KARACHI: President Arak Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Iran, Naser Beigi has emphasized that the existing volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran falls far short of its immense potential, urging the private sectors of both countries to forge stronger industrial partnerships, promote joint ventures and adopt practical measures to overcome trade…
The federal government on Friday elevated petrol and diesel costs by Rs5.44 and Rs31.05 per litre, respectively, with fast impact for the subsequent three days till July 20, to cross on the impression of upper import premiums and world costs following renewed regional tensions. Following the rise, the value of petrol stands at Rs316.15 per…
BANNU: A police official was martyred whereas six safety personnel and 4 civilians have been injured after terrorists attacked a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district final night time, police stated on Thursday. On Wednesday night time, attackers had tried to ram a car loaded with explosives into Miryan Police Station, triggering a strong…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis residing overseas who maintain an invalid, expired or canceled Nationwide Identification Card for Abroad Pakistanis (NICOP) will now not be allowed to board flights to Pakistan, official sources mentioned on Wednesday. In line with official sources, the federal government has issued rapid directives to all zonal administrators of the Federal Investigation Company (FIA)…
KARACHI: Fears of a petrol shortage have emerged across Pakistan, including Karachi, after oil dealers claimed that oil marketing companies (OMCs) have started limiting the supply of petroleum products amid rising global oil prices, ARY News reported. According to Sindh Petroleum Dealers Association President Amir Khan, OMCs have imposed allocations on all petrol pumps, resulting…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday met with the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing its objectives, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a post on X, the FO said that Dar received Yermekbayev, with the two holding a “productive exchange”…
LAHORE: A resolution has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly, seeking a nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 without parental consent, amid growing concerns over cyberbullying, online sexual abuse and digital addiction among the minors. The resolution, moved by Punjab lawmaker Sarah Ahmad, urges the provincial government to…
PESHAWAR: A member of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police was martyred on Tuesday whereas defusing an improvised explosive system (IED) inside an deserted police publish in Peshawar’s Hassan Khel subdivision, police mentioned. In accordance with the police, the publish within the Faqeeri Banr space of Hassan Khel had been…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) process during a meeting with the association’s Secretary-General Golam Sarwar in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Office (FO). A statement posted by the FO on social media said that Sarwar called on FM…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that remittances from abroad be fully digitized as the government aims to achieve a cashless and digital economy. The premier issued the directives during a meeting he chaired in Islamabad on promoting a cashless economy and digital payments. “The prime minister directed that awareness campaigns to encourage merchants…
