• Pakistan FM Aurangzeb thanks ADB's USD 500 million loan for climate protection

    Pakistan FM Aurangzeb thanks ADB's USD 500 million loan for climate protection

    Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb expressed gratitude for the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) USD 500 million loan to support Pakistan for climate protection, ARY News reported.

    Source:The Rising Nepal
    今天 12:20
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  • Hindu temple being reconstructed after 64 years in Pakistan’s Narowal

    Hindu temple being reconstructed after 64 years in Pakistan’s Narowal

    A budget of Pakistani Rs 10 million has been allocated to re-construct a Hindu temple in the Punjab province of Pakistan, marking the first phase of restoration 64 years after it was rendered dysfunctional, a media repor…

    Source:The Hindu
    2024-10-22
    240
  • Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan proposes ‘conditional’ talks with military

    Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan proposes ‘conditional’ talks with military

    Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold “conditional negotiations”

    Source:Aljazeera
    2024-8-1
    1973
  • Govt trying to bring army, PTI, people face to face: Imran

    Govt trying to bring army, PTI, people face to face: Imran

    Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan told the media that he met Imran Khan in Adiala jail as PTI founder insisted COAS General Asim Munir should believe that the current government of Shehbaz…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-26
    1705
  • Shehbaz govt criticised in Gallup business confidence poll

    Shehbaz govt criticised in Gallup business confidence poll

    The Gallup Business Confidence Index report says business owners have roundly criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the management of the economy, as they become more pessimistic about their future because of co…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-26
    1000
  • PM stresses need to stop electricity theft, promote solar energy

    PM stresses need to stop electricity theft, promote solar energy

    Members of the National and provincial assemblies from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Thursday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-26
    401
  • Pakistani passport continues to rank fourth worst

    Pakistani passport continues to rank fourth worst

    The latest Henley Passport Index released on Tuesday has yet again ranked Pakistan’s passport as one of the least powerful in the world.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-25
    566
  • Environment to be made conducive for business: PM

    Environment to be made conducive for business: PM

    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday emphasised the government’s commitment to bolstering investment in the country, underscoring efforts to create a business-friendly environment for traders and investors.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-23
    645
  • Girls school blown up in Waziristan

    Girls school blown up in Waziristan

    Suspected militants destroyed a portion of a government-run girls’ school in a village of Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan tribal district, local police said on Monday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-23
    368
  • Decision to halt issuance of passports to asylum seekers withdrawn

    Decision to halt issuance of passports to asylum seekers withdrawn

    In a major reversal of a recent policy, a high-level meeting at the Foreign Office on Monday decided to withdraw its earlier decision to halt the issuance of Pakistani passports to individuals seeking political asylum a…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-23
    472
  • Inflation not acceptable, warns Maryam

    Inflation not acceptable, warns Maryam

    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz warned the authorities concerned on Monday that there should be no inflation in the province, and expressed her concerns over an increase in the price of chicken.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-23
    533
  • Pakistan consulate in Germany vandalised

    Pakistan consulate in Germany vandalised

    Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned an attack by a gang of extremists on its consulate in Germany’s Frankfurt and the failure of the German authorities to protect the sanctity and security of the premises of its consu…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-22
    629
  • Federal, KP govts trade blames for 'politicising' Bannu incident

    Federal, KP govts trade blames for 'politicising' Bannu incident

    The Centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government traded barbs on Saturday over the recent attack in Bannu during a protest rally, blaming each other for "politicising" the incident.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-21
    1183
  • Firing as thousands rally in Bannu for peace

    Firing as thousands rally in Bannu for peace

    Two persons were killed and 20 others injured in a firing incident as thousands of people on Friday staged a protest rally in Bannu district against worsening law and order.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-20
    2339
  • PM forms Special Initiative Unit

    PM forms Special Initiative Unit

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to establish a Special Initiative Unit (SUI) in the Prime Minister’s Office to bring government policies in line with international best practices.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-20
    794
  • Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Chile region, EMSC says

    Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Chile region, EMSC says

    A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the mining-intensive Antofagasta region of Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-19
    608
  • Torrential rain inundates low-lying areas in Hyderabad, Matiari

    Torrential rain inundates low-lying areas in Hyderabad, Matiari

    Different parts of Sindh on Friday night experienced heavy monsoon showers, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-19
    372
  • Maryam orders enhanced security for Ashura

    Maryam orders enhanced security for Ashura

    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the cabinet and Cabinet Committee on Law and Order to monitor security arrangements for Ashura.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-17
    786
  • Superpower concerned despite no curbs on PTI: Latif

    Superpower concerned despite no curbs on PTI: Latif

    Senior PMLN leader Mian Javed Latif has said that the superpower has expressed its concern, although there is no restriction on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-17
    197
  • Karachi to experience rise in temperature from today

    Karachi to experience rise in temperature from today

    The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the port city is expected to see a surge in temperatures starting today (Monday) after a period of cloudy weather.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-15
    658
  • Journalist Malik Hassan Zaib shot dead in Nowsehra

    Journalist Malik Hassan Zaib shot dead in Nowsehra

    A local journalist Malik Hassan Zaib was shot dead by two unknown assailants in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-15
    884
  • Govt aims to reactivate Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project

    Govt aims to reactivate Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project

    The federal government has commenced efforts to reactivate the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project which stopped generating power due to "defects in design".

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-15
    445
  • 23 terrorist outfits operating in Afghanistan: security officials

    23 terrorist outfits operating in Afghanistan: security officials

    Security officials Thursday disclosed that oil smuggling from Iran into Pakistan had been brought down from 16 million litres to 5-6 million per day after they laid their hands on smugglers. In an interaction with the m…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-12
    758
  • Imran endorses workers’ hunger strike after Muharram

    Imran endorses workers’ hunger strike after Muharram

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder chairman Imran Khan called upon the party leaders to follow discipline at all costs, ‘sink petty differences’ as no individual was bigger than the party.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-12
    702
  • PTI suffers jolt as ANP wins Bajaur by-election

    PTI suffers jolt as ANP wins Bajaur by-election

    According to unofficial results, Nisar Baz Khan of ANP emerged victorious by securing 11,926 votes. Independent candidate Najeebullah Khan was the runner-up with 10,622 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) candidate Abid Kh…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-12
    582
  • Punjab cabinet okays solar systems for 4.5m power consumers

    Punjab cabinet okays solar systems for 4.5m power consumers

    The Punjab cabinet has approved solar systems for 4.5 million consumers who use up to 500 units of electricity. The decision was made during the 11th meeting of the Punjab cabinet, held on Tuesday under the chairmanship …

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-10
    865
  • SC seeks property record of ex-NA deputy speaker Suri

    SC seeks property record of ex-NA deputy speaker Suri

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Balochistan government to provide the complete property record of former deputy speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-10
    723
  • Establishment not averse to govt’s dialogue offer to PTI: Sana

    Establishment not averse to govt’s dialogue offer to PTI: Sana

    Rana Sanaullah has said that the military establishment has no issues with the Shehbaz Sharif government’s offer to the PTI for dialogue.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-9
    892
  • SBP told to release list of top 1,000 loan defaulters

    SBP told to release list of top 1,000 loan defaulters

    The Pakistan Information Commission, under the federal government’s Right to Access to Information Act 2017, has ordered the State Bank of Pakistan governor to release a list of 1,000 big loan defaulters within 10 days…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-9
    1444
  • Pension reforms

    Pension reforms

    The global retirement income systems are under unprecedented pressure due to various emerging factors, including an ageing population, economic uncertainty and evolving work patterns.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-8
    446
  • Punjab CM puts Wasa, admin on alert over urban flooding

