Pakistan regrets US veto on UN Security Council action on Israeli-Palestinian conflict on October 19, 2023Pakistan Wednesday expressed regret over the United States veto on a U.N.Security Council resolution earlier in the day that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver life-saving aid to millions pf traumatized people in embattled Gaza. The resolution, sponsored by Brazil, had wide support and would have also condemned all violence against civilians. The […]
Babar for creating history in India in ICC World Cup on October 5, 2023Pakistan Captain Babar Azam is eyeing the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as he begins the campaign against the Netherlands at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Since arriving in the city eight days ago, which also marked the first instance of a Pakistan men’s side landing in India in seven years, the […]
SC adjourns cases pertaining to fuel price adjustment on October 2, 2023The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing till October 16, in petitions pertaining to the addition of fuel price and quarterly adjustments in the electricity bills. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, heard the case. The court said that it wouldn’t allow the facility of video link to anyone […]
Rupee gains Rs2.03 against US Dollar on September 7, 2023Pakistani Rupee on Thursday gained Rs2.03 against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs304.94 against the previous day’s closing of 306.97. The buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market came down to Rs305 and Rs308 from Rs313 and Rs316 respectively, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan […]
UN food agency ends aid to 2 million Afghans over lack of funding on September 6, 2023A global funding shortfall is forcing the World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based UN agency, to drop 2 million people from food assistance in Afghanistan on top of the 8 million the organization stopped helping earlier, the programme said Tuesday. WFP officials in Afghanistan said it can only give emergency aid to 3 million people […]
SFJ raises £250,000 for 2024 Scotland vote on Khalistan Referendum on August 16, 2023The Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) pro-Khalistan group has collected £250,000 for a Khalistan Referendum vote in Scotland in 2024 in response to the Indian government’s crackdown on Sikh Khalistani activists in the United Kingdom (UK). According to a message received here, SFJ has managed to accumulate a substantial Khalistan Campaign Fund (KCF) of £250,000, alongside […]
Court terminates Imran Khan’s bail petition in Al-Qadir Trust case on August 10, 2023An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday terminated the interim bail petition of PTI chairman Imran Khan due to non-pursuance in Al-Qadir Trust case connected with a scam worth Rs190 million. However, the court disposed of the pre-arrest bail case of Bushra Bibi after the NAB officials stated that no arrest warrants had been issued against […]
Pakistan earns US $935m from travel services’ export in 11 months: PBS on August 7, 2023The country earned US $935.172 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2022-23. This shows a growth of 86.99 per cent as compared to the US $500.130 million worth same services provided during the corresponding period of the last fiscal year 2021-22, the Pakistan […]
Pervez Khattak announces new political party PTI Parliamentarians on July 17, 2023Former chief minister, Pervez Khattak here Monday launched a new political party under the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP), claiming the support of 57 ex-assembly members and senior politicians mostly belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pervez Khattak has announced the new party name after holding an important meeting with his close aides at a hotel […]
Seeds of Pakistan’s economic development taking roots: Shehbaz Sharif on July 3, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday felicitated the business community and the nation on the unprecedented surge of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). He said as a result of staff level agreement and a $3 billion standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the trust of investors and business community was rapidly reviving. After Pakistan’s […]