Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced an adhoc relief of 10 per cent in the salaries and pensions of civil and military employees in the federal budget 2018-19.

Newly inducted Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in his budget speech said the increase

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) Friday approved a landmark incentive package for setting up modern new Deep Conversion Oil Refinery Projects, anywhere in the country, including expansion of existing refineries of minimum 100,000

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday rejected the opposition’s point of view about the presentation of federal budget for the whole fiscal year 2018-19 by the present government, and said it was the government’s constitutional duty to pre

ISLAMABAD: PML-N on Friday presented sixth budget amid strong protests by the opposition parties in the National Assembly with total outlay of Rs 5,103.8 billion.

Newly inducted Finance Minister Miftah Ismail presented the budget terming it an historic

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday unveiled Rs 2.043 trillion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2018-19, aimed at further strengthening physical and social infrastructure, to put the economy on sustainable and high growth

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah criticized the Federal Government on presenting the budget for the next fiscal year here at the budget session in the Parliament on Friday.

He said that the present

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs 640.644 million for five ongoing and two new development schemes of Defence Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for next financial year 2018-19.

According to the budgetary document,

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has thanked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for lending support to a fundraiser held in Vancouver for his charity.

The star cricketer thanked the prime minister for his support

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday set aside the directive of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which had suspended the sales tax registration of Shell Pakistan over tax fraud.

In a statement, the oil giant, stated that the FBR had allowed the company to respond by

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered the oath of office to Miftah Ismail as a federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs, a statement from the President House said.

The event held here at the President House was attended

Eminent lawyer and senior politician Aitzaz Ahsan although  has no presence on Twitter, he intends to join the micro-blogging website soon.

The Pakistan People's Party leader recently spoke to a TV channel where rumors of his switching loyalties came under discussion.

Chishtian: Two policemen have been arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a female colleague in Chistian Tehseel of Bahawalnagar District in Punjab, Geo News reported on Friday.

The lady constable has alleged that Constable Faheem and Assistant

KARACHI: A large number of Jamaat-e-Islami activists staged sit-ins at Shahra e-Faisal, Malir and Orangi Town over prolonged power outages and water crises in Karachi on Friday.

JI protesters gathered at Shara-e-Faisal, Malir, North Karachi, Lyari, Orangi

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurseed Shah on Friday called Articles 62, 63 of the Constitution black law and said no politician was happy over Khawaja Asif's disqualification.

Speaking to the media at the National Assembly, he said Ziaul Haq's

BEIJING: A twelve-member delegation from Pakistan is participating in the prestigious West China Dental Show opened in Chengdu on April 25 and will continue until 28.

Pakistan’s Consul General to Chengdu, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu and Commercial Counselor Haroon Masood a

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Thursday approved three major projects, including supply of drinking water to Gwadar, a hydropower project at Mohmand Agency and Metro Bus service for the new Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is set to record its fastest growth since 2005 during the current fiscal year, authorities said Thursday.

But the projected 5.8 percent growth rate means the government will still miss its six percent target.

"We would

DERA GHAZI KHAN: This school teacher has a bigger lesson spread with her image as another motorcycle lady in a conservative region from Dera Ghazi Khan.

Mahjabeen, 33, adjusts her Burqa before she kicks start her motorcycle for a 27-kilometer ride all the way to the foot of

RAWALPINDI: Three terrorists were killed while a soldier embraced Shahadat (martyrdom) during an exchange of fire in Mohmand Agency on Thursday.

According to a statement of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists from across the border had

LAHORE: Be-Ghar Foundation has established an old home to house transgender people, which happens to be the first one in Pakistan.

The home comes after a recent establishment of a school dedicated for the transgender people, is yet to have its inauguration

ISLAMABAD: In another blow to PML-N, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has been disqualified by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on the basis of holding an Abu Dhabi Iqama (work permit).

On April 10, an IHC larger bench had reserved its judgment in a matter where a Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government is going to make a history by presenting its sixth consecutive Federal Budget for the year 2018-19, with an estimated outlay of over around Rs 5 trillion, on Friday.

It will be a hallmark of the PML (N)

ISLAMABAD: The  Islamabad High Court on Thursday disqualified   Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif  for concealing assets, making him the latest politician to lose  membership of the parliament under  Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution.     

Earlier,

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that Khawaja Asif has been disqualified for 'using iqama to shield corruption - indulge in money laundering'.

Giving  his response on the disqualification of Khawaja

LAHORE:   A day after the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) suffered a  serious blow at the hands of  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf when its senior leader Afzal Nadeem Chan jumped ship,   the party is all set to embrace three   PTI lawmakers accused of selling their  votes

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif from parliament, dealing a blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party ahead of a general election due in a few months.

A rival politician from Asif´s

ISLAMABAD: Significantly improved security situation has helped boost annual tourist arrivals in Pakistan by 300% since past few years with 1.75 million in 2017. There has been a significant increase in the annual tourism rate and business traveling in Pakistan.

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MOSCOW: Pakistani and Indian forces, for the first time, will conduct drills together as both the countries have announced to participate in a multi-nation military exercise to be held in in Russia’s Ural Mountains in August this year.

The exercise , “Peace M