    Punjab CM puts Wasa, admin on alert over urban flooding

    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has put the administration and Wasa officials across Punjab on alert in view of rains across Punjab.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-8
    943
  • Bangladeshi protesters demand end to civil service job quotas

    Bangladeshi protesters demand end to civil service job quotas

    Thousands of Bangladeshi university students threw roadblocks across key highways on Sunday, demanding the end of “discriminatory” quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberatio…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-8
    737
  • FBR mulling new scheme to bring traders into tax net

    FBR mulling new scheme to bring traders into tax net

    Amid the dismal performance of Tajir Dost Scheme registering only 44,830 retailers, the FBR is contemplating options to unveil a simplified fixed scheme based on valuation of shops to bring 3.6 million retailers in the t…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-6
    812
  • Senate passes bill on state enterprises

    Senate passes bill on state enterprises

    The Senate Friday ‘unanimously’ passed the State Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Amendment Bill, 2024, as the opposition stormed out of the House, alleging it was a move aimed at selling off public secto…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-6
    403
  • Pak PWD dissolution begins

    Pak PWD dissolution begins

    On the orders of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the implementation of the plan to dissolve Pakistan PWD has been started.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-6
    1667
  • Ex-SBP deputy chief expects interest rate cut after drop in inflation

    Ex-SBP deputy chief expects interest rate cut after drop in inflation

    Former deputy governor of Pakistan’s central bank Dr Murtaza Syed expects more interest rate cuts due to a decrease in inflation.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-5
    649
  • Threat to judges: IHC clears air on Justice Aurangzeb’s ‘plea against spy agencies’

    Threat to judges: IHC clears air on Justice Aurangzeb’s ‘plea against spy agencies’

    After an X post went viral on social media claiming that Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb moved the top court against the country’s premier spy agency, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday termed the claims “bas…

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-5
    749
  • Petroleum dealers divided on strike today

    Petroleum dealers divided on strike today

    Petroleum dealers on Thursday became divided on strike over the issue of a 0.5 per cent turnover tax.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-5
    620
  • Advance tax issue: Petrol pumps to be shut on 5th, says PPDA chief

    Advance tax issue: Petrol pumps to be shut on 5th, says PPDA chief

    Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) on Wednesday announced to shut down the petrol pumps on July 5, 2024 after failure of talks between the association and the government.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-4
    422
  • All IMF demands met, new deal to fetch over $6bn: govt

    All IMF demands met, new deal to fetch over $6bn: govt

    Though the federal government claims fulfilling all requirements of the IMF for a fresh bailout package, the Fund has refused, according to the sources, to accept the enforcement or administrative measures as a tool for …

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-4
    586
  • Ambitious plan unveiled to privatise 10 SOEs this fiscal

    Ambitious plan unveiled to privatise 10 SOEs this fiscal

    The Pakistani government has unveiled an ambitious plan to privatise 10 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) within the current financial year, targeting key sectors such as aviation, banking and power.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-4
    764
  • Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, says UN working group

    Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, says UN working group

    A United Nations human rights working group says former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arbitrarily imprisoned in violation of international law.

    Source:Aljazeera
    2024-7-3
    422
  • Ogra notifies gas tariffs for captive power plants

    Ogra notifies gas tariffs for captive power plants

    The government has raised gas tariffs for captive power plants by Rs250 per MMBTU, under guidance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), effective July 1, 2024.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-2
    997
  • ANP demands fresh general elections

    ANP demands fresh general elections

    The Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter on Monday called for fresh general election in the country, a day after the same demand was made by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-2
    741
  • Reforms include ban on multiple pensions, end of heirs entitlement after 10 years

    Reforms include ban on multiple pensions, end of heirs entitlement after 10 years

    In the much-hyped pension reforms, the government has approved drastic measures including slapping a ban on securing multiple pensions and limiting provision of pension for family members only to 10 years.

