
  • Petrol price increases in Pakistan

    Petrol price increases in Pakistan

    The caretaker government has hiked the petrol price by Rs13.55 per litre for the next fortnight, on the recommendation of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).

    2024-2-1
    927
  • PTI to hold intra-party polls afresh on SC, ECP orders

    PTI to hold intra-party polls afresh on SC, ECP orders

    Just a week before the conduct of general elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Wednesday decided to hold intra-party elections afresh in the light of decisions of Supreme Court (SC) and Election Commission of Pakist…

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-1
    646
  • ECP writes to ministry for uninterrupted power supply on polling day

    ECP writes to ministry for uninterrupted power supply on polling day

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday wrote to the Ministry of Energy, Power Division, for uninterrupted power supply for three days during the general elections.

    Source:The News International
    2024-2-1
    1003
  • Indian curbs to propel Pakistan’s rice exports toward record high

    Indian curbs to propel Pakistan’s rice exports toward record high

    Pakistan’s rice exports are likely to jump to a record high in the year ending in June as rival India’s decision to curb its own shipments forces buyers to purchase more from Islamabad, which is offering the grain at n…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-31
    704
  • IMF backs National Tax Authority, fixed term of top taxman

    IMF backs National Tax Authority, fixed term of top taxman

    In complete contrast to the IMF’s suggestions to improve tax administration, the Federal Cabinet is scheduled to meet under Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday (today) to consider the approval of the p…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-30
    869
  • If elected, will turn S Punjab into ‘mini Lahore’: Shehbaz

    If elected, will turn S Punjab into ‘mini Lahore’: Shehbaz

    Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) President Shehbaz Sharif promised to turn underdeveloped south Punjab into ‘mini-Lahore’, believed to be the most developed region of Punjab, if elected to …

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-30
    552
  • KIBOR hits one-year bottom as market anticipates rate cuts

    KIBOR hits one-year bottom as market anticipates rate cuts

    The six-month Karachi interbank offered rate (KIBOR), a benchmark for lending and borrowing in Pakistan, fell to its lowest level in a year on Thursday, following an unexpected drop in treasury bill yields at an auction …

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-26
    750
  • Climate resilience needs political, public discourse: Bilawal

    Climate resilience needs political, public discourse: Bilawal

    Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari highlighted the critical need for increased public and political discourse in Pakistan on climate resilience.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-26
    1030
  • ‘Qureshi told ministry not to share cipher with US diplomat’

    ‘Qureshi told ministry not to share cipher with US diplomat’

    Shah Mehmood Qureshi had stopped the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from sharing the cipher with the US chargé d’affaires who sought a copy of it after Imran Khan waved it before a public rally he held at the Parade Ground…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-26
    821
  • Home minister Haris Nawaz clarifies stand amidst Sindh textbooks printing dispute

    Home minister Haris Nawaz clarifies stand amidst Sindh textbooks printing dispute

    As the clash between publishers and the education department over textbook printing continues in Sindh, Caretaker Home Minister Haris Nawaz steps into the spotlight to resolve the issue with the provincial education mini…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-25
    838
  • Massive diesel theft via deep underground pipeline uncovered

    Massive diesel theft via deep underground pipeline uncovered

    The Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation-Customs, Karachi, has unearthed the massive theft of non-duty paid diesel from the Parco oil pipeline via a specially constructed deep underground pipeline.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-25
    1064
  • Army troops to be deployed for 'peaceful' Feb 8 polls

    Army troops to be deployed for 'peaceful' Feb 8 polls

    In a bid to ensure free, fair and peaceful general elections, the federal cabinet Tuesday unanimously approved the deployment of the Pakistan Army and civil armed forces personnel at sensitive polling stations and consti…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-24
    1143
  • IMF review mission likely to visit Pakistan after polls

    IMF review mission likely to visit Pakistan after polls

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to dispatch its review mission for holding talks with Pakistan after the February 8, 2024 general elections under the $3 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA) programme.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-24
    1155
  • No poll campaign after Feb 6 midnight: ECP

    No poll campaign after Feb 6 midnight: ECP

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday notified (alerted) all the candidates and political parties participating in the general elections 2024 that there will be no poll campaign after February 6 midnight.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-23
    1066
  • Govt to sell Rs100 billion of Islamic bonds at PSX

    Govt to sell Rs100 billion of Islamic bonds at PSX

    The government will hold an auction for local currency Sukuk, or Islamic bonds, worth Rs100 billion at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, as it seeks to diversify its debt portfolio and tap into the growing ma…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-23
    839
  • Three varsities in Islamabad ‘closed for indefinite period amid security concerns’

