By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated that the needs in flood-ravaged Pakistan are enormous and called for urgent financial support, as he wrapped up a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the climate-driven disaster with flights over some of the hardest hit areas.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dropped seven spots in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called world community for ‘massive’ financial support for flood-ravaged Pakistan as damages caused by deadly deluges exceed $30 billion.
Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government plans to rehire Credit Suisse as financial advisor to sell its stakes in two RLNG power plants.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: UN Secretary General António Guterres arrived on a two-day visit to Pakistan to express solidarity with the country braving a colossal climate induced natural disaster caused by unprecedented rains and floods that have killed 1,391 people since mid-June.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Election authorities postponed bye-elections in 13 constituencies across the country on Thursday, citing devastating floods and security threats as reasons for the decision.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court ruled on Thursday that it will indict former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of contempt of court after judges rejected his explanation and regrets for comments he made about a magistrate.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed “deep regret” over his provocative remarks against a session judge but once again apparently fell short of tendering an unconditional apology in a contempt of court case.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the top general in military has always been appointed on merit, “barring one or two exceptions.”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The possibility of conducting the first ever digitized Housing and Population Census 2022 seems to be delayed at least for a few months, as so far, the government has been unable to procure 126,000 computer tablets for recording the data.
