ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that PTI is fighting against the worst media censorship and conspiracies on the judicial and legal fronts. Taking to Twitter, former Information Minister said that resources of billions of dollars are being spent to eliminate PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding, “but the hearts of …

SWAT, Aug 29(ABC): Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is visiting flood affected areas in Swat on Tuesday to get an on ground update about evacuation and relief operations of stranded people in Kurmat, Kalam and surrounding areas. According to the ISPR, eighty-two helicopter sorties have been conducted in flood affected areas of the country for rescue and …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): An Islamabad court on Tuesday disposed of senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s bail petition in the sedition case filed against him. The district and sessions judge announced the reserved verdict on Gill’s bail plea after hearing in-length arguments from both parties. The detailed verdict will be released shortly. Gill is booked in a sedition and arms recovery case …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said Monday that it might take five years to rebuild and rehabilitate the nation, while in the near term it will be confronted with acute food shortages. Unprecedented flash floods caused by historic monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing more than 1,100 people …

LONDON, Aug 29(ABC): After Queen Elizabeth, her son Prince Charles Monday extended his heartfelt condolences over the devastation caused by floods in Pakistan as the country mourned the deaths of more than 1,000 people. In a message to the President of Pakistan, Prince Charles said, “My wife and I are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent floods …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): PTI chairman Imran Khan Monday held an international telethon for flood affectees in the country and during three hours long telethon, the former prime minister collected Rs5bn, Geo News reported. During the telethon, several celebrities joined Imran Khan. Chief Minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan and the former premier’s ex-assistant on social protection Sania Nishtar …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday declared the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme a positive development for the economy of Pakistan. In a statement, he said restoration of the IMF programme ended the risk of economic default of Pakistan. “Thanks to Allah, Pakistan emerged successfully out of a difficult economic challenge,” he said, …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail on Monday said that restoration of IMF program would help bring economic stability in the country. Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) regime and former Finance Minister Asad Umer could not make soft agreement with IMF but the PML-N government had received positive response from the IMF, he said while talking to …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Aug 29(ABC): NASA’s colossal next-generation rocketship was set for its long-awaited debut launch on Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight around the moon and back, marking the first mission of the space agency’s Artemis program, successor to Apollo. The 32-story-tall, two-stage Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its Orion crew capsule were due for blast-off from the …

NEW DELHI, Aug 29(ABC):  As India’s capital of New Delhi prepares for winter—and the accompanying season of acrid smog—the government is promoting a motorcycle helmet fitted with filters and a fan at the back that it claims can remove 80% of pollutants. State agencies have pumped thousands of dollars into Shellios Technolabs, a startup whose founder Amit Pathak began work …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board on Monday approved has approved the revival of our EFF program. In his latest Tweet, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that following the revival of program, Pakistan should now be getting the 7th & 8th tranche of $1.17 billion. He further said, “I want to thank the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC):The initial economic losses from floods in Pakistan could reach at least $10 billion, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told in an interview on Monday. Unprecedented and historical flash floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing at least 1,000 people in recent weeks and affecting more than 33 million. “I think …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed solidarity with Pakistan as the country faces a catastrophic situation due to floods. Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China will continue to provide all possible assistance to Pakistan to deal with floods. Issuing a goodwill message to Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi, Xi …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Lashing out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders for writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stated that “Imran Khan is not bigger than the state.” Addressing a press conference on Monday in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader said, “Asad Umar and Taimur Jhagra should be ashamed of …

BEIJING, Aug 29 (ABC):China will continue to enhance cooperation with Pakistan in disaster prevention and mitigation as well as global climate response and provide more assistance to Pakistan in its flood relief efforts and post disaster reconstruction, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said on Monday. “Recently, on television, through newspapers and online, we have seen a lot of information …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): In a message to the President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Monday said that the United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Pakistan as it recovers from these “terrible events.” “I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by the floods across Pakistan,” she said in her …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): A local court here on Monday reserved its judgment on post-arrest bail petition of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)’s Leader Shahbaz Gill in sedition case. The decision would likely to be announced on Tuesday. At the outset of hearing, Special Prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi argued that the sedition was committed clearly, adding that the words of the …

CHARSADDA, Aug 29(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here Monday said all flood victims in the country, including Khyber Pakthunkhwa, would receive cash assistance of Rs 25,000 each through the Benazir Income Support Programme by September 3. The distribution of cash assistance among the flood-hit people was underway in all the provinces, including Sindh and Balochistan, as the federal government had …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Asad Umar and Taimur Khan Jaghra have reacted to the alleged leaked audio of PTI’s Shaukat Tarin. While talking to media in Islamabad, Asad Umar said that this is not the first time that any kind of audio has been leaked as everyone’s phone has been tapped nowadays. He said, “cut pasting is …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) order which banned live coverage of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan’s speeches on all satellite TV channels. The court observed that PEMRA exceeded authority by imposing ban on the PTI head. Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that under current circumstances, no reasonable justification …

CHARSADDA, Aug 29 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured that the coalition government would not sit idle until all of the flood-stricken people were rehabilitated, and urged the philanthropists to rise for supporting the distressed countrymen. The prime minister, talking to the newsmen during his visit to the relief camp established for the flood victims, said the Allah …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday adjourned the hearing on the disqualification petition of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for not disclosing the income received from selling gifts of Tosha Khana till September 7. Barrister Gohar Ali Khan appeared before the ECP bench and sought one more week’s time to file a reply in the …

