ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is arriving in Pakistan for a second and last review of a $3 billion standby arrangement this week, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The four-day review begins on Thursday, said the ministry. Islamabad secured the last-gasped rescue package last summer to avert a sovereign default. “Pakistan has met all structural benchmarks, qualitative performance criteria …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Monday that elections for 48 Senate seats would take place on April 2, following the expiration of the six-year term for the current Senators on Tuesday. 52 seats in the upper house of parliament will become vacant, but elections will only be held for 48 senators. The reduction is due to …
KARACHI: In a significant development for the province of Sindh, ten members of the newly appointed cabinet took their oaths on Tuesday at the Governor House in Karachi. The swearing-in ceremony was administered by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, witnessed by distinguished officials and attendees. Express News reported that the initial approval for the ten cabinet members was granted, leading to a …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Home Department imposed a two-week ban on Tuesday on prisoner visitations and media coverage at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. The prison houses high-profile political figures including PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan. Since the February 8 polls, the prison has been the centre of several meetings between the incarcerated former PTI chief and leaders belonging to the …
LAHORE: A special court for anti-corruption on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Adiala jail, Rawalpindi, for not presenting PTI president Parvez Elahi in a case of illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly. A prosecutor from the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) informed the court that Mr. Elahi was not brought from the jail due to his medical condition, while another …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday asked both sides to come up with arguments on appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi against their conviction in the cipher case. On the other hand, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) insisted the law did not grant a right of appeal against conviction under the …
ISLAMABAD: A notification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over reserved seats for women MNAs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stoked a fresh controversy on Monday as the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl distanced itself from the legislator purported to belong to the party. But contrary to claims made by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the JUI-F chief, the name was present on the list submitted …
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has decided to form a shadow cabinet in Punjab to monitor the provincial government’s performance in each administrative department. Party’s senior leader Mian Aslam Iqbal, in hiding since the May 9 violent protest, says the party has decided to form a shadow cabinet to scrutinise the performance of the ‘stolen-mandate government’ in Punjab. Tweeting from his X handle, …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, hearing an appeal filed by Messrs Monal group of companies, wondered on Monday how the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) could be converted into the military’s grassland. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-judge bench had taken up the Monal group’s appeal against an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgement of Jan …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed a two-week ban on all public visits, meetings and interviews at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail citing “security” threats — a move decried by PTI leaders, who deemed it a deliberate plan to stop them from meeting party founder Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated at the facility. In a letter written to the Punjab …