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Pakistan - 2024-08-01

Govt declares August 2 national day of mourning over Ismail Haniyeh assassination

Ruling coalition decides to present a resolution in the Parliament to express solidarity with the people of Palestine

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 11:37pm

Business & Economy

Five Chinese firms bid to help with Pakistan’s Panda Bond issuance

ISLAMABAD: Five Chinese firms have placed bids to work on Pakistan’s issuance of Panda Bonds, the South Asian...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 05:18pm

KE says network stable as Karachi receives light to moderate rain

K-Electric (KE) said its network in Karachi was stable as the city received light to moderate rain on Thursday. The...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 03:23pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s headline inflation clocks in at 11.1% in July 2024, lowest since November 2021

Reading lower than official expectations that put figure in range of 12-13%

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 05:55pm

Heavy rain breaks 44-year record in Lahore

Lahore experienced record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the highest in the last 44 years, according to the Regional...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 06:08pm

Business & Economy

Cannot defer reform agenda anymore, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says state-owned insurance companies should also be handed over to private sector

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 09:34pm

Sindh minister says will help resolve issues facing industrial units

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries & Commerce Jam Ikramullah Khan Dharejo has announced to take a delegation...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

FESCO CEO says women in Islam treated with respect, honour

FAISALABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Engr Muhammad Amir has said ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Rates of vegetables: CS Punjab seeks report on comparative evaluation of prices

LAHORE: Taking notice of the difference in rates of vegetables in some districts, Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

CM for devising robust mechanism to keep prices of essential items in check

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to devise a...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Khalilur Rehman case: nine suspects remanded into police custody

LAHORE: Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday remanded nine more suspects in police custody for their role in an alleged...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Punjab minister unhappy with FIA for not properly handling her case

LAHORE: Provincial Information Minister Azma Bokhari while expressing her concern said that her videos are being...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Iranian CG calls on Punjab governor

LAHORE: Consul General of Islamic Republic of Iran in Lahore, Mehran Movahed Far called on Punjab Governor, Sardar...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Disaster response and school meals programme: Sindh CM, WFP official agree to join hands

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Director Ms...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:27am

State resources should be utilised to eliminate polio: PM

ISLAMABAD: While regretting that Pakistan is one of the two countries faced with the challenge of polio, Prime...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:26am

Heavy rain spell may trigger floods, landslides today

KARACHI: A new heavy monsoon spell is anticipated to trigger floods and landslides across the country from Thursday...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:24am

Two cops among 3 die in Khyber terrorist attack

PESHAWAR: Three people including two policemen and a passer-by civilian were killed and three others including two...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:22am

Condolence reference for Dhokhi

ISLAMABAD: A condolence reference of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s Chief Media...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Nutshell announces strategic expansion into ME

KARACHI: Nutshell Group has announced its strategic expansion into the Middle East market under its commitment to...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:17am

PTI team briefs Commonwealth SG about how it is being ‘persecuted’

ISLAMABAD: A delegation led by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland called on the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:15am

US embassy reduces visa appointment time

ISLAMABAD: The United States Embassy in Islamabad has taken an important step by reducing the US visa appointment...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:11am

Govt is stable, says Naqvi

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said that the government is stable and will continue in the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:10am

Terrorism case: ATC hands over Raoof Hasan to CTD

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Wednesday, handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:06am

JI postpones planned protest before Sindh governor’s house

ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Wednesday, while condemning the assassination of Hamas Political Wing...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:05am

Senate panel expresses displeasure over absence of minister

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs has taken strong...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:02am

Senate panel concerned about ‘poor’ quality of cellular mobile services

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications expressed serious...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:57am

‘Economic situation is showing signs of improvement’

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Aqeel Malik, the Government’s Spokesperson on Legal Affairs, on Wednesday said that the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:55am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (July 31, 2024) and the forecast for Thursday (August 01, 2024)...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:44am

PTI rally: LHC asks DC to decide by Aug 2

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday asked the deputy commissioner Lahore to decide an application of Pakistan...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:44am

Emanating from Afghanistan: UN team submits report about terrorist threat

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has submitted ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:38am

Terrorism case: ATC directs jail authorities to present IK, Qureshi via video link

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Wednesday, directed the Adiala jail authorities to present the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:34am

Arshad Sharif murder case: Absence of MLA with Kenya main hindrance, IHC told

ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General of Islamabad Police and the Head of Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan condemns assassination

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the Political Bureau of...