Staff Report

Punjab announces Rs1719.3b budget for four months of fiscal year 2023-24

LAHORE – The Punjab government on Monday announced Rs1719.3 billion budget for the first four months of the upcoming fiscal year (July-October) with a development…

Afridi makes a comeback as Pakistan name test squad for upcoming Sri Lanka tour

LAHORE – Speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi has returned to Pakistan’s Test squad for the two-match away series against Sri Lanka next month after an year…

Now 15 more companies are eligible to export rice to Russia

LAHORE – As many as 15 new companies have been registered for exporting rice to the Russian Federation, opening a new window for increasing exports…

PHC suspends OT services of a private hospital for botched surgeries

LAHORE – The Punjab Healthcare Commission suspended all kinds of surgeries and the operation theatre services of a private hospital for carrying out botched surgeries…

Pakistani officer secures US award for combating human trafficking

LAHORE – Former FIA director Sardar Zaheer Ahmed has achieved Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero Award for work in fight against human trafficking. The US…

South Africa women cricket team to undertake first ever tour to Pakistan

LAHORE – South Africa women’s cricket team will undertake their first-ever tour to Pakistan in August/September that will kick-start a busy 2023-24 international cricket season…

Budget 2023-24: IMF criticizes Pakistan for new amnesty scheme

LAHORE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed reservations over government’s taxation system and a new amnesty scheme in the federal budget for fiscal…

ACC accepts PCB’s hybrid model for Asia Cup 2023

LAHORE – Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has accepted Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new hybrid model for upcoming Asia Cup without putting any additional condition on…

Why import of Russian crude oil will not decrease petrol prices?

ISLAMABAD – Arrival of first shipment of much-anticipated Russian crude oil and its transportation to Pakistan Refinery Limited for processing has raised a question that…

UNICEF raises alarm as displaced children reaches 43.3 million

LAHORE – The world has seen an alarming increase in the number of displaced children in the recent past, reveals a report of UNICEF. By…

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