Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, said Pakistan is continuing its efforts in Afghanistan to establish peace and security. He claimed in a tweet that Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke on the phone with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and invited him to a “special” meeting onContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has proposed a Rs11.50 increase in the price of gasoline for the next two weeks, according to media reports. According to the article, the regulatory authority sent a summary to the Petroleum Division (PD) recommending a Rs2.40 rise in the price ofContinue Reading
Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistan’s former president, died on Wednesday in Karachi, according to his son Arsalan Mamnoon. He was 80 years old at the time.Hussain has cancer and had been receiving treatment at a private hospital for the last two weeks, according to his son.Hussain was Pakistan’s 12th president, serving fromContinue Reading
Punjab’s Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has detained former Rawalpindi commissioner retired Capt Mohammad Mahmood and Land Acquisition Commissioner Wasim Tabish for their alleged participation in the Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal, according to the organization’s Director General Gohar Nafees. According to Nafees, the file was sent to ACE on May 22 andContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – On Wednesday, nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis were killed after a bus transporting them plummeted down a ravine owing to a mechanical failure that resulted in gas leaking and a blast. According to preliminary reports, Chinese employees in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and their Pakistani colleagues were onContinue Reading
KARACHI: Pakistan’s remittances from abroad grew at a nearly two-decade high pace in the previous fiscal year of 2020-21, providing significant assistance to the external sector, according to statistics released by the central bank on Tuesday. “Despite the tough global economic conditions in the previous year, these [remittances] helped strengthenContinue Reading
UPPER KOHISTAN: A car exploded in a blast at a labour camp on Wednesday, killing ten persons and injuring over 39 others. According to accounts, the van was transporting workers who were working on the Dasu Dam, and two FC men and four foreigners died as a result of theContinue Reading
KARACHI: Babar Azam, Pakistan’s cricket captain, ruffled a few feathers in his hat on Tuesday with a colourful 158-run innings in the third One-Day International against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. In his 139-ball innings, Babar blasted four drives over the fence for maximums and stroked 14 boundaries, giving him hisContinue Reading
SEHWAN: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook Sindh’s Sehwan and neighbouring regions on Tuesday, according to reports. Strong earthquakes were felt around the city, causing houses, billboards, and trees to shake violently, according to the seismological centre. However, no casualties have been recorded as of yet. When the earthquake hit theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the federal cabinet authorised three days of Eid-ul-Adha vacations, starting on Tuesday, July 20 and concluding on Thursday, July 22. The statement came during a meeting of the federal cabinet, during which numerous key decisions were made. Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister of Information, updated the mediaContinue Reading
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