The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification confirming the committee’s formation, with Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb appointed as its chairman. The committee comprises the Ministers for Commerce, Petroleum, and Food Security, alongside the Minister of State for Railways, the Special Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Secretary for Industries and Production. […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received an invitation to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new spiritual leader of Catholic Christians, Pope Leo. Shehbaz Sharif has nominated the Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani, along with Punjab’s Minister for Minority Affairs Ramesh Singh Arora, to attend the ceremony. The […]
Pakistan has said Britain and other countries, in addition to the United States, played a major role in de-escalating the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals. A rapid diplomatic effort to broker the ceasefire succeeded on May 10, but diplomats and analysts say it remains fragile. “We will continue to work […]
“Two kidnapped persons have been recovered from the katcha area of Rownti,” SSP Ghotki Dr. Samiullah has said. “Recovered hostages Shakeel and Abu Bakar were duped by the bandits with a fake marriage proposal,” a police official said. “They are residents of Islamabad and Mian Channu,” SSP said. The dacoit gang had demanded 30 million […]
The Narendra Modi-led Indian government took a wide range of measures against Pakistan after 26 people were killed and several others injured in an alleged attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Reacting strongly to the ban, Senator Rehman criticized the Indian government, referring to it as a “Hindutva Republic.” “India has truly changed—existentially, it seems. […]
Speaking to the media in Sialkot, Khawaja Asif emphasized that the recent conflict with India had helped unite the nation and bridge the divides that had previously existed. “Earlier, there were visible cracks in national unity, but now we are united,” he stated. The Defence Minister praised the Pakistan Armed Forces for their swift and […]
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration team arrested four accused namely Bakhtiar, Adnan Ashraf, Muhammad Jamshed and Sikandar Abbas. The accused have been residents of Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujranwala districts. The suspects were allegedly involved in unlawful activities in the UAE, including human smuggling and the flesh trade. The UAE authorities had arrested the […]
According to Deputy Commissioner Yasir Iqbal, the terrorist opened fire on the Samand checkpost area of Khuzdar district, leaving four personnel martyred. The Balochistan government strongly condemned the attack on the Levies force personnel on the Samand checkpost area of Khuzdar district, which left four personnel martyred on Saturday. Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind said […]
According to sources, the IMF made this demand during virtual discussions with provincial governments, focusing on expenditure plans for the 2025-26 fiscal budget, with provinces actively participating in these sessions. The IMF proposed that provinces eliminate their dependence on federal funds by independently raising resources, including enforcing an income tax on agricultural earnings exceeding PKR […]
Moody’s first gave the United States its pristine “Aaa” rating in 1919 and is the last of the three major credit agencies to downgrade it. Friday’s cut by one notch to “Aa1” follows a change in 2023 in the agency’s outlook on the sovereign due to wider fiscal deficits and higher interest payments. “Successive US […]
