ISLAMABAD, June 08(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday warned the government that whether it puts his party members in jail or employs other tactics, PTI’s movement against the government would not stop. “The way they tortured us was not even witnessed during the martial law eras,” Khan, who was ousted from the prime minister’s office in April, told a gathering …

BERLIN, June 07(ABC): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is cutting her trip abroad short after testing positive for the coronavirus on her first stop in Pakistan, her ministry confirmed on Tuesday. Baerbock, who met earlier Tuesday with her Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto, in Islamabad, has cancelled all further dates of the trip, which also included stops in Greece and Turkey, …

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI, June 07(ABC): Long queues have lined up outside petrol pumps in twin cities — Islamabad and Rawalpindi — after oil marketing companies (OMCs) stopped the supply of the essential commodity. A representative of the petrol pump association told that the supply has been stopped and tankers have lined up outside oil depots for refilling. The official asked the OMCs …

ISLAMABAD, June 07(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved provision of natural gas discovered from former tribal areas, to the people immediately. During a meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed about the gas reserves discovered form North Waziristan and Bannu. He directed to utilize these gas reserves to get rid people of its shortage. The Prime Minister was also briefed …

LAHORE, June 07(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday called on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari while during the meeting both showed consensus to contest Punjab by-elections jointly. The meeting was held in Bilawal House Lahore, Provincial Minister Ata Tarar, Malik Muhammad Ahmed Ali, Khawaja Salman Rafique, Imran Goraya, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah, Sharjeel Memon, …

ISLAMABAD, June 07(ABC): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said that Pakistan always advocated for dialogue and diplomacy as tools for the pursuit of peace in the world. Addressing a joint presser along with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister referred to the Russian-Ukraine conflict and said Pakistan has a clear position that it should not be dragged …

  ISLAMABAD, June 07(ABC): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Tuesday the price of petroleum products would increase further in the country after a massive hike of Rs60 in the last 10 days. In his address to the one-day long pre-budget business conference, Ismail said that had the government taken decisions in line with ex-prime minister Imran Khan and former finance …

ISLAMABAD, June 07(ABC): The federal cabinet has given the go ahead to restore weekly offs on Saturdays in government offices,  reported Tuesday, citing sources. The cabinet met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed how the government can deal with the energy crisis at hand due to which the public has had to suffer hours-long load-shedding. The …

KARACHI, June 07(ABC): The Pakistani rupee broke on Tuesday all records against the US dollar after shedding Rs4 in the open market as it surpassed the 205 threshold for the first time in its history, Forex Association of Pakistan data showed. Meanwhile, it continued its downward slide against the US dollar, dropping to an all time low of Rs202.75 in …

ISLAMABAD, June 07(ABC): Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Annalena Baerbock is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad today (Tuesday) for a two-day visit on the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The visiting dignitary will discuss various matters of mutual interest with the Pakistani leadership. The two foreign ministers will hold delegation-level talks on a …