اقوام متحدہ اور ایران کی جانب سے پاکستان میں مسافر ٹرین پر دہشت گردانہ حملے کی مذمت کی گئی ہے۔ ترجمان سیکرٹری جنرل اقوام متحدہ اسٹیفن ڈوجارک نے کہا ہے کہ شہریوں کے خلاف حملے ناقابل قبول ہیں، حادثے سے متعلق صورتحال پر نظر رکھے ہوئے ہیں، معصوم مسافروں کو یرغمال بنانے کی خبر پر […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government remains undecided on two critical policy matters – whether to allow dual nationals to hold key positions in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and whether to impose a carbon levy to curb emissions. The government on Tuesday once again deferred decisions on both issues in two separate back-to-back meetings […]
The leadership of the country, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan and appreciated the security forces for their effective and timely response. The president lauded the valour of security forces for rescuing the passengers of Jaffar Express and […]
The Foreign Office on Tuesday said it was investigating an incident in which Pakistani Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Ahsan Wagan, was denied entry into the United States and sent back by American authorities. In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson clarified that Wagan was not on an official visit to the US but was travelling privately. […]
Security forces on Tuesday liquidated 16 terrorists in a clearance operation launched after an unknown number of heavily armed terrorists stormed a Peshawar-bound train in Balochistan’s Bolan district and took hundreds of passengers, including women and children, hostage in a brazen attack which, according to security sources, was orchestrated by their “overseas” handlers. Jaffar Express, […]
The EU on Tuesday opened the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc, in a highly contentious move following pressure from governments to facilitate deportations. With data showing less than 20 percent of people ordered to leave the EU currently do so, the European Commission unveiled a planned reform […]
Passenger car sales went up by 44.6% to 67,135 units during the first eight months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous year due to a significant improvement in buyer sentiment and businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic, new models following the new year, corporate buying, higher prices of used […]
Gold prices in Pakistan remained unchanged for the second consecutive day, an unusual occurrence given recent economic trends, with the yellow metal being sold at Rs306,000 per tola on Tuesday, the same as in the previous session. Similarly, 10-gram gold was priced at Rs262,345, according to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). On […]