Government to announce strategy for reconstruction, rehabilitation of flood-hit areas soon: Saad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique says the government will announce a comprehensive strategy for reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-hit areas...
UAE establishes air bridge to transport relief aid to flood-stricken Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has established an air bridge of humanitarian assistance to transport relief aid and shelter materials for those affected...
Pakistan express sigh of relief as IMF revives bailout programme after months-long efforts
ISLAMABAD: After months-long hectic efforts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Monday approved the seventh and eighth review of the stalled $6 billion...
Flash Flood: Death toll rises to 1061 as floods sweep country, damage about 1m...
PESHAWAR: Flash flood triggered by heavy and unprecedented monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed over 1,061 people, displaced thousands more besides taking...
Contempt hearing: Islamabad advocate general seeks to add Imran’s statements ‘against institutions’ to record
ISLAMABAD: The advocate general of Islamabad has said he wanted to seek permission to “display different statements of the respondents on different occasion against...
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 15 per cent
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided to keep the interest rates unchanged at 15 per cent.
In its meeting held in...
IHC reserves verdict on maintainability of Khan’s disqualification plea
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reserved the verdict on the maintainability of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.
As...
Prohibited funding case: IHC issues pre-admission notice to ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a pre-admission notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide on the admissibility of a...
Government will lift ban on luxury imports under IMF condition: Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Thursday announced scrapping the import ban — three months after the restriction was imposed — as the country's economy...
Miftah Ismail defends petrol price hike after strong backlash from Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail defended on Tuesday the federal government's decision to hike the price of petrol after backlash from his party's supremo...
