Rs3b allocated for Film Finance, Artists’ Health Insurance
ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said Sunday that two billion rupees have been allocated for the Film Finance Fund and one billion rupees for the Artists’ Health Insurance in this budget.In a tweet on Friday, she s…
Govt making efforts to re-negotiate with IMF on more favorable terms: Dar
ISLAMABAD:Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar says the government is taking necessary measures to re-negotiate with International Monetary Fund on more favorable terms and conditions. Talking to a private news channel, he expressed hope that the IMF wo…
Sindh to get 500 hybrid buses
KARACHI:To facilitate people of the province, particularly those living in Karachi, the Sindh government has allocated Rs10 billion for the procurement of 500 hybrid buses in the new provincial budget 2023-24.A total of Rs13.4 billion has been earmarke…
Hafiz Naeem’s nomination papers for Karachi mayor accepted
KARACHI:The nomination papers of Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Hafiz Naeemur Rehman for the mayor ship of Karachi were accepted after scrutiny, according to a report on Sunday. The nomination papers of other candidates of Jamaat-e-Islami, Saifuddin and Jun…
Man kills wife, father-in-law, brother-in-law
PAKPATTAN:A man killed his wife, father-in-law and brother-in-law over a domestic dispute in Pakpattan’s Sham Garh village on Sunday.The deceased include Amina, her father Ghulam Farid Baloch and brother Saqib. After receiving an emergency call, a poli…
Several dead in shootout near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Militants have attacked a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, along the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that left three soldiers and three militants dead, the army said.Four militants were also wounded, the military said in a …
Heavy rains, strong winds kill dozens in northwest Pakistan
Heavy rains followed by strong winds have killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan.The storms hit four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late on Saturday, with five siblings aged between two and 11 among the de…
PM Shehbaz optimistic about securing IMF deal this month
LAHORE:Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed his optimism regarding Pakistan’s chances of striking a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month, saying that the government has accepted all the global lender’s conditions…