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Pakistanis are seething over Ahsan Iqbal’s suggestion to…
Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has caused an uproar on Twitter following his suggestion to fellow countrymen to cut down on chai consumption as part of the effort to reduce a rising import bill.
The appeal from the senior minister came…
2 arrested for ‘setting fire’ to Marghuzar forest in…
Two people have been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a forest in Marghuzar valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district, authorities said on Wednesday.
According to Deputy Commissioner Junaid Khan, the suspects had intentionally…
The astronaut taking TikTok to new heights
Samantha Cristoforetti holds the record for longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut - but you may know her for another bit of history.
She is the first person to make a TikTok video on board the…
Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security…
Fiji has told an Asian security summit that climate change is a bigger threat to the Pacific than military tensions.
"Machine guns, fighter jets... are not our primary security concern. The single greatest threat to our very…
Covid: Dozens of Covid cases linked to Beijing bar
A total of 166 Covid infections in China have been linked to a single bar in the capital Beijing, officials say.
A government spokesman described the outbreak as "ferocious".
All residents living in the area where…
FIA to launch probe against Moonis Elahi in money-laundering…
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to launch a money-laundering probe against former federal minister and PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi, sources told Geo News Sunday.
Moonis is the son of Pervez Elahi, a senior leader of the…
Currency update: Rupee expected to remain under pressure next…
In view of the high dollar demand for import payments ahead of fiscal year-end, traders say that the local currency is expected to remain on the back foot in the next week.
The local currency was volatile, having swung between 200.06 to…
Budget 2022-23 represents ‘significant improvement’ in several…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the federal budget for next fiscal year 2022-23 represents a significant improvement in several ways.
In a tweet today (Sunday), he said it has provided more educational opportunities…
Bilawal, OIC secretary-general discuss persecution of Muslims in…
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday announced that he has recently had a discussion with the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha regarding the persecution of Muslims in India.…
Coalition govt unveils Rs9.5tr ‘stabilising’ budget…
The Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government is unveiling the “toughest” federal budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23 in the National Assembly with an outlay of Rs9.5 trillion amid strict conditions of the International Monetary Fund…