PTA blocks TikTok for ‘immoral and indecent’ content
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom regulator blocked TikTok on Friday for failing to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, another blow to the social...
Govt to file criminal cases in light of sugar probe: PM’s aide
–Shahzad Akbar terms sugar probe report a charge-sheet against former PM Abbasi
–Abbasi says PM Imran, Punjab CM Buzdar, Asad Umar ‘real culprits...
Economists divided over Nawaz’s verdict
On Friday an accountability court had announced the verdict in the Avenfield properties corruption reference filed by NAB, handing ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif 11 years as jail time, Maryam Nawaz with 8 years and Captain Safdar with 1 year in jail.
ECC approves Rs4.98bn for implementation of interest free loan programme
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs4.98 billion in favour of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for...
Diesel price cut by Rs2.4 per litre; petrol rate remains unchanged
The government has decided that there will be no increase in the price of petrol for next 15 days.
According to a notification...
Senate committee rejects collecting additional income tax from July
Haroon Akhtar says govt removing restrictions on non-filers to please a ‘powerful lobby’
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday faced a setback as the...
UAE to invest $5bn in Pakistan’s oil sector: report
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to invest $5 billion in an oil refinery project in Pakistan by the end of...
President says skilled workforce necessary for CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said on Thursday that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework has made Pakistan an important destination for...
SBP reserves fall 3.84pc, stand at $6.6bn
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank continued to descend for the fifth consecutive week, dropping 3.84pc WoW, according to...
FST reinstates Customs official who ‘exposed’ corruption of senior officer
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Services Tribunal (FTS) has reinstated a Customs official, who was dismissed from service soon after he had unearthed corruption...
Govt may further extend concessional RLNG supply to urea plants till Feb 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to extend concessional RLNG supply to urea plants till February 2021, it was learnt on Monday.
Sources said...
Business tycoons call on Gen Bajwa as economy nosedives
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of at least 20 businessmen, comprising heads of various private companies, called on army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at...
Parliamentary body outlays seven-year agricultural growth strategy
‘The overarching objective is to achieve agriculture growth rate of 7.5pc per annum by FY2027-28 through integrated market-based value chains’
Nosheen Javed to head FBR in Zaidi’s absence
ISLAMABAD: In the absence of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi, the federal government has appointed Member Admin Nosheen Javed...
PR to reduce 50pc fares on all passenger trains this Eid
ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Tuesday announced a 50pc discount on all trains on Eid day to facilitate the passengers across...