PTI MNAs arrested in Sindh House attack case released on bail

ISLAMABAD:A local court in Islamabad on Thursday released two lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) allegedly involved in attacking the Sindh House on bail against the surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each. PTI Members of the National Assembly Attaullah Niazi and Faheem were arrested on Tuesday after the cancellation of their interim bail by the Islamabad […]

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Polish, Swedish envoys meet Khar

ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Poland Maciej Pisarski and Ambassador of Sweden Henrik Persson met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar here Thursday to discuss holding of International Donors Conference for Ukraine. Hina Khar said that Pakistan remained committed to providing humanitarian relief to civilians in all conflicts. She mentioned that the government had dispatched two […]

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Italy likely to become ‘one bln dollar’ export market for Pakistan this year: Envoy

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan`s Ambassador to Italy, Jauhar Saleem, Thursday said Italy was expected to be a one billion dollar export market for Pakistan in the current financial year 2021-22. The country’s exports to Italy had reached an all-time high of $ 805 million during the first nine months of the financial year, he said while talking to […]

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Seven outlaws including drug peddlers rounded up in Capital

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have claimed of arresting seven outlaws including three drug peddlers from different areas of the city and recovered 1110 gram hashish, four pistols with ammunition, a police spokesman told on Thursday. He said that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas had ordered crackdown against criminals including those involved in drug […]

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Self-introspection inevitable to fulfill true purpose of creating Pakistan: Chairman CII

ISLAMABAD:A conference based upon the theme of ‘Creation of Pakistan in Shab-e-Qadr’ has been held here at Aiwan-e-Quaid in Fatima Jinnah Park. The conference was attended by Mian Muhammad Javed, Chairman Nazriya Pakistan Council, Dr Qibla Ayaz Chairman council of Islamic ideology and Dr. Hafiz Ikram-ul-Haq Secretary council of Islamic ideology along with many famous […]

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Prime Minister rejects OGRA’s proposal to increase POL product prices

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s proposal to hike prices of petroleum products in the country for next fortnight. In a statement, she said the people could not be punished for the worst incompetence and blatant mistakes of […]

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Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited posts profit after tax of Rs 1.15 bn in Q1 2022

ISLAMABAD:Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (“PMPKL”) generated total net turnover of PKR 5,345 million reflecting Domestic Net Turnover of PKR 4,497 million, + 2.1% compared to prior period due to an unaltered excise tax rates coupled with Exports Net Turnover of PKR 848 million, an increase of 100% compared to Q1 2021 due to delay in […]

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