CM approves project to solarize agriculture tube-wells By: Agencies on July 27, 2024Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has granted approval of the agriculture tube well solarisation project. The farmers owning 25-acre agriculture land will be eligible for the solarisation project. The 67 pc payment of the project will be paid by the government and farmers have to pay only 33 pc payment for the agriculture tube-well solarisation […]
Zardari approves appointment of SC ad hoc judges By: Agencies on July 27, 2024President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointments of Justice (retd) Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel as ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court for one year. An official statement issued by the President House on Friday said the approval was given under Article 182 of the Constitution. The Judicial […]
New Israeli air attacks kill 21 across Gaza By: Agencies on July 27, 2024At least 18 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis in Gaza’s south, with two more deaths reported in Gaza City in the north and one in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the enclave, according to media reports. Clashes take place in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank […]
PM, Tajik envoy discuss regional connectivity projects By: APP on July 27, 2024Ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan Sharifzoda Yusuf Toir Friday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House. The prime minister welcomed the ambassador and wished him a successful tenure in Pakistan. While fondly recalling his recent visit to Dushanbe earlier this month, the prime minister said he was touched […]
Hearing of £190m reference adjourned without proceedings By: Agencies on July 27, 2024An accountability court has adjourned the case hearing of the 190 million pounds reference without proceeding against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi until July 30. Accountability court’s judge Muhammad Ali Warraich heard the 190 million pounds reference. During the hearing, defendant lawyers and both accused, Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi couldn’t appear before […]
Law minister rules out snap polls By: Agencies on July 27, 2024Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar ruled out early elections in the country. Tarar said that early elections may be the wish of the opposition leader. He said that the term of the assemblies is five years in the constitution, and there are no conditions for early elections. He further said that everything was going […]
Security forces gun down terrorist in N Waziristan By: APP on July 27, 2024Security forces on Friday killed a terrorist involved in numerous terror activities and killings of innocent masses and soldiers during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan District. During conduct of the operation, after intense fire exchange, Khawarji Terrorist Razzaq was sent to hell, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release said. He was a […]
SPI inflation up by 0.17 pc By: APP on July 27, 2024The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.17 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on July 25, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded […]
Rupee gains 7 paisa against dollar By: APP on July 27, 2024Pakistani rupee on Friday appreciated by 07 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 278.33 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 278.40. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 278.50 and […]
PSX loses 439 more points By: Agencies on July 27, 2024The 100-index of Pakistan Stock Exchange remained bearish on the last business day of the week, losing 439.83 points, a negative change of 0.56 percent, before closing at 78,029.50 points against the previous day close of 78,469.33 points. During the trading session, a total of 278,327,575 shares were traded during the day as compared to […]