Govt speeds up facilitation of Chinese investors to put SEZs on fast track
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday chaired a review meeting on foreign investment in the industries being setup under the Special Economic Zones being...
SC bans sale, transfer, allotment of Railways land
KARACHI: While seeking a comprehensive report from the federation pertaining to untoward recent train crash in Ghotki, Justice Gulzar Ahmad has observed the court...
IHC grants more time to federation in Jadhav case
ISLAMABAD: Accepting the plea of federation for more time to appoint counsel for Indian spy Kulbhushan Jhadav on Tuesday the Islamabad High Court adjourned...
FATF body reviews Pakistan’s progress on action plan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully made progress on 26 points of the action plan given by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as an international...
Formation commanders briefed on cutting-edge technologies for army’s outfits
ISLAMABAD: The participants of the 78th Formation Commanders’ Conference were briefed on the cutting-edge technologies being harnessed to modernise Army’s outfits besides up-gradation of...
Four PAF officers promoted to rank of air vice marshal
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has promoted four officers of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM).
The promoted officers include Air Vice...
Another NA session devolves into violence between government, opposition
The National Assembly session Tuesday nearly came to physical blows during Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif's speech was met with loud jeers, slogans and...
Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help expatriates
Pakistan has lifted a rule barring the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people below 40 years old, in a bid to help inoculate...
Tendulkar calls for World Cup in tests to be held every four years
NEW DELHI: The World Test Championship should be held every four years on the lines of the World Cup in the shorter formats of...
FIA summons Shehbaz Sharif on June 22 over sugar scandal
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on...
First pre-monsoon rains likely to begin in Sindh on June 16: weather report
KARACHI: A dust-thunderstorm or rain likely to occur at scattered places in Sindh during June 16 to 19, under the influence of the first...
Sindh presents budget with Rs1.477.903tr outlay
The Sindh government has presented the budget for the financial year 2021-22 on Tuesday.
The total outlay of the budget is Rs1,477.903 billion with a...
IHC turns down Faryal Talpur’s request to quash disqualification case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday binned a petition moved by Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari’s sister Faryal...
Punjab bans establishment of housing schemes on greenbelts
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday stopped the deputy commissioners from issuing no-objection certificates to housing societies seeking to build structures on greenbelts.
Through a...
Front-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by US
TEHRAN: Ebrahim Raisi's record of fierce loyalty to Iran's ruling clerics helps explain why the senior judge is a front-runner in Friday's presidential election,...