Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan assured on Thursday of expeditious progress on projects falling under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), despite some relevant departments having faced difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the past. The prime minister, who was addressing a ceremony held in Islamabad to mark the inauguration of a 600 kilovolt (kV) transmission line running …

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday referred seven bills, including two controversial electoral reforms bills and the one to provide right of appeal to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, to the joint sitting of parliament after approval of the motions by the house amid the opposition’s boycott. The seven bills had been passed by the National Assembly but could …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the ruling party’s parliamentary group at the Parliament House on Wednesday (today) after the government on Tuesday failed to ensure quorum in the National Assembly for the seventh consecutive day. Sources told Dawn that chief whip of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Malik Aamir Dogar had sent text messages to all the …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz and retired Captain Mohammad Safdar in response to an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seeking hearing of their appeals against the verdict in the Avenfield Apartment reference on a daily basis. Days before July 2018 general elections, Accountability Court …

PESHAWAR: The last Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly spent Rs42.941 million on the foreign tours of its members and employees, and the payment of travelling and dearness allowances to them in 2017-18 in violation of the rules and regulations, claim the auditors. The auditors also pointed out the losses of Rs12.45 million on account of the use of electricity and those of …

ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has been facing criticism over the award of a contract to hold the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT), the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed it to provide all the details and documents related to the contract. According to a NAB document available with, the bureau has been conducting a complaint verification …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday warned of torrential rains across Sindh and several Balochistan’s districts that might generate urban flooding in coastal towns and districts including Karachi. The situation, being described as “dangerous” by Met officials, is expected to emerge when remnants of cyclone Gulab currently prevailing as a low pressure area over central India reaches Indian Gujarat …

ISLAMABAD: The law officers of the state and the advocate general of Islamabad in a meeting on Tuesday examined the loopholes in the Noor Mukadam murder case in the light of the arguments made by the counsel before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) during the hearing of the post-arrest bail petitions of the parents of Zahir Jaffer, the main accused …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had been tasked with investigating which individuals had siphoned funds from road construction projects in the country. Addressing a groundbreaking ceremony in Islamabad for the rehabilitation and upgradation of Balochistan’s Jhaljao-Bela Road, the prime minister said the per kilometre cost for the project was cheaper than the cost …

The US Dollar continued its surge against the rupee on Wednesday, rising to a historic high of Rs170 in the interbank market. The dollar was up 31 paisa in the interbank market and trading at around Rs170.27. In the open market, it was up by 50 paisa and trading at around Rs172.30. The rupee, which has been termed the worst-performing currency …