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Covid-19 cases surpass 200,000 mark; 4,118 dead
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus infections topped 200,000, reaching 202,955, making it the 12th most affected country from the Covid-19 in the world.
A total of 4,072 new coronavirus cases surfaced in the country over the last 24…
Parliament approves amended budget for 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: Following a long and noisy debate on the proposed Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2020-2021 on Monday, the National Assembly gave its nod to the federal budget which the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has been touting…
Four assailants killed as bid to attack PSX thwarted
KARACHI: Security forces killed four assailants who attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in Karachi with grenades and guns on Monday morning, Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon confirmed.
According to a police…
POL prices raised by 25pc against 112pc surge in int’l market, govt claims
ISLAMABAD: Two senior government officials on Saturday defended the decision to increase the price of all petroleum products in the country, saying that the government had tried to provide relief to the people amid rising international…
Govt, Opp come face-to-face over budget 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: Approval of federal budget 2020-21 is going to be a final showdown between the PTI government and the opposition.
Both made desperate attempts in the federal capital to achieve their respective goals. The ruling party is…
PTI govt hides head in the sand over oil prices’ hike
Arif Rana
ISLAMABAD: The PTI government is facing difficulty to defend massive hike in POL prices.
Its own ranks seem divided over the issue. On one side, some ministers held press conferences in Islamabad to defend the…
PIA moves to assuage concern over ‘dubious’ pilot licences
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has written to foreign missions and global regulatory and safety bodies, assuring them it has grounded all 141 pilots suspected of obtaining licenses through unfair means, the carrier’s…
India rejects Pakistan’s offer to open Kartarpur Corridor on June 29
ISLAMABAD: India has rejected an offer made by Pakistan on Saturday for the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on June 29, saying that cross-border travel has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The…
PM orders implementation of 6pc job quota for Balochistan to woo BNP-M
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to placate his former coalition partner, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed the federal ministries to implement the six per cent job quota reserved for…
Former JI Ameer Munawar Hassan passes away
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami former Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has died at the age of 79.
The fiery orator, who left deep mark on country’s politics as a student leader during late 1950s and 60s and later as head of the JI from 2009…
