WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that Pakistan doesn’t need too many policy prescriptions, it just needs to implement those policies. Speaking at the Atlantic Council think tank on his first working day in Washington, the minister also urged institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help countries like Pakistan deal with the …
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has constituted a 25-member committee to organise public meetings across Punjab after the upcoming by-elections. In collaboration with a six-party opposition alliance, named the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), the PTI plans to hold of mass public meetings soon after by-elections on April 21. The party has fielded candidates in 12 constituencies of the province. The committee …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities concerned for robust renewable energy management to cut the country’s $27 billion oil import bill and improve the country’s existing electricity distribution system. “Ultimately, we have to move to renewable energy. The oil import worth billions of dollars can be controlled by using alternative resources like solar, wind and hydel. Make …
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday increased the price of petrol by Rs4.53 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs8.14 per litre for the next fortnight ending April 30. In the latest price review, the petrol price was increased to Rs293.94 per litre from Rs289.41. Additionally, the HSD price was increased to Rs290.38 per litre for the next …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday indicated that there was evidence of Indian involvement in the Lahore gun attack on Amir Sarfraz Tamba — the man who allegedly killed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat prison in 2013. Tamba was critically injured in an attack on Sunday, according to police officials. While media reports had initially claimed that he was …
ISLAMABAD: Political debutante Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) on Monday in a session marred by ruckus from the opposition benches. Aseefa was elected unopposed as an MNA from NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad (formerly Nawabshah) on March 29. The seat was vacated by her father Asif Ali Zardari after he was elected president. She arrived at …
ISLAMABAD: A Saudi delegation, led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, landed in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day visit. The delegation arrived at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase and was received by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The delegation also comprises Saudi Minister of Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadley, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar …
RAWALPINDI: The military’s top brass on Tuesday expressed concern against a “malicious propaganda campaign meant to demoralise the armed forces” and distancing them from the nation, stressing that the army would not allow such efforts to succeed. The observation was made during the 264th Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, which was presided over by Chief of …
Following the success of AMAYA Residences which sold out in record-breaking time, One Homes is expected to launch another serviced apartment concept in Cedar Hills, Islamabad. The $35 million state-of-the-art development, positioned just 15 minutes from the capital’s centre, aims to merge the tranquillity of nature with urban dynamism. Tailored for the overseas Pakistani market, the project offers dollar-linked rental …
BEIJING: China is deeply concerned about the current escalation of the Iran-Israel situation and calls on relevant parties to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid further escalation of tensions, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday in response to Iran’s attack on Israel. The ministry said the escalation is the latest manifestation of spillover from the Gaza conflict, so …