MOSUL, Aug 29(ABC): An Iraqi museum is using computer technology and virtual reality headsets to turn back time, so visitors can explore heritage sites destroyed by fighters and in battles to defeat them. Islamic State group fighters captured a third of Iraq in a lightning offensive in 2014, seizing the northern city of Mosul as their stronghold and vandalising or …

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29(ABC): From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from local utilities to grassroots organizers around the world, Twitter at its best is a tool to get a message out quickly, efficiently, directly. It’s also a constant risk-and-reward calculation. A recent bombshell whistleblower report from Twitter’s former head of security alleges that the social media …

Aug 29(ABC):It is now common knowledge that American businesses outsource their call centre work to countries in the developing world like Pakistan, the Philippines, and India to cut costs and protect themselves from the States’ labour laws. Telecommunication jobs can be very draining with low pay, difficult hours, and often abusive consumer interactions. In an effort to change how domestic …

KARACHI, Aug 29(ABC): The US dollar on Monday continued its winning streak in interbank against the Pakistan Rupee (PKR). The dollar, which is consistently gaining ground, gained Rs1.34 against the rupee and was being traded around Rs222. However, the US dollar is still down by over Rs17.94 from record high rate of Rs239.94 in interbank on July 28, 2022.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is all set to meet today (Monday) to consider the loan plan for Pakistan, while authorities of the cash-strapped nation expect the resumption of the month-long stalled $6 billion bailout programme. However, a rally in the nation’s assets may fizzle out amid escalating political tensions. Pakistan also made …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s House today (Monday) and it will be attended by the chiefs of three armed forces. The chief ministers of four provinces and leaders of political parties in the ruling coalition have also been invited to the meeting. The meeting — which is set to …

KARACHI, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan People s Party (PPP) co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said that people are passing through a painful situation due to recent monsoon rains and floods. He himself would have been present with the victims in such a situation if his health had permitted. Asif Zardari in a statement said that chairman PPP, …

PESHAWAR, Aug 29(ABC): Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed over 1,061 people and displaced thousands more. Powerful flash floods in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caused the Kabul River to swell, sweeping away bridges overnight, cutting off some districts from road access. Downstream, fears of flooding around the river banks prompted thousands in the district …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday decided to approach the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to show PTI supremo Imran Khan’s fund raising telethon for flood-hit people live on all TV channels. Sources privy to the matter said that PTI will file a plea in the Islamabad High Court on Monday and will also request to remove PEMRA’s ban …

QUETTA, Aug 29(ABC): Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Sunday said that the rescue operations in flood-affected areas is almost over and now the rehabilitation process has begun which would take years to complete. In a recorded message, the chief of army staff stated that he has been visiting flood-affected areas for the last few days. “Yesterday I …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan on Sunday called the accusations made by Afghanistan’s Acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob “conjectural allegations” and said the statement was “highly regrettable” and defied the “norms of responsible diplomatic conduct”. “In the absence of any evidence, as acknowledged by the Afghan minister himself, such conjectural allegations are highly regrettable and defy the norms of responsible …

KABUL, Aug 29(ABC): The Taliban’s acting defence minister on Sunday claimed Pakistan had allowed American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan has recently denied following a US air strike in Kabul. Acting Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters at a news conference in Kabul that American drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan. …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): With all eyes on the executive committee’s meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled to be held on Monday cash-strapped Pakistan is confident to evade a near-term default, reported. The leadership expects the Washington-based lender to resume the month-long stalled $6 billion bailout programme; however, a rally in the nation’s assets may fizzle out amid escalating …

LONDON, Aug 29(ABC): PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif Sunday directed all party leaders and workers to get involved in the relief efforts for flood affectees and leave all their prior commitments as “this is not the time for politics.” In a televised message, the party supremo appealed to affluent individuals to generously support flood affectees across Pakistan. Nawaz acknowledged Prime Minister …

DUBAI, Aug 29(ABC): Hardik Pandya starred with bat and ball to lead India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in a last-over T20 thriller in the Asia Cup on Sunday at the Dubai Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Chasing 148 for victory, Ravindra Jadeja, who hit 35, and Pandya, unbeaten on 33, put on a key fifth-wicket …

JAFARABAD, Aug 28(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a grant of 10 billion rupees for Balochistan government for the ongoing rescue and relief operation. Addressing media in Haji Alladino village of Jafarabad district Balochistan on Sunday, the Prime Minister said relief goods from UAE, Turkiye and other friendly countries including United Kingdom are arriving soon in the country. Appreciating the …

  QUETTA, Aug 28(ABC): Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif visits flood-hit areas of Balochistan on Sunday to review the rescue and relief efforts. The Prime Minister will be briefed by the Chief Secretary Balochistan and DG PDMA about the relief provided to the flood affected people and restoration of the infrastructure. He will visit flood-affected village Haji Allah Dino and …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28(ABC): Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday has summoned an “All Parties Conference” (APC) over the ongoing flood disasters in the country, which will be held at the Prime Minister’s House on Monday. In this regard, the sources revealed that apart from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), all political parties including PDM and all allies have been invited to …