Pakistan

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable and export-led economic growth. He was addressing a workshop titled “Reforms for a Modern and Growth-Friendly Tax System” in Islamabad today. The Finance Minister said Pakistan’s economic trajectory is moving in the right direction, emphasizing that the government would not allow the economy to […]

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government is prioritizing the development of Balochistan. Responding to points raised by different members in the National Assembly today, he said two hundred billion rupees have been allocated in the development budget for projects in Balochistan, describing it as the highest allocation for any […]

DUSHANBE : Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to expand the use of national currencies in cross-border settlements and establish new financial institutions to protect the region against global economic shocks. Addressing the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on […]

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday urged all political parties to set aside their differences and forge a consensus on a joint strategy to combat terrorism, saying it was a national issue that required collective efforts and a unified response. “This is a national issue. We can sit together and formulate a policy. When everyone puts […]

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari won a defamation case against Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Moeen Riaz Qureshi on Tuesday, with the court ruling in her favour in an Rs84 million damages suit over allegations he made against her during a television programme. Azma had filed the suit before the Lahore Defamation Tribunal under the Defamation […]

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the federal government, the attorney general, the advocate general and other relevant authorities on petitions challenging the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), after petitioners’ counsel argued that the measures were unconstitutional and had been imposed without fulfilling the legal requirements. […]

Pakistan and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to expand their security partnership and strengthen cooperation in internal security during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, in Doha, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior. The meeting, also attended by the commander of Qatar’s […]

MULTAN: A 15-year-old boy was allegedly run over and killed by his employer after attempting to leave his workplace in a private housing society in Multan. Police arrested the suspect, who was later granted four days of physical remand by a court on Tuesday. Waseem Abbas had been living at an orphanage for five years […]

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have commended security forces for conducting successful operations against terrorists in Kalat and Gwadar. In their separate statements, they paid glowing tribute to Major Wajahat Waheed who embraced martyrdom in an IED blast in Pasni. They extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the martyred Major […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing all available resources to promote children’s education and empowerment. He was speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad marking the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and Gauth AI to promote AI-driven educational support. The Prime Minister highlighted the […]