ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to transfer election petitions related to the federal capital, from an IHC bench to a tribunal led by a retired judge. Chief Justice Aamar Farooq, while hearing the petitions of the PTI runner-up candidates from Islamabad — Shoaib Shaheen, Mohammad Ali Bukhari, and Amir …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy failed to meet most of its targets set in the previous budget due to challenging conditions, but the agriculture sector achieved unprecedented growth, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced on Tuesday while unveiling the Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) 2023-24. The strong 6.25pc expansion in the agriculture sector — said by the report to be the highest in 19 years — drove Pakistan’s …
DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday said his country wanted to “find a solution to the issue of years-old cross-border terrorism” with Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on Sunday for a record-equalling third term at a grand ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president’s palace in New Delhi, attended by leaders of seven regional countries, underlining …
ISLAMABAD: In a controversial decision, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday constituted an election tribunal headed by a retired high court judge for Rawalpindi and Islamabad as it ordered transfer of petitions against all the three MNAs from the capital pending before an election tribunal, comprising Justice Tariq Mehmood Jehangiri. Announcing its reserved judgement on applications filed by …
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi came down heavily on the team management and said the Babar Azam-led side requires “major surgery” following its six-run loss against arch-rivals India in the T20 World Cup, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Monday. Chasing an underwhelming 120-run target, Pakistani batters consumed 59 dot balls to be restricted to 113 for 7 in New York …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued show cause notices to registrar Tahir Sabir and deputy registrar (security) Awaisul Hassan for not making proper arrangements for lawyers’ entry to the court during the last month strike, after the bar association president denied to have stopped any lawyer from appearing in cases. Hearing an application of …
ISLAMABAD: Former speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Monday alleged that as many as 91 projects of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were excluded from the federal development budget, claiming that such policies were becoming reason of terrorism resurgence. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, the PTI leader said that the excluded projects were related to health, education, energy and other important …
ISLAMABAD: In a rare display of harmony between the government and opposition, all 42 Senate standing committees have been notified within the stipulated period. This was unlike in the National Assembly — which held its first session 40 days before the upper house — where the process of notifying standing committees has been stalled. On Monday, notifications regarding all 42 …
ISLAMABAD: In a return to previous practice, the National Economic Council (NEC) decided on Monday to continue funding constituency-based schemes and ongoing provincial projects, while approving an indicative national development plan worth Rs3.792 trillion for the next fiscal year to increase the economic growth rate to 3.6 per cent from the current 2.4pc. The expansionary public investment stance is likely to come under tight …
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text — passed with 14 votes in favour and Russia abstaining — “welcomes” the truce and hostage release proposal announced on May 31 by President Joe Biden, and …