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Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level accord to get $1.3b package
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and a new arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability...
27-03-2025
PM Shehbaz vows to tackle debt, strengthen economy
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund marks a significant milestone in further stabilizing Pakistan’s economy. Chairing the Federal Cabinet meeting...
27-03-2025
Naqvi to head 15-member committee to eradicate terrorism
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A special 15-member committee has been constituted to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi will head the committee while home secretaries of all the provinces...
27-03-2025
Pakistan polio programme strengthens eradication efforts
APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Polio Programme has strengthened the disease eradication efforts due to rising cases in the country. The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) convened a high-level meeting of the National Polio Management...
27-03-2025
Gold price remain unchanged at Rs317,800 per tola
APP ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed no change on Wednesday and was traded at existing rate of Rs.317,800, All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewelers Association reported. The prices of 10 grams of 24 karat and...
27-03-2025
PSX stays bullish, gains 1,139.14 more points
APP ISLAMABAD: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 1,139.14 points, a positive change of 0.98 percent, closing at 117,772.31 points as compared to 116,633.17 points...
27-03-2025
UK yet to decide on lifting flight ban: PIA
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Wednesday that authorities in the United Kingdom have still not decided whether they would lift the flight ban on the airline. The statement comes amid reports...
27-03-2025
Indian prisoner hangs himself to death in Karachi’s Malir prison
Staff Report KARACHI: An Indian prisoner identified as Gaurav, son of Ram Anand, took his own life in Karachi’s Malir jail, prison authorities said on Wednesday. They said the prisoner identified as Gaurav, son of Ram Anand,...
27-03-2025
Journalist Waheed Murad handed over to FIA on two-day physical remand
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate has granted a two-day physical remand of senior journalist Waheed Murad to the Federal Investigations Agency (FIA). Murad — taken into custody last night from his residence where...
27-03-2025
PM sets digital Ramadan package as benchmark for other govt schemes
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that funds allocated under the Ramadan Relief Package 2025 are being disbursed to beneficiaries via an efficient and transparent digital wallet system. Chairing...
25-03-2025
Pakistan-US ties on upward trajectory, Gilani tells Baker
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said that Pakistan’s relations with the United States constitute an important pillar of its foreign policy, underlining the longstanding and broad-based...
25-03-2025
Bilawal urges govt to take opposition on board to counter terrorism
Staff Report LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday called upon the incumbent government to take on board all political parties, including those that skipped the high-level moot on national...
25-03-2025