APTMA for regionally competitive energy tariff, cut in mark-up By: Agencies on June 5, 2024All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Central Chairman Asif Inam has demanded reduction in the power tariff to 9 cents/kWh, bringing down the interest rate to 12 percent and restoration of zero rating for the textile industry to enable it to contribute to the national economy through exports, investment and employment. He was addressing a […]
Alvi defends Imran’s tweet By: Agencies on June 2, 2024Former President Dr. Arif Alvi has spoken out in defense of Imran Khan, questioning the accusations of treason associated with reading the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report. Alvi criticized the current government, stating that they are “tyrants” who “torture people and abduct women,” and called for dialogue with all stakeholders, including Khan. He also compared Khan […]
Pakistan’s regional exports increase 20.61% in 10 months By: APP on May 27, 2024Pakistan’s exports to the seven regional countries witnessed an increase of 20.61 per cent in the first ten months of the financial year (2023-24) as compared to the corresponding months of last year. “The country’s exports to the regional countries including Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, and the Maldives account for a small […]
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 […]