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Day: August 6, 2023

Government Policy

Imran Khan: Is his political future over now he is in jail?

Imran Khan has been arrested for the second time in a matter of months, but this time the reaction looks very different. What could happen next?There could not have been a starker contrast between 9 May and 5 August this year.While Imran Khan’s first …

Government Policy

Khan’s Party Slams Pakistan Authorities for Keeping Ex-PM in Notorious Jail

Party officials and lawyers of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan complained Sunday that authorities had denied them access in jail to Khan a day after he was arrested on a corruption conviction.On Saturday, a federal judge in Islamabad senten…

General

Afghan Taliban Chief Deems Cross-Border Attacks on Pakistan Forbidden

The supreme leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has labeled cross-border attacks, including those on Pakistan, as “haram” or forbidden under Islam.Senior Taliban leaders communicated the “diktat” or decree from Hibatullah Akhundzada to Pakistani of…

General Press Releases

Pak embassies organize events to observe Youm-e-Istehsal

Pakistan’s embassies across the world organised events to observe Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir, marking four years since India’s illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019.The participants expressed solidarity and reiterated their commitment to rai…

Legal & Sports

Pakistan decides to send cricket team to India for ICC World Cup

Pakistan has decided to send its Cricket Team to India to participate in upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.In a statement, FO Spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan has consistently maintained that sports should not be mixed with politics.S…

General

Pakistan, China vow to take friendship to greater heights

Pakistan and China have reiterated their commitment to take their brotherly relationship and friendship to greater heights.The resolve was expressed during a telephonic conversation in between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Chinese cou…

General

Consultation afoot for appointment of caretaker PM: Marriyum

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that consultation on appointment of caretaker prime minister is going on between prime minister and leader of the opposition as per constitution.Talking to media at Karachi press club today, she said PM…

General

Train derail incident leaves 28 persons dead in Nawabshah

At least twenty eight passengers were killed and several others suffered injuries after eight bogies of Rawalpindi bound Hazara Express derailed near Sarhari Railway Station between Shahdadpur and Nawabshah on Sunday.Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafi…

Study

Pakistan’s Population Crosses 241 Million with a 2.55% Growth Rate

The population of Pakistan has hit 241.49 million with a growth rate of 2.55 percent according to the results of the recent digital census approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI).The CCI meeting, attended by chief ministers of all provinces,…

Study

Pakistan Manufactured 1.19 Million Mobile Phones in June

Local manufacturing plants in Pakistan manufactured/assembled 6.07 million mobile handsets during the first six months (January-June) of 2023 compared to 0.53 million imported commercially.The local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 1.1…