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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

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

Zardari indicted money laundering case

Zardari indicted money laundering case

Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur were indicted by an accountability court in a mega-money laundering case as the two pleaded not guilty. In addition to these two, the courts also

PSX snaps rally

PSX snaps rally

Pakistan Stock Exchange has been on a roller-coaster ride as it has become one of the best performing indices in the world ever since the Covid-19 disrupted the global economy; however that shine is losing

Pakistani players can benefit from IPL

Pakistani players can benefit from IPL

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistani players stand to lose a lot from not being part of the Indian Premier League as he said that the experience could benefit the players in