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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

New chapter in Afghan-Pakistan relations

New chapter in Afghan-Pakistan relations

Afghanistan’s top peace official’s Abdullah Abdullah’s visit to Islamabad is being dubbed as the beginning of a new era in the relations between the two neighbours marred by deep mistrust. During his tour and meetings

Another 430,000 tonnes of wheat arrives in Pakistan

Another 430,000 tonnes of wheat arrives in Pakistan

Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam Tuesday said that around 430,000 tons of imported wheat had arrived and rest would also reach Pakistan soon to meet shortfall of the commodity. Speaking

Gulf companies keen to invest in Gwadar

Gulf companies keen to invest in Gwadar

Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that a number of companies from Gulf region were interested to establish industrial units in the Gwadar Free Zone. “There has been a lot

Govt spending $10bn annually to pay off debt

Govt spending $10bn annually to pay off debt

The government on Tuesday said that it was spending around US $ 10 billion per annum for debt repayment as against around US $ 5.5 billion being paid by the previous government. The statement was

747 new cases reported Coronavirus resurges

747 new cases reported Coronavirus resurges

The government said that the total number of active Covid-19 cases in Pakistan were recorded at 8,903 as 747 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the last 24 hours. Five corona patients,

PM Imran Khan meets Abdullah Abdullah

PM Imran Khan meets Abdullah Abdullah

Prime Minister Imran Khan met with the Afghan Reconciliation focal person Abdullah Abdullah, who is on a three-day tour in Pakistan to take input on the Afghan Peace negotiations. Extending a warm welcome, the Prime

Shahbaz Sharif arrested as LHC refuses to extend bail

Shahbaz Sharif arrested as LHC refuses to extend bail

Opposition leader former chief minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was arrested in Lahore on money laundering case after the Lahore High Court refused to extend bail. Earlier, the court had granted extended Sharif’s bail but

Stocks plummet on Shahbaz’s arrest

Stocks plummet on Shahbaz’s arrest

The country’s stock market witnessed a carnage in the opening session of the week as the benchmark KSE-100 index plummeted by 960 points or nearly 2.5 percent as the news of Shahbaz Sharif’s arrest knocked

Govt to build underground gas storages

Govt to build underground gas storages

The government has announced that it plans to build underground gas storages in view of increasing its gas storage capacity for future use with help from the Asian Development Bank. The ADB has agreed to

Inflation projected at 9pc

Inflation projected at 9pc

The Ministry of Finance has projected inflation to range between 7-9 percent during the current fiscal year mainly on the back of rising food prices. “The headline inflation based on CPI increased by 8.2 percent