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Pak's federal agency arrests ex-Evacuee Trust Property Board chief over la
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested former chief of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, Asif Akhtar Hashmi, in a land fraud case, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Rights group alarmed over enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed concerns over reports of a fresh wave of enforced disappearances in the country's Balochistan province.
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Pakistan senate body seeks inclusive CPEC authority
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee seek the equal representation of all the provinces in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) authority and expressed concerns that there was a sense of "deprivation" among the provinces about the CPEC proje
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Pakistan struggling to introduce itself as welfare state, says Awami Natio
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Leaders of the Awami National Party and the Pashtun Student Federation said that even after 76 years, the democratic forces were still struggling to introduce the country as a welfare state, according to Pakistan's local media.
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Balochistan Student Union hits out at Pakistan government over targeting o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): The Baloch Students Union in its statement has said that targeting political voices and putting obstacles in the peaceful political activities is beyond comprehension, according to Pakistan's vernacular media.
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Massive inflation in Pakistan could result in demand destruction: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): The massive rise in inflation in Pakistan could result in demand destruction and may create difficulties for the government to meet its tax targets, according to a media report.
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Pakistan's Ravi 'most polluted' river in world: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): A new research has found the Ravi river in Pakistan to be the world's most polluted river, media reports said on Thursday.
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Outrage in Pakistan over massive hike in petroleum prices
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): The Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's decision to increase petroleum prices has drawn widespread criticism from people in the country, as it makes it difficult for the middle and working classes to survive, local media reporte
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Farm distress rising in Pakistan due to tax policies to gain IMF loan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Farm distress is on the rise in Pakistan with various groups staging protests in multiple cities as the Imran Khan government has withdrawn all tax exemptions and imposed fresh taxes to fulfill International Monetary Fund's demand to receive the loan,
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People in Pakistan fume over increased prices of petroleum products
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): People of Pakistan have expressed their anger against the Imran Khan-led country's government over the rising petroleum product prices which was increased recently.
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After 4 months delay, Pakistan allows Indian humanitarian relief passage t
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): Contradicting its own stated policy, while pleading to the international community for rushing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan took four months to allow Indian humanitarian relief for Afghans.
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Six terrorists killed in Pakistan's Balochistan province in exchange for f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Six terrorists were killed in Pakistan's Balochistan province during an exchange of fire with security forces in Injirkan Range near the district's Buleda area on Wednesday, reported local media.
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