21 people 👁️ing this randomly Three terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), allegedly plotting attacks on security forces, were arrested in Karachi’s Quaidabad during a joint operation by Sindh Rangers and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), an official statement said on Tuesday. “The suspects were planning terror attacks against security forces,” a RangersRead More
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Revitalising Pakistan’s economy
19 people 👁️ing this randomly THE past year has seen the welcome return of economic stability to Pakistan. Growth has resumed, inflation has declined dramatically, the exchange rate has been stable, and foreign reserves have more than doubled. Given the extreme external pressure and uncertainty facing Pakistan in mid-2023, the pace of this turnaround isRead More
17 people 👁️ing this randomly The Foreign Office on Thursday said recent additional sanctions imposed by the United States on four Pakistani firms for their alleged involvement in the country’s ballistic missile programme were “biased” and “endanger regional and international peace”. The statement came in response to the US announcing additional sanctions yesterday on fourRead More
19 people 👁️ing this randomly Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region’s deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a districtRead More
29 people 👁️ing this randomly The United Nations has awarded two Pakistani female peacekeepers with the Gender Advocacy Award for their “outstanding performance”, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ISPR said the awards were presented to Major Sania Safdar, part of the UN Peacekeeping MissionRead More
48 people 👁️ing this randomly • Maryam holds marathon meetings to stop protest in its tracks; Rangers being deployed• PTI plans to celebrate Imran’s birthday at Minar-i-Pakistan today, claims it has ‘surprise’ in store LAHORE: A showdown between the PTI and the Punjab government in Lahore today (Saturday) appears almost certain as the party plansRead More
36 people 👁️ing this randomly KARACHI: Democratic standards across the world fell in 2023 amid the spread of wars, authoritarian crackdowns and declining levels of trust in mainstream political parties, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday. Titled Age of Conflict, the study provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independentRead More
30 people 👁️ing this randomly Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday championed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as he underscored the importance of a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation in the domains of AI, education and health and called for collective global efforts and partnerships to overcome contemporary challenges. The prime minister arrived earlierRead More
62 people 👁️ing this randomly ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament passed legislation Monday to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years, despite protests from lawmakers who said it was hastily passed without allowing comment from the opposition. The bill promoted by the administration of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is aimed atRead More
72 people 👁️ing this randomly WASHINGTON: Eleven members of the US Congress, in a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, have urged the Biden administration to withhold future US assistance to Pakistan, until the country restores constitutional order and holds free and fair elections. The lawmakers requested a legal determination from the DepartmentRead More