Hajj flights schedule remains in doldrums due to govt’s indecisiveness
ISLAMABAD: Airlines including PIA are facing difficulty in planning Hajj flight operations as the Ministry of Religious Affairs failed to decide on the quota of the intending Hajj pilgrims.Reportedly, the government has received fewer applications from…
25 more peacocks die of mysterious disease in Thar
MITHI: Peacocks continue to suffer in Sindh as more than twenty-five peacocks have been died in Nagarparkar, Chachro, Mithi, and Islamkot tehsil while hundreds more lost their ability to walk owing to a mysterious disease, sources said on Sunday.The my…
51,000 acre area cleared in Kacha, several hideouts of criminals were destroyed, police checkpoints were established in the cleared area
Lahore, April 29, 2023 (PPI-OT): Punjab Mohsin Naqvi. In the meeting, the ongoing police operation against miscreants in Kacha area was reviewed.
Nurse found dead Lahore’s Children Hospital
LAHORE: A nurse was found mysteriously dead in the nursing hostel of the Children’s Hospital Lahore on Sunday.According to police said that they had recovered the body of a nurse named Rukhsana in a mysterious condition, who was living in
Unidentified suspects kill father, son in Mianwali district
KUNDIAN: Some unidentified suspects have killed a father and his young son in Kundian city of Mianwali district in Punjab on Saturday.According to Kundian police, a tragic incident occurred in the Wan Bachran area when the unknown suspects shot-dead a
Metropolitan Cities
CTD arrests Afghan national for financing terrorists
HYDERABAD: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Hyderabad on Saturday claimed to have arrested an Afghan national during an operation in Tando Jam, who was
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi secured bail in case of corruption
LAHORE: Former chief minister Punjab and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has secured bail in a case of corruption. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Zaidi appointed chairman Karachi Port Trust
KARACHI: The federal government has appointed Syed Syedain Raza Zaidi as chairman of Karachi Port Trust. The Establishment Division formally issued a notification of
Three soldiers martyred in multiple terror attacks in Lakki Marwat
RAWALPINDI: Three soldiers were martyred while seven terrorists were killed as Security Forces came under multiple terror attacks in Lakki Marwat District, according to
149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan arrives in Karachi
KARACHI: The first batch of 149 Pakistanis who were stranded in the war-torn Sudan safely reached Karachi on Friday. Pakistani mission is actively engaged
District
Larkana trains be restored, demands civil society
LARKANA: Members of Civil society held a protest at Jinnah Bagh here on Sunday for the restoration of trains at Larkana railway
Pakistan and China reaffirm their resolve to further boost bilateral cooperation in various fields
Islamabad, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields for
PTI Lahore workers protest against party’s ex-MNA
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) workers staged a protest against their own former Member National Assembly (MNA) in Lahore on Sunday.
Govt sets up roadblocks to thwart PTI rally
LAHORE: The district administration Saturday used dozens of shipping containers and trucks to block off major roads including entry and
PM stresses collective efforts to tackle ill-effects of climate change
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said saving our planet from the ill-effects of climate change is a collective endeavour,
National
Another corruption case registered against Pervaiz Elahi in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: A second case of corruption has been registered against former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in Gujranwala on Sunday.According to the FIR,
Pakistan thanks China for evacuating 216 Pakistanis from Sudan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed gratitude towards China for helping evacuate a group of 216 Pakistani citizens from Port Sudan to Jeddah aboard China’s Weishanhu
Thundershowers to hit many Pakistani cities
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted that strong wind and thunderstorm are likely to hit many cities including different parts of Karachi in
Two youths found dead inside car in Karachi
KARACHI: The bodies of two youths were found inside a car in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed area on Sunday.According to police, a patrolling police team tried
Toshakhana case hearing put off till May 3
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of the Toshakhana case against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan put off till May 3 without any
Business
Meeting with Jameel Ahmad, Governor State Bank of Pakistan
Karachi, April 29, 2023 (PPI-OT):OICCI President, Amir Paracha, along with MC Members Erum Shakir Rahim, Waqar Irshad Siddiqui, and Umar Ahsan Khan, and CE/Secretary General, M. Abdul Aleem, met with Governor SBP, Jameel Ahmad to discuss the way
Short-term Economic Scenario remains volatile
Karachi, April 29, 2023 (PPI-OT):Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that despite the unfounded claims of the government painting attainment of economic stabilization and possible economic recovery, short-term economic scenario for th…
Depreciating Rupee Value, Policy Rate Hikes and Surging Inflation Affected KE’s FY23 Nine Months Performance
Karachi, April 29, 2023 (PPI-OT):Rupee devaluation, surging inflation, policy rate hikes, and reduction in economic activity, along with continuing volatility in socio-political and macroeconomic conditions throughout FY23 have had a trickle-down impac…
Heavy rain closes national highways connecting Balochistan with Sindh
KARACHI: Two important National Highways connecting Balochistan with Sindh have been closed for all kind of traffic following the torrential rains that have washed away a bridge on Sunday.Different areas in Balochistan including Chaman, Pishin, Mastung…
Karnataka: BJP legislator calls Sonia ‘venomous lady’
Bengaluru, April 29, 2023 (PPI-OT):A day after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge compared Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a ‘poisonous snake’, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Karnataka termed the former…
Sky-high inflation further decimates masses’ purchasing power
KARACHI: The record high inflation continued to add miseries to the poverty-stricken people during the week ending on April 27 and further decimated people’s purchasing power.The weekly inflation rose by 46.82 percent year-on-year and 0.15 percent week…