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Pakistan releases 524 Afghan nationals

Karachi, 8 January 2023 (GNP): Pakistan has decided to release the Afghan migrants from the Pakistani jail and hand them over to Afghanistan. There are 524 migrants, including women, men, and children. Pakistani police and law enforcement…

Pervez Musharraf’s death cause revealed

Dubai, 7 February 2023 (GNP): Pervez Musharraf, a former president and retired general, died on 5 February 2023, aged 79, in Dubai after a protracted fight with a rare disease known as amyloidosis. "I can confirm that he passed away this…

PTA blocks Wikipedia across Pakistan

Islamabad, 5 February 2023 (GNP): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday blocked Wikipedia services in the country on account of not blocking or removing 'sacril*egious content.' PTA (Pakistan Telecommunications…

The Future of Esports in Pakistan

Esports, or competitive video gaming, is a rapidly growing industry worldwide, and Pakistan is no exception. The popularity of esports in Pakistan has been on the rise recently, with most of the audience being young and tech-savvy. With the…

Today’s Gold Prices

Islamabad, 3 February 2023 (GNP): The price of gold (24 carats) climbed by Rs 3,500 per tola and Rps 3,000 per 10 kilos to settle at Rps 205,000 and Rps 175,754, respectively, according to data issued by the All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and…

Toyota shuts down temporarily

Islamabad, 3 February 2023 (GNP): The manufacturer of Toyota automobiles, Indus Motor Company (IMC), has decided to shut down all operations at its Pakistani manufacturing facility from February 1 through February 14 due to an inventory…

Toshakhana is Public Asset

Islamabad, 3 February 2023 (GNP): In the past, the Toshakhana was a real structure where enormous valuables were kept. Presently, it mainly functions as a government division that reports to the cabinet division and monitors gifts provided…

Pakistan’s Inflation rate all time high

Islamabad, 2 February 2023 (GNP): Owing to record-breaking currency depreciation, higher taxes, and rising electricity prices, Pakistan is experiencing its highest level of inflation. This is largely due to a double-digit increase in the…

Pakistan, India on verge of nuclear war- Pompeo

Washington, D.C., 1 Feburary 2023 (GNP): After an attack on troops of India in Kashmir, Delhi claimed attacks against militants operating in Pakistan territory. At that time, Pakistan claimed to have downed two Indian military aircraft and…

ECP decides the matter of PML-Q

Islamabad, 31 January 2023 (GNP): The Election Commission of Pakistan declared him as president and set aside the decision of Committee (CWC) PML-Q January 31. The Central Working Committee (CWC) finalized its resolution to remove Chaudhry…

Latest dollar to Pakistani rupee rate

Islamabad, 30 January 2023 (GNP): The Pakistani rupee rate dropped by Rps 6.5 to the dollar (2.32%) in today's interbank market activity, reaching a new record low of Rps 270. In an effort to persuade International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

Suicide bomber explodes himself in Peshawar

Peshawar, 30 January 2023 (GNP): The suicide bomb blast happened in Police Line Peshawar. It was a tragic incident for the whole nation of Pakistan and a suicide bomber exploded himself inside the Mosque when they were offering prayer. A…

Majlis 2023: Two-day Global conference

Islamabad, 30 January 2023 (GNP): The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Islamabad Chapter organized the global conference "Majlis 2023," which got underway on January 28, 2023, at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad. An introduction to the…

UAE President cancels visit to Pakistan

Islamabad, 30 January 2023 (GNP): The expected tour of UAE President to Islamabad from Rahim Yar Khan has been canceled. President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan delayed his visit to Islamabad in January,…

FM Bilawal meets Russian counterpart

Islamabad, 29 January 2023 (GNP): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reached Moscow for a two-day long visit from January 29 to 30 at the request of Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. Two leaders…

