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Pakistan - 2024-11-01

Pakistan

ECC approves Rs2.94bn grant for purchase of 2 e-passport, 6 desktop personalisation systems

Decision aims to ensure uninterrupted, smooth business of Director General Immigration & Passports, Finance Division says

Published 01 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 31% YoY to $1.5bn in October 2024

In 4MFY25, trade deficit narrows 5.59% to $6.97 billion

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:06pm

Pakistan

TikTok bandits terrorise, transfix Pakistan riverlands

RAHIM YAR KHAN: With a showman’s flair and an outlaw’s moustache, the Pakistani gangster dials the hotline on his...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:53pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz invites Qatari businessmen to invest in Pakistan’s energy, infrastructure

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met the delegation of the Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA) where he...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 08:04pm

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm

Pakistan

5 school children among seven killed in Mastung explosion

Blast occurs close to police van at chowk near Civil Hospital and girls’ school

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 08:03pm

Pakistan

CM for launching Journalist Housing Foundation Phase-II

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the information ministry to take steps to launch the...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:26am

Pakistan

Punjab Roads Safety Authority: Punjab cabinet accords its approval to establishment

LAHORE: Punjab cabinet, which met here Thursday with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif in the chair, accorded...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:26am

Pakistan

Smog-control programme: CM launches first ‘Super Seeder Project’

LAHORE: Historic era of mechanized cultivation in Punjab begins as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif launched the...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:23am

Pakistan

Upgrading city infrastructure, controlling pollution: CM apprises Canadian envoy about Sindh govt’s initiative

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his meeting with the Canadian High Commissioner Ms Leslie...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:20am

Pakistan

Pakistani journalists report in fear, says CPJ

NEW YORK: Hope for justice in journalist murders is dim across the world, but especially in Pakistan, which has...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Pakistan

Sharjeel felicitates newly-elected PBA office-bearers

KARACHI: Senior Minister of Sindh and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, Excise, Taxation, and ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:18am

Pakistan

DG visits grand auction site for commercial plots

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority, Captain Muhammad Zafar Iqbal...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:17am

Pakistan

Al-Qadir Trust case: AC warns to cancel Bushra’s bail on lawyer’s unprofessional behaviour

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court hearing Al-Qadir Trust case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:15am

Pakistan

Adiala Jail official directed to ensure IK being provided with all facilities

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Thursday, directed the deputy superintendent of Adiala Jail to ensure ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:13am

Pakistan

EPA for sending students with ailments on leave

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday instructed all the schools of special education (both...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:10am

Pakistan

Complainant is a successful bidder: FTO directs FBR to facilitate delivery of car

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to facilitate the ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:05am

Pakistan

Govt abolishes condition of passport issuance only from RPO

ISLAMABAD: The government has abolished the condition that passport will be issued only from the Regional Passport...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:01am

Pakistan

KBP approaches LHC

LAHORE: Kissan Board of Pakistan (KBP) has approached the Lahore High Court for a direction against the Punjab...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:54am

Pakistan

MD SNGPL visits Lahore region

LAHORE: Managing Director SNGPL, Amer Tufail visited the Lahore region to review key operational matters and ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:53am

Pakistan

Punjab Assembly Speaker meets Governor

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan met Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan and ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

Academic year 2025: SU sets 30pc cut-off score for bachelor’s admissions

HYDERABAD: The University of Sindh, Jamshoro has established a 30 percent cut-off score for admissions to its...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:22am

Pakistan

Ziauddin University concludes breast cancer awareness month

KARACHI: Ziauddin University organized a compelling event to conclude a month-long awareness campaign on breast...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:21am

Pakistan

President suffers foot fracture

DUBAI: President Asif Ali Zardari suffered a foot fracture last night upon disembarking a plane at Dubai Airport, a...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 07:20am

Pakistan

US again denies allegations of involvement in IK’s ouster

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has again rejected allegations suggesting American involvement in the ousting of...