An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck parts of Balochistan early on Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 300 others. The President and PM of Pakistan expressed their condolences over the loss and directed relief efforts.
On his Twitter handle, PM Khan said the World Bank endorsed Pakistan’s vision with 2021 lending data. He also shared a graph showing Pakistan’s World Bank commitments and climate co-benefits (CCBs), showing a surge in the CCBs during the fiscal year 2021.
A letter signed by FM Qureshi has been making the rounds on social media where he is expressing concern over the performance of the Pakistan ambassador to the US. However, the Foreign Office released a statement calling the letter "fake."
As per the amendments, the president will appoint the NAB chairman in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. In case, there is no consensus on the appointment of a new NAB chairman, the matter will be referred to a parliamentary committee.
President Dr. Arif Alvi will launch the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program for higher secondary school students in the country on Wednesday. Tweeting on the news, Fawad Chaudhry called the project a "game-changer."
The NYT article, written by US security experts, claims that countries such as Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan hunt down the CIA agents and sometimes turn them into double agents. Former CIA officials revealed that Pakistan has been very successful in this regard.
Maryam Nawaz alleged the country’s premier intelligence agency’s role in the conviction of Nawaz Sharif, herself as well as her husband Captain (Retd) Safdar in assets beyond means case. In response, Twitteratis then accused her of being anti-Pakistan.
Wheat prices in Sindh were the highest in the country as the Sindh government had stopped the release of 1.2 million tons of wheat despite having the public wheat stock to the level of 1.269 MMT, which is sufficient to meet the entire province wheat requirement till March next year.
The explosive Pandora Papers accused key members of PM Khan's PTI team of having offshore companies. Among them, PTI Senator Faisal Vawda was also named. However, in a bid to prove his innocence, Faisal Vawda demands that PM Khan begin the investigation with him.
Pakistan’s trade statistics for the first quarter of FY22 present a mixed picture of the country’s economic trajectory. The figures for imports and exports as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics are a potent indicator of the effectiveness of the government’s trade policies and the direction of the economy.
The Pandora Papers accuse Raja Nadir Pervez, a retired army officer and former minister, of doing business with India through an offshore company. However, he said he would never do such a thing as it is a betrayal to his comrades who sacrificed their lives while fighting India.
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited through its collaboration on Dubai Expo intends not only to capitalize upon this prospecting opportunity of presenting Pakistan’s soft image in the international arena but also promote its own diversified portfolio.
