At least one killed in Quetta explosion
QUETTA: At least one person was killed and another injured in an explosion in the Sabzal Road area of Quetta on Thursday. According to initial reports, the explosion was caused by a roadside bomb and the explosion took the life of a passerby. Emergency services reached the area of the incident and initiated a rescue […]
Bushra voluntarily surrenders after Toshakhana verdict
Bushra Bibi, the wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, voluntarily surrendered before the accountability court in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after receiving a 14-year sentence in the Toshakhana case. Following the announcement of the decision by accountability court judge Mohammad Bashir, Imran’s wife surrendered. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team, already at the jail, where […]
Imran conspired to destabilise Pakistan: Maryam
Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz, on Wednesday underscored the challenges faced by the nation due to the conspiracies hatched by former prime minister Imran Khan which, according to her, were aimed at destabilising the country. Addressing a rally in Narowal, she said that those who conspired against PML-N supreme […]
PSX plummets over 900 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday witnessed a sharp decline, plummeting over 900 points during the trading session after former prime minister Imran Khan and his close aide, ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, were both sentenced to 10 years in jail in the cypher case. Market analysts attributed the panic selling to concerns […]
Budget deficit surges over 50%
ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s budget deficit widened by more than 50%, primarily due to a steep increase in interest payments that reached Rs4.2 trillion during the first half of this fiscal year, casting doubt on the effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The Rs4.22 trillion interest payments exceeded the net income of the […]
Pakistani peacekeeper martyred in South Sudan ambush
A Pakistani peacekeeper was martyred when a convoy was ambushed in Abyei — a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan — while escorting two local patients to a hospital, the military said in a statement on Monday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistani peacekeepers responded effectively to the attack and forced the militants […]
Bilawal vows to end subsidies given to elite
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has pledged to end subsidies, amounting to Rs1,500 billion, being granted to elites, saying that upon coming into power, his government would redirect these funds towards the welfare of the poor, Express News reported. During an interaction with students in Islamabad, Bilawal emphasised the need […]
ECP reveals polling scheme for Feb 8 general elections
ISLAMABAD: In the final stretch before the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday released the polling blueprint for the polls slated for February 8. In a detailed breakdown, the ECP announced the establishment of 90,675 polling stations nationwide. Among these, 522 are situated in non-permanent structures. Of the total polling stations, […]
PTI’s Hammad Azhar says father arrested in Lahore
LAHORE: Former federal minister and PTI leader Hammad Azhar said on Sunday that his elderly father, former Punjab governor Mian Azhar was “arrested” by the police prior to an election rally. In a post on social media platform X, Hammad said that his 82-year-old father, an independent candidate supported by PTI running for the NA-129 […]
Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
LOS ANGELES: NASA’s rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize […]