Altaf Hussain, the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has been convicted on charges of promoting terrorism in Karachi by a jury in a London court on Tuesday, according to the reports. On August 22, 2016, the MQM founder was charged with two counts of inciting terrorism while giving two telephone talks from London. […]
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PM directs MQM-P ministers to speed up developments projects
Prime Minister Imran Khan met with ministers from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday and instructed them to speed up the implementation of several current development projects in Karachi in order to provide better services to the people. On the occasion, Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haq was joined by Minister for Law […]
PM launches Pakistan’s first digital payment system
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first instant person-to-person digital payment system, Raast, was introduced by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday. Raast was developed by the State Bank of Pakistan. The premier stated the country’s population may be turned into a real asset by integrating them in the official economy through the process of digitalization during a ceremony […]
New standards to judge ministry’s ‘performance’ in making
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated that a new criterion for evaluating a ministry’s performance is being implemented. The minister, who is also the vice president of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, made the remarks on Monday, only days after Prime Minister Imran Khan praised the top ten ministries for their achievements. However, […]
JUI-F appears to be in lead with ruling PTI
According to unofficial and unverified results released on Monday, the opposition Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) appears to be leading, with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in second place and other political parties and independent candidates trailing further behind in the re-polling for the first phase of local government elections held in the remaining 66 tehsils of […]
Pakistan likely to see surge in petrol prices amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
ISLAMABAD: Fuel prices in Pakistan may rise again as a result of global crude oil price variations caused by the Russia-Ukraine dispute. Global oil prices surged from $85 to $94 per barrel amid international tensions. Crude oil reached a high of $96.16 a barrel, the highest level since October 2014, before settling at a lower […]
PM urges international community to interact with Afghanistan’s new rulers
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the international community to interact with Afghanistan’s new rulers, claiming that the Taliban leadership in the war-torn country has no option and that “no one can replace them right now.” “Is there a chance that if the Taliban government is squeezed there could be a change for the […]
Embrace your child’s failure too
In today’s highly competitive world, students face a variety of academic problems including exam stress, lack of interest in attending classes, and failure to understand a subject. This leads to total frustration in the student community which leads to student anxiety. Students’ lives have probably become more difficult than ever. If your child has given […]