NASA ready to send its second big telescope into space

The new telescope's primary mirror - consisting of 18 hexagonal segments of gold-coated beryllium metal - also has a much bigger light-collecting area, enabling it to observe objects at greater distances, thus farther back into time, than Hubble or any other telescope.

Young British Muslim girls raise 95 lacs for Thar

Haziqah, aged 10, and her five-year-old sister Khadeejah decided to raise funds to give back to the community their mother and grandparents were from. They previously raised around £50,000 in Ramazan for poor families in Thar and decided to do it all over again.

Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan in 2022?

Lately, the PML-N has been dropping major hints on Nawaz Sharif's return and expressed full confidence that the former prime minister will oust the PTI government. Senior representative of PML-N Ayaz Sadiq is the latest person from the PML-N camp to talk about Nawaz Sharif's return. 

PM Khan gears up for local body elections with new committee

The formation of PTI's first Supreme Committee comes as the party faced a major setback in KP local body polls despite the region being PTI's stronghold. Due to the defeat, PM Khan vowed to personally oversee PTI's strategy for the local body polls.

Pakistan’s hemp project successful: Fawad Chaudhry

Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry expressed elation at Pakistan's first successful harvest of hemp. According to Fawad Chaudhry, this "masterpiece of modern agriculture" will give Pakistan a chance to enter the multi-million dollar industry.

EU soon to lift ban as PIA clears safety audit

The ICAO informed PCAA that the safety audit conducted by its team recently was presented before its validation committee, which cleared it. After this, the SSC will be removed and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency will lift the ban on PIA.

Economic Advisory Group in favor of govt’s SSRC reforms agenda

Sugar Sector Reforms Committee set up by the federal government proposed a set of reforms addressing challenges facing Pakistan's sugar sector. EAG supports these measures and encourages policymakers at federal and provincial levels to take necessary steps towards their implementation.

UAE’s Shorooq Partners to open first office in Pakistan

Shorooq Partners intends to invest and extend its one-of-a-kind value-creation arm to its portfolio companies in Pakistan and give them a real competitive advantage in the market. STZA will work closely with Shorooq Partners as it expands its footprint across Pakistan.

160 Pakistan Parliamentarians don’t pay taxes?

According to a report carried by a media outlet, of 1,170 parliamentarians, 161 violated tax laws. They did not pay their due income taxes or filed any tax returns. Important to note, non-filing of return and wealth statements is a violation of Sections 114 and 116.

Blinken praises Pakistan for hosting OIC summit on Afghanistan

The United States on Wednesday thanked Pakistan for hosting an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on Afghanistan, as the country faces a severe financial crunch due to sanctions.

Pakistanis owning $20Bn in crypto assets unrealistic: Former FBR head

Reports emerged on social media on President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry claiming that Pakistanis own cryptocurrency worth around $20 billion. Reacting to the claims, many experts raised questions on the accuracy of the figure.

PM Khan to capture PML-N’s Gujranwala with projects worth Rs 125b

Interestingly, Gujranwala is also the stronghold of PML-N as the party has 15 MNAs. Meanwhile, PTI has only three MNAs. However, it appears as if PTI is looking to gain Gujranwala's support by announcing the mega-development project.