China has declared that, owing to “technical challenges”, it would temporarily close the consular division of its embassy in Pakistan. There was no precise information offered by the Chinese embassy on the nature of the difficulties, nor was a date provided for the reopening of the consular department. For theContinue Reading

PESHAWAR – In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake shook Swat, Lower Dir, and their neighbouring territories in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as reported by Dunya News. People fled their houses in terror and began reciting passages from the Holy Quran. No loss of life or property wasContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – A-News stated that President Dr. Arif Alvi called the National Assembly and Senate to separate sessions today (Wednesday). According to a statement released by the White House on Tuesday, the National Assembly session will begin at 3:30 p.m. and the Senate will assemble at 4:30 p.m. Invoking hisContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Tuesday, in response to another demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the administration voted to raise sales tax. In this respect, Ministry of Finance officials have handed the international lender a draught of the Medium-Term Economic Framework (MEF). Tomorrow, the IMF will answer again to the MinistryContinue Reading