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UGC cautions Class 12 students against fake universities in Pakistan

Ahead of college admissions, University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against unrecognised or 'fake' institutions operating in the country.

HRCP raises concerns over disappearances, curbs on press in Balochistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded alarm over growing public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom

Providing 24/7 gas supply to masses not possible, says Pakistan minister

Pakistan's Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik said that they cannot give a 24x7 gas supply to the masses, according to The News International

Pakistan needs foreign loans to avoid public debt crisis, says World Bank

World Bank in its flagship report 'Pakistan Development Update' warned Pakistan regarding serious dangers to its economic and debt viability

Pakistan gets Saudi Arabia's green signal for provision of $2 billion

Pakistan has received the nod for funding to the tune of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia

World Bank projects massive decline in Pakistan's GDP growth to 0.4%

Projecting a massive decline in Pakistans GDP growth to 0.4%, World Bank has warned that non-completion of IMF programme and political instability may result in eruption of major macroeconomic crisis

Pak top Court rejects election commission's decision delaying Punjab polls

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as "unconstitutional" the election commission's decision to postpone polls in the Punjab province till October 8, in a blow to the federal government that has been trying to delay the provincial election citing security issues and the economic crisis. The apex court also fixed May 14 as the date for polls in the province.

Amid political turmoil, Imran Khan-led PTI seeks clearance for Lahore rally

As the political turmoil continues in Pakistan, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday sought security permission for a public rally in Lahore on Tuesday, ARY News reported

Gilgit-Baltistan force being used to attack police in Zaman Park: Pak govt

The minister accused the PTI chairman of using women and children as human shields outside Zaman Park during the clashes, the Pakistani daily reported

All weather ally China approves $1.3 billion for cash-strapped Pakistan

Cash-Strapped Pakistan sees a ray of hope as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) approved the rollover of USD 1.3 billion facilities.

Pak: Nationalist parties threaten protest if govt impose digital census

Chandio, who chaired the meeting, told journalists that the digital census was unconstitutional, illegal, and anti-Sindh

Pak's party TLP party gives govt 'ultimatum' to withdraw fuel price hike

I am giving a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to withdraw the increase in the prices of petroleum products immediately: TLP Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi

Pakistan's external debt servicing jumps by 70% in first half of FY23

In the first half of the fiscal year, Pakistan paid USD 10.21 billion in external debt servicing while in the same period of 2021-22, the country paid USD 6 billion

Gomal University in Pak bans mixed-gender gatherings of students on premise

The university also directed "female students" to be careful and limit themselves in their classrooms and the department's common rooms

Pakistan's remittances decrease 9.9% in January, says Central bank

The workers' remittances recorded an inflow of 1.894 billion US dollars in January, as compared to the previous month's figure of 2.102 billion dollars

A profligate state: The financial cul-de-sac that confronts Pakistan

With a narrow industrial base and dysfunctional politics, and a counter-productive national security agenda, Pakistan could well remain an "international migraine", writes T N Ninan

Imran Khan will be arrested if fresh protests are launched: Pak minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday warned Imran Khan that he would be arrested if he dared to launch fresh anti-government protests, and blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief for indulging in the "politics of agitation." Sanaullah fired the salvo at the former prime minister while speaking to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers at a party convention in Multan in Punjab province, according to the Dawn newspaper. The minister's warnings come days after Khan instructed his workers and supporters to prepare for the Jail Bharo Tehreek' (fill the prison movement) against the federal government for inflicting custodial torture on his party leaders and delay in announcing fresh general elections. "I ask the people to get ready and wait for my call for 'jail bharo tehreek'. There will not be that much space in Pakistani jails to have them all," Khan, the 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician said during his television address from his Zaman Park residen

Pak's former military ruler Musharraf will be laid to rest in Karachi today

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf's body will be laid to rest in Karachi, and will be brought back to the country on a special flight that will leave for Dubai on Monday, media reports said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The 79-year-old former military ruler, who had been in the UAE since 2016, was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis at American Hospital Dubai. Musharraf's body will be laid to rest in Karachi, and will be brought back to Pakistan on a special flight that would leave for Dubai on Monday, according to the Dawn newspaper. However, the Pakistan government has not issued an official statement on the date or venue of the burial of the country's former president. Meanwhile, the Khaleej Times reported that the Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai has issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to repatriate his body to Pakistan. We are in touch with the family and the consulat

Former Pak FM says things to 'remain tight for a while' on economic front

Pakistan is contesting the fiscal gap in achieving the primary deficit and urged the IMF for incorporating flow of reduction under the revised Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP)

A timeline of Pervez Musharraf's engagements with India during his reign

Pakistan's former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The four-star general, who ruled Pakistan in a dictator-style and passed away on Sunday at the age of 79, was born in Delhi. During his reign in power, he engaged with India on various crucial issues, including Jammu and Kashmir. Below is a timeline of his engagements with India: * August, 1943: Musharraf was born in 1943 in Delhi. His family moved to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. *June, 1964: Musharraf joined the Pakistan Military Academy. *October, 1999: Musharraf, the then Chief of Army Staff, leads a bloodless military coup, deposing the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif and installing himself as the head of the government in the capacity of Chief Executive. *June, 2001: Musharraf declares himself as the president of Pakistan after the incumbent, Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, resigns. *July, 2001: Musharraf and the then