Butt urges the country’s leader to provide funds for national sport Pakistan hockey team’s vice-captain Ammad Shakeel Butt has requested the Prime Minister Imran Khan to do ‘justice’ with the national sport. The 24-year-old made those remarks while interacting with the media on Monday. “We couldn’t conduct our training sessions due to the funding issues,” […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a $300 million policy-based loan to help strengthen Pakistan’s finance sector by supporting measures to develop competitive capital markets. ADB has supported the development of Pakistan’s financial markets through three policy-based loans over the past two decades. The third capital market development program will augment the size […]
Following the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz has been authorized to lead the party, citing sources. In this context, guidelines have been issued by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from London to form an advisory board in the party for the future course of action. Well-informed sources said […]
NEW DELHI- Forty-four Indian banks have been flagged in connection with transactions by Indian entities and individuals in a set of Suspicious Activity filed by US banks with the watchdog agency, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). A report of FinCEN reveals that 44 Indian banks – public, private, and foreign – were flagged for […]
At least five persons including two children were injured after a stray dog mauled them near Teen Talwar (Three Swords) monument in the Clifton area of Karachi The persons sustained injuries in stray dog attacks were immediately shifted to Jinnah Hospital for medical treatment. Executive Director Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College, Dr. Seemi Jamali, said that […]
Saudi Arabia has announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus cases in the 2020 Umrah season, which is due to start from October 4, Sunday. Saudi Arabian Hajj and Umrah ministry, the pilgrims have to seek permission letter prior to performing Umrah from the authorities. The pilgrims are bound to get […]
At least 13 people were killed and seven others were injured as a passenger van caught fire after it overturned on Super Highway Saturday night, according to rescue workers. The van overturned because its tie rod broke, according to the M9 highway police. The police, however, has yet to identify the cause of the fire. […]
A legal battle has emerged between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) over the financial model of the cash-rich 20-over tournament. According to ESPNcricinfo, the teams, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, and Lahore Qalandars, filed a collective petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in […]
The prime suspect in the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) data leak issue, Arsalan Zafar, has challenged the formation of the investigation committee in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday. The prime suspect and SECP additional director Arsalan Zafar moved to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge the formation of an investigation committee […]
The Supreme Court ordered on Friday the report into the Army Public School Peshawar attack to be made public. Over 140 children and school staffers were gunned down in an attack on an army-run school in Peshawar on December 16, 2014. The attack was claimed by the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. In July, the judicial commission […]
