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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the late hours of Friday termed Pakistan’s implementation of its $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) as “strong” but analysts noted that a staff-level agreement (SLA) had not been signed after talks with the Fund’s review mission. The statement comes hours after Pakistan and the IMF concluded the first…
The Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong said on Friday that both China and Pakistan were focused at the completion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),…
A person clicking SCAM key on keyboard. — Canva/ File KARACHI: Scores of Pakistanis, hooked with attractive jobs promises into Cambodia, have been taken hostages and tortured. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Karachi Director Nauman Siddiqui said scammers advertise lucrative call centres, IT and engineering jobs in Cambodia via social media platforms. Indian agents, particularly in…
PM Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the site review of Daanish University in Islamabad on March 15, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo News ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Daanish University which is to be established at a cost of £190 million (Rs 60 billion). Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in…
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called on the global community to act “decisively” in countering the rising incidents of Islamophobia and other manifestations of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry and intolerance. Ambassador Akram remarks came as the UN General Assembly marked the International…
Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong. — CPEC Info website/File KARACHI: Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong has stated that China opposes power politics and hegemony, while maintaining peaceful foreign policy. In his remarks at a media briefing on “China Two Sessions 2025,” in Karachi, the consul general emphasised the importance of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative…
People are busy in buying food items at Burns road in Karachi on March 10, 2025. — PPI KARACHI: Karachi Traffic Police has devised a new plan for the city’s bustling markets which are witnessing large number of crowds ahead of Eid ul Fitr. The traffic plan provisions a ban on the entry of taxis…
RAWALPINDI: Punjab police have warned its officials against expressing “offensive views” about the state using their personal social media accounts. “After it was discovered that some police officials were using their personal social media accounts to express highly offensive views about the state of Pakistan, government departments and law enforcement agencies, divisional police chiefs across…
LAHORE: While awaiting international funding for the ML-1 main line, originally part of CPEC, for nearly a decade, the Minister for Railways has said the government may use own resources for the project in case no one partners with them. “When we talk about ML-1, our hearts have become numb listening this project again and…
KURRAM: Schoolgirls staged a demonstration against road closures here on Friday and demanded the immediate reopening of the main artery in the area to ensure their access to educational institutions. Accompanied by their parents and carrying placards, the students blocked the road on the outskirts of Parachinar. They complained that textbooks and school uniforms were…