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Pakistan reports 656 fresh COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday registered 656 fresh COVID-19 cases and one coronavirus-related death, as per the data by the country's National Institute of Health (NIH).
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Assets worth over PKR 10 billion stolen from Pakistan Steel Mills
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Assets over 10 billion Pakistani rupees have been stolen from Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) in collusion with some officers in the management, according to local media.
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Pak Army chief Bajwa approaches US to secure IMF loan amid dwindling forei
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid the worsening crisis due to shrinking foreign reserves, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approached the US for help in securing an early disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent the south Asian cou
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PKR 30 bn taxes to be imposed to save Pakistan State Oil from default: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to impose additional taxes totalling Pakistan Rs (PKR) 30 billion as it struggles to arrange PRK 100bn in emergency funds to prevent an international default on oil and gas payments and sustain its staff-level agreement with the Inte
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Pak: Miftah to withdraw taxes on energy bills amid traders' protest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid strong opposition from small retailers over the collection of taxes through electricity bills, Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has decided to exempt the small traders with bills of less than 150 units from the tax as the community staged pro
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Pakistan govt increases diesel prices amid oil rates fluctuation in global
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan government on Sunday increased diesel prices by Rs 8.95 per litre amid the fluctuations in petroleum prices in the international market and exchange rate variation, local media reported.
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Pakistan govt zero, Imran Khan hero: Former Pak Minister Rasheed mocks Sha
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): While mocking the Pakistani government for its inablity to pull the country out of an economic mess, Pakistan's former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed drew parallel saying that the government is zero and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has become
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Pak FO officers threaten to go on strike over tax on foreign allowance
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Officers of the Foreign Office (FO) threatened to go on strike over the imposition of income tax on their foreign allowance.
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Pakistan condoles deaths in UAE floods
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Pakistani President Arif Alvi and the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives,including Pakistani nationals, in flash floods that hit parts of the United Arab Emirates.
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Pakistan unable to get out of old habits, continues to rely on foreign pat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Pakistan has always been reliant on foreign patronage, be it US, China, or several Gulf nations and even after 75 years of independence, the country's elite are continuing to tread on the same path, no matter what the consequences, media reports said.
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Violence against women rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Violence against women continues to rise in Pakistan. Amid a rise in gender-based violence, the safety and security of women are a fantasy in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Punjab Assembly passes resolution against CEC, demands resignati
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab Assembly on Sunday passed a resolution against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, and demanded his resignation as chief of the country's poll body.
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