Pakistan reports 2,954 new coronavirus cases in one day

Pakistan has reported 48 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 379,883. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 7,744 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), […]

PMC to conduct MDCAT 2020 on November 29

The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held on November 29, as per schedule, under the strict implementation of coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOP)s. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on health, Dr Faisal Sultan, while addressing a press conference yesterday, had said […]

HEC to declare two-year degree programs illegal

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has declared two-year BA/ BSc degree programs after the academic year 2018 illegal. The announcement has been made by the HEC after noting that some institutions are still offering degrees in the aforementioned programs. The HEC said in its notification, […]

People of Pakistan united on Kashmir issue: governor

LAHORE, : Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Monday said that every Pakistani, including the government and the opposition, was united on the Kashmir issue. Addressing the Kashmir Conference at Governor’s House, Lahore, he said that Kashmir was the lifeblood for Pakistan and everyone in country […]

Pakistan condemns missile attack in Jeddah

Pakistan has strongly condemned the missile attack by Houthi militants at petroleum distribution terminal in Jeddah. In a statement Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Pakistan calls for immediate cessation of such attacks that violate the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Saudi Arabia and threaten the lives […]

Centre stresses provinces to take practical measures to control food prices

ISLAMABAD-The federal government on Monday has emphasised that the provincial governments and all other concerned authorities take immediate proactive measures to control increase in prices. The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the price trend of the essential commodities namely wheat flour, sugar, tomatoes, onions, vegetable ghee, […]

Exports increases 5.98% to Rs1.254 trillion in 4 months

ISLAMABAD, :The exports from the country, in rupee term, increased by 5.98 percent during the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The exports during July–October (2020-21) were recorded at Rs1,254,813 million as against the […]

Weekly inflation goes up 0.24 pc

ISLAMABAD – Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on November 19, for the combined consumption group, witnessed increase of 0.24 per cent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at […]