Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss and determine a relief package for Turkey, which has been struck by a massive earthquake that has killed more than 45,000 people and left millions homeless. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, the Prime Minister stressed [...]

In Islamabad, the U.S. Embassy has backed a demand by beverage companies for the withdrawal of a proposed 7% increase in the federal excise duty (FED). To show their support for foreign companies producing beverages or selling global brands, a delegation led by Commercial Counsellor Aaron Fishman met with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister [...]

The Federal Probe Agency (FIA) has officially begun an investigation into a recent audio leak allegedly involving former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi after receiving authorisation from the interior ministry. Elahi, a senior adviser to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, is supposedly heard discussing running courts in the audio that was leaked. The action was [...]

Four persons were slain and 19 others were hurt during the hours-long battle between terrorists and law enforcement on Friday at the Karachi Police Office at Sharea Faisal. In contrast, all three of the terrorists from the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were put to death. Today, a directive concerning the make-up of the investigative committee was [...]

A letter from President Dr Arif Alvi has caused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to express its disappointment and urge the President to use "appropriate language" in his communications with other constitutional institutions. ECP stated that the President's office holds the highest constitutional position and that all other legal and constitutional bodies must respect [...]

Khawaja Asif, Pakistan's Defence Minister, recently declared that the country has already defaulted and that everyone is responsible for it, including the establishment, government, and politicians. Due to continued debt repayment obligations, this statement comes amid an economic crisis with decades-high inflation and critically low foreign exchange reserves. When addressing a ceremony in Sialkot, Asif [...]

Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for its ongoing effort to discredit the judiciary and judges. He claimed that the PML-N has a track record of undermining the judiciary and purchasing judges, which has undermined the nation's democratic values. Khan claimed that the PML-N is currently [...]

Friday evening was abruptly interrupted when a group of terrorists assaulted the Karachi Police Office (KPO) immediately after Maghrib prayers while carrying suicide vests, automatic guns, and grenades. Security personnel searched the building floor by floor in an effort to find the assailants after a three-hour lengthy gunfight. After killing the three militants, the authorities [...]

The juice industry coalition wrote to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to express concern that the FED may impede the sector's growth, which has already experienced a decline in the previous several years. According to industry estimates, Pakistan's formal juices sector generates about Rs. 59 billion in annual income [...]

According to WABetaInfo on Saturday, the messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, has pushed out a new feature for the iOS version of the programme. The App Store now offers the most recent stable update for use with version 23.3.77. All iPhone users now have access to the picture-in-picture mode for video calls [...]

The tech giant plans to make it possible for paid links to show up in search results in an effort to challenge Google's monopoly on the market. Microsoft presented a demo of the new Bing in a private meeting with a major advertising agency and outlined its plan to integrate paid links into search results. [...]

Recently, Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer, has been criticized for a series of crashes and traffic violations related to its self-driving system. More than 360,000 American vehicles have been recalled as a result of the company's self-driving software update. A sophisticated auto-pilot system controls various features of the self-driving system, including cruise control and steering. [...]

According to a letter the company sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the shutdown will now last from February 20 to February 21, 2023. The company has halted production for the fifth time in 2023, with the motorcycle plant remaining open. A major component of PSMC's business is to assemble, manufacture, and market Suzuki cars, [...]

The business, which was founded by prosperous Pakistani businessmen and aviation enthusiasts based in the UAE, has plans to make Embraer E-Jets available for commercial use for the first time in the nation. The airline's goal is to provide more convenience for travellers across the nation by connecting smaller, underutilised airports with Karachi, Islamabad, and [...]

The National Assembly met on Friday to discuss the newly proposed supplementary budget. However, the session ended without a vote on the amendments suggested. A crucial piece of legislation, the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, is intended to revive the delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) program and prevent Pakistan from defaulting on its obligations to international [...]

Malik Qayuum was the uncle of MNA Ali Pervaiz Malik and the brother of Pervaiz Malik, a major politician in the PML-N. After Juma prayers, his funeral prayers will be said in the Jamia Ashrafia Mosque. Malik Qayyum's death drew the condolences of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Senior counsel for the Pakistani Supreme Court, Qayyum [...]