ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved Prime Minister’s Rs24 billion Package to reduce input cost for farmers for the upcoming rabi season, with the intent of increasing wheat production. The approval came at a time when farmers were working on sowing rabi crops and the government’s timely intervention is estimated to […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that he would soon visit Balochistan and unveil a comprehensive development package for “backward” southern parts of the province. Presiding over a meeting on development projects for backward areas of the province, he said: “I will soon visit south Balochistan and announce a comprehensive development package for […]
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) earned highest-ever profit in its history during the fiscal year 2019-20 after reporting losses in the preceding year mainly on account of stability in the exchange rate, the central bank’s Annual Performance Review 2019-20 showed on Thursday. The bank earned a net profit of Rs1,163.433 billion in FY20 compared to […]
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LAHORE: Pakistan’s first and mega High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project — Matiari-Lahore transmission line — has almost been completed as engineers finished the entire line stringing work besides energising the converter station near Lahore. The project, launched under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, has now officially entered the testing and commissioning phase that is likely […]
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PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday said the Sindh government will approach the relevant courts to seek a review in the case of Arzoo, a teenage Christian girl who was allegedly abducted from her Karachi residence before being forcefully converted and married off to a Muslim man. Bilawal’s statement comes a day after a sessions court in […]
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Islamabad police on Friday briefly fired tear gas at protesters who broke through security blockades near the Red Zone in a failed attempt to demonstrate at the French Embassy against the printing of blasphemous images depicting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). No one was injured and protesters later moved back towards a gathering spot originally agreed with […]
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Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Friday said that the time to apologise for PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq’s remarks had passed, adding that now the law will take its course. The information minister was referring to Sadiq’s statement made in the National Assembly, in which the latter suggested that the PTI government had released Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman […]
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ISLAMABAD: A day after the government’s decision to limit commercial and social activities, federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday revealed that the national level positivity rate of Covid-19 has exceeded the three per cent mark. “After more than 70 days the national covid positivity ratio was higher than 3% yesterday. Ncoc […]
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Pakistan won by 26 runs against Zimbabwe in the series-opening one-day international at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan lead the three-match ODI series 1-0. Zimbabwe were all out for 255 runs with two balls remaining. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Wahab Riaz starred among bowlers as they picked five and four wickets respectively. All-rounder […]
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam warned his side shouldn’t take Zimbabwe lightly on eve of the first of three One-day Internationals at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Friday with points at stake for both teams in the newly-instituted World Cup Super League, which is the qualification process for the 50-over mega event in 2023. […]
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