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Monthly Archives: October, 2018

Sindh resource-rich province, generates 70pc of revenue : CM Murad

KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that Sindh is a resource-rich province of the country which generates 70 percent of...

Government increases petrol price by Rs5

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday incr­eased the prices of diesel and petrol by Rs5 and Rs6.37 per litre, respectively, for the month of...

FCC meeting reviews implementation of NFC award

ISLAMABAD: A Fiscal Coordination Committee (FCC) meeting chaired by the Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday reviewed the bi-annual implementation of the National Finance...

Pakistan welcomes UK parliamentary group’s report on India-Occupied Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the report of the United Kingdom Parliament's All Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir (APPKG) on the human rights situation...

Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s sister calls on Shireen Mazari

ISLAMABAD: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, the sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, on Wednesday called on Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari here in...

Iran’s FM Javad Zarif calls on PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Javad Zarif called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today and conveyed a message of President Hassan Rouhani. According...

Pakistan improves its ranking in World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2019

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has improved its ranking by 11 points and moved from 147 to 136 in World Bank's Doing Business Report 2019, Board of...

Punjab govt announces closure of schools in Lahore tomorrow

LAHORE: Punjab government has announced that all the public and private schools in Lahore will remain closed on Thursday keeping in view the current...

Pakistan offers UAE investment opportunities in energy sector

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has offered United Arab Emirates (UAE) investment opportunities in energy sector. According to a...

Khashoggi strangled and ‘cut into pieces’ in consulate: Turkish prosecutor

ANKARA: Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and then "cut into pieces", Turkey's chief prosecutor...

PM Imran approves projects for conservation of 9 MAF water

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday gave go ahead to the Ministry of National Food Security & Research to develop three major projects...

Pakistan to move forward by following principles of Islam: PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan can only progress by following the golden principles of Islam, ARY News reported. Addressing the...

Private schools to remain closed on Thursday: APPSF

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Private  Schools Federation (APPSF)  has announced to keep the schools close, on Thursday, across the country. According to a statement released...

Participation of Pakistani fighters in Brave 17 MMA a good omen: Salman Iqbal

KARACHI: Chairman Brave Pakistan Salman Iqbal on Wednesday termed the participation of six Pakistani fighters in first-ever international mixed martial arts (MMA) event Brave...

JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman postpones APC

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday announced the postponement of the All Parties Conference (APC), convened by his party, for...

CM Punjab chairs meeting to review progress on 100-day agenda

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at his office in which progress on 100 days agenda was...

President inaugurates Karachi to Dhabeji shuttle train service

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday (today) inaugurated Dhabeji Express, on route between Karachi’s City Station and Dhabeji in Thatta district. Addressing the inaugural...

British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan, wife Faryal meet PM

ISLAMABAD: British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom Khan called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday.  During the meeting, Amir...

Govt is not opposing CPEC, Pervez Khattak tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Responding to the points raised by Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif regarding CPEC, Defense Minister Pervez Khattak firmly rejected the impression that the incumbent...

PM Khan will travel to China on Nov 1

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on a first trip to China on the evening of November 1 (Thursday). As per details, the prime...

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