On Tuesday, hundreds of University of Karachi students demonstrated their support for Palestine by taking part in a demonstration. Male and female students expressed their support for the cause during the rally, which was organized by Jamaat-e-Islami’s student branch, Islami Jamiat-e-Talba. The head of Jamaat-e-Islami in Karachi, Munim Zafar Khan, addressed the assembly and emphasized […]
Officials reported on Tuesday that about twice as much rain fell on Pakistan in April as normal, resulting in at least 143 deaths from lightning strikes and other storm-related occurrences. April brought landslides, flash floods, and bad weather that devastated crops in some places and collapsed buildings in others. According to Zaheer Ahmad Babar, a […]
Pakistan historic ICUBE-Q satellite is getting ready for launch on Friday, as the country is about to set off on an unprecedented lunar mission. China’s Chang’E6 spacecraft, which is expected to take off from Hainan, China around 1250 PST, will carry the satellite. The Institute of Space Technology (IST) claims that it worked with Pakistan’s […]
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stated on Tuesday that it has received $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a day after the global lender approved Pakistan’s final tranche under the $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). This news significantly increased Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves. The sum will be included in the SBP’s foreign […]
Two Pakistanis have been taken into custody by Saudi law enforcement during an operation against drug dealers in the Madinah area, according to a Tuesday report from Geo News, which quoted Saudi media. The suspects have reportedly been turned over to the public prosecution following the conclusion of the legal proceedings, according to the Saudi […]
As the Supreme Court (SC) started hearing the suo motu case on intelligence agencies’ meddling in judicial proceedings on Monday, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said that any party pressuring the court towards a certain route is also tantamount to interference. Hearing the case is the six-member bench led by Chief Justice Isa, […]
Concerns over the preservation of the marsh crocodile in Pakistan were raised after locals in the Kuntani Hor region of Balochistan, close to the Dasht River, caught one of the animals. The marsh crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), which was found to be more than four meters long, was captured by the locals and kept chained to […]
The production of seasonal fruits is a major source of income for agricultural families living in impoverished mountainous regions. However, as the harmful effects of climate change begin to affect Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P)’s rainfall patterns, many poor families will be left with destroyed crops in their fields. The shift in the monsoon season in K-P, which […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discussed a new loan arrangement on Sunday on the fringes of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh. According to a statement released by the PM Office, PM Shehbaz reaffirmed his government’s commitment to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track during […]
The long-standing ambiguity surrounding the coaching of the Pakistan cricket team was finally resolved on Sunday when Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), named Australia’s Jason Gillespie and South Africa’s Gary Kirsten as the men’s side coaches. During a news conference in Lahore, Naqvi announced that the board had appointed Kirsten […]