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Qatar is the fourth country to provide a bailout package to Pakistan, after China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Twitter | @pid_gov)

Qatar to invest USD 3 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan

With this new investment package, the size of the Qatari-Pakistani economic partnership will amount to USD 9 billion.

25 Jun 2019 2:00 PM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), here on Monday and briefed him on the security issues concerning the tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. (Photo: File)

FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi briefs NATO on India-Pak tensions

After the meeting, Qureshi was quoted as saying that the talks were important for the Pakistan-NATO understanding and relationship.

25 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

Adviser to PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi signed the MoU for establishment of Pakistan-Qatar joint working group on trade and investment. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's highest civil honour conferred to Emir of Qatar

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad was conferred with 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' by President Arif Alvi at a ceremony in Islamabad.

23 Jun 2019 3:58 PM

'Will not let Nawaz Sharif become 'Morsi' of Pakistan' says Maryam Sharif

Earlier, Supreme Court did not grant permission to Sharif to go aborad for medical treatment.

22 Jun 2019 8:37 PM

Ibrahim replied to the minister's remarks in a television programme and accused him of using state vehicles for personal purposes during his tenure as information minister. (Photo: File)

Pak journalist files complaint against minister for slapping him

Fawad Chaudhry, a minister in Prime Minister Imran Khan's Cabinet, however said that Ibrahim had misbehaved by calling him an ‘Indian spy’.

18 Jun 2019 3:27 PM

Sarfaraz Ahmed’s men suffered an 89-run defeat against arch-rivals India (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan fans turn to humour to get over World Cup humbling by India

“The only thing that keeps me sane is Pakistani Twitter’s meme game,” cricket journalist Hassan Cheema said on Twitter.

17 Jun 2019 5:04 PM

Apart from being a social media activist, Khan was also a freelance journalist. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

22-yr-old Pakistani blogger, journalist known for criticising Army hacked to death

The suspect used a dagger to kill him, Superintendent of Police Naeem said, adding that some people heard gunshot firing as well.

17 Jun 2019 3:28 PM

According to Akhtar, winning the toss was a crucial aspect of the game and half the match was won had Sarfaraz decided to bat first. (Photo: AFP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Shoaib Akhtar slams Sarfaraz for his 'brainless captaincy'

Pakistan added one more defeat to their already dismal record in the World Cup against India, taking it to 7-0 in favour of the arch-rivals.

17 Jun 2019 2:16 PM

Hameed will replace its current head Lieutenant General Asim Munir, just eight months after the latter was appointed to the post following the retirement of his predecessor Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar. (Photo: File)

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed appointed as ISI chief

Hameed has previously served as the head of the Counter Intelligence wing of the ISI.

17 Jun 2019 1:09 PM

Last month, Pakistan reached an accord in principle with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year, USD 6 billion bailout package aimed at shoring up its fragile public finances and strengthening a slowing economy. (Photo: File)

Pakistan to get USD 3.4 billion in budgetary aid from Asian Development Bank

The ADB financing would come on top of the IMF loan, with most of the funds to be disbursed in the current fiscal year.

16 Jun 2019 9:41 AM

Zardari and his sister are two of the main accused in the money laundering scandal which utilised fake bank accounts to channel illegally gained funds out of Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

Pak anti-graft body arrests ex-Prez Zardari's sister in fake accounts case

Islamabad HC on Monday rejected the two leaders' bail plea in connection to case of money laundering reportedly through fake banks accounts.

14 Jun 2019 8:09 PM

‘I'm making a high-powered enquiry commission with a one-point agenda: how did they raise the debt to Rs24,000 billion (240 crore) in 10 years?’ Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said. (Photo:AP)

Imran Khan vows to go after 'thieves' responsible for Pakistan's economic woes

His speech came on the day Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz was arrested by NAB in cases of money laundering.

12 Jun 2019 12:59 PM

Talking about the budget presented by his government, Khan said it reflected the "Naya (new) Pakistan" vision. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan to probe corruption; forms high-level commission

Sharpening his attack on the Opposition, Khan alleged that PML-N and PPP had plundered the country.

12 Jun 2019 10:13 AM

Zardari, the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, has denied any link with the fake accounts. He has said the allegation was part of a vilification campaign by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to malign opposition leaders. (Photo: AFP)

Zardari produced before court, anti-graft body seeks physical remand

Zardari and his sister are two main accused of money laundering which used fake accounts to channel illegally gained funds out of Pakistan.

11 Jun 2019 1:07 PM

A team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials reached Zardari House in Islamabad on Monday to arrest the former president. (Photo: AFP)

Former Pak president Asif Ali Zardari arrested by top anti-corruption body

Zardari was arrested in relation to a bank accounts fraud case. He had asked for a bail which was rejected and was followed by the arrest.

10 Jun 2019 6:01 PM

‘The Economic Survey of Pakistan's 2018-2019 is an attested certificate of Imran Khan's incompetence, failure and inability,’ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb said. (Photo: AP)

Pak economic growth expected to hit 3.3 pc, well below target of 6.3 pc: Survey

Survey indicates that livestock is the only sector whose growth went little above official target while all other sectors performed poorly.

09 Jun 2019 1:27 PM

Balochistan province's former Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said that 80 per cent of Pakistanis are traitors. (Photo: ANI)

80 per cent Pakistanis are traitors: Former CM of Balochistan

At least three people, including a religious leader, were killed and 28 wounded after an explosion rocked a mosque on Monday.

30 May 2019 4:28 PM

A spokesperson for Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said, 'The closure will continue until June 14.' (Photo: ANI I Representational)

Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft till June 14

The closure mainly affects flights from Europe to Southeast Asia.

30 May 2019 11:11 AM

The CPEC, the flagship project of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has added a practical dimension to the bilateral relationship and further fortified it. (Photo:File)

Agreement reached by China, Pakistan to further expand CPEC

Both countries underscored their firm commitment for early completion of ongoing CPEC projects and to further expanding CPEC.

29 May 2019 12:13 PM

Narendra Modi and Imran Khan are scheduled to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan next month. (Photo: File)

Internal politics: Pakistan on no invite for Imran Khan to PM Modi oath ceremony

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif had attended PM Modi’s swearing-in held in 2014 in New Delhi when leaders of SAARC countries were invited.

28 May 2019 4:40 PM

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