After the general elections on February 8th, when new governments may take two to five weeks to form in the center and provinces, Pakistan will host an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission. The conclusion of the $3 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA), which is set to expire on April 12, depends greatly on the presence […]
Remittances to Pakistan from its foreign workers totaled $2.4 billion in January, up 0.6% from the previous month, according to a statement released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday. “In terms of growth, remittances increased by 26.2% year over year and by 0.6% month over month during January 2024,” the central bank […]
More than eighteen months after the arrest that damaged diplomatic relations, Qatar has freed eight former Indian navy personnel from death sentences, according to a statement from India’s foreign ministry on Monday. The emir of Qatar is credited with making this decision. Sources claim that the individuals were suspected of espionage for Israel; however, neither […]
Uncertainty persisted on Monday, days after the nation’s elections, following the shocking announcements of three prominent political figures: Sirajul Haq of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Pervez Khattak, the Central Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P), and Jahangir Khan Tareen, the head of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). Along with Siraj, Tareen and Khattak made the decision to […]
According to The US Sun, former US president Donald Trump anticipates that Taylor Swift would vote for him in the next election because of the money he gave her, not because of his political views. The 77-year-old Republican front-runner for president stated in a post on Truth Social that he would be if the pop […]
According to a newly released assessment by the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, hundreds of migratory species are in danger of going extinct due to human activity, CNN said. Given their long migrations, female leatherback turtles are particularly vulnerable to killing by fishing nets, poaching, pollution, and water temperature […]
Since the British rule era, districts like Attock, Chakwal, and Jehlum in Rawalpindi have been recognized as significant sources of military recruits, with soldiers hailing from the areas participating in both world wars. Moreover, even after partition, a majority of young people from these regions have shown a preference for joining the Pakistan Army, Air […]
An important development in Pakistani politics occurred when leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) met in Lahore. The team, led by Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, the chief of the MQM-P, held talks with Maryam Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif, the leaders of the PML-N. In order to secure shared […]
Amid efforts to form a coalition government at the Centre, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) mulled sharing the office of the Prime Minister amongst themselves during the five-year term of the National Assembly, sources told Geo News on Monday. In the Sunday meeting at the Bilawal House in Lahore, […]
After winning the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner, 22, is still getting used to life as a Grand Slam champion. However, he is focused on rising to the top of the men’s tennis world and insists he will not give up. After defeating top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, the world number four came back from […]
