Govt may increase petrol price by Rs20 per litre
ISLAMABAD: Government is likely to drop petrol bomb on already suffering masses by increasing prices of petroleum products by up to Rs 20 per litre. On August 15, government increased petrol price by Rs 6.72 per litre, while slashed diesel price by R...
QIA to invest $3bn in cash-strapped Pakistan
Doha: Qatar’s Emiri Diwan confirmed that Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) aims to invest $ 3 billion in Pakistan lending support to South Asian nation’s cash-strapped economy. “Qatar Investment Authority announced its aspiration to...
KCCI welcomes PM’s notice of inflated electricity bills, underscores need to rationalise tariffs
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Idrees appreciating Prime Minister for taking notice of public and business community’s complaints/protests on infl...
Sindh Blues vs Sindh Whites at UBL Sports Complex
Lahore: This year’s best two teams of teenage cricketers will be in action at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi from 25 August as Sindh Blues face Sindh Whites in the final of the National U19 Championship 2022-23. Along with the bragging rights...
Viv Richards joins Miandad as Pakistan Junior League mentor
LAHORE: Two legendary cricketers, Sir Vivian Richards and Javed Miandad are set to reunite in October at Pakistan Junior League (PJL) after Pakistan Cricket Board appointed the former as a mentor for one of the teams. According to the details, PCB na...
Shahid Afridi comes forward to support flood-hit families in Sindh
KARACHI: Pakistan's former star all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi is on a mission to rescue flood-hit families of Sindh. Taking to Twitter, Afridi thanked donors of his foundation for their help in launching a rescue operation in Sindh. As per in...
Pakistan believes they can compete with India ‘day in, day out’: Wasim Akram
DUBAI: With Pakistan set to embark on their Asia Cup campaign on Sunday against India, legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram says Babar Azam’s men believe they can compete with their arch-rivals “day in, day out” after their victory ove...
Indian Prime Minister Modi issues dog whistles against 220 million Muslim community: Journalist Rana
“The Muslims in India are at the cusp of genocide and none of the journalists can afford to look away. If you look away each one of us in the world is complicit in it. I stand here not as a journalist but also as a Muslim citizen of this countr...
The nature’s wrath and fury
As if the previous rains devastations were not enough to wreak havoc, yet another heavy spell of monsoon is upon us with the Met office warning of severe urban flooding and utmost trouble across the country during the ongoing week. According t...
PM announces FAC exemption for 17mln consumers
DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced complete exemption to about 17.1 million electricity consumers out of 30 million in country from paying their fuel adjustment charges (FAC) in electricity bills. As immediate relief measures for masses, h...
