Category: Economy

IMF could not be satisfied with the previous steps of Pakistan, after which it has been decided to increase the interest rate further. According to State Bank sources, the IMF had demanded to increase the interest rate to 4%, but Pakistan had refused to increase the interest rate by 4%. Pakistan had assured to fix…

There will be zero load management one hour before and one hour after Sahar, Ministry of Energy Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif directed uninterrupted supply of electricity during Ramadan. The Ministry of Energy has issued instructions to all electricity distribution companies in the country by deciding not to do load shedding during the hours of…

The devaluation would have boosted export earnings but not due to inflation, analysts said. Photo: File Islamabad: As the value of the rupee fell to the lowest level, economic difficulties increased. The Pakistani rupee has been depreciating at the lowest level against all other currencies since the beginning of this year in January when the…

—File photo The value of the US dollar has increased again today, while the value of the Pakistani rupee is on the decline. After becoming expensive by 8 paise, the dollar has become 284 rupees in interbank. The dollar was at 283 rupees 92 paisa at the close of interbank trading yesterday. Pakistan Stock Exchange…

Zalmay Khalilzad (Photo: File) New York: Former US Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has said that there are indications that Pakistan’s Parliament may ban PTI in the next few days. Former American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has said in his tweet that the government may ask the Supreme Court to disqualify Imran Khan for election,…

London: Harry Potter actor Paul Grant died at the age of 56 after collapsing outside King’s Cross station. The actor who played the Goblin in ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ was found dead outside King’s Cross Station in London last Thursday afternoon. His daughter, Sophie Jane Grant, confirmed his…

Lahore: Tehreek-e-Insaf invited all the political parties to come together and make a plan for the election. According to Express News, Tehreek-e-Insaf Senior Vice President Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Senior Leader Pervez Khattak and Musrat Jamshed Cheema while talking to the media outside Zaman Park said that the political parties should come together and make a…

The release of the prisoners has been ordered on the basis of amnesty [فائل-فوٹو] Dubai: On the arrival of Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates, 1 thousand 25 prisoners were ordered to be released. According to the Emirati official news agency, the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has…

Lahore: World record holder former tennis champion Martina Navratilova has recovered from breast cancer. In January this year, the tennis star was diagnosed with the first stage of cancer. Martina Navratilova has won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles including 18 singles, including 9 Wimbledon Grand Slam titles. Martina Navratilova is the only tennis…