Pakistani rupee plunges to all-time low against US dollar, crosses 193-mark By: Web Desk on May 13, 2022The Pakistani rupee continued to lose steam on the last business day of the week as today is the fourth consecutive day that the dollar has risen to a record high against the rupee. The US dollar gained 1.23 paisas against the greenback in the interbank trading and crushing all hopes of the day by […]
Bilawal Bhutto reveals PTI minister threatened him on eve of no-confidence move By: Web Desk on May 12, 2022On Thursday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while delivering a speech in National Assembly revealed that he had received a Martial Law threat from a PTI minister a night before the no-confidence motion. Bilawal said that former prime minister Imran Khan broke the Constitution while fleeing away. “The Constitution like a piece of paper was […]
Election likely to be held in Pakistan before appointment of new COAS: Kh Asif By: Web Desk on May 11, 2022LONDON: On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif revealed the possibility of the general election in Pakistan being held in November, prior to the appointment of the new COAS. In an interview with BBC Urdu, he said, “It is possible that we hold elections before the [new] army chief’s appointment, before November. There will […]
PM orders immediate restoration of NCOC after detection of Omicron’s sub-variant By: APP on May 10, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, taking notice of the detection of highly-infectious sub-variant of Omicron virus, directed the restoration of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The prime minister ordered immediate restoration of the NCOC after the country a day earlier had reported its first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1. He […]
COVID-19: Pakistan reports first case of Omicron sub-variant By: Web Desk on May 9, 2022On Monday, the National Institute of Health Islamabad reported the first case of the Omicron sub-variant, as the public gets back to routine life after Eidul Fitr celebrations without COVID-19 restrictions after two years. A statement issued by the NIH on Twitter said it detected a case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 through genome sequencing. It […]
Keep army out of politics in country’s best interest: ISPR By: webdesk on May 8, 2022ISLAMABAD: The military Sunday warned against dragging Pakistan Army and its leadership in the country’s political affairs, saying that the practice is “extremely damaging”. The ISPR spokesperson said, “Recently there have been intensified and deliberate attempts to drag Pakistan Armed Forces and their leadership in ongoing political discourse in the country.” “These attempts are manifest […]
Rana Sanaullah asks Sh Rashid to withdraw his ‘bloody long march’ statement By: APP/ Web Desk on May 7, 2022LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said if Sheikh Rashid Ahmad does not withdraw his statement of terming the long march bloody and fails to give assurance of peaceful march, then he will not be allowed to leave his house. Talking to the media after attending a case hearing here on Saturday, he said that […]
PM desires to further enhance Pak-EU multi-faceted ties By: APP on May 7, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday highlighted the strong economic, trade and investment ties between Pakistan and the European Union and expressed the desire for further strengthening of this multi-faceted relationship in diverse sectors including climate change and legal migration. The prime minister also underscored the importance of regular high-level exchanges between the two […]
Aleem Khan and Jahangir Tareen wanted illegal favors from me: Imran Khan By: Web Desk on May 6, 2022PTI Chairman Imran Khan has claimed his former associates Aleem Khan and Jahangir Khan Tareen of attempting to get illegal favors from him, claiming that disagreements arose when he denied them. In a podcast released on Thursday, the former prime minister stated, “Aleem Khan expected me to legalise his 300-acre land near Ravi,” adding, “I […]
Pakistan rejects report of so-called Indian Delimitation Commission for IIOJK By: APP on May 6, 2022Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) to the foreign ministry and handed over a demarche conveying the categorical rejection of the report of the so-called ‘Delimitation Commission’ for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The so-called commission was aimed at disenfranchising and disempowering the Muslim majority population of the IIOJK, the […]