PML-N government releases Rs 31.3 billion on last day of its tenure to woo business community

News Analysis | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday released Rs 31.3bn sales tax refunds to traders and exporters on the last day of its five-year...

State Bank launches Deposit Protection Corporation & new notes

News Analysis | State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), set up to safeguard the interests of small depositors,...

Will General Elections 2018 be held on time?

News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a schedule for general elections to be held on July 25. Addressing a news conference...

Will caretaker government be able to hold free and fare elections?

Ikram Sehgal | Headed by former Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, the Caretaker Regime taking office today includes in its mission statement (1) running the affairs...

Indo-US nexus in Indian Ocean & beyond

News Analysis | The Pentagon is renaming its oldest and largest military command to reflect the growing importance of the Indian Ocean in US strategic...

Facebook sinking fast among US teens: survey

AFP | Facebook is rapidly losing ground against rival internet platforms in attracting and keeping US teenagers, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center report...

Telegram accuses Apple of blocking updates

AFP | Secure messaging app Telegram accused Apple on Thursday of blocking its updates for users worldwide after Russian authorities imposed a ban on Telegram...

Sarfraz believes Pakistan can be even better against England

AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed believes his side can hit even greater heights against England in the second Test at Headingley despite a nine-wicket...

Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO

AFP | While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little...

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Pyongyang: KCNA

AFP | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang Thursday, North Korea's state media said, ahead of a landmark summit between Donald Trump and...

BRT’s prototype bus finally arrives in Peshawar for testing purposes

News Analysis | The prototype bus for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) has reached Peshawar. The bus approved for the project arrived in the provincial...

Pompeo warns Russia: stay out of US ‘domestic matters’

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the first time on Wednesday and warned...
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