By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A female journalist was crushed to death on Sunday while covering the protest rally led by former prime minister Imran Khan, an incident that forced him to halt the march for the day.
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Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Minster for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, and Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq launched the PDNA at Islamabad on Friday. Photo courtesy @ EUPakistan
Pakistan needs over USD 16 billion to recover from flooding disaster
A PDNA drawn in collaboration with international development agencies puts the toll of the cataclysmic deluge at USD 30.1 billion, and highlights urgency of action as more than 8 million Pakistanis remain displaced. By Muhammad Ali.
Paracetamol to cost 20 percent higher
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Production of paracetamol products had resumed in the country after an agreement on new prices was reached between the government and pharmaceutical industry, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Government orders inquiry into killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday the government will set up a judicial commission to investigate the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in a police shootout in Kenya.
Journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot and killed by police in Kenya on Sunday night in what they called a case of ‘mistaken identity’.
Imran Khan challenges disqualification in Islamabad High Court
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decision that disqualified him from holding public office over corruption charges, in the Islamabad High Court, an official from his party said.
Fitch cuts Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Global ratings agency Fitch cut Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating on Friday by a notch to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘, citing further deterioration in the country’s external liquidity and funding conditions and a drop in foreign exchange reserves.
Pakistan seeks billions in loans for ‘mega undertakings’ after floods: FT
Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars worth of new loans to rebuild the country after calamitous floods uprooted 33 million people and pushed its cash-strapped economy even closer to insolvency, Financial Times reported.
PTI Khan gives Sharif’s government more time to announce early polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday again stopped short of announcing a date for his planned protest march to the capital Islamabad, as he gave the coalition government more time to announce snap polls.
Imran Khan’s PTI leads in by-elections
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is leading in all three provinces as results pour in for the by-elections which Khan has called “a referendum” on his popularity.