Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed government’s firm resolve for successfully implementing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. Talking to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Nong Rong in Islamabad on Saturday, Ishaq Dar said the CPEC project will play an important role in taking local economy forward as well as cementing…
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has called for creating an OIC working Group to counter Islamophobia and misinformation. She was addressing 12th Conference of the Ministers of Information of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in in Istanbul, Turkiye on Saturday. The Information Minister proposed that a special OIC representative be appointed and a…
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its verdict in Toshakhana case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Commission has issued notices to all concerned, including Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi. Source: Radio Pakistan
The Financial Action Task Force has announced to formally remove Pakistan from its grey list. This was announced by FATF President T Raja Kumar in Paris on Friday. He said Pakistan had been on the grey list since 2018 and after a lot of work by the Pakistani authorities, they completed a combined 34 action…
President Dr Arif Alvi has called for fully utilizing the trade potential between Pakistan and France. He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to France Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who called on him in Islamabad on Friday. He called for holding regular meetings of all bilateral mechanisms and stressed on exploring more opportunities for commercial collaboration, especially…
The premier said that the federal government will ensure the supply of wheat to the provinces according to their needs by importing wheat from the international market at cheaper rates. The Prime Minister said that as per the current data, the country has sufficient wheat reserves compared to the demand. He directed the Ministry of…
Federal Minister for Human Rights, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday. During meeting, they discussed about matters pertaining to human rights and overall political situation. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Special Assistant Atta Tarar were present on the occasion. Source: Radio Pakistan
The cut-off yields on Treasury Bills (T-Bills) were down by up to 2 basis points (bps) in the auction of the paper held on Wednesday. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the government raised Rs. 853 billion against an initial target of Rs. 1.1 trillion and maturity of Rs.…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects within the stipulated timeframe as a national priority and directed to expedite work on these projects. He said this while chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday to review progress on CPEC and other Chinese projects. The Prime Minister said Main Line-One…
