Pakistan formally requests IMF RST fund, targeting $1bn, says finance minister
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is targeting around $1bn in a formal request for funding from the IMF facility that helps lows and middle income countries manage...
Incarcerated Imran Khan terms 26th Amendment ‘attack on Constitution’
ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTT) lawyers held on the Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders, party founder Imran Khan termed the newly...
Constitutional amendment can’t be challenged in any court, says Tarar amid PTI opposition
ISLAMABAD: Responding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) announcement of challenging the recently enacted 26th Constitutional Amendment, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar asserted that an amendment,...
President appoints Justice Yahya Afridi as next Chief Justice of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday appointed Justice Yahya Afridi, a Supreme Court judge, as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan.The president made...
Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Turkiye strengthens bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Turkiye’s Minister of Defense, Yasar Guler, during his visit to Istanbul on Wednesday.
The meeting, which took...
Education Ministry awaits Finance Div’s funding for appointing psychologists at FDE institutions: Farah Naz
ISLAMABAD:Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture, Farah Naz Akbar on Wednesday apprised the Upper House of the Parliament...
Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Turkiye
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned a cowardly attack on the facilities of Turk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii AS (TUSAŞ) in Ankara, Turkiye resulting...
PM Shehbaz grieved over death of MQM MNA’s son
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed his deep grief over the death of the son of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Member of National...
Parliamentary committee ‘agrees on’ Justice Yayha Afridi name as next CJP
ISLAMABAD: The Special Parliamentary Committee, constituted for the first time in the country’s history for the appointment of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), has...
PM Shehbaz emphasises ‘quick justice’ for people after passage of new law
ISLAMABAD: After the successful legislation of the 26th Constitutional Amendment by both the Senate and National Assembly, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the...