    Three varsities in Islamabad ‘closed for indefinite period amid security concerns’

    Three universities in the federal capital have been closed for an indefinite period owing to security reasons, university sources told Geo News on Monday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-22
    760
  • Country saw highest-ever 57.96pc turnout in 1970 polls

    Country saw highest-ever 57.96pc turnout in 1970 polls

    The highest-ever turnout in Pakistan’s electoral history was recorded during the 1970 ballot exercise with 57.96 percent eligible voters showing up to exercise their right of franchise, though Gallup Pakistan puts this…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-22
    671
  • Toshakhana reference: Two witnesses record statements, one cross-examined

    Toshakhana reference: Two witnesses record statements, one cross-examined

    Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir on Saturday recorded the statements of two witnesses in the Toshakhana reference against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, while cross-examination of one witnes…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-21
    1134
  • Ex-SC judge Mazahar Naqvi was allotted bulletproof vehicle

    Ex-SC judge Mazahar Naqvi was allotted bulletproof vehicle

    It has been revealed that former Supreme Court judge Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi was allotted a bulletproof vehicle.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-20
    711
  • Anti-polio programme official killed in Bajaur

    Anti-polio programme official killed in Bajaur

    Unidentified armed men shot dead a senior official of the anti-polio programme, Dr Abdul Rahman Jan, in the Bad-e-Siya area in Mamund tehsil, Bajaur tribal district, police officials said on Friday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-20
    815
  • ECP, govt promise polls on Feb 8 despite Pak-Iran tension

    ECP, govt promise polls on Feb 8 despite Pak-Iran tension

    Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) says that despite Pak-Iran tension it is focused on holding elections on Feb 8.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-19
    802
  • Pakistan retaliates, hits terrorist hideouts in Iran

    Pakistan retaliates, hits terrorist hideouts in Iran

    In a tit for tat response to January 16 airstrikes by Iran in Balochistan, Pakistan effectively hit terrorists in Iran’s border village of Saravan in the early hours of Thursday, killing nine foreign nationals.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-19
    639
  • US slams Iranian strikes breaching Pakistan's sovereign borders

    US slams Iranian strikes breaching Pakistan's sovereign borders

    The United States on Wednesday condemned Iran's violation of the sovereign borders of Pakistan.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-18
    897
  • Current account surplus of $397 million in December reverses six-month deficit streak

    Current account surplus of $397 million in December reverses six-month deficit streak

    The country posted a current account surplus of $397 million in December, reversing six months of deficits, as a rise in exports and remittances and a fall in imports helped narrow the trade gap, the central bank data sh…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-18
    994
  • Elections may be delayed in some constituencies: ECP

    Elections may be delayed in some constituencies: ECP

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Tuesday that the printing of ballot papers for elections 2024 has started but feared bulk of pleas seeking change of symbol can lead to a delay in polling in related…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-17
    972
  • Torkham border closed over visa, passport issues

    Torkham border closed over visa, passport issues

    Hundreds of loaded trucks were stranded as Torkham border was closed for all kinds of traffic on Saturday, sources said.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-14
    1121
  • PTI to play poll innings without ‘bat’ after drubbing in Isa-led SC

    PTI to play poll innings without ‘bat’ after drubbing in Isa-led SC

    The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took a major blow on Saturday after the Supreme Court annulled the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) January 10 order, depriving the former ruling party of its ‘iconic’ electoral symbol —…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-14
    1275
  • Army to assist in transport of ballot papers: ECP

    Army to assist in transport of ballot papers: ECP

    The Election Commission of Pakistan clarified on Saturday that given the seriousness of the situation in some places, Pakistan Army personnel will also provide security during the transportation of ballot papers.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-14
    671
  • Punjab govt issues fresh order for schools' uniform code

    Punjab govt issues fresh order for schools' uniform code

    School children have been granted permission to skip the uniform code of their respective educational institutions across Punjab due to cold weather conditions, the provincial school department said in a fresh order Thur…

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-12
    1235
  • Why did Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan resign, what about his legacy?

    Why did Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan resign, what about his legacy?

    The country's top court has been rocked by two sudden resignations in as many days, shocking the legal fraternity.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-12
    1132
  • Under $3bn bailout: IMF board approves $700m loan for Pakistan

    Under $3bn bailout: IMF board approves $700m loan for Pakistan

    The IMF Executive Board has completed the first review and approved the release of second tranche of $700 million for Pakistan’s dollar-starved economy under the $3 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA) Program.

    Source:The News International
    2024-1-12
    546
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