ISLAMABAD: With fiscal deficit going out of hand and threatening the countrys macroeconomic framework, the government will introduce in a couple of days some of the major reforms, including withdrawal of sales tax exemptions, to build on a nine-month breather allowed by the International...
Terrorists in the making: In the name of ?martyrdom? – The Express Tribune
PESHAWAR: You will go to heaven before any of us, if you blow up yourself the way I tell you, Meena Gul recounted the persuasive promise of her brother, a Taliban commander.
The twelve-year-old girl was...
Altaf asks supporters if MQM should quit coalition – The Express Tribune
BHIT SHAH: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday asked his supporters to guide the party leadership in deciding whether it should quit government coalition or not.
Addressing a gathering at Bhit...
Punjab to export three million tons of wheat | Business | DAWN.COM
KARACHI: Exporters have finalised deals for 30,000 tons of wheat with the Sindh government at an issue price of Rs25,500 per ton. Though belated, wheat export from current crop would help create some physical and financial...
Peshawar bears the brunt: Attacks escalate despite increased security – The Express Tribune
PESHAWAR:
At least three attendants of a shrine were killed and another one critically injured when suspected militants opened fire on them in the outskirts of the city early Tuesday, said...
KARACHI: As 2010 draws to a close, reverberations of Global Financial Crisis (GFC) which started in 2007 continue to be felt in various parts of Eurozone, most recently in form of sovereign debt crisis in Greece, Portugal and Ireland. Emerging economies like Pakistan remained largely insulated...
Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z) President Ijazul Haq admitted that he facilitated the process of getting President Asif Ali Zardari out of jail.
He was speaking on the Express 24/7 programme Face Off with Munizae Jahangir.
I was amazed when he asked me to do that (help Zardari), Haq...
KARACHI: Two compartments of India-bound Thar Express derailed after hitting an explosive device near Dhabeji late Friday night. At least 155 passengers were on board the train.However, no loss of life was reported in theincident.Railway authorities said a low intensity bomb had struck the train...