By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A crashing rupee on Wednesday finally shocked the government into bringing more luxury imports under an existing ban to throttle dollar outflows and control trade deficit.
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APEX COURT: Photo courtesy Supreme Court of Pakistan website
SC rules for nullification of dissenting lawmakers’ votes
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday ruled the votes of any parliamentarians dissenting with their party position in four crucial matters would not be counted.
The game is on!
By Staff Reporter
There was a mighty downswing. No lofted drive. Bails take wing. The middle stump rattled. Clean bowled! What?
Hold Polls: Khan warns capital siege
By Staff Reporter
MARDAN: PTI spearhead Imran Khan on Friday threatened the unity government to hold polls before his supporters take over the federal capital.
Cabinet Division denotifies Omar Cheema as governor Punjab
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday removed Omar Sarfraz Cheema as governor of Punjab on an advice of the prime minister, a notification said.
ISPR INSIGNIA: Image courtesy ISPR official website
Army to commentators: Don’t drag us into politics
By Tariq Derya
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Sunday sent a strong message to statespersons as well as the media to abstain from bringing up the forces and their top brass in their commentary on the country’s current political situation.
BRIDGE COLLAPSING - Image - video screen grab.
Highway bridge collapses in Hunza after glacier lake outburst
By Staff Reporter
ISMALABAD: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) swept away a major bridge on the Karakoram Highway in the Hassanabad village of Hunza valley on Saturday, disconnecting Gilgit and Hunza from the rest of the country.
Trade deficit up sharply on record high goods imports
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The trade deficit widened sharply in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year as goods imports surged to a record high, suggesting that trade likely remained a drag on economic growth in the last quarter.
COOLING OFF: Families bathing and splashing to beat the heat at a canal in Lahore's Dharampura area - File Photo
Hairy heatwave due right after Eid
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: It seems the respite from extreme heat brought to Pakistan by the sketchy showers accompanying dust-thunderstorms over much of the country during the Eid holiday was a gift for the occasion: A severe heatwave is set to his Pakistan right after Eid.