The World Bank has slashed Pakistan’s GDP growth projection from four 4 per cent to 2 per cent for the fiscal year 2022-23 due to the devastating floods and slowdown in the global growth rate. The World Bank, in its report Global Economic Prospects-January 202, said Pakistan’s real GDP was projected at 2 percent in FY2022/23, half the pace …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (EW): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain with snowfall over the hilly areas in Islamabad, Potohar region, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and northern and western Balochistan during the next 24 hours. Moderate to heavy rain with snowfall is expected in Murree, Galiyat, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Balochistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the forecast period. …
IRAN, Jan 10 (AFP): Iran has handed down three more death sentences for offences related to the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death, the judiciary said, fuelling international protests against the regime. The latest sentences — for three men who were convicted of the killings of three members of the security forces — bring to 17 the official total of …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for PTI Chairman Imran Khan, and other party leaders in a contempt case. A four-member bench of the top electoral body has rejected the exemption pleas filed by the Mr Khan, Fawad Chaudhry, Asad Umar and others. It has directed the former prime …
QUETTA, Jan 10 (EW): Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Mir Abdul Qudus Bizenjo on Monday approved the issuance of health cards for fishermen registered with the Department of Fisheries and Coastal Development, ARY News reported. According to details, Balochistan CM gave approved the issuance of health cards for registered fishermen on a summary sent to his office by the Department …
GENEVA, Jan 10 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday he was deeply moved by compassion on display at International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva. Taking to twitter, the prime minister said “the world witnessed yesterday how the nations can come together in a show of solidarity to create a model of win-win partnership to lift …
KARACHI, Jan 6 (EW): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday ordered to temporarily hand over the custody of the 14-year-old girl — who was reported missing from Karachi on April 16, 2022, but was recovered from Punjab later and declared that she had run away from her home to marry 21-year-old Zaheer Ahmed — to her parents. Justice …
More than $16 billion is needed to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods that submerged a third of the country last year, and to better resist the impact of climate change, the United Nations said Thursday. In a bid to meet the towering needs, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host an international conference …
KABUL, Jan 5 (EW): Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday that Daesh militants involved in the attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul have been killed in an operation. Daesh militants involved in Pakistan Embassy attack killed: Afghan spokesperson Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday that Daesh militants involved in the attack on Pakistan’s embassy in …
KABUL, Jan 5 (AFP): Aid groups say they have been “pushed against a wall” by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support. Afghanistan’s NGOs have been instrumental in trying to address one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with half the country’s population hungry and three …
