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Rehman Malik dies of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister, senator Rehman Malik of Pakistan People Party (PPP) breathed his last on Wednesday. Rehman was 71. Born in 1951 In a small village of Sialkot, Rehman Malik joined government service after completing his…
ITFC signs agreement to provide Pakistan $1.2 billion
JEDDAH: February 22, 2022: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has signed the Annual Plan for 2022 in favor of Pakistan, to provide it integrated trade solutions to support the energy and agriculture sectors. The US$…
Conscious Pakistanis wait for more details of Swiss Secrets scam
ISLAMABAD: Although involvement of corrupt Pakistanis in mega global financial scams is not new to them but the latest one named as ' Swiss Secrets ' is yet to expose its real volume and intensity.
Panama Papers had dented Pakistan the…
Pakistan accept key demand, release 62 TTP men
ISLAMABAD : As a result of successful secret talks through third party in Afghanistan , Pakistan has released around 62 Tahreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activists probably to pave way for reaching an agreement with the hard core…
‘Dark’ law comes in to penalise press
ISLAMABAD. President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday promulgated an ordinance to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (PECA) meant to penalise media in the name of fake news. The new amendment would certainly attract attention of…
PM lashes out at political opponents, repeats mantra of thieves
ISLAMABAD: Prime minister, Imran Khan, on Friday addressed a public gathering in Mandi Bahauddin and criticized his political opponents including Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) leadership , saying These thieves were being garlanded…
Urea smuggling costs nation Rs 25 billion
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which met here Thursday with Finance minister, Shaukat Tarin, in the chair, approved Rs 12.34 billion for import of urea from China .
Sources said the government has…
JI announces 2-day weekly protest against price-hike
ISLAMQBAD:. The government may face political pressure in coming weeks over recent increase in the oil prices and its subsequent impact on the commoners as Jamaat e Islami (JI) on Wednesday announced a countrywide protest against what its…
Another unprecedented increase in POL prices haunts nation
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government has given another big shock to the masses by revising the prices of petroleum products upward irrationally .
According to the official notification, petrol prices have been revised…
London court finds charges against Altaf Hussain unfounded
ISLAMABAD/LONDON : A United Kingdom court on Tuesday acquitted Mutihida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder and self exiled chief, Altaf Hussain, of accusations of instigating his party to create terror in Pakistan and indulging in hate speech…