ISLAMABAD: A nine-member mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to arrive in Pakistan tomorrow (Monday) for an economic review ahead of the next $1 billion tranche from a $7 billion bailout package approved in August 2023. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, the IMF delegation, led by Nathan Porter, will remain in Pakistan for two …
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that its ally in the ruling coalition, the PPP, was unlikely to quit the government as the party did not want to steer the country towards “another crisis”. The differences between the PML-N, which heads the coalition, and the PPP have been simmering for months as the key ally has expressed frustration over …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has abolished 220 “non-essential posts” to cut expenditures, official documents revealed weeks after parliamentarians hiked their salaries and other remunerations by around 300 per cent. In its annual report published at the end of the parliamentary year, the National Assembly Secretariat said “220 non-essential posts” were abolished during three phases of “rightsizing” to save Rs1 billion …
BAHAWALPUR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has urged the country’s students to be “self-responsible” and urged them to focus on their duties instead of engaging in “baseless criticism”, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. In recent statements, the military has taken a harsh line against online campaigns aimed at the army, with Gen Munir himself warning …
NORTH WAZIRISTAN / LAKKI MARWAT: Two soldiers were martyred when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into their convoy in the Eidak area, North Waziristan, on Saturday, according to sources. At least 10 people, including two civilians, were injured in the attack. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the attack. The martyrs and injured were moved to a hospital …
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has approved the post-arrest bail application of the accused in the hit-and-run case of Rangers personnel during the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) November 26, 2024, protests in Islamabad. The case against Hashim Abbasi was registered at Ramna police station under terrorism and other charges. The court presided over by Judge Abual Hasanat Mohammad Zulqarnain announced its …
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) by a majority of 9 to 4 nominated on Friday five more judges to the constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court. The new members of the CB are Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, Justice Shakeel Ahmad, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim. After their inclusion, the total number of …
BAHAWALPUR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir visited Bahawalpur on Saturday, where he inaugurated the CMH Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), Innovista Cholistan and the Integrated Combat Simulator Arena, according to the military’s media wing. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) says that the Army chief conducted his visit following a counterterrorism operation in North Waziristan …
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz on Friday lambasted the coalition government for making expansion in the federal cabinet, saying the move will “definitely sink the ship”. Addressing a presser, the PTI leader said, “Yesterday a bunch of ministers were inducted into the cabinet that will definitely sink the ship. Those who have sold their conscience have …
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Friday defended an eyebrow-raising 60-page newspaper supplement published in most national dailies by the Maryam Nawaz administration, dismissing criticism from the PTI as “propaganda”. The supplement, published on Feb 26, highlighted the “achievements” of the Punjab government in its first year under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s leadership. However, it sparked widespread debate, particularly …