Kashmir opens its first care homes for old people – but not everyone is happy
No family came to visit Ali Mohammad Dar at the care home where he spent his final days. He was...
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The state government in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir has initiated action against 34 television channels beamed from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, reckoning that these channels have the “potential to encourage violence and can disturb law and order situation in Kashmir”.
The latest Indian government order to act against transmission of these channels, which include news, entertainment, food and cuisine, religion...
Talking about Kashmir in 2023
In his first UNGA address of the year 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres mentioned five urgent priorities for 2022. Calling...
USD to PKR: Pakistani rupee faces losses against US dollar in interbank
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee continues to remain under pressure against the US dollar as the local currency faced back-to-back blows...
Pakistan registers highest population growth rate in Asia
With an annual population growth rate of 2.4 percent, Pakistan has become the fifth most populous country in the world....
Iraq to buy JF-17 Thunder aircraft from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Iraq has become the fifth country to enter a $664 million deal with Pakistan for the purchase of...
Gen Asim assures govt of all help for Pakistan’s economic development
ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir on Monday assured Pakistan's coalition government of all-out support for economic...
Increment in federal employees’ provident fund rate approved
ISLAMABAD — The federal government has given the green light to an increase in the profit rate for the provident...
Cargo trucks arrive in Pakistan from Russia as two countries formally begin bilateral trade
In a first, trade activities between Pakistan and Russia have begun under the TIR Convention and cargo trucks have arrived...
Pakistan says Switzerland could play role of catalyst to promote regional peace
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan’s inability to afford tension in the region and emphasized the country’s reluctance...
