Pakistan

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has lamented PTI and its leaders for allegedly conspiring to sabotage the IMF program. Talking to media in Islamabad on Monday, he said our government put our politics at stake to save the state by taking tough decisions to protect the country from bankruptcy. He said…

The National Highway Authority (NHA) has refuted the news reports circulating on social media about closure of highways. In a statement on Monday, the NHA spokesperson said Multan-Sukkur motorway, Islamabad-Peshawar motorway and Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar national highway are open. The spokesperson asked the public to ignore fake news circulating on social media.…

Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir today (Tuesday). The youth were martyred by the troops during a cordon and search operation in Nowshera area of Rajouri district. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leadership in a statement…

Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel has said two million medicated mosquito nets will be provided to the flood-affected areas in Balochistan and Sindh during the next few days. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said 1.4 million medicated mosquito nets will be provided to…

The European Union is providing nearly 76 million rupees as humanitarian assistance to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts of Pakistan. The aid will focus on addressing the urgent needs of those most affected in some of the hardest-hit districts of Jhal Magsi and…

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has renewed the cellular mobile license of Zong for Azad Jammu Kashmir AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan to expand its next generation mobile services in the region. According to the press released, PTA has received fifty percent of the total prescribed license renewal fee of 17.5 million dollars. The…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underscored that Pakistan offers attractive business opportunities for investors in diverse fields, including food security, energy including renewables, agriculture and livestock, information technology, hospitality and tourism sectors. Addressing the Pakistan-Qatar Trade and Investment Roundtable 2022, in Doha tonight, he assured that the government of Pakistan…

The government has decided to hold Donors Conference for the rehabilitation of flood affected areas. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting in Islamabad on Monday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair. The meeting was aimed to review progress on the ongoing relief and rehabilitation…

The Islamabad High Court has decided to initiate contempt of Court proceedings against PTI Chief Imran Khan for threatening remarks against female judge Zeba Chaudhary. A larger bench of the IHC constituted in this regard will hear the case tomorrow. All judges of the Islamabad High Court unanimously decided after…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to pay a two-day official visit to Qatar from Tuesday on the invitation of the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This will be the prime minister’s first visit to the State of Qatar since assuming office in April this year.…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that the English cricket team would play three test matches in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Multan in December, in the second leg of the September T20Is. The English team would play seven T20s in Karachi and Lahore between September 20 and October 2 before leaving…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has signed the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2022. The president gave the approval to the Ordinance on the advice of the Prime Minister under the Article 89(1) of the Constitution. Under the Ordinance, the amendments have been made in Sales Tax Act 1990, Income Tax…

China has announced opening up of visas for long-term Pakistani students receiving academic education in China as well as allowed entry for business card holders.   This was announced by Chinese Embassy on its website. It said that long-term international students receiving academic education in China can apply for the student…

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan Army stands with flood affected population in this difficult testing time and shall undertake the assistance effort as a national obligation. He made the remarks when he called Commander Balochistan Corps to get an update on Flood situation. The…

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the authorities concerned to collect the data of losses caused by heavy rains to the lives and properties of people, so that they can be compensated accordingly. He issued the directive while presiding over a meeting in Thatta on Saturday, during…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert about a new spell of monsoon torrential rains in different parts of the province from Saturday till Tuesday with occasional gaps. According to a press release issued by PDMA in Peshawar, all Deputy Commissioners have been advised to take precautionary measures…

Rescue and relief operations are underway in rain-affected districts of Sindh. Radio Pakistan’s Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that the provincial ministers and advisors have been directed to supervise the relief activities. He said the routine life has badly been affected in Sukkur, Khairpur, Larkana, Dadu, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Shaheed Benazirabad, Hyderabad…

Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal says the government, despite having a limited tenure, is doing its best to improve country’s economy. Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Saturday, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ruined the economy before leaving the government, however the present government took the economy out…

The 51st martyrdom anniversary of Pakistan Air Force Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed today [Saturday]. Pakistan Air Force has released a short documentary on his 51st martyrdom anniversary to pay homage to the country’s valiant son and the youngest recipient of Nishan-e-Haider. Rashid Minhas was born on…

Two terrorists, including a commander of Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Khabaib alias Bilal, have been killed in an intelligence based operation by security forces in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. According to ISPR, weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists. These terrorists remained actively involved in…

Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman says minorities are enjoying equal rights in Pakistan. Talking to the Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan, Albert Ilsaas in Lahore on Saturday, he said Pakistani women are also working side by side with men in every sector and the government has established universities for their empowerment.…