World Bank reports poverty rate in Pakistan reaches 25pc
ISLAMABAD – The World Bank on Tuesday revealed that poverty rate in Pakistan has rapidly increased by seven percent in last three years and recorded at 25.
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PM Shehbaz meets US President Trump
PM attends opening session of UNGA in New York NEW YORK – United States President Trump meeting with selected eight leaders of Muslim world at the United Nations Security Council conference room at UN headquarters in New York was underway till filing of this report.
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to further strengthening multifaceted cooperation with GCC member states
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday met the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly session.
Sever all ties with establishment, ex-PM asks PTI top leaders
ISLAMABAD – Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the top leadership of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to sever all ties with the powerful establishment, saying that such engagements had proven counterproductive since their ouster from power over three years ago.
Three drown in Alipur as floods wash away another M-5 section
LAHORE/ MUZAFARGARH – Another portion of the M-5 Motorway at Jalalpur Peerwala near Multan was swept away by floodwaters, further disrupting travel in the region.
Jaffar Express attack mastermind killed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD – Terrorist belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan, Gul Rehman alias Ustad Mureed has been mysteriously killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province “Gul Rehman alias Ustad Mureed was the mastermind of the Jafar Express attack,” sources said.
Trump adds $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants
Washington – US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are prolific.
Investing in youth vital to strengthen Pak-China ties: President
KASHGAR – President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that investing in youth and education is highly significant for strengthening long-term ties between Pakistan and China.
As HPV vaccination drive starts, govt allays public fears
ISLAMABAD – As the federal government has launched a 12-day vaccination campaign against cervical cancer to protect girl students aged between 9 to 14 in educational institutions, Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has allayed the fears of parents saying that this campaign has been started purely to protect their daughters.