As the budget for the new fiscal year is slated to be released on Friday, the federal government is expected to raise staff pay and pensions. According to sources, the finance bill proposes a 30% rise in salary for employees in grades 1 through 16, and a 20% increase forContinue Reading
Reuters (Reuters) – An IMF official said on Thursday that Pakistan must satisfy the IMF on three counts, beginning with a budget to be presented on Friday, before its board will consider whether to release at least some of the $2.5 billion remaining to be disbursed under a lending programmeContinue Reading
Rana Sagheer Ahmed Guddu, the PML-Q leader, and a close ally joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday. Mr. Guddu commended the PPP leadership while speaking at a news conference with Vehari PPP President Mehmood Hayat Tochi Khan. He said, “The PPP has always done the politics of theContinue Reading
During a gunfight with terrorists on Monday in the general area of Ladha, South Waziristan Tribal District, a Pakistani Army soldier chose martyrdom, according to ISPR. The military’s propaganda wing claims that District Mansehra resident Lance Naik Muhammad Sabir fought valiantly and accepted death during the operation. According to theContinue Reading
On Friday, at least two people were killed and 12 others were injured after a vehicle crashed down a ravine in Shahdadkot, Sindh province. According to sources, the tragedy happened on the M8 Motorway in Wangu, near Shahdadkot, when a van flipped owing to over-speeding and went off the road,Continue Reading
On Friday, four kids drowned while swimming in a pond, which prompted the rescue crews to go to the scene. According to reports, the kids drowned while swimming in a pond near Maidan Kambar to escape the summer heat. They passed away when the rescuers were transporting them to LalContinue Reading
On Wednesday night, a Mianwali Express bogie derailed close to Faisalabad, injuring at least 10 persons. Ten passengers suffered injuries when one of the train’s bogies derailed at Chak Jhumra, close to Faisalabad, according to sources from Pakistan Railways. When the tragedy happened, the Mianwali Express was travelling from LahoreContinue Reading
The arrest of PTI employees in connection with the demonstrations on May 9 was authorised by a deputy commissioner order, which the Peshawar High Court (3 MPO) on Wednesday declared unlawful. After hearing the arguments from the parties involved, a two-member bench made up of Justice Shakeel Ahmed and JusticeContinue Reading
The roof of a one-room house fell on Sunday in Landi Kotal’s Gagra neighbourhood, killing an 11-year-old girl and injuring eight other people, according to rescuers and witnesses. Women and children are among those hurt. Rescuers assisted locals in pulling the victims from the rubble and transporting them to theContinue Reading
In order to look into the destruction and arson that occurred at the Jinnah House during the rallies organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Punjab Home Department constituted a joint investigative team (JIT). Aqeela Niaz Naqvi, SSP Investigation Iqbal Town, has been chosen to serve as the JIT’s chairman.Continue Reading
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