No one can visit Imran for two weeks for now By: Agencies on March 13, 2024The Punjab Home Department imposed a two-week ban on Tuesday on prisoner visitations and media coverage at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. The prison houses high-profile political figures including PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan. Since the February 8 polls, the prison has been the centre of several meetings between the incarcerated former PTI chief and […]
Crucial IMF talks begin this week, confirms finance czar By: Agencies on March 13, 2024The country’s newly sworn-in Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb confirmed that Islamabad’s talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) are likely to commence this week with the government to send a formal request to the monetary body to cushion Pakistan’s dwindling economy, it was reported on Tuesday. In response […]
ECP to hear on 26th Gandapur disqualification petition By: APP on March 13, 2024The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) accepted the petition to disqualify Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and set the formal hearing for March 26 after the preliminary hearings. A two-member bench of the Election Commission comprising Nisar Ahmed Durrani and Shah Muhammad Jatoi issued a notice to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
President Zardari foregoes salary amid economic crisis By: Agencies on March 13, 2024President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi decided on Tuesday to forego their salaries while in office citing the economic challenges faced by the country. “In view of the prevailing economic challenges, President Zardari has decided that he will not draw his presidential salary. He took this decision to encourage prudent financial management […]
PPP, JUI-F form alliance for Senate by-poll By: Agencies on March 13, 2024As the newly formed government moves towards the Senate election on 48 seats, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have decided to support each other in the March 14 by-polls of the upper house of parliament, in a meeting on Tuesday. The six seats fell vacant in the general category – one […]
PM wants boost in IT exports By: Agencies on March 13, 2024Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed for submission of a comprehensive roadmap to boost IT exports. He said the government would take steps to fully avail of the billion dollars potential of the country for IT exports, besides, the young people would be provided with required facilities of education, skills development and startups. The […]
12-member Sindh cabinet sworn in By: Agencies on March 13, 2024In a significant development for the province of Sindh, ten members of the newly appointed cabinet took their oaths on Tuesday at the Governor House in Karachi. The swearing-in ceremony was administered by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, witnessed by distinguished officials and attendees. It was reported that the initial approval for the ten cabinet members […]
21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II to be built in Lahore By: Agencies on March 13, 2024IT, Education and Film City projects will be established in Lahore at the earliest, said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif while presiding over a meeting on IT City and Lahore Knowledge Park. She added,” Business opportunities will be provided to the best IT companies from all over the world in IT City Lahore.” Madam Chief […]
Polio virus detected in sewage samples across Pakistan By: inp on March 13, 2024The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of the poliovirus in sewage lines spanning the four provinces of Pakistan. Twelve districts across the country have tested positive for polio in sewage samples, as revealed in a technical report received by the Ministry of Health. This brings the total number of polio-positive sewage samples for […]
Over 1.5m families given ration under Ramazan relief package By: Agencies on March 13, 2024Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari announced the “Nigehban Ramadan Package,” a unique program for over 6.4 million deserving families in Punjab on behalf of Chief Minister Punjab. Verified Data of recipients is collected from the BISP and NADRA, with the goal of providing rations to deserving families without the requirement for them to queue up. […]