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Miftah asks KP minister to tender resignation

Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra to resign and PTI Senator Shaukat Tarin to quit politics for trying to sabotage Pakistan’s interests after audio leaks of their conversation...

MNAs, MPAs to monitor rescue, rehabilitation operations across Sindh: CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister  Murad Ali Shah Monday said that government has nominated MNAs and MPAs as focal persons in each district for immediate rescue/relief and rehabilitation of rain/flood affected people. Talking to media persons after...

IHC suspends ban on live speech of Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended ban imposed by PEMRA on Imran Khan live speech besides issuing notice to PEMRA and Attorney General. Case came up for hearing before single bench of IHC presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Athar...

Monsoon rains, floods death toll reaches 1,033: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: Death toll from torrential monsoon showers and floods since onset of rainy season across country has reached 1,033. According to National Disaster Management Authority, 1,527 individuals were also injured in various rains and flood related...

‘Consumers oppose PSMA Sindh lobby for export of surplus sugar’

KARACHI: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Sindh chapter has claimed the dollar-strapped Pakistan can fetch up to $1 billion by exporting the minimum 1.3 million tonnes of surplus sugar, currently stocked in local go-downs, this year till N...

Eleven drown as boat capsizes in Jamshoro

JAMSHORO: At least 11 people drowned while seven others rescued when a boat carrying flood victims capsized near village Bilawalpur in Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro district yesterday. According to police, people who drowned were migrating from submerged...

Rehabilitation process to take years to complete: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that rescue operations in flood-affected areas is almost over and now rehabilitation process has begun which would take years to complete. In a recorded message, Chief of Army staf...

Afghan’s Defence Minister allegations ‘highly regrettable’: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan called accusations made by Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob "conjectural allegations" and said statement was "highly regrettable" and defied "norms of responsible diplomatic conduct". "In absence of any...

Overwhelming floods need incessant help, Bilawal Bhutto calls int’l community to play role

Islamavbad: Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as International Monetary Fund would take economic fallout into a...

PM Shehbaz announces Rs10bn for flood affectees in Balochistan

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited flood-hit areas of Balochistan and announced Rs 10 billion for provincial government to assist flood victims. I am announcing to handover Rs 10 billion to Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo s...

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PIA flight steward suspended for smuggling 16 mobile phones

KARACHI: Senior flight steward of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Faisal Majeed Pehnwar, was suspended for smuggling mobile phones from Canada. According reports, Customs officials discovered 16 mobile phones hidden on his person, leading to i...

Gold price per tola decreases Rs900

Karachi: Gold price  declined in line with decrease in international rate. In local market, price of gold per tola was down by Rs 900, clocking in at Rs 283,400 per tola. Similarly, ten gram gold was sold at Rs 242,970 after it recorded decrease...

PSX, KSE-100 gains 202pts

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) KSE-100 Index registering new highs, briefly crossing 91,000 level for first time during intra-day trading. KSE-100 started session positive, hitting an intra-day high of 91,054.84, followed by some selling in s...

PM Shehbaz to attend Future Investment Initiative in SA on Oct 29-30: FO

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake two-day official visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend 8th Edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) being held in Riyadh from October 29 to 30, Foreign Office said. During visit, he i...
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