Hundreds of school students in Gilgit along with their parents took to the streets against unreasonable hikes in their school fees.
The students have complained that their schools lack even the basic requirements, they do not have furniture, they have to sit in open classrooms and have no drinking water facility.
A disgruntled student speaking about the...
ISLAMABAD -- Two decades of Chinese lending to Pakistan totaled about $21 billion more than previously thought, a study revealed this week, while also showing that the cash-strapped South Asian country has the biggest China-funded energy portfolio in the world.
AidData, a research institute at William and Mary University in...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again rejected the media reports about the alleged supply of arms to Ukraine, saying Islamabad has neither supplied nor does it intend to supply arms to Kyiv. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, while responding to media queries, stated that Pakistan has stressed the need...
Russia is in a difficult situation as a result of the protracted conflict in Ukraine. It has turned to former defence allies for assistance in an effort to replenish its military weapons. Moscow is notably focused on Pakistan. For many years, India’s neighbouring country has purchased Russian military equipment.
Russia...
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan reached US$ 12.5766 billion while reserves held by the central bank stood at $7.5 billion.
The State Bank of Pakistan, in a statement issued here on Thursday, informed that SBP’s reserves increased by $ 13 million to $7.5 billion.
The total liquid foreign...
More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday.
The majority rushed to the border in the past several days as the November 1 deadline approached and police began to open up...
Islamabad : Several politicians across different parties have moved to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, urging the apex court to intervene in the interim government's decision to deport the "illegal foreigners" from the country, The News International reported.
The caretakers last month directed 1.7 million Afghans -- living in the...
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani soldiers and one militant were killed in a roadside bomb explosion and in a separate shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest alongside the border with Afghanistan, the military said on Saturday. A military statement said an intelligence-based operation was conducted...
Islamabad, Oct 25 The IMF will send its delegation to Pakistan next week to hold talks for the release of USD 710 million second tranche of a USD 3 billion loan to the cash-strapped country to stabilise its debt-ridden economy, media reports said on Wednesday.
The Washington-based global lender transferred...
Islamabad, Oct 25: Pakistan's Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has questioned the utility and purpose of having caretaker governments while noting that the responsibility of holding free and fair elections lies with the Election Commission and not the interim setup.
The top judge made the remarks on Tuesday while hearing...
