Day: July 29, 2024

Second session of dialogue between the government and Jamat-e-Islami will be held today to sort-out issues regarding electricity and other matters. This was told by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar after first session of talks in Rawalpindi. He said that a technical committee comprising Minister for Power, Secretary

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended condolences to Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on the passing away of Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Saud. In a statement today, he expressed grief with the royal family

Legal action over the leaked call between Kharji Noor Wali Mehsud and Ahmad Hussain alias Ghat Haji has entered the next phase. An FIR has been registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Police Station CTD District North Waziristan against Kharji Noor Wali Mehsud and Ghat Haji. Another FIR has been

The government has set the target of enhancing IT exports to fifteen billion dollars in the next five years. The IT sector is one of the priority sectors of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). State Bank of Pakistan has made amendments in the Foreign Exchange Manual to increase the international

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has reaffirmed government’s commitment to implementing 5Es framework to propel the country forward on the path of development. Addressing an event in Islamabad today, he stressed that peace, stability, continuity of policies and reforms are of paramount important to include Pakistan in the

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to ‘CCC+’ from ‘CCC’. According to Fitch, the upgrade reflects greater certainty over continued availability of external funding, in the context of Pakistan’s staff-level agreement with the IMF on a new 37-month seven billion dollars Extended Fund Facility. It said

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has called for joining hands in condemning and stopping the tendency of issuing religious decrees against others by individuals. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad today, he said the approach of making a state within the state needs to be condemned and the

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to take immediate measures for the protection of lives and properties of people in view of the torrential rains in the country. In a statement, the Prime Minister directed the NDMA to support the four provincial governments as well