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Pak HC team participates in overseas cricket cup tournament in London

Posted on July 13, 2021

LONDON, Pakistan High Commission London’s cricket team participated in Pakistan Overseas Cricket Cup Tournament, played at the Osterley Cricket Ground London, on July 11 and reached the final. High Commissioner Moazzam Ahmad Khan together with his spouse Ambassador (R) Leena Salim Moazzam and local MP […]

Set targets high like Olympics: PSB

Posted on July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Col. (Retd) Muhammad Asif Zaman believes that medals and laurels can only be won by setting targets high like the Olympics. “We can win medals by setting our target high like the Olympic Games. I have given cash […]

Daraz join hands with POA as Official Digital Partner for Tokyo Olympics

Posted on July 13, 2021

LAHORE, Daraz (Alibaba Group), Pakistan’s leading e-commerce powerhouse, has announced its Olympic Games partnership to support the National Olympic Team of Pakistan. Through this partnership the organizations aim to support national athletes who are partaking in the prestigious sporting event and uplift and inspire local […]

Workers’ remittances soar all time high to $29.4 bn in FY21

Posted on July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD, The overseas Pakistani workers’ remittances posted a historic annual high of US$29.4 billion during the year 2020-21 (Jul-Jun), showing an increase of 27 percent when compared with the preceding years’ remittances worth of $23.13 billion. “With inflows of around $2.7 billion in June 2021, […]

NEPRA notifies 26 paisa reduction in power tariff for May

Posted on July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD, The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday notified 26 paisa reduction in power tariff for May under the monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) mechanism. The Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA) had sought reduction of 12 paisa in the tariff, having Rs 1.5 […]

NAB Karachi to file reference against Hafeez Shaikh, 2 FBR ex-chairmen

Posted on July 13, 2021

KARACHI, National Accountability Bureau Regional Board Karachi on Monday recommended to file a reference against former finance minister and two Ex-chairmen of FBR on charges of misuse of authority, causing loss of over US$ 11 million to national kitty. The Regional Board meeting- held here […]

Big Martyrs’ Day rally in New York’s Times Square demands Kashmir’s freedom from Indian yoke

Posted on July 13, 2021

NEW YORK, Kashmiris and Pakistanis, who were joined by Sikhs, Monday staged a protest demonstration in New York’s Times Square denouncing Indian atrocities in Kashmir and calling on the United Nations to to honour its pledge to grant the Kashmiris their right of self-determination. Raising […]

China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve launched in Chengdu, China

Posted on July 13, 2021

BEIJING, The China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve for jointly combating the COVID-19 pandemic was officially launched at Chengdu International Railway Port in Sichuan province of China. The event was attended by Wu Jianghao, Assistant Foreign Minister of China, Li Yunze, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for ‘concrete actions’ to achieve int’l anti-poverty goals

Posted on July 13, 2021

UNITED NATIONS, The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President, Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Monday called for “concrete actions” at all levels to advance the 2030 global development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We need the ambition and concrete actions on the ground […]

Pakistan wants to adopt joint regional strategy on Afghanistan: Qureshi

Posted on July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan wanted to adopt a joint strategy on Afghanistan after consultation with important countries of the region. “As Pakistan is fulfilling its responsibilities, the improved situation in Afghanistan will benefit all. If, God forbids, […]

News Desk

Pak HC team participates in overseas cricket cup tournament in London

Set targets high like Olympics: PSB

Daraz join hands with POA as Official Digital Partner for Tokyo Olympics

Workers’ remittances soar all time high to $29.4 bn in FY21

NEPRA notifies 26 paisa reduction in power tariff for May

NAB Karachi to file reference against Hafeez Shaikh, 2 FBR ex-chairmen

Big Martyrs’ Day rally in New York’s Times Square demands Kashmir’s freedom from Indian yoke

China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve launched in Chengdu, China

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for ‘concrete actions’ to achieve int’l anti-poverty goals

Pakistan wants to adopt joint regional strategy on Afghanistan: Qureshi

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