Foreign credit influxes decline

Islamabad, 28 January 2023 (GNP): Due to its tardiness in making a decision over restarting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, Pakistan received only $5.6 billion in foreign loans during the first half of the current…

Gold Prices exceed rupees 200,000

Islamabad, 28 January 2023 (GNP): Following the rupee's freefall against the US dollar on Friday, gold prices exceeded Rs200,000 per tola (11.66 grams) for the first time in Pakistani history. However, because real buyers have left the…

PTI files petition against caretaker CM

Islamabad, 27 January 2023 (GNP): The Senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Asad Umer, tweeted that they had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the caretaker government in Punjab. He predicted that the caretaker…

Pakistan grants NOCs to Indian team

Islamabad, 25 January 2023 (GNP): Pakistan Federation of Baseball (PFB) announced on Tuesday in Islamabad that the Indian team has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to compete in the 15th West Asia Baseball Cup. The West Asia…

Pakistan to pay $500m in debt

Islamabad, 25 January 2023 (GNP): With the lack of clarity over dates for the visit of the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan is bound to a $500 million amount as debt repayment to a Chinese commercial bank within 72 hours. This action…

Pak Suzuki hikes car prices

Karachi, 25 January 2023 (GNP): Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has announced to increase in its car prices between the range of Rs115,000 and Rs355,000 in light of economic and political downturns and high production costs. The news comes…

Police arrests PTI Leader Fawad Chaudhry

Lahore, 25 January 2023 (GNP): Islamabad police claimed that PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry had been detained in Lahore as a result of the First Information Report (FIR) that had been filed at the Kohsar police station in response to a complaint…

Pakistan and Qatar talk to improve cooperation

Islamabad, 24 January 2023 (GNP): Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue (Pakistan), Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, met with Ali Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Finance Minister of State of Qatar, in Doha. They agreed to build their cooperation in the…

Rupee falls against Dollar

Islamabad, 21 January 2023 (GNP): According to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE), the Pakistani rupee dropped by Rps 0.52 (0.23%) to a three and half-month low at Rs229.67 against the US dollar in the interbank market. Also Read: Major…

Pakistan to import oil from Russia

Islamabad, 21 January 2023 (GNP): After the end of the annual inter-governmental commission between Russia and Pakistan, it was agreed that Russia will export crude oil to Pakistan starting from March this year. The news was confirmed by…

Senate reports 42 journalists killed in Pakistan

Islamabad, 20 January 2023 (GNP): Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, revealed the secrets of journalists killing Pakistan in the Senate. He claimed that 42 journalists had been murdered in the last four years.…

FM Bilawal Bhutto meets Belgian counterpart

Islamabad, 19 January 2023 (GNP): Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, met Belgium counterpart Hadja Lahbib and they discussed bilateral, regional, and global issues and mutual interests. Bilawal apprised the efforts of the…

Latif Afridi’s funeral prayer offered

Peshawar, 17 January 2023 (GNP): Tuesday at Bagh e Naran in Hayatabad, the funeral prayer of attorney and former president of Supreme Court Bar Association, Abdul Latif Afridi, was offered. The famous lawyer's funeral prayer was attended…

Message of Pakistan’s Prime Minister to PM Modi

Islamabad, 17 January 2023 (GNP): Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the Kashmir dispute should be resolved as per the United Nations Security Council resolution and aspiration of the people of Kashmir. He shared his views on the…

Latif Afridi killed inside Peshawar High Court

Peshawar, 16 January 2023 (GNP): Latif Afridi, former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, was killed outside the Peshawar High court and shot inside the bar room. Latif Afridi was accompanied by lawyers in the bar room when an…

CM Parvez Elahi advises to dissolve Punjab Assembly

Lahore, 13 January 2023 (GNP): The Punjab Assembly has been dissolved by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi.  Imran khan decided to dissolve both the Assembly of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the development came after…

