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ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that the government had declared Urdu as the official language and now heads of the country, including the president, prime minister, federal ministers as well as senior government officials, will deliver speeches in Urdu in the country and during foreign tours....

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) cuts down the electricity tariff by RS 1.86 per unit. The petition filed by Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) seeks the reduction of RS 2.62 per unit on the account of fuel price adjustment for the month of April 2015. During the public...

The Government has increased petroleum products prices by 3.50 rupees per litre on average. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the new prices will be effective from midnight tonight. The Minister said with the increase of 3.50 rupees in petrol price, the new price...

Islamabad: Taking notice of the Axact scandal, the Senate has moved the matter to the concerned house committee of the Senate by Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani for investigation. The detailed NYT report titled "Fake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions" and written by New York Times Pakistan bureau...

Pakistan Federal Budget 2015 / 2016 - The government on Sunday approved to present the budget for the next financial year 2015-16 in the parliament on June 5 with deficit of 4.3 percent of the GDP as agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar...

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TV channels have been directed to immediately evolve a mechanism for delaying the broadcast to avoid such embarrassing situation. Taking action against broadcast of provocative speech, Pakistan Electronic Regularity Authority (PEMRA) has issued show cause notices to 14 TV channels. Expressing serious concerns over a ‘hate speech’ aired last night,...

ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad on his maiden visit to Pakistan on Monday. The much anticipated visit is the first by a Chinese president to Pakistan after nine years. The Chinese president was received at the Noor Khan airbase by President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,...

ISLAMABAD: Chinese president Xi Jinping is due in Pakistan today where he will launch $46 billion projects linking the old allies, a figure that far exceeds US spending in Pakistan and underscores China’s projection of power in Asia. The infrastructure and energy projects are aimed at establishing a Pakistan-China Economic Corridor...

Good News for Pakistanis - The Pakistan government has decided to reduce the price of Compressed Natural gas (CNG) in the country. According to details, the decision has been made by the government to reduce the prices in all four provinces. The government reduced the prices of CNG up to...

Sim verification process is over by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday announced that more than 80 million SIMs have been verified through biometric process. PTA announced that the biometric verification process of SIMs was completed on last date today (April 12). Authorities said over 25 million unverified SIMs will...

I have seen many media comments in Pakistan and abroad on the Yemen crisis, particularly after the Resolution passed by the Parliament on 10th April. I think it is necessary to clarify Pakistan’s position on different dimensions of the crisis. From the very start, Pakistan’s policy was based on the...