Pakistan sends back more than million illegal immigrants, majority of them AfghansThe ministry said that around 1.7 million "illegal aliens" are unlawfully living in the country, the majority of whom are Afghans, who are ...
02 Jan, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
Pak elections delayed as ECP decides to conduct fresh delimitation of ConstituenciesThe Pakistan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a long-awaited staff-level agreement on June 29 to inject a USD 3...
17 Aug, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Pakistan to shut markets by 8 pm to save electricityPakistan's federal and provincial governments have unanimously decided to shut markets by 8 p.m. across the country as part of the efforts ...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Pakistan to pay USD 11.6 mn in compensation to 36 Chinese victims of hydropower project terror attackThe committee approved tenders for 200,000 tonnes of wheat at about USD 408 a tonne and allowed USD 11.6 million goodwill compensation for ...
29 Jul, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Pakistan government mulls initiating sedition case against Imran Khan, othersThe government has been mulling options for appropriate action against Khan and others for vandalising the property of the State. The commi...
03 Jun, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
Pakistan to pay $11.6 mn compensation to 36 Chinese victims of hydropower project terror attackThe decision on the quantum of compensation to be paid was taken on Friday by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, rem...
22 Jan, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
Pakistan to procure COVID-19 vaccine in first quarter of 2021: Health advisorThe Cabinet decision came as the country detected 2,458 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 400,482, while another 67 peopl...
01 Dec, 2020, 11.58 PM IST
Pakistan's COVID-19 mortality rate increases by 140 per cent; minister warns against ignoring guidelinesAt least 19 people died of coronavirus in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 6,692.
21 Oct, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
Pakistan's number of COVID-19 cases surges past 21,000According to the Ministry of National Health Services, Punjab reported 8,103 case, Sindh 7,882, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 3,288 Balochistan 1,321,...
05 May, 2020, 01.24 PM IST
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 14,079; death toll 301According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 3,233 people have fully recovered from the deadly virus.
28 Apr, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Baloch Army ban: US attempt to ensure Pakistani help in KabulAn official told ET on condition of anonymity, “The attempt by Pakistan to paint itself as a victim of terrorism is nothing but hogwash.
03 Jul, 2019, 11.36 PM IST
Pakistan bans discretionary use of state funds, first-class air travel by govt officialsPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has refused to use elaborate official protocol.
25 Aug, 2018, 04.54 PM IST
Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet; Qureshi gets foreign ministryOut of the 21 names announced, 16 will be ministers while five others will perform their duties as advisers to the prime minister, Pakistan...
19 Aug, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Pakistan government approves merger of FATA with Khyber-PakhtunkhwaPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet which approved in principle the recommendations of the FATA Reforms Co...
02 Mar, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
China offers $50 billion for hydroelectric projects in PakistanChina's CTG, is keen to participate in a financing consortium to fund up to $50 billion of hydroelectric power projects in Pakistan.
03 Jul, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif to be sworn in as premier on Wednesday with small cabinetSharif's election in the National Assembly is a foregone conclusion as his PML-N party has over 180 members in the 342-member strong House.
04 Jun, 2013, 04.50 PM IST
Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir HazarKhan Khoso names 15-member cabinetThe members are all people the 84-year-old Khoso knows personally or has worked with in the past.
02 Apr, 2013, 11.49 AM IST