Pakistan

Afghanistan’s foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a “senior Afghan delegation” led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi will visit Pakistan tomorrow. The spokesman of the foreign ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi made the announcement on Twitter. According to the spokesman, the visiting delegation will discuss bilateral ties between the two countries as well as the economy, transit, refugees and expanding …

The prosecution in the Noor Mukadam murder case on Tuesday submitted the transcript of the CCTV footage that captured the events that preceded the woman’s killing at an Islamabad house earlier this year to a sessions court. Noor, 27, was found murdered at a residence in the capital’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20. A first information report (FIR) was registered the same day …

The US Dollar rose against the rupee on Tuesday, gaining Rs1.3 to reach Rs172 in the interbank market, up from the previous day’s closing rate of Rs170.7. Zafar Paracha, the chairman of the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan, told Dawn.com that the increase was caused by higher demand for the greenback due to the delay in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan …

QUETTA: An all-men cabinet of Balochistan took oath on Sunday while Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo also appointed five advisers and three female lawmakers as parliamentary secretaries. Most of the provincial ministers were also part of the previous Jam Kamal Khan Alyani-led cabinet, as only three new faces — Mir Sikandar Ali Umrani of the Balochistan Awami Party, Syed …

ISLAMABAD: An in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be held on Tuesday (Nov 9) to consider the nominations made by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif for appointment of members of the ECP from Punjab and Khyber …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has directed all public and private TV channels to flash the political map of Pakistan before airing news bulletins at 9pm. “All the news channels (both public and private) have to flash the political map of Pakistan for two seconds before airing the news bulletin at 9pm on a regular basis,” says …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Comm­ission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday started the process of door-to-door verification of voters to give the list a final shape before the next general elections. The verification process will be completed by December 6 to enable the ECP to timely prepare “transparent and error-free voters’ list” for the use in the 2023 elections. According to sources, …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said Pakistan had fared much better than other countries in the wake of unprecedented price hike brought about by Covid-19. The opposition, on the other hand, rejects this notion and is gearing up to give a tough time to the government on the issue. In a tweet, PM Khan said: “An unprecedented rise …

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has said it has no objection to the privatisation of Jinnah Convention Centre (JCC) but is waiting for study reports which are to be submitted by the Ministry of Privatisation before getting a revised allotment letter. On the other hand, the Privatisation Commission stated that the transaction of JCC was put on hold after …

ISLAMABAD: A commission formed by the federal government to revise Islamabad’s master plan will brief Planning Minister Asad Umar on the progress made so far. The commission has invited the minister to attend its meeting to be held on Monday (today). “The minster has agreed to attend the meeting to get an update on the revision of Islamabad’s master plan,” …