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June 8, 2022

General elections to be held in October 2023: Shahid Khaqan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that government cannot function till National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is operating in the country.   Talking to media persons, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan said that Chairman

Hamza, Zardari agree to contest Punjab by-polls jointly

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday have chalked out strategy to jointly contest by-elections in Punjab.   Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz called on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. During the meeting

Pakistan-Germany vow to further deepen bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany have expressed their resolve to further deepen their bilateral ties in different fields.   The resolve was expressed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, while addressing a joint press conference

Two more youth martyred by Indian forces in IIOJK

SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kupwara district.   The troops martyred two youth during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Kandi

PM approves local gas supply for peoples of tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved provision of natural gas discovered from former tribal areas, to the people immediately.   During a meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed about the gas reserves discovered form North Waziristan and Bannu. He

Federal capital restores holiday on Saturday

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal cabinet on Tuesday has restored Saturday as holiday, months after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif abolished it following coming to power.   The cabinet also slashed fuel quota for all government departments by 40 percent; however, no decision

Dollar touches historic high of Rs204 in interbank

  KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee (PKR) continued taking a beat from the US dollar on Tuesday in intraday trade as it has lost around Rs3.94.   The greenback was being quoted around 204 against the local currency compared to Rs200.06

Three killed as coaster plunges into Kohistan deep ravine

KOHISTAN: Three persons died and nine others were injured Tuesday when a passenger coaster fell into a deep ravine in Kohistan district.   Media reports quoted Rescue 1122 as saying that the coaster was on its way from Gilgit to