    Source:The News International
    2024-7-2
    789
  • Refugees Pakistan to start second phase of Afghan deportations

    Refugees Pakistan to start second phase of Afghan deportations

    Pakistan is set to start the second phase of a controversial plan to send undocumented Afghan refugees back to their country.

    Source:Aljazeera
    2024-7-1
    715
  • Budget 2024-25: heavy on taxes, light on reforms

    Budget 2024-25: heavy on taxes, light on reforms

    BUDGET 2024-25 has become final, with the Finance Bill 2024 sailing through the National Assembly. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do much, is unimaginative, and reminds one of previous budgets. It continues to tax those who …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-29
    856
  • Maryam tells opposition in PA: Stop protest, let Pakistan progress

    Maryam tells opposition in PA: Stop protest, let Pakistan progress

    The Punjab Assembly Friday witnessed complete disorder during the address of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, after which membership of 11 opposition MPAs was suspended by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan for 15 sess…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-29
    522
  • Maryam wants timely completion of projects

    Maryam wants timely completion of projects

    Directing the Punjab Information Technology Board to create a dashboard for real-time monitoring of all projects, CM Maryam Nawaz has instructed the authorities to “ensure timely completion of projects in any case.”

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-28
    475
  • K-Electric seeks major tariff adjustments amid criticism

    K-Electric seeks major tariff adjustments amid criticism

    K-Electric has petitioned the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for significant tariff adjustments, seeking a 15 percent dollarized return on equity and 16.67 percent for transmission and distribution …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-28
    848
  • Shehbaz offers olive branch to PTI again

    Shehbaz offers olive branch to PTI again

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday offered an olive branch to the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) once again and asked it to sit with the government to resolve issues.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-27
    1380
  • Alleged election irregularities: US resolution stems from incomplete understanding of poll process, says FO

    Alleged election irregularities: US resolution stems from incomplete understanding of poll process, says FO

    The Foreign Office (FO) has said that the resolution passed by the United States House of Representatives on alleged poll irregularities in Pakistan’s nationwide general election 2024 “stems from an incomplete understa…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-27
    785
  • Punjab bureaucracy now completely depoliticised, free of interference: chief secy

    Punjab bureaucracy now completely depoliticised, free of interference: chief secy

    Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Zaman has said that appointments in the provincial bureaucracy are now 100pc depoliticised and being made on merit without any external interference, and those officials seeking external inf…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-27
    986
  • We have had to make this budget with IMF: PM

    We have had to make this budget with IMF: PM

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that aligning the budget with IMF requirements is crucial at this juncture.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-26
    1810
  • Tax exemption on hybrid vehicles to continue

    Tax exemption on hybrid vehicles to continue

    Accepting the Senate recommendations, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday announced changes in the proposed federal budget 2024-25 exempting stationery from tax and personally hearing the non-filers before blocki…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-26
    806
  • Govt issues policy statement on Operation Azm-e-Istehkam after criticism: No large-scale military action, no displacements: PM office

    Govt issues policy statement on Operation Azm-e-Istehkam after criticism: No large-scale military action, no displacements: PM office

    After severe reaction from various opposition and political parties on announcement of ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ operation, the Prime Minister’s office made it clear on Monday night that no large-scale military operation was b…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-25
    932
  • Maryam Ki Dastak Punjab CM launches 65 services via app

    Maryam Ki Dastak Punjab CM launches 65 services via app

    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the start of 65 services under “Maryam Ki Dastak” in all districts of the province by December 2024.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-25
    1368
  •  News | Religion Local tourist killed in Pakistan’s Swat over blasphemy allegations

    News | Religion Local tourist killed in Pakistan’s Swat over blasphemy allegations

    A 36-year-old man has been killed and his body burned in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after he was accused of desecrating the Quran, the holy book of Muslims.

