Moody’s has said that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) could provide ‘meaningful support’ to countries like Pakistan. The newly created International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) would augment sovereigns’ foreign exchange reserves, most tangibly for lower-rated sovereigns with thin external buffers, although their direct effect in alleviating prevailing external […]
3 more Covid-19 vaccine shipments to arrive in April: Asad
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar has said that three more shipments of coronavirus vaccines are inbound in April. Talking to a private news channel on Thursday, Umar, who is also head of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), said that by June, Pakistan will have enough vaccines to inoculate […]
Indian HC opposes IHC decision to appoint defence counsel in Jadhav case
A counsel representing the Indian High Commission in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday challenged the high court’s decision to appoint a defence counsel in the case. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah headed a larger bench hearing into a case against Kulbhushan Jadhav and heard a petition filed from […]
LHC fines petitioner seeking JIT formation over banned outfit chief’s arrest
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition, seeking formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) against the arrest of a banned organisation’s chief Hafiz Saad Rizvi. The court also imposed a fine Rs2,00,000 on the petitioner. The petitioner, advocate Imran Javed Qureshi, representing a law firm Legal Awareness and Protection Center (LAPC), […]
Sindh neglected in Fed development programme, PPP only party fighting for census: Nasir Shah
Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday said that Sindh has always been neglected in the federal development program. The Minister claimed that the Prime Minister himself had said that Sindh was not their province, which depicts the seriousness of federal government towards Sindh. He said that the Sindh government is never taken […]
Punjab Cabinet Committee approves funds for Mega projects
The Punjab cabinet standing committee for finance & development approved a number of mega projects and also in-principle approved to transfer new colleges, universities and hospitals on solar energy to conserve energy. The approval was made in a meeting of a standing committee chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar which reviewed the […]
Govt promoting culture of e-commerce in AJK: Masood
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that AJK has a conducive environment to establish successful online businesses and improve the earning potential and employability among the educated youth in the state. He stated this after chairing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between AJK Board of Investment and M/S […]
IG Punjab visits house of martyred Constable
IG Punjab Inam Ghani on Thursday visited the house of Shaheed Constable Muhammad Afzal, and claimed that the martyred constable has proved by sacrificing his life in the line of duty that protection of life, property and honor of the people is the top priority of Punjab Police. Paying homage to the martyr, he told […]
UMT and National University of Malaysia Ink MoU for joint Ventures
An International Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was inked between University of Management and Technology (UMT) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, which is also known as the National University of Malaysia is one of six research universities in the country. It is also ranked at 160th position in 2020 QS World University Rankings. This agreement envisages that […]
Govt decides to slap ban on TLP
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Wednesday said the government has decided to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under Anti-Terrorism Act on the request of Punjab government. “The government of Punjab has recommended to ban the TLP. It has been decided to ban the TLP due to its character and not due to any political compulsion. A […]