Dollar reaches all-time high in interbank, trades at Rs255
KARACHI: The local currency on Thursday took an enormous blow in the interbank market during intraday trade as it depreciated by more than Rs24,...
ECC okays Rs3bn hike in discretionary funds
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee Wednesday granted its approval for jacking up the controversial Sustainable Development Goals Programme from Rs87 billion to Rs90 billion.
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UAE president hints at ‘huge investment’ in Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warmly received the UAE President, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, at the Chandna Airport in Cholistan desert on Wednesday...
Impasse over mayorship continues as PPP, JI stick to their victory claims
While voting in overwhelming numbers in favour of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the recent local government elections, the people of Karachi have...
PAC to seek NAB reply on inaction on seven KP cases
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to seek explanations from the National Accountability Bureau in seven high-profile cases of misappropriation and fraud...
MQM founder cross-examined in £10m battle of properties
LONDON: The MQM founder Altaf Hussain clashed with MQM-Pakistan’s lawyer before the UK High Court over the issue of who really was incharge of...
PM Shehbaz, Zardari discuss political, economic situation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting here on Wednesday and discussed the overall political and economic...
Austerity body: Proposal to recover extra plots from influential segments
ISLAMABAD: The National Austerity Committee (NAC) has recommended recovering more than one plot from civil and military bureaucrats, judges, and other influential segments of...
Pakistan seeks US leverage to soften IMF terms
ISLAMABAD: Amid tough conditions conveyed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of its programme, Pakistan has asked the US authorities to...
Indian false flag operation drama exposed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s intelligence and security agencies have exposed the script of a false flag operation of alleged infiltration into the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu...