PM Shahbaz Sharif warns wheat hoarders

Karachi, 12 January 2023 (GNP): Pakistan's PM Shahbaz Sharif has warned all business persons and individual hoarders who have created an artificial wheat shortage in the market. He announced in a meeting on Monday that the federal…

Diamond Foam to shutdown in Pakistan

Karachi, 12 January 2023 (GNP): Diamond Industries Limited, the oldest foam producer in Pakistan has announced to temporarily suspend its production due to a shortage of raw materials. This decision came into effect yesterday on 10th…

European Union aids Pakistan

Islamabad, 11 December 2023 (GNP): According to a press release issued by the European Union on Monday, January 9, 2023, , three agreements were signed by Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs Division, and Dr. Riina Kionka…

OGRA allows hike in gas prices

Islamabad, 11 January 2023 (GNP): Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (OGRA) has allowed Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), two major gas-providing companies, to inflate gas…

Ali Sethi to perform at Coachella 2023

California, 11 January 2023 (GNP): Pasoori singer, Ali Sethi took to his Instagram to announce himself to be included in this year's Coachella stage lineup. He shared the official poster by Coachella which reveals the lineup of artists…

Geneva funds for flood-hit areas in Pakistan

Islamabad, 10 January 2023 (GNP): As Pakistan has experienced the worst flood-hit and climate change phenomenon across the country, flooding brings manifold losses to agriculture, infrastructure and the economy of Pakistan.…

ایمبیسڈر سہیل محمود ڈائریکٹر جنرل آئی ایس ایس آئی منتخب

-اسلام آباد، 2 جنوری، 2023 (جی این پی) ایمبیسڈر سہیل محمود نے ڈائریکٹر جنرل آئی ایس ایس آئی کا چارج سنبھال لیا۔ ایمبیسڈر سہیل محمود نے انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف سٹریٹجک سٹڈیز اسلام آباد (آئی ایس ایس آئی) کے ڈائریکٹر جنرل کے عہدے کا چارج سنبھال لیا…

Pakistani Rupee Devalues Against Dollar

Islamabad, 29 December 2022 (GNP): According to sources, Rupee has fallen in value in comparison with the American dollar by 225 at the inter-bank market after two and a half months. There have been reports of people putting their savings…

Third time Reham Khan ties knot

Islamabad, 23 December 2022 (GNP):  Journalist Reham Khan, who is British and Pakistani, announced on her Twitter account about her wedding. The anchor did not provide any other information except a photo with the caption, "Just married."…

Pervaiz Elahi, no more Chief Minister Punjab

Lahore, 23 December 2022 (GNP): Punjab's constitutional situation has worsened as a result of Chief Minister Punjab Pervaiz Elahi's de-notified by Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman on Thursday night. The announcement said that it was thought…

CM KPK Inaugurated Criminology Institute at UoP

Islamabad, 22 December 2022 (GNP): On Wednesday, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, initiated the newly functioned Criminology Institute and forensic science at the University of Peshawar (UoP) and granted Rs3.23…

COAS Visited Soldiers Injured in Banu

Rawalpindi, 22 December 2022 (GNP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, visited the Civil Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi and asked about soldiers and injured security personnel of Banu operation during his visit. COAS…

40th death anniversary of Hafeez Jalandhari

Islamabad, 21 December 2022 (GNP): Hafeez Jalandhari, the author of Pakistan's National Anthem, was born on 14 January 1900. In 1947, after independence, he migrated to Lahore from Jalandhar. He was remembered by the nation on  his 40th…

World Bank approved funds for Sindh

Karachi, 21 December 2022 (GNP): The World Bank approved 1.682 billion dollars for Sindh and launched five projects to support the people of Sindh. The officials of Sindh confirmed the support of the World Bank regarding flood destruction…

Phavur Studios Released song “Sahiban”

Islamabad, 19 December 2022 (GNP): Phavur Studios released their song production "Sahiban." Against the backdrop of three melodious voice of Amanat Ali, the gorgeous UrwaHocane and handsome Hassan Khan tell the Punjabi folklore, Mirza…

