ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said on Tuesday that the negotiation process with the PTI was “practically” at an end after the opposition party skipped today’s fourth round of meetings. Talks between the government and the PTI commenced in the last week of December to bring down political temperatures, but despite weeks of negotiations, the dialogue process stalled on major …
RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers were martyred and five terrorists were killed in a foiled attack on a security checkpost in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said terrorists attempted to attack a checkpost of the security forces in the district’s general area of Gulistan on the night …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Tuesday, the Foreign Office said. A day earlier, the FO rejected “baseless and unfounded” allegations targeting Pakistan’s commitment to China’s policies, stressing that Beijing continued to be Islamabad’s “all-weather strategic …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Monday commenced proceedings on a set of challenges to the 26th Amendment, telling lawyers representing different petitioners to consider the existing eight-judge bench a ‘full court’. “This is not the domain of constitutional bench to constitute full court or refer the matter to Chief Justice of Pakistan after Article 191A [came into being],” …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan and spouse Bushra Bibi challenged their conviction in the £190 million corruption case before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday. The appellants asked the court to set aside their conviction and 14-year and seven-year sentences, respectively, awarded by an accountability court earlier this month, emphasising the ruling lacked credible evidence and suffered from …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday pledged to lower electricity costs, addressing the challenges faced by Pakistan’s industrial and agricultural sectors due to high energy tariffs PM reaffirmed his government’s commitment to economic revival, highlighting efforts to boost business, trade, and foreign investment while addressing the inauguration of the six-star Movenpick Hotel in the capital. “It is a proud …
RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur held an unusual meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Monday, sparking significant political attention. The meeting, which lasted for an hour, reportedly focused on the province’s law and order situation, party affairs, and political matters, Express News reported. Sources revealed that the CM arrived at Adiala …
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced its policy rate by 100 basis points to 12 per cent, effective from January 28, in response to moderating inflation and improving economic indicators. This marks the sixth rate cut since June 2024, bringing the cumulative reduction to 1,000 basis points. In a statement following the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) …
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar on Monday expressed disapproval for a petition filed by six Chinese nationals in the high court against police harassment and restrictions on their movement, saying that the move was “against protocol”. Xu Hui, Deng Huan and four other Chinese nationals have petitioned the Sindh High Court through their counsel Peer Rehman Mehsud and …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rejected “baseless and unfounded” allegations targeting Pakistan’s commitment to China’s policies, stressing that Beijing continued to be Islamabad’s all-weather strategic partner. The statement came amid several social media as well as local and an Indian media reports claiming that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, during his recent visit to the United States, attended an …