The largest chunk from this amount, $900 million, is available for reimbursement to Pakistan but almost half of it, $400m, has been put out of its reach. To get those $400m, Pakistan will have to get a ‘good conduct’ certificate from the US defence secretary. Like a schoolmaster waiving the punishment given to a student, […]
KARACHI: Samples of chicken meat collected from various spots in the city have been found to have high levels of arsenic. The city’s environment hasn’t yet recovered from the damaging effects of leaded-gasoline that was phased out in 2001 and still the major (lead) source directly or indirectly contaminating food is leaded-petrol. These are some […]
Various political, social, religious, governmental and non-governmental organisations had arranged programmes to celebrate the day in a befitting manner. Rallies, seminars, debates, folk music programmes, drama, tableaux and literary sittings were held to highlight the Sindh culture, history and heritage. The Sindh Culture Day is celebrated worldwide every year by wearing Ajrak and Sindhi Topi […]
Nicolae Goia, the newly appointed Romanian Ambassador to Pakistan, has said that he intends to give new dimensions to the relations between Romania and Pakistan, picking up threads from where his predecessor left. He added he started his diplomatic career from Yemen in 1979 and then served in Iran and Japan, while his previous assignment […]
Member National Assembly Tahira Aurangzeb on Saturday said that incumbent PML-N government is endeavouring its best to bring special persons in mainstream for economic development and prosperity of the country. She was speaking here at National Press Club in the event about Participation of Women with Disabilities in Decision Making Process Observance of International Day […]
KARACHI: There is virtually no hope of reviving bilateral cricketing ties between Pakistan and India because of the current border tensions between the two neighbours. But that hasn’t stopped Pakistan’s cricket chief Shaharyar Khan from raising the issue again. On Thursday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman told reporters in Islamabad that the Board will […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Monday that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has to go abroad for his treatment as Pakistan lacks facilities. During the question hour, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sheikh Aftab Ahmad told the House that Rs 2.76 million had been spent in this regard. The lawmakers were also informed that the […]
Shock, anger and outrage gripped the security and political establishment after the suspected Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistan badly mutilated the body of an Indian Army soldier and killed two others when they ambushed counter-infiltration patrol on the Line of Control (LoC) at Machhal sector of Kupwara district on Tuesday. Army spokesman Colonel […]
London/Karachi: More than three quarters of $46 billion of planned Chinese-led investment in Pakistan will be implemented by next year as part of the world’s second-largest economy’s flagship Silk Road plan. “Out of this $46 billion, we have been so far able to energize about $35 billion,” Pakistan’s planning, development and reforms minister Ahsan Iqbal said […]
KARACHI: Turkey has decided to buy 52 Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft, costing more than $50 million, over the next three years, Defence Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Wednesday. The minister was speaking during a visit to the ninth International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS). Officials of Turkey and Pakistan signed the agreement […]
