Senior Taliban official expresses hope for cordial Pak-Afghan relations in meeting with envoy – World
A senior Afghan Taliban leader has expressed the hope that Pakistan’s new government will have cordial relations with Kabul, Afghan state media reported on Tuesday. Kandahar Governor Mullah Muhammad Shirin Akhund received Pakistan’s Chargé d’Affaires (Cd’A) and head of mission in Kabul, Ubaid ur Rehman Nizamani, in Kandahar, the spiritual centre of the Afghan Taliban […]
All you need to know about the new faces in PM Shehbaz’s 19-member cabinet – Pakistan
The cabinet sees the all-important finance seat occupied by an unfamiliar face in Aurangzeb, while Tarar becomes the new voice of PML-N govt. Putting to rest speculation and conjecture, Prime Minister Shehbaz’s 19-member cabinet was sworn in on Monday, exactly a week after the premier took over the top office again. It was reported that […]
2 Sindh CTD personnel suspended over ‘abduction, harassment’ of newspaper reporter – Pakistan
Two personnel of the Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) were suspended on Tuesday over charges of kidnapping and harassment of Daily Jang reporter Mohammed Nadeem the previous afternoon. According to CTD Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Asif Ejaz Sheikh, the reporter and another person were taken in custody from a public transport point near […]
Shangla police book Nadra official over sexual assault complaint – Pakistan
The Shangla Police on Tuesday booked an official of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a female applicant for a computerised national identity card (CNIC). Olandar police Station House Officer (SHO) Bakht Zeb Khan told Dawn.com that the woman had lodged a complaint at the police station a day […]
India-made fighter jet Tejas crashes for first time; pilot ejected safely – World
A domestically made fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Tuesday in the western state of Rajasthan, the first such incident since the jet was inducted nearly eight years ago. The pilot ejected safely, the Indian Air Force said in a statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been pushing for local manufacturing […]
$3.2b received in financial assistance in July-Jan period
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $2.408 billion from multilateral creditors and another 794.6 million from bilateral creditors during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, according to the statistics released by the economic affairs ministry on Tuesday. During the July-January period of fiscal 2023-24, the assistance from the multilateral partners, included $1.058 billion from the […]
PIA pilots, cabin crew advised against fasting
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi: Pilots and cabin crew members of the national airline Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have been advised to adhere to guidelines by abstaining from fasting during travel and flights throughout the month of Ramadan. The directive came from the manager of the flight safety department at PIA, who sent out a circular to all […]
PSX plunges by 953 points ahead of MPC meeting – Business
Bears dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday and dragged its benchmark index down sharply by 953 points by the day’s end. The KSE-100 index dropped by 953.60 points, or 1.45 per cent, to stand at 64,801.70 from the previous close of 65,755.30. It had reached a low of 64,64.66. Finally, the index closed […]
PSX plunges by 953 points in intraday trade – Business
Bears dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday and dragged its benchmark index down sharply by 953 points by the day’s end. The KSE-100 index dropped by 953.60 points, or 1.45 per cent, to stand at 64,801.70 from the previous close of 65,755.30. It had reached a low of 64,64.66. Yesterday, the index had […]
PTI leaders assail Punjab govt after 2-week ban imposed on all public meetings at Adiala jail – Pakistan
The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed a two-week ban on all public visits, meetings and interviews at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail citing “security” threats — a move decried by PTI leaders, who deemed it a deliberate plan to stop them from meeting party founder Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated at the facility. In a letter […]