In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released on Tuesday, the Washington-based global lender also projected a reduction in inflation and unemployment in the country. The IMF forecast the consumer price index (CPI) at 24.8pc and 12.7pc for the current and next fiscal year, respectively. The unemployment rate may drop to 7.5 in the […]
Mushtaq Ahmed, a former Pakistani leg-spinner and World Cup champion, has been named as the new spin bowling coach by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday. Mushtaq will train with the Tigers till the conclusion of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States. He will join the […]
Thousands of athletes will assemble in the nation’s capital for the largest Summer Games ever in July as France prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The light in the Greek city was also ignited on Monday at the Olympia Temple of Hera to signify the beginning of the festival. The organizers anticipate […]
The commission in its report said that the common perception was that the sit-in was aimed at destabilizing the federal government. However, then-prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, and then-Punjab chief minister – incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif maintained opposite views regarding a conspiracy against the government, the report revealed. Zahid Hamid, […]
The investigation committee set up to look into the Faizabad dharna issue has cleared former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hamid, according to a Tuesday story in The News. As for the matter being investigated by the commission established on the orders of the Supreme Court in the wake of […]
Former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, strongly denounced the Bahawalnagar event on Tuesday, saying that everyone in the nation should be treated equally under the law. The event, which became well-known after images appeared on social media showing people in army uniforms allegedly attacking police officers, infuriated both the […]
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, cautioned that any action that would spark a new conflict would have disastrous effects for the Middle East and encouraged all parties involved to desist from it on Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was contacted by Putin to discuss what the Kremlin referred to […]
The attack on Amir Sarfraz Tamba, who is accused of torturing an Indian terrorist named Sarabjit Singh to death when he was incarcerated in 2013, was reportedly planned by India, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday. “Police are looking into the fire on Amir Tamba, and they believe India is responsible so far. […]
As the nation reeled from its second stabbing incident in three days, Australian police claimed on Tuesday that a knife assault on an Assyrian church bishop and several supporters in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious fanaticism. When a guy swung a knife at Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ […]
Indian singer-songwriter Anuv Jain posted a touching photo of himself and Pakistani music legend Atif Aslam on Instagram, demonstrating a charming gesture of cross-border musical brotherhood. Following their previous performance together onstage in Nepal, the musicians continued their musical adventure offstage with an unplanned late-night jam session. Anuv shared a black and white snapshot of […]
