Biden says ‘sure’ to see Xi if he joins G20 meeting in Bali

Washington, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he was “sure” he’d meet Xi Jinping in November if the Chinese leader decides to attend a G20 meeting planned in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. “If he’s there I’m sure I’ll see him,” […]

Truss named UK leader as embattled Tories urged to unite

London, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): Britain’s new Conservative leader Liz Truss Monday vowed “bold” action to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, as she was confirmed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor after a gruelling party contest. The foreign secretary resisted pressure for a […]

2022 China Tourism and Culture Week to kick off in Pakistan

Islamabad, 3 September 2022 (Online): China Cultural Center in Pakistan has launched a series of online activities to celebrate the global “2022 China Tourism and Culture Week” in September. The officially launch ceremony of “2022 Chinese Tourism Culture Week” is scheduled to be held in […]

UK MP demands world to cancel Pakistan’s debt

LONDON 02 Sep (Online): United Kingdom‘s member Parliament Claudia Webbe, in view of recent flood devastation and inflation, demanded on Friday that Pakistan’s international debt should immediately be cancelled. Earlier once, she had wrote on her social media that Pakistan is only one percent responsible […]

Govt has 13 montsh but I may not have that much time: Miftah

KARACHI 02 Sep (Online): Miftah Ismail on Friday hinted that his time as finance minister could be cut short, saying that the government has 13 months but he “may not even have that much time”. “I don’t know how long I will stay, but the […]

LHC declares call-up notices by FBR illegal

LAHORE, Sep 02 (APP): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday declared call-up notices, issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) under the Anti-money Laundering Act, illegal. Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza passed the orders while allowing dozens of petitions filed by SM Group of […]

Govt has made tough decisions in difficult time: Finance Minister

KARACHI, SEP 02 (Online): Finance Minister (FM) Miftah Ismail has said government has made difficult decisions in difficult time. “PTI executed an agreement with IMF and later it breached it, he said this while addressing a seminar here Friday. We should have gone to IMF […]

Weekly inflation goes up by 1.31 percent

ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP):The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 1st for the combined consumption group, witnessed an increase of 1.31 percent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above […]