Experts see escalating political tensions as dangerous for already struggling economy. KARACHI: Pakistan is celebrating its 75th Independence Day on Sunday amid a deepening political crisis, which is taking a further toll on its already struggling economy. The South Asian country, which along with neighboring India attained independence following the end of British colonial rule […]
The rupee continued to gain for the ninth consecutive session on Friday, jumping by Rs3.39 in the interbank market. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the PKR closed at Rs215.49 against the dollar, having appreciated 1.57 per cent. Mettis Global Director Saad bin Naseer said he believed the rupee’s rise was because exporters, who […]
PTI chairman says he will unveil future course of action at Lahore rally on August 13. Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has asked minority communities to join his movement for “real freedom”, saying society can never proposer without rule of law and justice. “The aim of Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is to provide justice […]
The PTI leadership will also be arrested if an investigation proves that Shahbaz Gill’s anti-military narrative was determined by them, says Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. He also said that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan will be disqualified thanks to his misdeclaration in the Toshakhana case. On August 9, the Islamabad police officers arrested Shahbaz Gill […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Tuesday warned the TV channels and issued directives to prevent them from spreading propaganda, misinformation and disinformation against state institutions. According to PEMRA the misinformation spread by the news, guests or analysts cast aspersions against the institutions. The statement issued by PEMRA said that the “airing of such content […]
Four men of Pakistani or Afghan descent have been shot dead in the state since November. Albuquerque business owner Mula Akbar now carries a pistol most of the time after three Muslim men he knew were ambushed and killed in New Mexico’s largest city in the last 10 days. He said he and other members […]
It is confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have missed out on the T20 Asia Cup squad due to injury. DEHLI: Middle-order batter Virat Kohli has returned to India’s squad for the upcoming T20 Asia Cup. It scheduled from August 27 to September 11 in the UAE. The Board of Control for Cricket […]
Rana Sanaullah accuses Imran Khan-led party of running a malicious campaign in wake of military copter crash Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of “dire consequences” if its workers disrupted law and order or resorted to violence during the party’s August 13 rally in Islamabad. Addressing a press conference in Faisalabad […]
Top commanders MISLAMABAD: A vehicle carrying senior commanders of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including Omar Khalid Khorasani, has been targeted with a mysterious explosive device in eastern Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials and locals sources. “A vehicle reportedly carrying TTP Mohmand chief Omar Khalid Khorasani, aka Abdul Wali Mohmand, Mufti Hassan and Hafiz Dawlat […]
Question is not if Pakistan’s soil was used for drone attack, question is whether permission was granted for use, says Fawad ISLAMABAD: A day after the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) gave its clarification over the matter, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday asked if the government allowed the United States (US) to use its airspace […]
