Speaking at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, the PTA Chairman Hafeezur Rehman said that only approved VPNs would function in Pakistan once the policy is implemented. This move comes after a significant surge in Virtual Private Networks usage in 2024, primarily to access the blocked social media platform X (formerly Twitter). […]
In a tragic turn of events, an 18-year-old boy shot himself with a gun while playing the popular action game PUBG in Lahore’s Nawab Town. The boy, Yahya Khursheed, was an aficionado of PUBG. He took the pistol of his father in his room on Thursday night and accidentally, a bullet fired from the gun […]
According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 321.56 points as compared to 321.95 points during the past week. As compared to the corresponding week of last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group in the week under review witnessed an increase of […]
Waqar has recently taken charge as Adviser for Cricket Affairs to the PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, according to reports. The former head coach will oversee all the decisions regarding international and domestic selection committees, players’ No Objection Certificates (NOCs), and other important cricket matters in his new role. Meanwhile, Naqvi’s responsibilities are limited to overseeing […]
The pipeline is expected to carry 33 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year along a route stretching 1,800 km (1,125 miles) from Galkynysh, the world’s second-biggest gas field, to the Indian city of Fazilka near the Pakistan border. “Pakistan and Turkmenistan have decided to accelerate work on the TAPI gas pipeline project,” Radio […]
According to the notification, the Ministry of Energy has also issued directives for the privatization of 12 organizations in the power sector. The privatization process will be carried out in phases, with the first phase involving the privatization of four Discos. The four power companies include FESCO, GEPCO, HESCO, and IESCO. The second phase will […]
Karachi Urdu Bazaar chairman exclusively talking that program Bakhabar Savera said that the nature of taxes is confusing and unclear. He highlighted that, globally, the education sector and related fields are usually given concessions, but the opposite seems to be happening here. Yousuf noted that the abundance of taxes is driving up the prices of […]
The exports during July 2024 were recorded at $2.308 billion against the exports of $2.064 billion in July 2023, according to the latest PBS data. On the other hand, imports into the country also increased by 15.30 percent to $4.256 billion during the month under review as against the import of $ 3.691 billion last […]
In a report presented before the National Assembly House, the interior ministry said Pakistan witnessed 1514 terror incidents in the year 2023, in which 572 armed forces personnel were martyred and 1292 sustained injuries. Furthermore, 358 civilians were also martyred while 700 sustained wounds in the terror attacks, the written statement of the Interior Ministry […]
The decision was taken in a consultative meeting of the government-allied parties held in Islamabad under the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the deteriorating situation in Palestine. In a joint declaration, it was also announced that the funeral prayer in absentia for the chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh, […]
