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To comply with FATF conditions, Pakistan needs to amend foreign exchange laws within three months

The Pakistan government will have to pass amendments into Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Foreign Exchange Regulation laws within next three months from the Parliament for complying with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) conditions

Emirates service suspension comes after 30 passengers from Pakistan test positive

After about 30 Pakistanis who arrived in Hong Kong onboard an Emirates flight on June 22 tested positive for COVID-19, the UAE airline announced temporary suspension of passenger service from Pakistan till July 3

Pakistan's capital Islamabad to get Hindu temple, crematorium

The Hindu community living in the Pakistan capital will finally be getting a proper temple, allowing them to offer their religious rituals without having to travel out of this city anymore besides a crematorium -- the first in the city

Emirates temporarily suspends passenger services to Pakistan

Emirates on Wednesday announced it had temporarily suspended its passenger services to Pakistan after passengers from the country tested positive for coronavirus

In next two months mumber of virus patients may reach 4 mn

Medical experts have warned that the number of corona patients in Pakistan might reach four million in July and August, says a Geo News research report

Ex-Pakistan president to be indicted in money laundering case in July

An accountability court of Islamabad on Tuesday decided to indict former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and others accused in a mega-money laundering case on July 7

PIA aircraft crashed due to human error: Report

The May 22 crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane in Karachi took place due to human error, the negligence of both the cockpit crew as well as the air control tower, and not because of any technical fault, said a probe report

Pakistan increases airfares for special flights from UAE

Pakistan government has increased the airfares of special flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the announcement of reopening of airspace for international airlines.

Blogger Cynthia's petition against FIA investigation rejected

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie's petition against a judge's directives to the FIA to file a case against her, Geo News reported

PM Imran Khan predicts June, July as difficult months for Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Monday that the months of June and July will be difficult for Pakistan with regards to the coronavirus outbreak in the country

Pakistan gears up to fight locust attack

The federal and provincial governments of Pakistan have allocated 26 billion rupees (about US $155 million) to control the spread and attack of locusts, local media reported

Positive cases, deaths ‘decline’ in Pakistan Punjab

The number of new reported coronavirus-positive cases and related deaths has started dropping in Punjab, as 1,523 new cases were reported in the province on Sunday as compared to 2,538 on Saturday, while COVID-19 claimed 60 lives as compared to 82 on Saturday

Major hospitals in Lahore running short of beds for critical Covid patients

The provincial capital of Punjab in Pakistan is becoming a ‘hard-to-survive’ city for the COVID-19 patients after its state-run teaching hospitals are running short of beds for them amid a massive surge in the number of serious patients, while the highest number of deaths are also occurring in Punjab every day

Islamabad police says cannot register case against blogger Cynthia Ritchie

Islamabad police refused to register a case against US citizen and blogger Cynthia Dawn Ritchie, who has accused the top PPP leadership of rape and harassment

Pakistan warns India against any 'misadventure'

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday warned India against any misadventure, saying such a move would evoke a prompt telling response from Pakistan