Pakistan earns $2,615 million from IT services’ export during FY 2022

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan earned US $2,615.815 million by providing different Information Technology (IT) services in various countries during the twelve months of fiscal year 2021-22. This shows growth of 24.10 percent as compared to US $2,107.800 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During […]

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Pakistan committed to implementation of UN Charter: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed Pakistan’s firm commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The prime minister, in a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator Julien Harneis, highlighted that Pakistan had been contributing actively to the work of the UN, especially in the areas of peacekeeping, humanitarian […]

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Senate chairman announces 3-member penal of presiding officers

ISLAMABAD:Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday announced three-member penal of the presiding officers to chair the session of upper house of the parliament in his absence. The penal is comprising of Senator Zeeshan Khanzada of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Senator Irfan-ul-Haq- Siddiqui of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Senator Engineer Rukhsana Zuberi of Pakistan Peoples Party.

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CPEC laying foundation for indigenous economic modernization: PM

BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was laying foundation for sustained indigenous economic modernization and its growth to connect markets within and across the region was a logical next step. In an exclusive interview with the Global Times he spoke on a broad range of topics including China-Pakistan relations, regional […]

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Peaceful protest by Steel Mill’s retired employees for increase in pension

KARACHI:Retired Employees Unity of Pakistan Steel organized a peaceful protest today at the office of EOBI Regional Director Malir for increase in pension and immediate payment of arrears. The protesting pensioners also submitted applications to the regional director’s office for increase in their pension. Despite the rain, senators and elderly pensioners enthusiastically participated in the […]

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CAIR slams hate symbols at India parade in New Jersey

NEW YORK:The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Washington-based Muslim advocacy group, Wednesday joined Indian-American Muslim Council (IAMC) in condemning the use of a bulldozer at the India Independence Day parade in South Plainfield in the U.S. state of New Jersey, this year. The bulldozer, which has become a symbol of Muslim home demolitions […]

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PTI’s ‘smear drive against institutions’ bid to divert attention from funding case: Asif

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his party associates of launching a smear social media campaign against the state institutions after the Lasbela helicopter crash. The PTI leadership tried to divert the attention from the Pakistan Election Commission’s decision in the foreign funding case, which […]

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