President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday accepted the resignation of Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Barrister Shehzad Ata Elahi and approved the appointment of Advocate Supreme Court Mansoor Usman Awan as the new Attorney General. A statement issued by the President’s House said that the president had accepted the resignation of Elahi — who had quit the…
ECC directs Finance Division to arrange payment of markup amounting to Rs6.24bn for the period of March 31, 2022 to December 30, 2022 for short-term finance facility of Rs65bn The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet endorsed a rundown on Monday with respect to the game plan of the money office for subsidizing the…
As the country’s seventh population and house census continues, it is estimated that Pakistan population may exceed 250 million, Sindh’s 60 million and Karachi’s 20 million. According to sources in the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 140 million people had so far been counted in the country and 40 million houses enumerated and geo-tagged. In Sindh,…
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday termed President Dr Arif Alvi’s letter regarding the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections as “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) press release”. The prime minister said that the letter is “blatantly partisan in nature” and supports the Imran Khan-led party’s “one-sided and anti-government” views. The president on Friday had penned…
SLAMABAD – The government has announced a petroleum relief package of Rs50 per litre for the low-income people as inflation continues to rise in the country. In line with the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the ministry of petroleum is drafting a fuel pricing scheme that aims at charging affluent consumers more for fuel,…
Three Pakistani soldiers were martyred and as many terrorists were killed in a latest terror attack in the country’s northwestern region, the military’s media wing said Tuesday. In a press release, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on the night of March 20-21, a group of militants opened fire on a police check post in the…
Islamabad, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan were severely shaken on Tuesday night. Almost the entire country was rocked by a terrible 7.7 magnitude earthquake, Islamabad, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday night. According to the details, Pakistan was badly shaken by the terrible earthquake on Tuesday night. According to media reports,…
The US State Department has expressed concerns over human rights in Pakistan, pointing out several cases of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and discrimination against women, and children. The recent report, which was released as part of a series of reports on several nations, flagged severe human rights violations committed against various groups, including media personnel.…
According to Pakistan Embassy in Lebanon, there is a severe shortage of medicines due to the economic crisis in Lebanon. A consignment of 1.6 ton of medicines has been dispatched to economic-hit Lebanon. The medicines have been dispatched to Beirut for the people of Lebanon under a joint initiative of Pakistan Embassy in Lebanon and…
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that there would be no compromise on the country’s nuclear and missile programs. He said this in response to the question asked by PPP senator Raza Rabbani. There has been delay being faced by the government on the deal with IMF and regarding that, he said “It has been an…
