Acting President Gilani underlines significate of social welfare programmes
ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday appreciated the efforts of Pakistan Sweet Home and stressed the importance of continued social welfare...
Fazlur Rehman meets Qatari Ambassador, condemns Israeli attacks
ISLAMABAD:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday visited the Embassy of Qatar in Islamabad and met with Qatari Ambassador Ali bin Mubarak...
Govt committed to eradicating polio: Mustafa Kamal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal, visited the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Polio Eradication, underscoring the government’s continued commitment to...
President Zardari visits Shanghai Electric; witnesses MoU signing on Thar coal gasification
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday met Chairman of Shanghai Electric Wu Lei and later visited the company’s facilities in Shanghai.
He was accompanied...
Nearly 4.3 million evacuated to safety as floods devastate Punjab, Sindh
ISLAMABAD:Nearly 4.3 million people have been evacuated and relocated to safer areas, including 2.7 million from Punjab and 1.6 million from Sindh, National Disaster...
PM commends security forces for eliminating 31 Khwarij in KP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday appreciated the security forces for successful operation against Fitna al Khwarij and eliminating 31 terrorists in...
Newly appointed AGP takes oath
ISLAMABAD,:Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi on Monday administered the oath of office to newly appointed Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Maqbool Ahmed...
SC adjourns case till tomorrow related to super tax
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday adjourned hearing till September 16 in a case related to imposition of super tax by the Federal...
Sherry Rehman extends greetings to all democracy supporters on Int’l Day of Democracy
ISLAMABAD:Vice President of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Senator Sherry Rehman, in her message on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, extended...
SBP maintains policy rate at 11% in wake of evolving post flood macroeconomic outlook
KARACHI: The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Monday, decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent owing to the evolving macroeconomic...