Electronic Money Institutions: here is a list of all SBP-authorised EMIs in Pakistan As Pakistan adopts digital payments, the financial sector has been abuzz with new players looking to enter the ... Updated 10 Apr, 2022 01:35am
Pakistan IMF board approves Pakistan's sixth review of Extended Fund Facility: Shaukat Tarin Finance minister tweets development Approval paves way for over $1-billion disbursement Updated 02 Feb, 2022 11:16pm
Pakistan NCOC approves Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines for children over 12 years Vaccines will be administered to children from November 15 Updated 11 Nov, 2021 02:26pm
Pakistan President Alvi promulgates third NAB ordinance Under the new amendments, cases of fraud and deception have been brought back under the ambit of the NAB The president took back the authority he gave to the Supreme Judicial Council to remove the NAB chairman Updated 01 Nov, 2021 01:53pm
Pakistan Cabinet approves NAB Amendment Ordinance through circulation summary The cabinet has approved the draft of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance through a... Published 06 Oct, 2021 02:22pm
World Trump refuses to budge over aid bill, imperiling jobless benefits for millions Trump says he wants to get people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill Without Trump’s signature, about 14 million people could lose those extra benefits Published 27 Dec, 2020 01:52pm
Pakistan Govt permits private sector to import COVID-19 vaccine The purchase of coronavirus vaccine will open possibility for people who could afford and buy it Govt has also increased the budget for vaccine purchase from $150 million to $250 million Updated 15 Dec, 2020 02:52pm
World Macron seeks French cabinet's approval for new law tackling "Islamist extremism" Macron says the legislation is needed to promote France's secular system but his plans have led to rise in social tensions among Muslim community French PM says rather than targeting Muslims it aimed to "free Muslims from the growing grip of radical Islamism" Published 09 Dec, 2020 06:15pm
World Pfizer seeks emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine in India Indian officials say they are pinning their hopes mainly on locally tested vaccines instead of those developed by Pfizer and Moderna Inc India has reported more 9.57 million COVID-19 cases, behind only the United States, with nearly 140,000 deaths Published 06 Dec, 2020 02:22pm
Pakistan PM gives approval for advance booking of COVID-19 vaccine Health secretary says vaccine will be available to 10 million people and initially it will be administered to health workers and people above 65 years of age Updated 17 Nov, 2020 04:10pm
Pakistan Employment opportunities: PM approves setting up of National Job Portal Jobs will be posted through a well-developed back end portal, which helps the employer in hiring the deserving candidates only on merit Published 16 Nov, 2020 03:43pm
Markets Pakistan takes historic steps for legalization and production of medicinal marijuana Science and Technology minister says industrial hemp will only be cultivated under government control Updated 02 Sep, 2020 06:51pm
Keamari Town made seventh district of Karachi Approval has been given by Sindh cabinet which also recommended making Mauripur another new district Published 20 Aug, 2020 02:21pm
NIH gets approval from DRAP for Phase-III clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine NIH states this will be the first ever Phase-III clinical trial for any vaccine in Pakistan Published 17 Aug, 2020 08:54pm
Govt approves increase in petrol price by Rs25.58 per litre The new price of petrol will be Rs100.10 per liter Published 26 Jun, 2020 09:31pm
Coronavirus crisis: PM approves commencement of int'l flight operation in phases In the first phase, the flight operation will start for Arab countries which will bring back stranded Pakistanis Updated 16 Jun, 2020 05:04pm