    Source:Aljazeera
    2024-6-23
    1406
  • World Bank approves $535m for Pakistan

    World Bank approves $535m for Pakistan

    The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved $535 million in financing for Pakistan to support two projects, a statement from the institution said Friday.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-22
    997
  • Ahsan slams smear campaign against Pak-China ties

    Ahsan slams smear campaign against Pak-China ties

    Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday accused “a political party” of spreading misinformation about the Pakistan-China relations over the past few days, claiming that a smear campaign was underway to sab…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-20
    1812
  • Magnitude 3.2 earthquake hits parts of Karachi, surrounding areas

    Magnitude 3.2 earthquake hits parts of Karachi, surrounding areas

    An earthquake struck the coastal city of Karachi and its surrounding areas in the southern province of Sindh, causing mild-to-moderate tremors, seismological authorities reported on Wednesday night.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-20
    1155
  • PM conveys Eid greetings to UAE president, others

    PM conveys Eid greetings to UAE president, others

    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and conveyed warm greetings to him on the occasion of…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-20
    1325
  • Relief in petrol, diesel prices on the cards

    Relief in petrol, diesel prices on the cards

    After presenting a heavily tax-loaded budget in the National Assembly, the government is set to benefit further from the oil price slump in the international market and is likely to reduce the price of petrol by Rs9.28 t…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-14
    1262
  • Punjab presents Rs5.3 trillion surplus budget

    Punjab presents Rs5.3 trillion surplus budget

    Punjab Minister for Finance Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman Thursday presented the largest-ever annual budget of the province with a total outlay of Rs 5,307 billion for financial year (FY) 2024-25. The surplus budget consisted o…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-14
    1527
  • Seeking to mend fences, Shehbaz reaches out to Fazl

    Seeking to mend fences, Shehbaz reaches out to Fazl

    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met the leadership of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) to relieve the political tension.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-14
    660
  • GST imposed on milk, milk products, LPG, stationery, newsprint, PCs, laptops

    GST imposed on milk, milk products, LPG, stationery, newsprint, PCs, laptops

    The FBR has abolished exemptions and imposed GST on milk and milk products, stationery items, LPG, poultry feeds, tractors, supplies of electricity to all residential and commercial consumers in tribal areas, newsprint a…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-13
    794
  • Three key tax measures introduced for real estate

    Three key tax measures introduced for real estate

    The FBR has introduced progressive taxation rates on the sale and purchase of properties under the withholding tax regime and divided them into three categories. The FBR has come up with the concept of late filers and en…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-13
    1178
  • Defence budget hiked to Rs2.122tr

    Defence budget hiked to Rs2.122tr

    The Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Wednesday proposed a Rs2,122 billion defence budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, showing an increase of 17.62 percent over the estimated allocations of Rs1,804 billion for the fiscal…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-13
    966
  • Maximum tax rate for non-salaried class hiked to 45pc

    Maximum tax rate for non-salaried class hiked to 45pc

    The government has hiked rates of higher income earners slabs of both salaried and non-salaried classes to fetch additional revenues of Rs250 billion in the budget 2024-25. Finance Bill 2024-25 tabled in parliament showe…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-13
    906
  • Budget FY25: a missed opportunity

    Budget FY25: a missed opportunity

    A NEW budget is upon us and it does not herald the reforms and economic revival we need. It is, as most of our budgets are, a set of measures to tax the already taxed (without touching property, agriculture and the NFC) …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-13
    981
  • PM chairs NEC meeting today

    PM chairs NEC meeting today

    The meeting of National Economic Council (NEC) will be held Monday (today) at the Prime Minister’s House.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-10
    1506
  • Acting Punjab governor signs defamation bill into law

    Acting Punjab governor signs defamation bill into law

    Acting Governor Punjab Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has signed the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 passed by the Punjab Assembly last month into law, Geo TV reported.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-8
    1223
  • Remittances hit record $3.2bn in May as Eid boosts inflows

