In their first confirmed contact since Trump’s return to the White House, the US president said he had held a “lengthy and highly productive” conversation with the Russian counterpart who ordered the bloody 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But the move sparked concerns that Ukraine will be left out of talks on its fate after Trump […]
The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against him. He has also ordered government agencies to prepare for wide-ranging job cuts, and several have already begun to lay off recent hires who lack full job security. […]
First Lady Aseefa Bhutto, Deputy PM Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and other high-ranking government officials greeted the Turkish president as he touched down at Nur Khan Airbase. The dignitary, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived with a 21-gun salute in the background. President Erdogan’s special aircraft […]
The new polio case was reported from Sindh’s District Badin and was verified by the lab. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district reported the year’s first case, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication. There were 74 polio cases recorded in 2024, the previous year. Of them, one each came from Punjab and Islamabad, while […]
According to reports, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar have been appointed as Supreme Court judges. Additionally, Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui have also been appointed to the Supreme Court, with their appointment notifications now officially issued. Justice Salahuddin and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim have also been appointed as judges to […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi will administer the oath to the newly appointed judges at the Supreme Court building. The ceremony will be attended by sitting judges of the Supreme Court (SC), the attorney general of Pakistan, the Supreme Court, Pakistan Bars office-bearers, and lawyers. The sources said the notification regarding the […]
He was talking to the members of the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday, who called on him and CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz. “We have diverted the direction of collapse towards development,” the former prime minister said. “The stock exchange has been on the highest level, the price hike going down, the rupee has stabilized and growth […]
During a meeting with the party leader in Adiala Jail, Khan asked the PTI leadership to issue a notification, formally removing Marwat from the party. The development came after the PTI founder restrained Marwat from representing him in court cases. Imran Khan had also prohibited the jail administration from Marwat’s visit in jail to meet […]
The fourth straight quarter of revenue miss pushed the company’s shares down about 5% in premarket trading. Packaged food makers have increased product prices in the past few years to counter higher input and manufacturing costs and protect their margins. As a result, middle-to-lower income groups, faced with still elevated inflation, have reduced spending on […]
The GBP to PKR exchange rate is influenced by a combination of global and domestic factors. The strength of the UK Pound, driven by the UK’s economic policies and its recovery from recent challenges, has played a role. On the other hand, Pakistan’s economic conditions, including inflation, trade deficits, and foreign exchange reserves, continue to […]
