ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a big initiative to protect the masses from the impact of global inflationary trends, on Monday unveiled a major relief package, including Rs 10 per litre reduction in petroleum prices, Rs 5 per unit cut in electricity tariff and some other measures. “The government has decided not to increase […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Farhan Mehboob and Hamza Khan have moved in the final of PSF-International Squash Circuit-1 here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday. In the 1st Semifinal, World No 240 Farhan Mehboob beat World No 157 Waqas Mehboob by 11-5, 11-9 and 11-9 in 24 Minutes. Whereas, in 2nd Semifinal, World No 220 Hamza Khan defeated […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Monday said Pakistani people were the center of independent foreign policy of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The minister, in a tweet said the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party were responsible for loss of innocent lives during 400 drone attacks launched during the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Given recurrent natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones, Pakistan has been ranked as one of the top ten countries most affected by climate change in the past 20 years. From 2000 to 2019, Pakistan scored 29.1 on the Climate Risk Index on average, had 502.45 fatalities per year, suffered a USD […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday marked the creation of Number 28 Multirole Squadron, equipped with the latest JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, to make the country’s defence stronger. The PAF, in a series of tweets posted on its official Twitter handle, said, “Today marks the date when elite ‘No 28 Multirole Squadron’ of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore concluded his three-day visit to Pakistan on Thursday and held series of meetings on human rights issues with top officials. During the visit, Gilmore held wide-ranging meeting with the Pakistani government officials, civil society representatives, human rights activists and media workers in Islamabad and Lahore. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 476.77 points, with a positive change of 1.08 percent, closing at 444, 61.01 points against 43, 984.24 points on the last working day. A total of 208, 122, 492 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy (MoE) on Monday said price fluctuations of oil and other fuels in international market, had direct impact on the monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA). The Ministry pointed out it did not have any permanent effect on the electricity prices. In a statement, the Ministry said every month there was a […]
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