Foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) witnessed substantial inflows of $1.609 billion in the fifth week of 2022 that ended on February 4, 2022.The central bank’s weekly report released on Thursday revealed that the country’s total l…
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar says conducive atmosphere is being provided by the government to encourage trade and investment activities.He said this during a meeting with delegation of the Tawan Group which called on him at CM Office.Usman…
Governor of Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha says the present government has provided revolutionary foundations for ensuring women’s economic autonomy and their participation in politics and economy.Talking to a delegation of women led by Shaheena of…
Observers saw the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year as a strategic victory for neighboring Pakistan after years of frosty relations between Islamabad and the Western-backed government in Kabul that collapsed last August. Security concerns alo…
Major multinational companies including Hyundai, KFC and Domino’s are scrambling to contain a furious backlash in India after their Pakistani subsidiaries tweeted in support of Kashmiri aspirations for independence from New Delhi.The outrage is being f…
Facebook’s parent company Meta has recently been in hot waters first due to the historical drop in its shares by a flat 25% after the company shared its annual report for the FY 2021 and then due to the European Union (EU) regulations that hindered the…
The government has curtailed all the powers of the newly-reinstated Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman, Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri.The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had reinstated Dr. Banuri on 18 January, ten months after the government had discharge…
In a bid to increase the number of new school admissions, the Punjab government has abolished the birth certificate (B-form) condition for admission in public schools.In October 2020, the provincial government had mandated the provision of B-form at t…
A terrorist involved in attacks against security forces as well as targeted killing and kidnapping for ransom has been killed by security forces in Shewa North Waziristan.According to ISPR, during exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists…
Government has decided to give 15 % disparity allowance on running basic pay to less privileged employees from BS 1 to 19 with effect from 1st March. The above package is also recommended to the provinces for adoption from their own funds.Further, a su…
