Former finance minister is addressing an event in Karachi, in which he is speaking about the economy.The PML-N leader’s talk comes as Pakistan stares into the abyss of default, and Ismail’s successor......
MANCHESTER: Rampant Manchester United are eager to inflict more pain on Liverpool at Anfield as Arsenal aim to pull further clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race this weekend.The......
LAHORE: In a major decision, the Pakistan Cricket Board Interim Committee on Friday announced the name of election commissioner to conduct the elections from district to region level associations......
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court on Friday ordered the government to proceed with a delayed local election, overruling President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said the country was too broke to pay for......
DUBAI: The Indore pitch used for the third Test between India and Australia has been marked as “poor” and handed three demerit points, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday.The......
LONDON: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was “inconceivable” that he would make the comment attributed to him by......
DHAKA: England opener Jason Roy hit a superb century and skipper Jos Buttler made 76 before Adil Rashid and Sam Curran grabbed four wickets each as the tourists beat Bangladesh by 132 runs in the......
LAHORE: Multan Sultans get the chance to avenge the loss at home when they meet top-of-the-table Lahore Qalandars in a potentially excitement-filled match of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at......
SWABI: Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan claimed on Friday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s total debt had swelled from Rs100 billion to Rs900bn during the 10-year rule of the......
NEW DELHI: Indian police on Friday arrested three employees of a pharmaceutical firm whose cough syrups were linked to the deaths of 19 children in Uzbekistan, as the country looks to recover from......
KARACHI: The population of Karachi was grossly undercounted and its annual growth rate was reported to have declined in the 2017 census despite the fact that the country’s largest city remained a......
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A facilitator of the suicide bombers was killed and two suspected militants were arrested during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out by the security forces in Mirali......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that after every two weeks, he has to appear before a National Accountability Board (NAB) court in Islamabad for the crime of providing......
KHYBER: Negotiations between the Khyber district administration and protesting tribesmen remained unsuccessful on the third day of the demonstrations being staged by the latter against the new......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has set aside life imprisonment handed down to two men by a sessions court on charges of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl.A single-judge SHC bench comprising......
KARACHI: A construction slowdown amid uncertain economic conditions reduced the demand for cement by nine per cent in February and 13.4pc in 8MFY23.In February, total cement despatches stood at 4.040......
KARACHI: Assemblers of two-wheelers have raised prices by Rs5,000-25,000 due to rupee depreciation and costly raw materials.It is observed that assemblers act quickly in raising prices whenever the......
LAHORE: White lint stock is piling up with the ginners as textile millers are wary of making the purchases because of what market players believe liquidity crunch and high markup rate besides other......
PESHAWAR: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Friday inaugurated work on eight US-funded joint checkposts for the newly-merged tribal districts.The inaugural ceremony was held during the......
ISLAMABAD: More than 20 bureaucrats have been promoted to Grade 22, the highest attainable rank for civil servants during their careers.The promotion of 22 officers from BS-21 to BS-22 was okayed by......
QUETTA: Pakistanis now have seven more days to self-register online as part of the country’s first-ever digital census, as the government on Friday extended the deadline after requests from various......
GUJRAT: Waving a toy truck at a well-attended public meeting, PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz Sharif in a renewed attack on Imran Khan and his ‘facilitators’ on Friday asked the PTI to use ‘truck’......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has constituted a seven-member committee, comprising cabinet members and civil servants, to “conceive, oversee and supervise” the Shounter......
RAWALPINDI: The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation on Friday took up the issue of international airline routes being cut due to the non-remittance of ticket sales to them in foreign currency and......
BEIJING: Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite criticism over his handling of Covid......
RAWALPINDI: A joint investigation team (JIT), comprising senior police officers, representatives of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau, constituted by the Punjab chief......
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Friday visited the Turkish Embassy in Islamabad to express solidarity with the government and people of Türkiye over......
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has reversed the sacking of two army officers on the ground that the termination orders were not passed in accordance with the law laid down......
ISLAMABAD: Special Judge of Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday expressed displeasure over the vandalism of PTI supporters during the appearance of former prime minister Imran Khan in the court on......
LAHORE: Former chief minister Usman Buzdar on Friday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in income-beyond-means case and recorded his statement.Mr Buzdar appeared before a joint......
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Friday returned the Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to the parliament for “reconsideration”, the Presidency said in a......
ISLAMABAD: Following public outcry, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday formed an inquiry committee to probe the collapse of girders of the Bhara Kahu flyover.The committee is headed by former......
LAHORE: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rafia Haider has rejected permission to organise the Aurat March on the grounds of security concerns, ‘controversial’ cards and banners supporting women’s rights, and......
QUETTA: President Arif Alvi has appointed Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) leader Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar as the new governor of Balochistan, says an official notification issued here on......
NATURAL gas has played a major role in Pakistan’s energy matrix since the first large reserve was discovered in Sui, Balochistan, in 1952. Significant gas fields of smaller sizes were discovered......
PAKISTAN has encountered many difficulties in the past, including a near meltdown of its economy in 1968; a real or engineered breakdown of the political system, which ultimately led to martial law......
WASHINGTON: An unspecified number of Pakistani companies have been added to a list of 14 entities put on a US trade blacklist for their alleged involvement in missile and nuclear activities.On......
ISLAMABAD: Quashing rumours about a financial emergency or sovereign default, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday counted a series of financial, legal, security and constitutional challenges to......
ISLAMABAD: Hours after President Dr Arif Alvi announced April 30 as the date for the general elections in Punjab in line with the Supreme Court’s verdict, the heads of three major ruling coalition......
• President settles controversy by picking one of two suggested Sundays • ECP writes to KP governor for election date, in line with SC order • Commission vows to fulfil constitutional obligations......
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation rose to 41.07 per cent on a year-on-year basis on the back of edible oil, sugar and vegetables, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)......
PAKISTAN has encountered many difficulties in the past, including a near meltdown of its economy in 1968; a real or engineered breakdown of the political system, which ultimately led to martial law......