    Remittances hit record $3.2bn in May as Eid boosts inflows

    Remittances to Pakistan hit a record high in May, boosted by an increase in funds sent by overseas workers to their families in the country ahead of Eidul Azha.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-8
    1614
  • ‘Controversial’ post FIA grills Imran for an hour

    ‘Controversial’ post FIA grills Imran for an hour

    The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday grilled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder chairman Imran Khan for an hour for uploading a controversial post on his official X account, asking him 16 questions.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-8
    1906
  • Oil industry asks COAS, SIFC to help recover over Rs91bn dues

    Oil industry asks COAS, SIFC to help recover over Rs91bn dues

    The oil industry has written a letter to the Chief of Army Staff and the forum of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) seeking intervention to help recover over Rs91 billion from the government so that the …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-8
    1752
  • Budget 2024-25: Govt plans to launch $1.5 billion international bonds

    Budget 2024-25: Govt plans to launch $1.5 billion international bonds

    Pakistan is planning to launch international bonds, including Panda and Euro/Sukuk bonds, in the next budget for 2024-25 in a bid to fetch over $1.5 billion in the national kitty, it was learnt.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-7
    1162
  • Revised mechanism issued to monitor INGOs working in Afghanistan

    Revised mechanism issued to monitor INGOs working in Afghanistan

    The interior ministry has issued a revised mechanism for international NGOs (INGOs) working for relief activities in Afghanistan. It has been done to keep a closer eye on their working, transfer of funds and goods.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-7
    922
  • Record temperatures: Planet’s thermostat is cranked up, warns WWF

    Record temperatures: Planet’s thermostat is cranked up, warns WWF

    As the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns that global temperatures are likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in next five years, the WWF calls for urgent action to reduce emissions and protect and…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-6
    926
  • Govt cuts key relief for power consumers

    Govt cuts key relief for power consumers

    Power consumers in Pakistan face a new setback as the government has significantly curtailed a crucial relief mechanism for bill payments in instalments. Under the new regulation, consumers can only avail themselves of …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-6
    1616
  • Shift focus from Imran to people’s problems, Bilawal to govt

    Shift focus from Imran to people’s problems, Bilawal to govt

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday advised the government that it should divert its attention away from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and give due focus to the issues…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-6
    857
  • Govt ‘mulls’ restoring six-day work week

    Govt ‘mulls’ restoring six-day work week

    The federal government is deliberating on abolishing the Saturday day-off in government offices and restoring six-day work week after a formal approval of the cabinet members, Geo News reported citing sources.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-5
    587
  • FBR registers cases against two firms over Rs21.692bn tax fraud

    FBR registers cases against two firms over Rs21.692bn tax fraud

    As part of the national drive against tax crimes/frauds, the FBR’s Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-Inland Revenue (IR) Hyderabad and Karachi has unearthed a network of tax fraudsters who have caused …

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-5
    1312
  • May 9 incidents: JIT again grills Qureshi in Adiala

    May 9 incidents: JIT again grills Qureshi in Adiala

    The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Tuesday continued to investigate the PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi regarding the May 9 incidents in the Adiala jail.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-5
    819
  • Inflation falls to 11.8pc in May, lowest in almost two and a half years

    Inflation falls to 11.8pc in May, lowest in almost two and a half years

    Pakistan’s benchmark monthly inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), slipped for the fifth consecutive month, settling at 11.8 percent year-on-year in May 2024 — the lowest since November 2021.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-4
    1346
  • On judge’s request: IHC transfers Iddat case to another court

    On judge’s request: IHC transfers Iddat case to another court

    Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday accepted District and Sessions Judge Shahrukh Arjumand’s request seeking transfer of the Iddat case related to the marriage of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan with Bu…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-4
    1462
  • Decision to lift ban on PIA flights deferred

    Decision to lift ban on PIA flights deferred

    The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has delayed its decision to lift the ban on PIA flights.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-3
    2351
  • KP govt stops purchase of wheat from Punjab farmers

    KP govt stops purchase of wheat from Punjab farmers

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has refused to buy wheat at Rs3,900 per 40 kg from Punjab farmers.

