Local LPG price up by Rs21.78 per 11.8-kg cylinder

ISLAMABAD – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday issued a price-revision notification of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for the month of March. According to the notification, the authority increased the locally produced LPG price by Rs 21.78 per cylinder of 11.8 kilograms. After the revised price, […]

Exports cross $2 billion mark for fifth consecutive month

ISLAMABAD – For the fifth consecutive month, Pakistan’s exports have crossed $2 billion mark in February that would help in maintaining foreign exchange reserves. “Ministry of Commerce would like to share that, Alhamdolillah, for 5th consecutive month, our exports have crossed the USD 2 billion mark,” said Adviser to […]

US, Mexico ‘stronger when we stand together’: Biden

US President Joe Biden vowed Monday to bolster relations with Mexico, making not-so-oblique criticisms of his predecessor’s diplomatic and immigration legacies.  In brief remarks ahead of his virtual bilateral meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Biden acknowledged the “long and complicated history” between the North […]

US line on Khashoggi report disappoints UN experts

UN special investigator Agnes Callamard said Monday it is “dangerous” and “problematic” for a US intelligence report about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to formally blame the Saudi crown prince for the killing but to suggest no punishment. Speaking at a hybrid UN press conference in Geneva, Callamard […]

Talks underway in Nigeria to free abducted schoolgirls

Gusau, Nigeria-Authorities in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara are holding negotiations for the release of 317 schoolgirls kidnapped by criminal gangs last week, sources familiar with the talks said Monday. Gunmen from cattle rustling and kidnapping-for-ransom gangs on Friday invaded the Government Girls Secondary School in […]

Shahid Khaqan expresses hope for Gillani’s victory in Senate polls

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday has expressed hope for the victory of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member and joint candidate of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Yousaf Raza Gillani in the Senate elections. Talking to media in Islamabad, the PML-N leader said […]

SC orders to demolish lawyers’ chambers in Islamabad

Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Tuesday rejected plea of Islamabad Bar and ordered demolition of illegally constructed chambers of lawyers in Islamabad in Sector F-8. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed upheld verdict of Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding demolition of the chambers and […]

Int’l Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition-2021 begins

RAWALPINDI – The fourth three-day International Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition-2021 commenced at the National Counter-Terrorism Center Pabbi near Kharian on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, the competition is designed to test tactical skills in physical and professional domains as well as agility […]

ECP finalises arrangements for holding Senate polls tomorrow

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised all arrangements for holding Senate elections on March 3 on those seats which are going to be vacant after expiration of term of incumbent members on March 11. According to an official of ECP, the polling will be held […]

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