Directs more effective pre-emptive strategy by this year to address illegal encroachments along river paths Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting to review preparations for the upcoming monsoon season. PHOTO: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the non-functional early weather warning systems in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), expressing anger over their…
The teams are set to play three ODIs and three T20Is at the National Bank Stadium Zimbabwe women will make their first-ever tour of Pakistan this week, with a six-match white-ball series scheduled to run from April 29 to May 15 in Karachi. The tour features three ODIs and three T20Is at the National Bank…
Says he is answerable only to the prime minister and will advise him to review ministers’ performance Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi speaks to reporters in Lahore on Wednesday. SCREEENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said the government would complete its constitutional five-year term, asserting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would remain in office for…
PCJCCI urges infrastructure, quality control investment to unlock full export potential LAHORE: The Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has called for greater efforts to expand Pakistan’s seafood exports to China, terming growing demand for Pakistani mud crabs and other seafood products a significant opportunity for export diversification, foreign exchange generation and…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the raising of Israel’s flag within its courtyard by illegal Israeli settlers, calling it a blatant violation of international law. Israeli occupiers had stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, raising the Israeli flag during the incursion…
LONDON: The Football Association is investigating Southampton over the “spygate” scandal” that resulted in the club’s expulsion from Saturday’s Championship play-off final. Saints admitted observing a training session held by semi-final opponents Middlesbrough earlier this month, as well as two other similar incidents during the season. The FA is looking at whether charges should be…
. KYIV: Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said. Radiation levels at the facility remained within normal limits following the attack, although its fuel reception building was “partially destroyed”, according to…
Marriyum Aurangzeb says the party chief will hold consultations with ticket holders on electoral situation in G-B Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Screen grab Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif was cleared to visit Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) tomorrow to launch his election campaign after the Election Commission issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) on…
SBP faces dilemma as supply-side pressures clash with need to protect 3.89% GDP growth KARACHI: Brokerage houses have suggested ahead of the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting that a policy rate hike would be counterproductive and lead to overcorrection. In its latest preview, Arif Habib Limited (AHL) argued that…
Two water samples from farms have been submitted by health officials to a state government laboratory for testing Farmers speak with a security guard near the compound wall of a Tata Electronics’ components factory for Apple’s iPhone, in Hosur. PHOTO: REUTERS An Indian state health authority is investigating how liquid discharged from Apple supplier Tata’s…