New twist in Pakistan-owned Washington property sale as govt considers rebidding
The process for the sale of a Pakistan embassy property in Washington took a new twist as sources privy to the matter said that...
Weekly inflation sees 30pc jump from last year
ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), jumped by nearly 31 per cent as compared to last year, amid a big...
PM seeks support from all provinces to fight terror
• Directs interior minister, secretary, Nacta national coordinator to consult provinces, submit a report
• Claims IMF team to visit Pakistan in 2-3 days to...
FBR estimates Rs170bn shortfall in tax collection
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of continued import compression, the Federal Board of Revenue has projected a downward revision in the tax collection target by...
Protest in South Waziristan against rising lawlessness
WANA: A large number of people, including workers of political parties, staged a protest rally against the rising wave of militancy and lawlessness in...
Maryam Nawaz undergoes throat surgery in Switzerland
GENEVA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has successfully undergone throat surgery in Geneva, Switzerland, family sources confirmed Friday.
During the three-hour-long surgery,...
Lawmakers’ assets nearly double in five years
ISLAMABAD: The assets of 1,170 parliamentarians have increased 85% over the past five financial years, according to an investigation conducted by a private TV...
Sindh LG polls not to be delayed: CEC
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Friday said in categorical terms that the upcoming second phase of local government elections in Sindh...
‘PTI MPs to quit’ if CM Parvez Elahi doesn’t take trust vote before 11th
LAHORE: As the date for the trust vote draws closer, an apparent rift has emerged between the PTI and PML-Q over the Punjab Chief...
Chicken, wheat flour prices push SPI up 1.09pc
KARACHI: Surge in the prices of chicken, rice and wheat flour pushed weekly inflation up 1.09 percent during the seven-day period ended January 5.
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