WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that the IMF board will finalise the release of its last tranche to Pakistan by the end of this month. In July 2023, the IMF’s executive board approved a nine-month, $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement for Pakistan to support the country’s economic stabilisation programme. On March 20, the IMF …
ISLAMABAD: A lawyer representing former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday raised concerns over the handling of the cipher case, alleging that the foreign ministry was seemingly unbothered by the document’s disappearance, despite being its custodian, and that the interior ministry had “hijacked the case for no reason”. Presenting arguments before a division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), …
KARACHI: Enjoying a majority so far in Senate, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday nominated its senior leader Yusuf Raza Gillani as its candidate for the post of Senate chairman. The party made the announcement in a brief statement for the upcoming election of the Senate chairman which is expected to be held next week. Mr Gillani was elected a …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has appointed four more focal persons of the party. With the addition of four more people to the party, the total number of focal persons has reached seven. Earlier, there were three focal persons: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Sher Afzal Marwat and Umair Khan Niazi. The four new focal persons …
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to 39 activists of the PTI in a case of attacking Lahore corps commander’s residence, also known as Jinnah House, during May 9 riots. Judge Arshad Javed allowed the bail petitions of the jailed activists subject to furnishing of surety bonds of Rs100, 000. Those granted bail include Shan Ali, Nadir …
ISLAMABAD: A team of doctors who examined and collected samples from former first lady Bushra Bibi in Banigala on Thursday have found no symptoms of slow poisoning in her body, according to one of the doctors who was part of the medical team. The medical team included doctors from Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called upon the international community to pressure Israel to halt its “oppression of Palestinians”, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In his message on the International Al-Quds Day — observed on the last Friday of Ramazan to express solidarity with the people of Palestine struggling against Israeli occupation — the premier strongly denounced Israeli atrocities in Gaza. …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court reserved on Thursday the verdict on the acquittal pleas of PTI founder Imran Khan, vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and ally Sheikh Rashid among others in cases lodged against Haqeeqi Azaadi March. The judgment will be announced on June 6. Judicial Magistrate Malik Imran heard the acquittal pleas where Rashid, a former PTI ally and Awami Muslim League chief, appeared …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has officially declared a four-day Eidul Fitr holiday from April 10 to April 13. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given his approval for the holiday period, allowing citizens to celebrate the festive occasion with their families and loved ones. The announcement comes as anticipation builds for the sighting of the Shawwal moon, which marks …
ISLAMABAD: A day after a senior Afghan Taliban leader urged the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad to sit together and negotiate for peace, the Foreign Office (FO) ruled out talks with the militant group. On Wednesday, Muhammad Nabi Omari, deputy interior minister of the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan, made the remarks at an Iftar gathering in the southeastern …