A new tranche of loan is likely to be received from IMF in a few days, however, we would need another program,” he said while addressing the session of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) apex committee attended by civil-military leadership. The comments came a day after the IMF agreed to a provisional or staff-level […]
As elections draw closer, US President Joe Biden declared that the government will forgive $6 billion in student loans for 78,000 public servants. Biden’s decision is the most recent attempt to lower student loan debt after the Supreme Court rejected a broad debt relief plan. Around four million people have benefited from student loan reduction […]
Presiding over a meeting in Islamabad today, he gave this special task to FIA and also constituted special teams against electricity and gas theft. He also directed to take legal action against people involved in power and gas theft. During the meeting, the FIA officials presented a detailed report about a boat accident in Greece. […]
On March 10, Asif Ali Zardari took oath of the Office of President of Pakistan, for the second time in the country’s history. He defeated SIC-backed candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai. Asif Ali Zardari was a joint candidate of the ruling alliance including PML-N, PPP, MQM-P, IPP, PML-Q, and BAP. The president through his lawyer Arshad […]
During the meeting matters related to the Pakistan Army’s operational matters came under discussion. COAS General Asim Munir also briefed the premier about his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, sources said. PM Sharif expressed his satisfaction at the outcome of COAS’s Saudi Arabia visit. COAS Gen Asim Munir and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman […]
Petitioner Mushkoor Hussian made former premier Nawaz Sharif a respondent in the case with the stance that the PML-N supremo cannot chair administrative meetings and issue any directions to the Punjab cabinet and state functionaries without holding any official position in either the provincial or federal governments. The petitioner maintained that Nawaz is only a […]
Testifying today before a subcommittee of the US panel, Lu said: “Imran Khan’s cipher conspiracy theory is a lie [and] it is a complete falsehood.” It is not accurate. At no point does it accuse the US government or me personally of taking steps against Imran Khan. And thirdly, the other person in the meeting, […]
India stayed at number 126 and Pakistan at number 108 in the annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Wednesday by the United Nations. For the eighth consecutive year, Finland held the top spot in the world happiness rankings, followed by Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden in the Nordic region. Australia, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, […]
All eight of the terrorists who had attacked a compound outside the vital port of Gwadar were killed by the security forces on Wednesday, according to authorities. Despite a decades-long separatist conflict, China has made significant investments in the mineral-rich southwest region of Balochistan, notably the development of Gwadar. According to government commissioner Saeed Ahmed […]
Chief mining expert confirmed on Wednesday that a coal mine collapsed in the Harnai District area of Balochistan following an explosion, saving eight men while killing twelve others. The event was previously reported to the Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, who also instructed the authorities to conduct rescue and relief efforts after a mine collapsed […]
