ISLAMABAD:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board on Monday approved the revival of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility Programme (EFF). Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail, in a tweet, said now Pakistan would receive the 7th and 8th tranches of $1.17 billion from the IMF. “Alhamdolillah the IMF Board has approved the revival of our EFF program. We […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry Monday urged the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), to make efforts to help flood victims and avoid playing politics. The PTI leaders were still engaged in degrading the ruling party of PML-N, he said while talking to a private television channel. The […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal said on Monday that master plan for Lahore was at final stage that would also identify the commercial and industrial areas. He was talking to business community here at Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) where the LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir, Senior Vice President […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Low levels of a stress hormone called cortisol can also indicate the lingering symptoms post a Covid infection, according to a new study. Long Covid is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of disease. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of concentration and joint pain. The […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:A boat ferrying the rain affected people from one bank of the Indus river, which is under high flood, to the other embankment capsized with 25 people near Sehwan, Jamshoro district, on Monday. According to Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Capt (r) Farid-ud-din Mustafa, 12 bodies were recovered by the evening by the Pakistan Navy officials and […]
Read MoreQUETTA:The district administration Quetta has taken action against the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) sellers and arrested 18 shopkeepers for overcharging rates fixed by the government in different areas of the city to ensure the availability of gas on official price , Assistant Commissioner Quetta City Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. He said no one would […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a contempt of court petition against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif with regard to the return of the latter to Pakistan. The IHC, in its order, stated it had been admitted that the name of respondent Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said former prime minister Imran Khan chose the moment of devastating floods to exploit his governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab for sabotaging national economic interests and the IMF’s economic bailout. Foreign Minister Bilawal, in a series of posts on his Twitter handle, said Pakistan was […]
Read More