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-3
    1181
  • SC full court takes up SIC reserved seats case today

    SC full court takes up SIC reserved seats case today

    The Supreme Court will take up today (Monday) appeals of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly speaker, challenging the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict declining the party’s reserved seats fo…

    Source:The News International
    2024-6-3
    1371
  • 'Momentous occasion': Pakistan celebrates 26th anniversary of Youm-e-Takbeer today

    'Momentous occasion': Pakistan celebrates 26th anniversary of Youm-e-Takbeer today

    The nation is fervently celebrating Youm-e-Takbeer on Tuesday (today), marking the historic day when Pakistan successfully conducted nuclear tests at the Ras Koh hills in the Chaghai District of Balochistan 26 years ago.…

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-28
    1504
  • PM approves policy change for hiring in MP scale

    PM approves policy change for hiring in MP scale

    The prime minister has approved an amendment to the Management Pay Scale Policy 2020.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-28
    1336
  • Pay, pension of govt officials likely to rise by 10-15pc

    Pay, pension of govt officials likely to rise by 10-15pc

    The government is working on different proposals for salary increases in the range of 10 to 15 percent for public sector employees in the upcoming budget for 2024-25. Amid the wish of the government to strike a deal with…

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-28
    1060
  • PPP delegation discusses budget proposals with PM

    PPP delegation discusses budget proposals with PM

    A delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday and discussed proposals for the upcoming federal budget for the fiscal year 2024-25.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-27
    1172
  • IMF wants Ogra to notify gas sale prices twice a year

    IMF wants Ogra to notify gas sale prices twice a year

    The IMF has once again asked the government to empower the OGRA to notify gas sale prices on its own twice a financial year based on the determined prescribed prices, saying that the government should now detach itself f…

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-25
    1111
  • Justice Mansoor didn’t get possession of apartment in Dubai

    Justice Mansoor didn’t get possession of apartment in Dubai

    Supreme Court’s senior puisne judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, is named in the Dubai properties’ data. However, the judge has declared the property he acquired as a lawyer and made his assets public during his tenure a…

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-25
    1449
  • Portion of PTI’s central office in Islamabad demolished

    Portion of PTI’s central office in Islamabad demolished

    Authorities in the federal capital demolished a portion of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Central Secretariat in Islamabad late Thursday, inviting strong criticism from the former ruling party.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-24
    1325
  • Nepra hearing: IPPs capacity payments projected to rise by 33pc to Rs2.8tr in next fiscal

    Nepra hearing: IPPs capacity payments projected to rise by 33pc to Rs2.8tr in next fiscal

    Pakistani consumers find themselves grappling with escalating electricity bills as capacity payments to independent power producers (IPPs) devour a significant chunk of their expenditures.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-24
    1516
  • UAE to invest $10bn in Pakistan

    UAE to invest $10bn in Pakistan

    United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday assured Pakistan his country’s support in all circumstances and made commitment of investing $10 billion in multiple sectors in Pakistan.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-24
    1049
  • PTI president Elahi released after bail by LHC

    PTI president Elahi released after bail by LHC

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was on Tuesday released from Kot Lakhpat Jail following months-long incarceration, Geo News reported.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-22
    1197
  • Maryam launches project to make Lahore best eco-friendly city

    Maryam launches project to make Lahore best eco-friendly city

    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched a pilot project to make Lahore the best eco-friendly residential city.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-22
    1415
  • NA moved to bar dual nationals from becoming judge

    NA moved to bar dual nationals from becoming judge

    Noor Alam Khan, a parliamentarian of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan and former chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has submitted the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to the National Assembly Secretariat.

    Source:The News International
    2024-5-22
    1198
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