ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a crackdown on tax evasion in Pakistan’s real estate sector as negotiations begin for the release of a $1 billion loan tranche in Islamabad. This demand is part of the ongoing discussions aimed at securing the next tranche of the $7 billion loan program. Pakistan has assured the IMF that it …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has intervened to address the ongoing issues of gas supply disruptions during sehri and iftar in the month of Ramadan, directing immediate action to ensure a smooth and uninterrupted flow of gas during critical hours. In a late-night emergency meeting, the prime minister convened discussions with the managing directors and senior management of SSGC and …
ISLAMABAD: The court has issued arrest warrants for Umar Ayub and other leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The case hearing against PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Omar Ayub, and others for violating Section 144 took place before Judicial Magistrate Shahzad Khan in the District and Sessions Court Islamabad. During the hearing, arrest warrants were issued for Omar Ayub, Aamir Dogar, …
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused the government of placing former Prime Minister Imran Khan in solitary confinement at Adiala jail, claiming that he is being held in the prison’s death cell. The party’s Central Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas, made the claims during a press conference, stating that Imran Khan had been denied any visitors, including political allies and family …
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Adviser to Information, Barrister Saif, has urged the federal government to approve the Terms of Reference (TORs) for an urgent delegation to Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for immediate dialogue. In a statement, Barrister Saif stressed that ensuring the security of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s residents remains the provincial government’s top priority. He criticised the federal government for allegedly politicising the issue …
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 …