Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country was facing unprecedented economic crisis. PM Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at PM Office. He said that joint efforts of the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments were needed to overcome the present economic crisis. Imran Khan added […]

KARACHI: Senior Pakistani journalist Idrees Bakhtiar passed away on Wednesday in Karachi. Idrees Bakhtiar was admitted at National Institute of Cardio Vascular Disease two daysback. He underwent angioplasty and was put on ventilator after it. He died on Wednesday evening, family and friends have confirmed. The senior member of Karachi Press Club, Idrees Bakhtiar’s will be laid to rest in Karachi on Thursday. Idrees […]

LAHORE: India has expressed reservations over seasoned diplomat Moeenul Haq’s appointment as Pakistani high commissioner to India.  Indian foreign office sources talking to Daily Jang said various Indian institutions have not given a positive report on Moeen. However, the Indian government will soon decide on accepting or rejecting Pakistan’s decision to appoint Moeen to New […]

PPP lawmaker Naveed Qamar on Tuesday raised the matter of the arrest of MNA Ali Wazir in the National Assembly, saying that according to the rules, the speaker should have been intimated of the latter’s detention. Wazir was arrested on Sunday after a clash between Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement activists and Army troops at a checkpost […]

ISLAMABAD: Richard Morin, who joined Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) as CEO in January 2018, has resigned, Geo News reported Tuesday. The TV Channel added that the resignation of PSX’s first ever non-Pakistani CEO has been approved by the Board of Directors. Sources said that he was served a show-cause notice earlier this month over […]

The Federal government has officially announced four days public holiday on Eid-ul-Fitr, most likely to be celebrated on Wednesday June 5, says a notification issued here. Interior Ministry has issued a notification here Tuesday. According to the notification, from June 4 to 7 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) shall be public holidays on the occasion […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday said the next budget to be presented on June 11 would focus on moving the economy towards stabilization, reducing fiscal deficit through mobilization of revenue and managing of current account deficit by reducing imports. Briefing about cabinet decisions here at […]

Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of incarcerated former premier Nawaz Sharif and a vice-president of PML-N, in a no-holds-barred speech on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan for being a “selected, incapable” premier. Maryam was addressing a gathering in Lahore to mark Youm-e-Takbeer, when Pakistan conducted nuclear tests on May 28, 1998. Maryam as […]

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, for the first time in the judicial history of Pakistan, began hearing cases via e-Court — a system based on video-link connectivity, the apex court announced in a press release. “Today, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice […]

Extensive traffic and security plans have been prepared for major Youm-i-Ali processions which will be taken out in Karachi and Lahore on Monday. The plans were developed in order to provide safety to citizens and ensure minimum inconvenience while the procession is underway. Karachi procession In Karachi, the main procession will be taken out from […]