ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (EW): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has clarified that it had no placed any any condition for revival of the loan programme for Pakistan that could interfere in constitutional activities of the country, saying holding elections was purely an internal matter. The statement from IMF Resident Representative for Pakistan Esther Perez Ruiz comes as the Election …
KARACHI, Mar 24v (EW): People in large part of the country faced hardships due to outages of natural gas on the first day of the holy month of Ramazan on Thursday. Worst-hit were the Karachiites despite the government claim of uninterrupted gas supply for sehar and iftar. There was no different situation in Rawalpindi and Quetta where consumers complained …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (EW): Citizens across the country are facing the toughest Ramazan this year as hyperinflation coupled with economic slowdown and reduced incomes is restricting their buying power, putting a bar on their daily expenses, especially the consumption of edible commodities, during the holy month. With the arrival of the month of blessings where prices of commodities fall …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (EW): Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday said the government is ready to hold political dialogue with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan if he shows a willingness to lower political temperature. Criticizing the PTI leadership, he said PTI did not try to mend relations with the opposition during the four-year tenure of the PTI. …
KARACHI, Mar 24 (Reuters): Government is drafting a fuel pricing scheme aimed at helping the poor, the petroleum minister said, a programme that some economists fear could hinder a crucial International Monetary Fund pay out needed to prevent economic collapse. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif first announced the government’s plans for fuel pricing last week. Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik told Reuters his …
BEIJING, Mar 22 (INP): Pakistan-China’s Friendship Shined at 30 Years of China’s Manned Spaceflight Achievement Exhibition’ held in the West Hall of the National Museum of China, according to China Economic Net (CEN). It was the ‘Dreaming of the Universe and Asking the Sky: 30 Years of China’s Manned Spaceflight Achievement. The exhibition features an impressive collection of items that highlight …
ISLAMABAD, Mar. 22 (INP): “The recent Pakistan Solar Exhibition provided a unique platform for us to build partnerships with local governments and private sectors to find innovative solutions. At this expo, we display product solutions dedicated to the local market, so as to further promote the development of renewable energy in Pakistan,” said Howard Fu, a Chinese exhibitor, according to …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (EW): The federal government has announced 15 mega initiatives under the Prime Minister’s Youth Development Package at the cost of Rs150 billion for youth, two-thirds of the country’s population, to provide them opportunities of education, skill development and employment for a brighter future. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced the development …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (EW): Commenting on the crackdown launched on the PTI workers, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday observed that the incumbent government was bent upon “eliminating” Imran Khan and his party from politics but noted that they would not succeed in doing so. Addressing the media, Rashid called upon the relevant quarters to respect …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (EW): More than 10 million people, including children, living in flood-affected areas remained deprived of safe drinking water, the United Nation’s agency for children warned on Tuesday, six months after the devastating floods ravaged parts of Pakistan. On the eve of World Water Day, Unicef said in a new release that the floods damaged most of …
