From Assemblers to Manufacturers By: Dr. Zia Ahmed on August 5, 2023The long-lasting turmoil jolt to the Pakistani economy teaches several lessons and brings forth multiple reasons for its occurrence. One of these is that the Pakistani economy since its inception has been a consumer economy which gradually led to diverting our gaze to readily available materials for our consumption which capitalist economies furnished even by […]
IHC DISMISSES VERDICT ON TOSHAKHANA CASE MAINTAINABILITY: Null and Void By: APP on August 5, 2023The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday dismissed the decision of the trial court regarding the admissibility of Toshakhana criminal case and remanded the case back to the additional session court for re-hearing. The court also rejected the appeals seeking to stay the proceeding in toshakhana case and the shifting of case to another court. […]
Lower court summons Imran for arguments By: APP on August 5, 2023A lower court on Friday summoned Chairman PTI Imran Khan along with his lawyers for arguments in a case pertaining the maintainability of the Toshakhana case following the orders of Islamabad High Court (IHC). Additional District and Session Judge Hamayun Dilawar heard the criminal case against former prime minister Imran Khan. During the course of […]
Pakistan to continue moral and political support to Kashmiris By: APP on August 5, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan will continue to lend its unstinted moral, political and diplomatic support to the rightful and just cause of the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people. In a message on the Youm-e-Istehsal to be observed on August 5, 2023, he said, “It is Pakistan’s abiding commitment and promise to our […]
Pakistan to highlight unchecked atrocities in IIOJK at all forums By: APP on August 5, 2023Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said Pakistan would continue to highlight the unchecked Indian atrocities in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) at every world forum. The ideological and emotional attachment of the Kashmiri people to Pakistan was an open secret to the world, he said in his message on the […]
Bill to set up counter financing authority approved by Senate By: Agencies on August 5, 2023Senate Friday approved a bill establishing counter-financing authority, seeking to keep Pakistan off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list, a private TV channel reported. The bill titled ‘National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Authority Bill’ was approved with 28 for and eight against, with strong sloganeering from the opposition benches. Not […]
INTRA-PARTY POLLS: PTI chairman fails to appear before ECP By: Agencies on August 5, 2023The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman failed to appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday despite having been served a final notice over the party’s failure to hold intra-party elections, a private TV channel reported. A day earlier, the electoral watchdog had summoned the PTI chief, warning him that if he failed to […]
Allies meet again to finalise names for interim set-up By: Agencies on August 5, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday held yet another round of consultation with leaders of the allied parties on the name of caretaker prime minister as the government was about to complete its constitutional term, a private TV channel reported. In a meeting, the prime minister took the leaders of the allied parties, including PPP […]
Trump avoids Jack Smith’s eye in Washington courtroom By: Agencies on August 5, 2023Donald Trump stood with his arms by his sides Thursday as he faced a federal judge in Washington to somberly plead “not guilty” to a variety of charges over attempts to subvert the 2020 US elections. It was a short and solemn moment that contrasted with the noise and hubbub that surrounded his arrival in […]
US orders partial evacuation of embassy in Niger By: AFP on August 5, 2023The United States on Wednesday ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger, the State Department said, a week after the fragile nation was rocked by a coup. “On August 2, 2023, the Department ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and eligible family members from Embassy Niamey,” an updated US travel advisory […]