GAWADAR -UNS: Gwadar police on Friday arrested Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) leader Maulana Hidayatur Rehman after he showed up at a local court — four days after he announced that he was heading to Gwadar to surrender. A heavy police contingent was present at the court today to arrest Rehman […]
Year: 2023
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. “Military […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected the Sindh government’s request to postpone local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad divisions, and ruled that the polls will be held on Jan 15 as decided earlier. The decision was taken by the ECP members during a meeting […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Honorable Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf highly commended the outgoing Emissary H.E. Mr. Nong for his significant contributions to strengthening Pakistan-China bilateral and parliamentary relations, during a farewell courtesy call by His Excellency Mr. Nong Rong Noon, Ambassador of China in Pakistan. The Speaker said that Pakistan highly valued […]
Saudi Arabia has once again decided to bailout Pakistan from defaulting and hitting a very mega embarrassing international crises. The SaudiCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has directed his authorities to consider increasing the cash deposit with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) as well as investment in the country. The […]
LAHORE : Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has signed a summary for dissolution of Punjab Assembly day after he obtained vote of confidence from Punjab Assembly amid ruckus and opposition’s boycott following weeks of political turbulence in teh province. The decision to dissolve the assembly had been taken in a […]
By Our Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Corruption, misappropriation worth billions of rupees by Federal Minister for Communication, Asad Mahmood and selected officers on deputation to Pakistan Postal Services (PPS), Communications Division, National Highway Authority (NHA) to be public soon. Reliable sources within the law enforcement and anti corruption agencies have revealed that […]
S M Rizwan Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif is visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 12 to 13 at the invitation of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This will be the third visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to […]
In a much-anticipated merger days before the second phase of the local government elections are to be held in 13 districts of Karachi and Hyderabad, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Mustafa Kamal and Farooq Sattar on Thursday joined ranks with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the party threatened that […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday agreed to roll over the existing $2 billion debt in much-needed financial help that would stabilise Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves. In addition to announcing the rollover, the Gulf country announced a loan of $1 billion for the South Asian country. The […]
