The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Claiming “positive news on economic front from all sides”, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Tuesday a staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be arriving here in a few weeks for a shared understanding on tax reforms, higher collections and improvements in power sector
Joe Biden, who will take over as United States President in January, has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that alongside Kamala Harris he wants to strengthen and expand relations between their countries
Emphasising on the transformation of urban landscapes in the post-Covid era, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited global investors to invest in India's urbanisation plans, mobility among other sustainable solutions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the BRICS countries to hold accountable the "state sponsors of terrorism", indirectly cornering Pakistan's ally China at the twelfth BRICS summit
A limited series of special edition wristwatches, designed and commissioned by the High Commission of India in Dhaka, were unveiled today by Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami
In yet another heartbreaking incident that adds on to the ongoing violence against young children in Pakistan, a tortured body of a four-year-old specially-abled boy was found from the fields in Peshawar's Badaber area
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country's opposition parties, has decided to go ahead with its November 22 rally in Peshawar despite COVID-19 restrictions
As Pakistan was currently witnessing a resurgence in the number of new COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Imran Khan imposed restrictions on public gatherings and reiterated the need to people to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary has briefed the P-5 members of the UN Security Council about the dossier on "state sponsored terrorism by India"
The two-day long complete blackout of cellular services, closure of all routes with blockades and containers, pushing the locals of the federal capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi into a complete choked situation, which resulted in the wake of a massive protest sit-in by religious group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), finally ended after successful negotiations with the government
The Sri Lankan government is unlikely to accede to a request made by Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake to shut down the country’s commercial capital to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, highly-placed government sources told EconomyNext
The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) has rejected as "fabrication" reports quoting Prime Minister Imran Khan as saying Pakistan was facing pressure from the United States to recognise Israel in the wake of peace deals between several Arab states and Tel Aviv.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that his government intended to introduce electronic voting in the country to make the process of general elections free and fair
Pakistan received 10-month high foreign investment of $317.4 million in different sectors of the economy in October 2020, particularly power production, 3G/4G mobile internet and oil and gas exploration, according to central bank data released on Monday
Pakistan on Tuesday reported 33 deaths due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the data issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC)
