Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade […]
Read MoreNo one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on separatist groups that have stepped up attacks on security forces and civilians in recent months. A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing seven people, including five […]
Read MoreLast week, 60 members of the US House of Representatives urged President Joe Biden to take the initiative to release former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison. In light of this, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry sent a strong message to the United States. Finally, more than a hundred members of the Pakistani parliament have […]
Read MoreThe US State Department has reiterated its position on the ongoing legal proceedings against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying it is a matter for the Pakistani courts to decide. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “We have repeatedly said that the Pakistani courts will decide on the legal […]
Read MoreThe International Monetary Fund has lowered its inflation forecast for Pakistan for the current year by 3.2 percentage points to 9.5%, the country’s finance minister said on Thursday. The IMF’s revised projection bring it closer to Pakistan’s own projections, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said. He said there was no need to introduce a mid-year budget, […]
Read MoreIslamabad Police have arrested Pakistan’s controversial rights activist and lawyer Iman Mazari and her husband Abdul Hadi. A case has been filed against them on charges of interfering in government affairs. According to police sources, a case was filed against Mazari and her husband at Abpara Police Station a week ago. The couple is accused […]
Read MorePunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has claimed that Pakistan’s economy is developing because of Nawaz Sharif’s government. She made this claim in her speech at the inauguration of Kisan Card in Hafizabad on Monday. Maryam Nawaz said that efforts are being made day and night to improve the lives of farmers. I have to make […]
Read MorePresident Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed hopes for Russian support for Pakistan’s Brics membership bid as both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties. The president received a Russian parliamentary delegation on Monday led by Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, according to a press release from the presidency. The president […]
Read MorePakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has requested the Chinese government to raise the limits of the currency swap agreement to 40 billion Chinese Yuan, ARY News reported. During a meeting with China’s Vice Minister of Finance, Liao Min, in Washington, DC, Aurangzeb reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to enhance the strategic partnership between Pakistan and China, as […]
Read MoreMore than 50 US lawmakers have written a letter to President Joe Biden demanding the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister and founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In the letter, they urged Biden to use Washington’s influence over Pakistan to secure the release of the imprisoned former prime minister. This information was reported […]
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