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Pakistan to introduce polymer plastic currency by year-end
KARACHI: Pakistan's central bank will introduce a new polymer plastic currency banknote later this year while also redesigning all existing banknotes to enhance security and incorporate hologram features.
State Bank of Pakistan Governor…
Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province
LAHORE, Pakistan: Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing two children and wounding six other people, police and officials said.
Authorities said the driver, who was among the wounded,…
Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south as this monsoon’s death toll rises to 209
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north, officials said Monday, as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 209 since July 1.
Fourteen…
Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdown
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country's economic recovery at risk.
Since July, internet networks…
Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done to determine whether it is a new variant, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a…
Pakistan court rejects bail plea of ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has rejected the bail application of Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in 12 cases related to the May 9 violence of last year, which erupted when the Pakistan…
Pakistan’s former ISI chief Faiz Hameed taken into military custody: Army
Lt Gen (retd.) Hameed was considered extremely powerful when he headed the spy agency from 2019 to 2021. He was appointed when the then ISI chief and current Army chief Lt Gen Asim Munir was prematurely removed from the post reportedly…
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages.
More than 1,500 homes have…
Thousands of Imran supporters rally to demand his release.
PESHAWAR: Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister rallied Monday in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release, officials said.
The protest…
Record rainfall in Lahore floods streets and disrupts life.
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life, officials said, as the death toll from rain-related…
Khan may run for Oxford University chancellor.
ISLAMABAD: Oxford-educated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to run for the position of the chancellor of his alma mater in the UK from his prison cell through an online ballot, according to his close aide and media…
Imran Khan & Bushra Bibi remanded for one more week in Toshakhana case
ISLAMABAD: In the newly filed Toshakhana case, a Pakistani court extended Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi's confinement by seven days on Monday.
Anti-corruption agency the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accused the former couple of…
Anti-terrorism court indicts ex-Pak foreign minister Qureshi
Shah Mahmood Qureshi is currently facing over 200 cases and has been in jail since August last year.
Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife handed over to anti-graft body on remand in fresh…
The remand period can be extended to a maximum of 40 days at the request of NAB if it is needed to probe the suspects.
Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in ‘illegal’ marriage case, paving way for his…
The acquittal comes two weeks after another appeals court upheld the February 5 conviction and sentence of Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.
UNHCR chief meets Pakistan’s premier to discuss the Afghan refugees
That crackdown on undocumented Afghans in Pakistan was apparently recently put on hold, without authorities offering any explanation for this.
New era of Pakistan-China cooperation has dawned, says Shehbaz
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif reviewed the progress regarding sending 1,000 students from Pakistan to China on government scholarships for advanced training in the agriculture sector.
Pak court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan in protest case related to Toshakhana scam
The case was registered against the 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Khan and other politicians at Aabpara Police Station for protesting against the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) Toshakhana corruption verdict in…
Pakistan’s CJ Qazi Faez comes to Election Commission’s rescue on reserved seats
The top judge said the Supreme Court can only exercise its jurisdiction if it is convinced that the commission has gone beyond its constitutional role, pointing out that ideally, all institutions should function within their own prescribed…
Pakistan’s military budget expansion amid economic uncertainty
New Delhi; Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the country's 2024-25 annual federal budget amidst economic uncertainty on June 12. With a total of PKR 18.99 trillion ($ 67.84 billion), the government emphasized several…