Without mincing words, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that he doesn't have a "magic wand" which will resolve all the problems in the country and everything will become fine overnight, saying that the nation will have to work hard for progress. The premier's statement came a day after the federal government banned the import of luxury and essential items. The decision will hit the imports of cars, mobile phones, cosmetics, cigarettes, food products, certain garments and toiletries. Saying that the nation needed to stand on its feet, PM Shehbaz said for how long we will continue to beg for our needs. On this occasion, he also announced the removal of a 17 per cent tax on solar technology imports.

ISLAMABAD – The government has banned import of all non-essential luxury items under an emergency economic plan. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to Twitter to say that the decision would “save the country’s precious foreign exchange”. Aurangzeb said that in light of this, it was decided to impose a ban on the import of all non-essential luxury items. federal government on the directives of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has immediately imposed a ban on the import of luxury items, which are imported by paying cash USD. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif defended his decision to ban the import of luxury items and said this move will save the country’s precious foreign exchange.

“My decision to ban import of luxury items will save the country precious foreign exchange. My decision to ban import of luxury items will save the country precious foreign exchange. Import of the items have been prohibited to support the balance of payments position, according to the cabinet decision. The prohibition on import of these items may be reviewed after two months, the federal cabinet decided. Import of the proposed list of non-essential items can be prohibited by placing them in Appendix-A of the Import Policy Order (IPO), 2022.

KARACHI-The Pakistan Meteorological department on Thursday predicted a very hot and dry weather in most parts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, dust raising winds are also forecast in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad and Dadu. Mainly very hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in the province.

It’s safe to say nobody expected what happened in Calgary on Wednesday night in game one between the Flames and Edmonton Oilers. Things were far from perfect for the Calgary Flames, but even worse for the Edmonton Oilers who had an all-too-familiar feeling walking out with a 9-6 loss. “We gave up a goal at the start of the second period as well. There were really no good Oilers last night, but the Josh Archibald – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins duo got exposed. Well, that wasn’t an issue in Game 1 of their series with the Edmonton Oilers.

Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz has announced relief for the people of the province and reduced price of 10 kg flour bag from Rs.650 to Rs.490. Talking to a presser in Lahore, CM Hamza said that people will not have to stand in queues for flour in Punjab. CM Hamza went on to say that Imran Khan wants anarchy and chaos in the country. While talking about his government in Punjab, he said that it will last till Almighty s will. They (Imran Khan) cannot stop me from providing my services to the people.

Zafar said he was willing to sacrifice his other four children for Pakistan as it was their duty to protect the country. Capt SabeehSabeeh Ibrar’s mother remembered her “brave and obedient” son who embraced martyrdom on June 20, 2020, in North Waziristan during an intelligence-based operation. Captain Umar CheemaThe widow of Capt Cheema said her husband embraced martyrdom on Oct 14, 2020 almost seven months after their marriage. “Nasir’s father embraced martyrdom in 2001,” she said, adding that Nasir was her first born. Soldier Zahir AbbasThe widow of Zahir Abbas said her husband embraced martyrdom in Swat on April 17, 2020.

Photo: Geo News/screengrab/fileISLAMABAD: A mid economic uncertainty, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may deliver his maiden address to the nation on Friday (tomorrow), well-placed sources told Geo News. In his maiden speech, the prime minister will speak to the nation on the current economic situation of the country, said the sources privy to the matter. Matters relating to national affairs and other issues will also be discussed by PM Shehbaz Sharif. PM Shehbaz takes notice of dollar flightMeanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the continuous depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar. The premier will convene an important meeting today on the economic situation to discuss issues related to preventing the currency from devaluing.

Frontier Corps Balochistan continues relief efforts in Pir Koh and adjoining areas of Balochistan’s Dera Bugti district on Thursday. According to the ISPR, 3,063 were provided medical care by doctors and paramedics, 921 patients were treated for cholera and the remaining were treated for other diseases, while more than 2,000 lab tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The ISPR said that the provision of safe drinking water to the local population is underway. It said that the FC Balochistan is assisting the civil administration with exploration and ensuring new water pumps and tube wells.

The government will likely form an inter-ministerial committee to bring back Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, from India to Bangladesh. Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) acting secretary Sayeed Mahbub Khan disclosed the matter to the media after an inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday. "We have requested the home ministry, foreign ministry, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) in Bangladesh to accelerate the extradition of PK Halder," he said. “Considering the commission’s request, the home ministry called an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss how to bring him back properly in line with existing law,” he added. The decision had yet to be finalized, he said, adding that if needed an inter-ministerial committee would be formed after collecting relevant data from the authorities in West Bengal.

After three successful years in Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with INNOVentures Global (Pvt.) Limited, announced the launch the Cohort 4 of SCWomeninTech. They are an important part of our entrepreneurship offering within Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, our global initiative to tackle inequality and promote economic inclusion. This initiative further builds upon Standard Chartered’s focus on increasing women’s access to entrepreneurial finance and supporting adolescent girls and women through capacity building. The WiT Incubators were first launched in October 2014 by Standard Chartered Americas as a local community project.

Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has risen to 1,529,558. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,379 on Thursday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 89 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 17,343 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 89 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.51 percent.

(AP Photo/Ashley Landis) APRuben Gabrielsen and Diego Fagúndez scored, propelling Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC Wednesday night. Vela scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute, giving him 62 goals and 38 assists in 98 regular-season matches. “In the second half, we had chances but we are missing something. Austin FC already has seven victories in its first 12 matches after winning nine all last season. “If I make a better play and don't draw a penalty kick maybe we don’t have as much chaos.

ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a meeting with his US counterpart Antony J. Blinken in New York on Wednesday. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed expanding partnership in climate, investment, trade, and health as well as people-to-people ties. We are very pleased to be working with the foreign minister, with a new government in Pakistan,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said. Responding to a question, the foreign minister said international community should focus on dealing with humanitarian crisis instead of blame game. Regarding a question about Pakistan, he said unity government in Pakistan is striving to deal with the issues of terrorism, economy and democracy.

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan addressing a public gathering in Gujranwala. — Screengrab via YouTube/PTIGUJRANWALA: PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is "rejoicing while sitting at the Centre" while the nation is abusing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Addressing a jalsa in Gujranwala, Khan said: "Zardari is present at the Centre, ruling Sindh, making money while the people are abusing PM Shehbaz and PML-N."Berating the Sharif brothers, the PTI chairman said: "Shehbaz is asking what to do after becoming the prime minister. Khan further said that he neither bowed before anyone in a servile manner nor will let the people of Pakistan do that Khan and that the office of the prime minister had no value before his eyes. The PTI chairman thanked the Supreme Court for serving justice to those "who sold their consciences (turncoats)."