EARLIER this month, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, met his Iranian counterpart, Dr Amir Abdollahian, to review their countries’ relationship. The past few years have seen serious gains across multiple facets of the two neighbours’ bilateral relations, due substantially to the efforts of Pakistan’s mission to Iran. The clearest indicator of improving …
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ISLAMABAD: Hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) announced a significant decision on the election of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) top leadership and discussed ways and means to handle the situation. According to the PM Office, PPP Chairman …
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• New ex-depot rates of HSD and LDO stand at Rs276.54 and Rs226.15 per litre • Country’s fuel consumption jumped 20pc in last two months despite rising prices • Miftah says petroleum levy applied to revive stalled IMF loan programme ISLAMABAD: As committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the …
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THE grisly beheading of a Hindu man by two Muslim suspects in the Indian city of Udaipur must be unequivocally condemned. The suspects reportedly committed the crime after the victim uploaded content on social media apparently supporting the BJP politician who had earlier made blasphemous remarks about the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The victim had …
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ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced sales tax to one per cent from the existing 17pc on the import of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) besides some other minor amendments to income tax rates in Finance Bill 2022-23. The amendments were introduced in the National Assembly by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and …
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• Imran calls on people to come out in large numbers on July 2 • Reiterates his govt ousted under US-backed conspiracy ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said all sectors were performing exceptionally well and 5.5 million jobs had been provided during the …
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THE Higher Education Commission (HEC) has sent a circular to vice chancellors (VCs) of public universities drawing their attention to the financial crisis confronting the country and asking them to take a “leadership role and think of innovative ways to provide relief to the lower-income groups and the economy as a whole”. …
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ISLAMABAD: Hinting at a further increase in the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance anticipates ‘blurred growth prospects’ for the economy, which could be marred by the prevailing inauspicious global environment and higher domestic inflation, going beyond 15 per cent, in the upcoming fiscal …
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DOHA: Chief negotiators from the United States and Iran began indirect talks in Qatar on Tuesday, bidding to remove obstacles that have stalled attempts to revive a landmark nuclear deal. The indirect negotiations headed by US special envoy Robert Malley and Iran’s Ali Bagheri come after more than a year …
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday asked the Punjab police and bureaucracy not to follow “illegal orders” of the provincial government during the upcoming local government elections, claiming the PTI has been maintaining the departments’ record. He also claimed that despite pressure from the International Monetary Fund …
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