Pakistan

PTI Chief accumulates funds over Rs5bn for flood victims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan yesterday held an international telethon to raise funds from within the country and overseas Pakistanis for the flood victims. According to Senator Faisal Javed Khan, wh...

Pak FO shows serious concerns on India’s infiltration on Twitter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it was seriously concerned by news emanating from Indian and US media that Indian government had attempted to infiltrate security system of eminent social media platform, Twitter, by forcing it to employ an Indian “agen...

UAE approaches COAS Bajwa, pledges assistance for flood victims: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities contacted Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and pledged 20 aircrafts carrying relief items for flood victims, quoting Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). ISPR in a statement sa...

IMF revives long pending bailout programme

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has approved revival of Pakistan’s EFF programme. In his latest Tweet, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that following revival of programme, Pakistan should now be getting 7th and 8th tranch...

Asif Zardari demands protection for journalists

KARACHI: Former President of Pakistan and co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemning initiation of a case against journalist, Waqar Satti demanding to federal government to provide legal aid and protection to journ...

Miftah asks KP minister to tender resignation

Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra to resign and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin to quit politics for trying to sabotage Pakistan’s interests after audio leaks of their conversation...

MNAs, MPAs to monitor rescue, rehabilitation operations across Sindh: CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister  Murad Ali Shah Monday said that government has nominated MNAs and MPAs as focal persons in each district for immediate rescue/relief and rehabilitation of rain/flood affected people. Talking to media persons after...

IHC suspends ban on live speech of Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended ban imposed by PEMRA on Imran Khan live speech besides issuing notice to PEMRA and Attorney General. Case came up for hearing before single bench of IHC presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Athar...

Monsoon rains, floods death toll reaches 1,033: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: Death toll from torrential monsoon showers and floods since onset of rainy season across country has reached 1,033. According to National Disaster Management Authority, 1,527 individuals were also injured in various rains and flood related...

‘Consumers oppose PSMA Sindh lobby for export of surplus sugar’

KARACHI: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Sindh chapter has claimed the dollar-strapped Pakistan can fetch up to $1 billion by exporting the minimum 1.3 million tonnes of surplus sugar, currently stocked in local go-downs, this year till N...

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Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

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Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

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