Mohammad Rizwan ‘strongest candidate’ for captaincy after Babar Azam’s resignation on October 2, 2024After Babar Azam stepped down as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, wicket-keeper and right-handed batter Mohammad Rizwan is now seen as the leading contender for the role, sources revealed to Geo News on Wednesday. Officials have reportedly been directed to engage with Rizwan for team selection discussions, the sources added. Babar, the former […]
Air Pollution killed 256,000 including over 68,000 children under five in Pakistan in 2021. Report By: Suleman Chaudhary on September 23, 2024 LAHORE: In Pakistan, air pollution claimed the lives of 256,000 including 68,000 under the age of five in 2021, accordingly to the state of Global Air Report 2024. The report, published by US- based Health Effects Institute (HEI) in partnership with UNICEF. The report said the air pollution was the second most risk factor […]
CPEC Phase-II to help transform Pakistan’s economy: PM on September 20, 2024Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would help Pakistan transform its economy. “We are entering into the second phase of CPEC which has huge potential of mutual cooperation in the field of agriculture, Information Technology, mines and minerals and many other important areas […]
President rejects IIOJK Legislative Assembly polls on September 19, 2024President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday categorically rejected the elections for the Legislative Assembly of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), asserting that the polls were no substitute for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. President Zardari, talking to a delegation of migrants from the IIOJK residing in Pakistan since 1989 led by Uzair […]
Govt announces Rs10 per litre cut in petrol price on September 16, 2024The government has announced a reduction of Rs10 per litre in petrol prices, following a recent decline in international fuel rates over the past two weeks. According to a statement issued by the Finance Division on Sunday night, “The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has calculated the consumer prices of petroleum products based on […]
Contrary to Fears, Overseas Pakistani Remittances Surge by 40 on September 9, 2024 Pakistan’s remittances from overseas workers have recorded a remarkable 40% year-on-year (YoY) increase in August 2024, reaching a total of USD 2.94 billion, according to data from Arif Habib Limited, sourced from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This marks a significant rise from the USD 2.09 billion received in August 2023. Saudi Arabia […]
IMF ‘stops’ Pakistan govt from setting support price for commodities on September 6, 2024The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed a strict condition on Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments as part of its $7 billion bailout package, barring them from setting support prices for key agricultural commodities, including wheat, sugarcane, and cotton. This condition is part of a broader effort to reduce government spending and limit subsidies. The […]
Pakistan extends invitation to India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal for SCO trade meeting on September 2, 2024Pakistan has officially invited India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, to attend the upcoming SCO Trade Ministers’ Meeting, sources have confirmed. The invitation was delivered through diplomatic channels and is for the meeting scheduled to take place in Islamabad on September 12. The gathering will bring together trade and economic affairs ministers from SCO […]
Khawaja Asif claims that PTI’s interest in negotiations lacks genuine sincerity on September 2, 2024Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif addressed media reports about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s interest in negotiations on Sunday, asserting that the party’s stated desire for talks lacked sincerity. He criticized PTI founder Imran Khan’s erratic behavior and mentioned that even PTI members had lost faith in him, condemning his egoistic and opportunistic attitude. During an […]
International media raised questions on Imran Khan’s election as Chancellor of Oxford on September 1, 2024On applying for Chancellor of Oxford, another column was written against the founder PTI in the British newspaper Guardian. The British newspaper raised questions on the choice of Oxford University by the founder of PTI. Journalist Kathryn Bennett termed the choice of founder PTI against the traditions and moral values of a university like Oxford. […]