ISLAMABAD -UNS:President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries Atif Ikram Sheikh has said that the markup rate should be brought to single digit in the review on January 27. State Bank has scope to bring the policy rate down to 7 percent So this month the central bank […]
Month: January 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the 26th constitutional amendment. The PTI moved its plea in the SC through Sameer Khosa, in which the 26th constitutional amendment was challenged. It has been argued in the application that parliament can’t amend the fundamental features […]
HYDERABAD-UNS: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has highlighted climate change, digital rights protection, and social inequality as the most pressing challenges facing Pakistan today. Emphasizing the need for collective action, he stated that these complex issues “cannot be resolved by any individual or group alone.” He called […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Human Development Foundation (HDF) organized a community led rally against the use of tobacco products and advocated for declaration of smoke free spaces in public spaces. The rally took place in community spaces in rural ICT, in Union Council Charah, in collaboration with Kalyah Welfare Trust & village […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS :Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) MNA Junaid Akbar has been chosen by party founder Imran Khan to replace Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as the party’s president in KP, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Saturday. A day ago, Akbar was elected chairman of the National Assembly’s […]
RIYADH -UNS/ Reuters : Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kingdom wants to put $600 billion into expanded investment and trade with the United States over the next four years, the Saudi State news agency said early on Thursday. In a phone call […]
News Desk ISLAMABAD – The federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unanimously elected Junaid Akbar as the unopposed chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). PML-N MNA Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry proposed Junaid Akbar’s name for the chairmanship, which was subsequently endorsed by PML-N Senator Afnan Ullah Khan, […]
AFP :Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”. It comes a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women — a […]
Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday formed a special task force to combat human trafficking syndicates operating in Pakistan. The task force will be led by the prime minister himself. “We will bring the perpetrators involved in human trafficking to justice,” the prime minister resolved while […]
By Qamar Bashir The recent U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing underscored that China is the most significant long-term threat to U.S. national security. The discussion, led by Senator Marco Rubio, who has been nominated for Secretary of State, emphasized concerns about China’s economic, military, and technological ambitions, positioning it […]
