By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects to receive over $20 billion in investments from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in various fields, Arab News reported on Wednesday.
Politics
Justice Isa to head Supreme Court amid judicial rifts and controversies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Wednesday appointed Justice Qazi Faez Isa, a senior Supreme Court judge, as the country’s next chief justice, effective from Sept. 17.
PM Sharif praises China for economic help amid IMF delay
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked China for its financial support during the country’s economic challenges, as a $6.7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme remains stalled.
Engro vice chairman, son on missing sub near Titanic wreck
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Engro Corporation said on Tuesday its vice chairman and his son were among five people on a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of southeastern Canada while exploring the Titanic wreck.
Pakistan mourns shipwreck victims, PM Sharif orders probe
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is observing a day of mourning on Monday for hundreds of people, mostly Pakistanis, who died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece last week.
Pakistan arrests human trafficker linked to Greece shipwreck
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan has arrested a human trafficker who was involved in a boat accident that killed seven Pakistani migrants off the coast of Greece, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Saturday.
Pakistan gets $1 billion loan from China
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan received $1 billion from China on Friday as a refinancing of a loan that it paid off earlier this week, easing the country’s debt burden as it faces a looming expiry of an IMF bailout programme.
Cyclone Biparjoy hits India, Pakistan coasts
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Cyclone Biparjoy pounded the coasts of India and Pakistan with howling winds and heavy rain on Thursday evening, forcing more than 175,000 people to flee their homes and cutting power in some areas.
Sindh braces for cyclone Biparjoy
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to hit the southeast coast of Pakistan’s Sindh province and the Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday evening, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the region, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday.
Cyclone Biparjoy weakens but still threatens Sindh coast
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Thousands of people were evacuated from coastal areas of Sindh province on Tuesday as Cyclone Biparjoy moved closer to land, weakening into a very severe cyclonic storm from extreme but still packing winds of up to 170 km per hour (105 mph).