New Loan By: Daily Times on May 25, 2024From the looks of it, Pakistan is all set to secure yet another loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A very vague statement of interest from the money lender was enough to shoot off the stock exchange to an unbelievably high index scale. But as meetings go on and the Fund makes a pressing […]
JUI-F announces nationwide movement with public rally on June 1 By: Agencies on May 25, 2024Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), declared in an interview with a private digital media platform on Friday that he would rather leave the country than submit to the establishment. “The establishment has deliberately divided our strength in the elections,” Rehman said, criticising the manipulation in the political […]
JAC rejects Punjab Defamation Bill 2024 By: Agencies on May 23, 2024“The Joint Action Committee has rejected the Punjab Defamation Bill 2024, terming it a ‘black law’, and announced that it will approach the court against this law. This decision was made in an emergency virtual meeting of the Joint Action Committee, attended by representatives of PBA, APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, and other stakeholders, who condemned the […]
IHC gives AGP till Friday to recover missing poet By: Agencies on May 22, 2024The Islamabad High Court ordered the recovery of missing poet Ahmed Farhad Shah by May 24 and granted the state counsel an extension for the same. Shah, a journalist and poet, went missing from his Islamabad home on May 14. During a hearing presided over by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, the interior secretary and inspector […]
Fawad Khan books entire restaurant for Mumtaz By: News Desk on April 23, 2024Actor Fawad Khan booked an entire restaurant for an Indian actress who recently visited Pakistan. Veteran actress Mumtaz recently visited Pakistan where she met several members of the film and music industry. Speaking about her trip during an interview, Mumtaz revealed that Fawad Khan booked an entire restaurant for her, an Indian media outlet reported. […]
PM anticipates ‘billions’ in investment after Saudi team visit By: Agencies on April 18, 2024Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a session of the federal cabinet on Wednesday, where he emphasized the anticipated influx of ‘billions of dollars’ in investment following the recent visit of the Saudi delegation. Expressing gratitude towards the efforts of the cabinet and others, the premier underscored the positive reception received by the Saudi delegation […]
Chairman, CIDCA awarded Hilal-e-Quaid-Azam By: APP on April 17, 2024On behalf of the President of Pakistan, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi conferred the civil award Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam on Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), at an auspicious investiture ceremony held at the Embassy of Pakistan here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi felicitated Ambassador Luo on receiving the […]
Business community commends Governor KP for keeping official residence open for public during Eid By: APP on April 15, 2024The business community of Peshawar has paid tributes to Governor KP, Haji Ghulam Ali for keeping the official residence open for general public during Eid holidays. “Governor Haji Ghulam Ali not only ended the feeling of deprivation of the people but also won their hearts by keeping the Governor’s House open for the public and […]
Asian stocks sink despite to track Wall St gains, earnings in focus By: AFP on April 13, 2024Asian markets fell Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street’s positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets underway in the United States amid optimism for companies’ profit outlooks. Tech titans helped drive gains in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 after producer price index data broadly […]
Balochistan ties ‘some’ missing persons to terrorism By: Agencies on April 13, 2024Responding to the allegations of enforced disappearances of citizens, the Balochistan government, in a clarification, categorically rejected claims that there were “thousands of missing persons’ cases” and that the authorities were involved in stalling the probes into the matter. The number of missing persons’ cases with the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was not […]