According to market experts, the interest rate in Pakistan is likely to decrease by two percent due to the recent decline in inflation. The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee will be held today, after which the new policy will be announced. Currently, the interest rate across the country stands at 22 percent. However, […]
The chief minister issued the directives while taking notice of the death of a scavenger boy, who a private security guard in North Karachi gunned down. Sindh CM has ordered the authorities to arrest the culprit immediately and submit a report to him. He also expressed his sorrow and showed sympathy to the family members […]
According to the sources within the National Institute of Health (NIH), dengue cases are increasing rapidly with the rise in temperatures in Pakistan. Balochistan remained the most affected province with 1,728 dengue cases during the past week. Punjab, 916, Sindh,116, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 34 dengue cases. Azad Jammu and Kashmir logged a single dengue […]
Five days before the February 8 polls The trial court indicted former PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in an illegal marriage case after Bushra’s ex-husband Khawar Farid Manika alleged them of an “illicit relationship. The plea filed by Bushra’s legal counsel Barrister Salman Safdar requested the court to suspend February 3 verdict […]
Hundreds of thousands of birds have already been destroyed after bird flu was found at two Australian egg farms last month. The third farm is within a few kilometers of the first to report infection and both have the same H7N3 strain of the virus, while the other farm had an H7N9 strain, the state […]
In the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families,” UNICEF said. It said that five sets of data collected between December 2023 and April 2024 had found that 9 out of 10 children in the Gaza […]
If approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and subsequently by the National Assembly without succumbing to the pressure from traders, this proposal has the potential to add hundreds of billions of rupees to tax receipts. According to two other proposals, the tax authorities have recommended an increase in withholding tax by at least 1% on […]
Sources said that the matter was taken up during a recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet, where it was highlighted that PIA had allegedly flouted the terms of a loan agreement reached with the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). During the discussion, the arrangement made with the bank regarding the […]
The President of Pakistan is pleased to constitute the National Economic Council, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Friday. The federal government had convened the NEC meeting on June 3rd without realizing that the NEC was not in place. The NEC meeting will now take place on Monday. The Deputy Prime […]
Pakistan endured a five-run defeat against the co-hosts in the Super Over as they failed to chase down the 19-run target. Senior pacer Mohammad Amir bowled the Super Over for Pakistan and conceded 18 runs. In response, the Green Shirts only managed 13/1. After the match, Malik who also played under Azam stated that the […]
