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Pakistan’s credit default swap surges to 92.53% amid…
KARACHI: The cost of covering exposure to Pakistan's five-year sovereign debt increased by 1,224 basis points over the weekend, reaching the highest-ever level of 92.53%, according to statistics from a brokerage released on Monday.
The…
Cop killed in Karachi’s DHA
KARACHI: In a tragic incident, a motorist shot and killed a police officer after he reportedly asked about suspicious behaviour late on Monday night in Defence Phase V of the port city.
The suspect has been identified as Khurram Nisar,…
Pak-Afghan border issue
Being a landlocked country, Afghanistan is totally dependent on Pakistan for its trade and connectivity with other parts of world. 2670 kilometers long Durand Line separates both the countries. Throughout the history this was a porous…
Dar appoints a committee to investigate the “illegal,…
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed concern over the "illegal and unnecessary" disclosure of the family tax details of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
According to a statement from the Finance…
Hero worship: A Silent Killer to democracy
By: Syed Muhammad Farhan Zahid
Political heroism originates in both social and academic voids and finds sanctuary in third world nations to mislead public opinion from the harsh reality. Pakistan has encountered its biggest crises in…
Evening primrose Oenothera biennis: A miracle for female health
By: Hira Hassan
Evening primrose is a plant that grows throughout Europe and parts of Asia and it is a native to North and South America. It contains yellow color flowers that open at sunset and close during the day. The oil from the…
The Supreme Court orders the attacker of Pervez Musharraf to be…
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the accused who assaulted former president and military leader General (retd) Pervez Musharraf should be freed.
The case involving the refusal of the accused Rana Tanveer to be released…
Khawaja Asif affirms that the process to appoint the army chief,…
The selection process for the army chief and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC) got under way, according to defence minister Khawaja Asif, on Monday.
"Today marks the beginning of the selection process for to…
PM Office receives the appointment summary from the army chief
ISLAMABAD: According to reports, the Prime Minister's Office received the summary of the selection of the new chief of army staff on Monday.
As Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is scheduled to leave office on November…
In October, the current account deficit decreased by 68.13…
According to data made public by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday, the current account deficit decreased 68.13% year over year to total $0.57 billion in October.
The deficit grew 56.2 percent month over month from September's…