The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the Benazir Income Support Programme . After the cabinet meeting, Special Assistant Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said in a briefing that the purchase of 1.4 metric tons of wheat was approved. Wheat will be procured in two phases, wheat will …
Read More »Lahore lift NBP T20 Blind Cricket Trophy
LAHORE – Lahore lifted the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2022 after thrashing AJK by 9 wickets in the final played at Bhutto Shaheed Cricket Ground, Islamabad on Monday. According to information made available here, Lahore won the toss and asked AJK to bat first. Apparently, …
Read More »US Dollar continues upward trajectory, rises to Rs196
The US Dollar continued its upward trajectory and rose to Rs196 in interbank during intraday trade after gaining Rs1.82 against PKR. The local currency is being weighed by depleting foreign exchange reserves and uncertainty over the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. The greenback was being quoted at …
Read More »Sanctity of assembly was violated: Pervaiz Elahi
The Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday along with highlighting the prestige of the National Assembly said that Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz were behind the attempt to violate the sanctity of the Assembly that upheld the most prominent command of the religion, as its the embodiment where …
Read More »Elections to take place after reforms: Fazl
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman Tuesday said that the coalition government would move towards elections only after introducing electoral reforms in some areas. “The election process will now be finalized through mutual consultation, Fazl said in an interview with a private news network, declining to comment on the duration …
Read More »Cabinet opposes going for polls immediately
Federal cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday opposed going for general elections in the country immediately. According to sources, during the meeting, the Cabinet rejected the report of the Retirement Directory while the meeting while expressing deep concern over recent incidents of terrorism in Karachi directed …
Read More »Legendary climber Ali Raza Sadpara suffers serious injuries after fall
ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Legendary Pakistan climber Ali Raza Sadpara has suffered serious injuries after falling down a mountain during routine training. “He was on a routine adventure at dawn today near his village Sadpara [in Skardu] as part of his preparations to summit K2 this summer when he slipped …
Read More »Two wanted terrorists of TTP killed in NW
Security forces killed two wanted terrorists of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation in North Waziristan district’s Boya area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a press release on Tuesday. According to the military’s media wing, the operation took place between the night of May 16 and …
Read More »Elon Musk suggested that he could seek to cut price for twitter buy
Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he could seek a lower price for Twitter Inc, saying that there could be at least four times more fake accounts than what the company has said. “You can’t pay the same price for something that is much worse than they claimed,” he said …
Read More »Sweden ends 200 years of neutrality join Finland seeking NATO membership
Sweden’s prime minister announced on Monday that Sweden would join Finland in seeking Nato membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country. The move, which is likely to upset the government of …
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