Afghan Government allows girls education below 6th grade
KABUL: The Taliban's Ministry of Education has issued a letter asking officials to open schools and educational centres for girls below sixth grade.
The Ministry...
Ruckus mars Punjab Assembly as opposition chant slogans against PTI, Elahi
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly session witnessed pandemonium on Tuesday as the opposition chanted slogans against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Punjab government and Chief...
Ishaq Dar claims forex reserves of Pakistan stand at $10bn
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves currently stand at $10 billion and not $4 billion as $6 billion...
Despite acute financial crisis Pakistan will not default: Bloomberg
NEW YORK: Cash-strapped Pakistan is still reeling from the troubles which aren't over, however, it looks like the country of 220 million people will...
Army chief Gen Asim Munir offers prayers inside Holy Kaaba
MAKKAH UL MUKARAMAH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, visited Makkah to...
Pakistan secures $570m more than targeted $8bn flood aid at Geneva donors’ conference
GENEVA: Pakistan on Monday secured pledges well over a targeted $8 billion in flood aid as it scrambles to mobilize funds to rehabilitate the...
Senate Committee expresses concern over delay in submission of report
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior met here at Parliament House on Monday with Senator Mohsin Aziz in Chair and the committee deliberated on...
Pakistan needs $16.8bn for rehabilitation of flood-affected areas, PM Shehbaz tells Geneva moot
GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan will need $16.8 billion for the rehabilitation of flood-affected areas and that a framework had...
Pakistan to seek $16 billion to rebuild flood-hit country at UN conference
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva today (Monday) aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the country after...
Crunch talks on stalled IMF program likely today
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the recent telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva took...
