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PCB slaps fine on Sarfaraz Ahmed for code of conduct violation
Sindh’s Sarfaraz Ahmed has been fined 30% of match fee for a level 1 breach of the PCB’s Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during his side’s Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 match against Balochistan at the…
Inflation breaks all records, hits 27.3%
The inflation rate in August jumped to a 47-years-high level of 27.3% due to the government’s decision to increase prices of electricity and fuel, as it burdens consumers of the petrol even more than what is required under a deal with the…
Miftah Ismail hints at early exit, says ‘may not have much…
KARACHI: With the country's economy teetering amid record-high inflation, Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has hinted at his early exit, saying that although the coalition government has 13 months, he may not have that much time.
In…
Armed forces rescue 2,000 marooned by catastrophic floods
The armed forces have rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, in a disaster blamed on climate change that has swamped about a third of the nation and is still growing.
Record monsoon rains and…
Shahbaz Gill approaches IHC for bail in sedition case
Senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill on Friday approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) after continuous efforts to get bail from a trial court in a sedition case filed against him.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan's chief of staff Gill has been in…
Rescuers brave floodwater to save cat
The staff members of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Rescue 1122 on Wednesday exhibited inspirational dedication to duty and sacred cause of saving living creatures thereby putting their own lives in danger by crossing the raging river in Lower…
PM postpones UAE visit to focus on flood rescue, relief…
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the postponement of his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was scheduled for September 3, due to the flood situation in the country.
“I was set to visit the UAE…
Govt mulls taking another IMF loan for floods
SLAMABAD:
Pakistan is weighing the option to seek an emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund, as preliminary estimates suggest that devastating floods might have caused nearly Rs2.5 trillion in losses and the economic growth…
Rupee continues upward trend against USD after IMF tranche…
KARACHI:
The US dollar fell by Rs1.48 to Rs217.27 in the interbank market on Thursday, after the State Bank of Pakistan received the first tranche of $1.6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In addition to the IMF loan,…
Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives
SHIKARPUR:
Residents in Sindh used sandbags to shield their homes from surging floodwaters that inundated a major highway on Wednesday, as global aid began arriving with food, medicine and tents to help alleviate a major national disaster.…