As per details, fifteen designated banks have started receiving applications for Hajj 2025. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the intending pilgrims are required to deposit two hundred thousand rupees with each Hajj application. The second installment will be collected after balloting. The quota for the government Hajj scheme is 89,605. […]
As per details, the move aims to curb the begging mafia that has been tarnishing Pakistan’s image in the holy land. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to take drastic measures against beggars, including obtaining an affidavit from pilgrims before departing for Umrah, promising not to beg. Those who violate this affidavit will face […]
Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in the general election, also reappointed veteran legislator Vijitha Herath to helm the foreign affairs ministry. Dissanayake did not name a new finance minister during Monday’s swearing-in, signaling that he will keep the key finance portfolio himself as he had done in September after […]
Seoul and Washington have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Pyongyang has denied the deployment, and Kim did not mention it in a speech to battalion commanders carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. The US and the West are using the conflict in Ukraine […]
In excerpts published on Sunday from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide”. “We should investigate carefully to assess whether this fits into the technical definition (of genocide) formulated by international jurists and organizations,” the pope said in the excerpts, […]
The Punjab government earlier announced the closure of the schools from November 17 to 25. According to a notification issued by the Punjab government, the schools in Rawalpindi Division will reopen tomorrow as the air pollution has decreased in the area after easing in smog. Schools in Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, and Chakwal will reopen from […]
“In Pakistan’s conditions can you only believe an advertisement,” Sindh High Court’s Justice questioned during the hearing. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that an illegal plaza was being built over a plot in Jamshed Town. “It has been a breach of the sanctity of the mausoleum of Quaid,” the lawyer said. The lawyer pleaded that advertisements […]
Lahore ranked 2nd most polluted city in the world with 497 Air Quality Index (AQI) reading. Bahawalpur remained the second most polluted city in Pakistan on the AQI list with 455 points, Rahim Yar Khan third with 376 points, and Multan 4th most polluted city with 363 points. India’s capital New Delhi remained top of […]
Pakistan’s current account has posted a surplus for the third consecutive month driven by robust growth in remittances and exports. The current account posted a deficit of $287 million in October 2023, the SBP reported. In the first four months of the previous fiscal year, the current account deficit stood at $1.528 billion, highlighting a […]
“These guys, Biden’s administration, is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum while they still have power and are still in office,” Butina told Reuters. “I have a great hope that (Donald) Trump will overcome this decision if this has been made because they are seriously risking the start of World War Three which […]
