Federal cabinet okays appointment of Aftab Sultan as NAB chairman
ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet on Thursday approved appointment of Aftab Sultan as new Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
According to details, Aftab Sultan has served...
Circular debt reduced by Rs214b over last three months: Khurram
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir has said the circular debt has been reduced by two hundred and fourteen billion rupees over the last...
Dollar hits historic high, reaches Rs229 in interbank
KARACHI: Amid the political uncertainty in the country due to PTI’s landslide triumph in make-or-break Punjab by-elections, the Pakistani rupee nosedive continued and dropped...
British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest to scale nine peaks
ISLAMABAD: British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee became the youngest climber to scale nine peaks of over 8,000m by summiting 8051m Broad Peak in Pakistan.
The 21-year-old...
Alarm bells as Pakistani markets fall short on essential medicines
ISLAMABAD: Alarming situation has arisen as Pakistani markets are short of several essential medicines, including suicide prevention drugs, due to a hike in their...
IMF seeks assurance on Saudi funding to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking to assess Saudi Arabia’s commitment to financing Pakistan before the multilateral lender disburses fresh funds to...
COVID-19 claims 3 more lives contracted 599 more people in 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: Novel Coronavirus has claimed three more lives in Pakistan while 599 more people were contracted by the deadly virus during last 24 hours.
According...
Imran Khan claims horse-trading happening in Lahore ahead of Punjab CM election
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan claimed that horse-trading was happening in Lahore with MPAs being offered Rs500 million to sell their loyalties.
Taking to his...
Local body polls in Karachi, Hyderabad scheduled for Sunday postponed: ECP
KARACHI: The second phase of the local body elections in Sindh, scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 24, has been postponed and will...
Heavy rain in Lahore inundates low-lying areas
LAHORE: Heavy rainfall with thunderstorm in Lahore and its adjacent areas in the wee hours of Thursday turned the weather pleasant.
The heavy rain was...
