PM Shehbaz launches Rs10m housing loans under Rs3.2tr ‘Apna Ghar Programme’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the “PM Apna Ghar Programme” under which housing loans of Rs10 million will be given on easy instalments. The scheme will be implemented in the federal capital, all four provinces, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the launch ceremony in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz […]
Israel arrests 175 activists from Gaza flotilla far from its waters – World
Israel’s army arrested around 175 activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Greece, the Israeli foreign ministry and the flotilla’s organisers said on Thursday. The ministry said “approximately 175 activists from more than 20 boats” were being taken to Israel. The statement included a video of the activists aboard an Israeli navy […]
Commissioning ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s first Hangor-class attack submarine held in China – World
The commissioning ceremony of the first Hangor-class attack submarine, PNS Hangor, was held in China’s Sanya city, with President Asif Ali Zardari and the naval chief attending the event. President Zardari, who is on a visit to China, participated as the chief guest, while Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf was also present, […]
Pakistan, the country that almost ended polio 30 years in a row – Pakistan
We came close to eradicating polio thrice in the last decade. But each time, progress was derailed by a surge in cases. Polio still not eradicated Four-year-old Shahmeer* in Sindh’s Sujawal had been receiving his hifazati teekay on time for pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, typhoid, poliovirus. Every box on his vaccination card was marked complete. Yet, […]
Independent press being stifled in Pakistan, says Hameed Haroon – Pakistan
KARACHI: The governments in Pakistan have long adopted an “anti-media attitude”, which has put pressure on the free press and hindered the growth of independent journalism in the country. Even during periods of martial law, such as that of Pervez Musharraf, there were certain restraints and action against journalists and media houses was not always […]
Cambridge A-level paper leak brings distress to bright students – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After an alleged A-level paper leak, the Inter-Board of Coordination Commission (IBCC) on Wednesday decided to seek report from Cambridge as parents and students once again raised questions about the transparency of the exam system. “Many A-level students in Pakistan, who appeared for Mathematics (9709) exam, feel cheated. The question paper had been reportedly […]
PSX plunges over 4,700 points as bears maintain control – Business
Bears continued to dominate the trading floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday as the KSE-100 plunged by over 4,700 points during intraday trade. KSE-100 declined by 4,786.92 points or 2.89 per cent to stand at 161,036.95 points from the previous close of 165,823.87 points. PSX remained under selling pressure for a third […]
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond – World
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch’s state visit on Wednesday. Before greeting Charles and Queen Camilla at a 9/11 memorial event, Mamdani was asked what he […]
The shifting sands of Asia – Newspaper
THERE is a specific kind of quiet that settles over a capital city when its ruling elite begins to realise that the ground beneath their feet is moving. In Canberra and Melbourne, among the scholars and officials who manage the delicate machinery of the Australian state’s foreign policy, that quiet is palpable. There is the […]
Vietnam moment? – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
PAKISTAN’S investment story has rarely had a more promising tailwind. The macroeconomic stabilisation under the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), supplemented by the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, has been more decisive than most observers expected. The fiscal deficit has narrowed to 5.4 per cent of GDP, with the primary surplus rising to a historic 2.4pc […]