News Archives for Pakistan - 2024-07-26

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Pakistan - 2024-07-26

South Asia

Pakistan rejects Indian prime minister’s ‘belligerent remarks’

FO says India should reflect on its own campaign of orchestrating targeted assassinations, subversion and terrorism in foreign territories

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

Security forces kill terrorist in North Waziristan IBO: ISPR

Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan today on reported presence of...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:51pm

PTI postpones Friday’s Islamabad protest

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Islamabad President Amir Mughal said on Friday that the party has postponed today’s...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:49pm

Business & Economy

China’s central bank governor meets Pakistan finance minister in Beijing

BEIJING: China’s central bank governor Pan Gongsheng on Friday met with Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:53pm

Business & Economy

ADB approves $400mn concessional loan for Sindh Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project

Says project is key part of its multifaceted response to Pakistan’s flood crisis and forms part of the bank's commitment to provide $1.5bn in total assistance from 2023 to 2025

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:31pm

Police detains 17 people in firing case after Bugti clan clash in DHA

Karachi police on Friday said it had detained 17 people in the case related to an exchange of fire between two...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:47pm

Business & Economy

SBP widely seen cutting key policy rate on Monday

Only one analyst out of 14 predicts rates would be held at 20.5%; the rest forecast a cut

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

No loss of life as fire doused at Karachi’s Kashif Center

The fire brigade successfully doused a fire that erupted on Friday morning in a building named Kashif Center located...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:39pm

Maryam vows to extend quality healthcare services

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that they are determined to saving lives of...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:15am

Maryam inaugurates PSER project

LAHORE: Inaugurating the ‘Punjab Socio-Economic Registry (PSER) Project’ Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:09am

Minister comes hard on opposition for violating Assembly’s decorum

LAHORE: Punjab Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has castigated the opposition...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:06am

PFA discards 200 litres of spurious drinks, 225kg meat

LAHORE: The food safety teams of the provincial food authority carried out an intensified inspection drive on food...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:05am

PHOTA, FIA arrest six accused on illegal human transplantation

LAHORE: Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a joint...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:03am

PM meets with KP lawmakers, assures development

ISLAMABAD: Members of the National and provincial assemblies from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Thursday called on Prime...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 08:03am

Energy

FESCO appoints Umer Farooq as new BOD chairman

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) new Board of Director (BOD) has been constituted with Umer...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:57am

Companies

Visa and travel: S Arabia will facilitate Pakistani tech cos: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy assured to support...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:50am

Protest against excessive power bills: Shops in Saddar to remain shut during afternoon hours

KARACHI: All Saddar Alliance of Market and Mall Association on Thursday announced protests to keep businesses closed...