ISLAMAABD :Pakistan strongly condemned the “despicable act” of the public burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden on the occasion of Eid ul Adha, in another incident of desecration of the sacred book. “Such wilful incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence cannot be justified under the pretext […]
Month: June 2023
By Qamar Bashir The people of Pakistan who are struggling to make ends meet due to high fuel prices for both natural gas and petrol products and when rising prices combine with hyperinflation, they create a cocktail that raises the cost of transportation for goods and people, raises food prices, […]
ISLAMAABD -UNS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday took the nation into confidence over deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF). Addressing a press conference in Governor House Lahore, Shehbaz also talked about the economic revival plan of Pakistan as he said that everyone would have to put efforts for uplifting […]
By Qamar Bashir Finance minister Ishaq Dar,whenever asked about the stalemate with the IMF and the country’s economic difficulties, he used to reply, “we have a lot of assets”. At the time, no one understood what he meant, until one fine morning we learned that a significant part of Karachi […]
WASHINGTON-UNS: Over $200 billion from the US government’s Covid-19 relief programmes were potentially stolen, a federal watchdog said on Tuesday, adding that the US Small Business Administration (SBA) had weakened its controls in a rush to disburse the funds. At least 17 per cent of all funds related to the […]
By Iftikhar Mashwani ISLAMABNAD : For the caretaker setup Mohsin Jamil Baig name for the Prime Minister slot has been finalized by the power circle and the announcement will take place after meeting of Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly in next week probably on Tuesday. […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday again contacted International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and expressed the hope that the world’s top lender would reach a decision on the stalled bailout package in a day or two. The latest conversation came through a phone call after […]
JAMES M. DORSEY A recent poll of Arab public opinion suggests US credibility has taken a hit, but all is not lost.That is if the United States realizes that Middle Easterners judge the US on glaring inconsistencies in its domestic and foreign policies rather than on its cultural, technological, and […]
RAWALPINDI-UNS: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Monday three officers including a lieutenant general were penalised during the accountability process of May 9 violence. Addressing a presser, he said the army completed the accountability process according to its traditions, adding that it […]
By Qamar Bashir Our Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, is affectionately called as Shahbaz Speed, a title bestowed upon him by Vice-Minister Zheng Xiaosong of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 2018, and Shahbaz has proven himself worthy of this title time and […]
