No one can visit Imran for two weeks for now 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 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 […]
President Zardari foregoes salary amid economic crisis 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 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 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 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 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 […]
India’s new citizenship law excludes Muslims on March 13, 2024India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s Hindu nationalist government. The rules for the law were announced Monday. It establishes a religious test for migrants from every major South Asian faith other than Islam. Critics […]
Over 1.5m families given ration under Ramazan relief package 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. […]
Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit on March 13, 2024Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule streaked across the U.S. in the predawn darkness and splashed into the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Panhandle. NASA´s Jasmin Moghbeli, a Marine helicopter pilot, led the […]