The meeting was briefed on a number of initiatives that have been taken to promote IT throughout the country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to achieve IT exports worth $4.5-4.6 billion in the current financial year, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a review meeting on affairs of the […]
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NA opposition leader Achakzai warns of disruption of parliament over Imran rally curb JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Monday that two provinces – Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan – had become hubs of insecurity and terrorism. “Keep celebrating the Marka-e-Haq victory while the people are dying?”
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Islamabad delivers strong demarche to Kabul Bannu attack planned in Afghanistan, told envoy to Pakistan warns against d. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned the Afghan Taliban regime’s chargé d’affaires on Monday and delivered a strong demarche over the deadly suicide attack on a police post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, warning that Islamabad reserves the right to respond
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ISLAMABAD: The government collected more than Rs1.2 trillion from consumers in oil levies during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, while over Rs35 billion was recovered under the Climate Support Levy (CSL), according to official documents. The documents further revealed that electricity consumers across the country paid more than Rs1.9 trillion in
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The petition also challenges the IHC’s refusal to order Imran Khan’s transfer to a private hospital ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, has approached the Supreme Court to have him transferred to Shifa International Hospital for what the petition describes as proper treatment and continuous monitoring of his eye condition and related
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Ali Zardari for Aiwan-e-Sadr. PHOTO: PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended nationwide austerity and fuel-saving measures until June 13 as the government continues to manage economic pressure caused by the conflict in the Middle East and rising global oil prices. According to a Cabinet
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Sources say both Iranian and US aircraft arrived at the air base for diplomatic logistics linked to the Islamabad talks Pakistan’s leaders welcome the Iranian delegation for talks with the United States in Islamabad on Friday evening. Photo: Reuters A report of CBS News Claims that Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at an
Authorities say coordinated measures are being taken to protect tourism activities and restore visitor confidence SWAT: The district administration and police in Swat initiated legal action on Monday after a group of local people allegedly prevented tourists from traveling to Mahodand Lake in Kalam, an incident that later went viral on social media and raised
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In recent days, operations have been conducted in Sultan Colony, Township, Shadbagh, Green Town, other areas Dogs were gathered in a truck during an operation in Lahore. — SCREEN GRAB LAHORE: A renewed campaign by the Municipal Corporation Lahore (MCL) against stray dogs has sparked controversy, with animal rights activists claiming that dogs are being
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Maryam’s lawyer says Captain(s) Safdar Awan will receive the amount once the written order is issued Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Photo: File The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the repayment of Rs 70 million. deposited by Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz as a surety in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case after the anti-corruption
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