Shahnawaz Dahani calls Mbappe “NEW GOAT”

Islamabad, 19 December 2022 (GNP): Pakistani Cricketer Shahnawaz Dahani, who was supporting France in the Fifa World Cup final, calls Kylian Mbappe a new GOAT.  Bowler of the Pakistan national cricket team called the post-FIFA World Cup…

Bin Laden dead, butcher of Gujarat alive-Bilawal

New York, 16 December 2022 (GNP): After his Indian counterpart accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and harbouring Osama bin Laden, Pakistan's Foreign Minister said, "The butcher of Gujarat lives, and he is the prime minister of India."…

پاکستان جرمن فرینڈ شپ سوسائٹی پر سفارت خانہ پاکستان برلن میں تقریب

برلن,15 دسمبر, 2022 (جی این پی): پاکستان جرمن فرینڈ شپ سوسائٹی کے باضابطہ افتتاح کے حوالے سے آج سفارت خانہ پاکستان برلن میں ایک تقریب کا انعقاد کیا گیا۔  سول سوسائٹی پر مشتمل اس تنظیم کو برلن میں پاکستانی کمیونٹی کے اراکین نے شروع کیا ہے…

Afghan Taliban’s shelling on Pakistan border

Islamabad, 15 December 2022 (GNP): Again, within a week, the clashes between Pakistan security forces and the Taliban of Afghanistan erupted in the border town of Chaman Spin-Boldak, a town in the Pakistan province of Balochistan. Earlier…

Pakistan and Tajikistan sign several MoUs

Islamabad, 14 December 2022 (GNP): A ceremony of Signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and Tajikistan was held at the Prime Minister's house today. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, and the President…

Tajikistan’s President reaches in Pakistan

Islamabad, 14 December 2022 (GNP): Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit at the request of Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday. At the airport in Islamabad, the president was greeted by the…

Meta introduces Facebook Stars in Pakistan

Multan, 13 December 2022 (GNP): It's great news for Pakistani content producers because Meta has now made its monetization option available in their country, allowing them to interact with their audience and make a living. This…

ہنگری کی مسلح افواج کے کمانڈر کی سربراہ پاک فضائیہ سے ملاقات

لیفٹینینٹ جنرل رومولوس روسزین-زیندی نے کہا کہ پاک فضائیہ کی پیشہ ورانہ مہارت اور خود انحصاری کے میدان میں ہونے والی غیر معمولی پیشرفت قابل تعریف ہے۔ ائیر چیف مارشل ظہیر احمد بابر سدھو نے دونوں ملکوں کے باہمی تعلقات پر بات کرتے…

Six terrorists kill in Baluchistan

Six terrorists have killed in Baluchistan’s Kharan area after the Frontier Corps Baluchistan South conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on Friday. According to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations…

Gayle says, I am coming to Pakistan

West Indies opener Chris Gayle lifted the spirits of Pakistan fans with his tweet, “I’m going to Pakistan. A huge number of Pakistani fans were lauding him for standing behind the country in its time of need.  The cricketer’s statement…

Nepal is now heaven for investor

Nepal is now a heaven for investors Islamabad 24 February (GNP): After the transition in government, political stability, the government to Nepal is now focusing on building economic base in the country by inviting investors and creating…

Pakistan Condemns Attacks in Germany

The Government of Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous attacks in Hanau, Germany, which resulted in the loss of a number of innocent lives, as well as injuries to many others. In this hour of grief, Pakistan stands in solidarity with…

Khan’s visit to Malaysia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement that Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Malaysia on the invitation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 3-4 February 2020. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Cabinet…

Tax Reforms in Pakistan Discussed

Experts on Wednesday called upon the government to simplifying the tax regime through reducing tax compliance cost with the help of digitisation of tax authority processes and enhance capacity and skills of human resource to help achieve…
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