SLAMABAD: President Arif Usmani and Chairman NBP Zubyr Soomro of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) were reinstated by a division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday.In response to petitions contesting their nominations, a single-member bench of the high court ordered Usmani and Soomro’s removal from theirContinue Reading
KARACHI: The rupee dropped to a five-month low against the US dollar on Thursday, under pressure from import payments. Forex brokers, according to a storey in The News, predict the local currency to lose additional ground in the coming days. The rupee closed at 159.33 per dollar on the interbankContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden defended America’s choice to leave Afghanistan on Thursday, dismissing the notion that the Taliban’s takeover was “inevitable.” However, the US president acknowledged that a unified Afghan government controlling the majority of the country was “very improbable.” His comments came as US and international soldiers began toContinue Reading
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday that middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the England trip owing to a hamstring injury. The cricket board stated in a statement that an MRI on Wednesday revealed Haris had suffered a “grade three tear damage” during a trainingContinue Reading
Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled Pakistan’s first domestically produced electric motorbike on Thursday.The prime minister said the debut of the electric motorbike was a “futuristic stride” and that his government’s new electric vehicle (EV) policy laid out a strategy and established a future direction at a ceremony in Islamabad.The introductionContinue Reading
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s interior minister, announced on Thursday that the government has decided to register all foreigners in the country. “The interior ministry has decided to register all foreigners [in the nation], whomever they may be,” he told the reporters in Islamabad. He said that some people who wereContinue Reading
Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi vowed Wednesday that despite changes in international politics, China will remain committed to Pakistan. Yi was speaking at a conference organised by the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) to commemorate 70 years of Pakistan-China ties titled “Pakistan-China At 70: A Unique Bilateral Partnership.” FMContinue Reading
She and her husband, Hassan Hayat Khan, are now parents for the first time. A hearty congratulations is in order! Sadia Ghaffar, an actress, recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Her and her partner Hassan Hayat Khan are expecting their first kid together. In the year 2020, theyContinue Reading
On Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump said that he is suing three of the country’s largest digital firms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as their CEOs.Trump stated that he was the primary plaintiff in the class-action lawsuits, claiming that the corporations had unfairly silenced him.At a newsContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan would soon visit Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in his position as chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to oversee the party’s election campaign.“He (the Prime Minister) will speak at a public gathering. The prime minister hasContinue Reading
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