Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar—File photo Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar says that we are barely meeting our expenses, we have to borrow from the market at 23 percent. This has been said by the Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar while speaking at the Senate Standing Committee on Finance under the chairmanship of Senator Salim…
Karachi: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tesori approved the Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Bill 2023. The Bill contains legislation to amend the Local Government Act 2013. According to the amendment, the word inspector will be added to sub-section 3 of section 132 of the Act and the inspectors appointed under the sub-sections of section 136…
—File photo Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been in virtual contact. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has contacted IMF representative Esther Perez during which talks have been held for relief in electricity bills. Sources in the Ministry of Finance have said that during the…
File photo The sugar crisis in the country is feared to be severe. TCP wrote a letter to Pakistan’s commercial attaché in Brazil for import of 100,000 metric tons of sugar. According to the sources of Food Department of Punjab, imported sugar is being ordered in Pakistan at the rate of 220 rupees per kg….
The second robber who escaped is the accused’s brother (Photo: Video Grab) Rawalpindi: Two days ago, the accused of robbery and torture of a female teacher was injured in a police encounter in the Waris Khan area of the police station. According to the police, the two robbers who robbed the woman are brothers, one…
—File photo The US dollar continues to soar while the Pakistani rupee continues to depreciate. The dollar started getting more expensive at the interbank from the start of business today. The dollar became 304 rupees after becoming expensive by 95 paise in interbank. Yesterday, the dollar closed at 303 rupees 5 paisa in the interbank….
The United States has sent additional military personnel to the Middle East this month: Photo: File Washington: The US has said that thousands of US troops will remain in the Middle East due to the threat posed by Iran. Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary of the US Department of Defense Pentagon, said in a media…
Islamabad: Caretaker Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi has said that peaceful protest on any issue is the right of the people, but no one is allowed to attack violently and target government personnel. In his message, the Information and Broadcasting Minister in charge of the ongoing protests against the heavy electricity bills in different…
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Photo: AFP Srinagar: The organizers of the ‘Miss World’ event have announced that the global event of their pageant will be held in Occupied Kashmir. In a press conference, the Chairperson of the Awareness, Julia Morley, said that the month-long beauty pageant will be held in Occupied Kashmir between November and December. He said that…
