Backstage reconciliation efforts may succeed by October 15: Rashid According to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), behind-the-scenes attempts at reconciliation can be successful by October 15; otherwise, there would be ‘judo-karate’ on the streets. Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has separated with a lovely swinging delivery, […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad granted on Monday an extension in the pre-arrest bail plea of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 20, in a terror case for allegedly threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a public rally in Islamabad on August 20. Khan was booked in a case under sections of the […]
Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday forecasted extreme heat in the port city for the next three days. The Met Office said that the weather in Karachi is likely to remain hot and humid from Sunday to Tuesday. The temperature in Karachi today was recorded at 40°C while it felt like it had […]
The proceedings of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance revealed, on Wednesday, that the National Directorate General of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had maneuvered the decision 12 days before the on-site visit of the FATF delegation. Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance and Revenue were not part of a decision taken by the Civil Aviation […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif has decided against retaining any foreign gifts and ordered all the presents he received during his foreign visits to be permanently displayed at the PM House, it emerged on Wednesday. “The premier does not wish to retain any of the gift items presented to him during his visits to Saudi Arabia and […]
Says thousands of km of highways, millions of livestock affected, and over a million houses damaged(flood damage). The Senate Standing Committee on Planning was apprised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday that the devastating floods had affected 5,063 kilometers of highways and 243,733,488 livestock as well as damaged more than 1.17 million […]
Many people, including those whose bread and butter thrives on uninterrupted internet service, in the northern and central regions of Pakistan recently suffered massive internet outages due to a technical fault in the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) optic fiber network. “A cut in the optic fiber has been repaired,” Amir Pasha, head of cooperate communication […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday advised all concerned provincial and federal ministries and emergency departments to ensure prior arrangements to cope with flash floods predicted in rivers and nullahs of Eastern Balochistan. According to the NDMA advisory, the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) has forecasted moderate flash flooding in the rivers and nullahs of […]
LAHORE: – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday immediately suspended the collection of fixed sales tax through electricity bills and directed to devise a new mechanism in this regard. The prime minister also directed for an inquiry over the levy of increased sales tax ratio on shopkeepers/retailers, in the electricity bills other than the […]