Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stressed the urgent need to expand water storage capacity to mitigate the devastating effects of flash floods, which have claimed more than 800 lives since late June. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the flood situation, the premier said work on new water reservoirs […]
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent Shershah Khan — nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and son of Aleema Khan — on a 14-day judicial remand in a case linked to the May 9 riots. Shershah was arrested on August 22, a day after the detention […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday resigned from four standing committees of the National Assembly in line with directives from the party’s founder, Imran Khan. Mr Gohar stepped down from the committees on Law and Justice, Human Rights, Information Technology, and House Business Advisory, joining […]
Karachi: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $180 million during the week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. Total reserves now stand at $19.678 billion, of which the SBP holds $14.27bn, while commercial banks’ reserves inched up to $5.34bn, the central bank noted. Meanwhile, wheat and sugar […]
ISLAMABAD: The inaugural session of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC), originally scheduled for August 29, has been postponed due to the worsening flood situation in Punjab and Sindh, officials confirmed on Thursday. The session was deferred at the request of the Sindh government, which cited the ongoing emergency in […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam will represent Peshawar Zalmi in a special charity match to raise funds for flood-affected communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The “Flood Relief Exhibition Match”, to be held on August 30 at the newly built Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar, carries the slogan “Khel Se Khidmat” […]
TEHRAN: France, Britain, and Germany on Thursday formally triggered a UN mechanism to reimpose sanctions on Iran, accusing Tehran of failing to comply with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement. In a letter to the UN Security Council, the three powers said they considered Iran to be in “significant […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms across the country between August 29 and September 2, warning of potential floods, landslides and urban flooding in vulnerable areas. According to the alert, Islamabad is likely to receive more rains with thunder during this period. In […]
LAHORE: Authorities have announced the closure of 16 colleges in flood-affected areas of Lahore division for two days. According to a notification issued by the Director of Colleges, the institutions will remain shut on August 29 and 30. In Lahore, colleges located in Shahdara, Chuhang and Bund Road will remain […]
ISLAMABAD – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved a technical supplementary grant of Rs30.216 billion to facilitate the “smooth” closure of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC). The decision, taken at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, will ensure an orderly shutdown of USC […]
