ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund for over $1 billion tranche remained successful and a formal communiqué by the Fund will be released today (Saturday). The finance minister made the statement during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s House, which Shehbaz Sharif chaired to hear out the business community’s grievances, …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday set the hearing date of March 21 for a contempt of court petition against PTI founder Imran Khan. In 2022, the SC had raised questions on the maintainability of the plea seeking contempt proceedings against the former PTI chairman — for allegedly flouting the top court’s orders regarding his party’s ‘Azadi March’ on May …
NEW YORK: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called on the global community to act “decisively” in countering the rising incidents of Islamophobia and other manifestations of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry and intolerance. Ambassador Akram remarks came as the UN General Assembly marked the International Day to Combat …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday appointed court clerk Sakina Bangash to investigate the denial of a meeting between former prime minister Imran Khan and lawyer Mashal Yousafzai. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan made the appointment while hearing a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against jail authorities for denying Ms Yousafzai access to Imran Khan. However, the jail …
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong said on Friday that both China and Pakistan were focused at the completion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which was termed as …
KARACHI: Pledging to continue fighting for Sindh’s rightful share of water, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday demanded fair distribution of water among the provinces under the Water Accord 1991. Referring to the province’s concerns and reservations on the construction of six canals on the Indus River, he said PPP was not opposing the project for the sake of opposition. …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan, the head of the Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court agreed with the argument forwarded by the lawyer for the defence ministry that declaring various provisions of the Army Act as null and void was not the correct decision. The seven-member Constitutional Bench held the 46th hearing of the intra-court appeals against a previous verdict by the …
PESHAWAR: At least three people, including Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, the district chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam, were injured in a bomb blast inside a mosque at Azam Warsak Bazaar in Lower Waziristan tribal district on Friday. District Police Officer Asif Bahader told media that the explosion occurred at 1:45 pm when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in the mosque’s …
QUETTA: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday that India was the main sponsor of terrorism in Balochistan, as he provided details of the Jaffar Express train attack. The attack began on Tuesday afternoon when BLA terrorists ambushed the Peshawar-bound train carrying 440 passengers, opening fire and taking hostages. Security forces launched a …
KARACHI: Amid allegations and counter-allegations between the members from both sides of the aisle, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River. The resolution, tabled by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, also demanded an immediate halt to any plans, activities or work related to the controversial project …