ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (FD): The federal government on Wednesday decided to end the autonomy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the federal government will propose amendments to the HEC ordinance 2002 and will the HEC will then be working under the ministry of education. The representation of provinces in the 18-member …
RAMALLAH, Feb 1 (FD): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians’ West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington’s backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict. Blinken is urging calm on both sides after last week’s killing by a Palestinian gunman of seven people outside a …
PESHAWAR, Jan 31 (FD): The death toll in the Peshawar mosque blast has climbed to 95 with 221 people wounded, said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan on Tuesday. With the latest updates, the number of causalities soared to 83, and over 157 people were injured, including 27 KP police personnel, as a suicide explosion rocked a mosque …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (FD): An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has arrived in Islamabad to discuss the stalled ninth review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF). According to details, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrived in Islamabad and the talks on ninth review of bailout programme will start today (Tuesday). Sources told ARY News that Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (FD): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ruled that Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain would remain as President of Pakistan Muslim League-Q. The tribunal termed PML-Q central working committee’s decision to remove Shujaat as party chief illegal and ruled that the elections announced by the party central committee were also null and void. The development comes …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (FD): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will resume hearing today (Tuesday) regarding three cases on e removal of Imran Khan from the chairmanship of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which were previously fixed for January 25. According to the cause list, issued, these cases will be heard by the commission’s three- member bench, headed by Chief …
(Reuters) – Pakistan could face a crunch in fuel supplies in February as banks have stopped financing and facilitating payments for imports due to depleting foreign exchange reserves, traders and industry sources said. The country is facing a balance of payments crisis and the plummeting value of the rupee is pushing up the price of imported goods. Energy comprises …
KARACHI, Jan 31 (FD): The presence of the Covid-19’s sub-variant BF-7 has been confirmed in Karachi, quoting Sindh health department. Sindh Health Department has said that highly infectious corona sub-variant BF-7 has been confirmed in Karachi. “This sub-variant of Omicron variant of the coronavirus has recently infected people in China on massive scale,” health department said. “It is the …
KARACHI, Jan 31 (FD): Toxic gases emitted by some illegal factories and an outbreak of measles in the Mawach Goth area of Kemari District could be the prime reasons behind the alarming and mysterious deaths of several children, teenagers and adults during the last two weeks, said a report presented to Sindh CM Sed Murad Ali Shah. The report …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble. The loans are a win for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of a general election early next year and will help …
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