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Muhammad Aslam & Muhammad AsadIslamabad: The Pakistani rupee has showcased remarkable resilience against the US dollar despite macroeconomic challenges and the slow progress of fiscal indicators. Experts believe this would have a…

News DeskIslamabad: Pakistan taxes people and not corporations so there is a need to build a resilient economy with resilient public services, said Public Services International (PSI) Asia-Pacific Regional Secretary Kate Lapin.…

News DeskLahore: The polio virus has been confirmed in environmental samples collected from the Multan Road area Lahore which is the fourth case of wild poliovirus in Lahore this year, according to health officials.Out of the 4…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: People have come out in great numbers as what they are earning is far less than what they are supposed to pay in the form of electricity bills dispatched by power companies, especially in recent months.…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has said that Pakistan will only negotiate with the Afghan Interim Government instead of any other group.Addressing a grand tribal jirga in Peshawar, the Army Chief…

News Desk Islamabad: The Islamabad police have arrested the suspect involved in the recent alleged rape of a woman at one of the trails of the Islamabad’s Margalla Hills, police sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, the arrest…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The alarm bells are ringing, and with floods and upcoming monsoons, the picture appears bleak. The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has done the needful and it is time the government took measures…

News DeskIslamabad: At least 10 passengers were killed on the spot and several others injured when a passenger bus hit a pillar on the elevated road after the brakes of the bus failed near Kallar Kahar on Saturday afternoon.Rescue…

News DeskSargodha: In a bid to empower transgender people in society, the first transgender school has been set up in the district at Government High School for Boys No. 1, Block 12, where more than 25 trans people have been enrolled…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Tim Hortan has plans to expand his coffee brand outlets to Lahore after breaking his 61-year sales record in Canada. The long queues of people in the posh Lahore society are in direct contrast to the image…