Provide basic facilities at informal settlements, SC tells govtISLAMABAD: Hearing a case regarding informal settlements across the country, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar directed the authorities concerned to share recommendations made by the...
Opposition seeks Senate session to debate IMF talksISLAMABAD: Opposition senators on Wednesday said the government decision to go for the IMF programme was another U-turn as they recalled that the PM Imran Khan had promised the nation during his elect...
Pakistan among economies facing greatest funding risks: Moody’sLONDON: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Armenia top the list of smaller emerging economies most vulnerable to refinancing risks, because they face a combination of large upcoming repayments and low foreign cu...
Pakistan, US agree to engage Saudi Arabia for Afghan peace processISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States have agreed to engage Saudi Arabia in pushing forward Afghanistan's political peace and reconciliation process. Credible diplomatic sources told Daily Times that...
NAB asked to probe PSO head’s appointmentISLAMABAD: Hearing a case regarding petroleum prices and the imposition of additional taxes, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday expressed his displeasure at the state of t...
Dar’s Lahore residence, accounts’ money handed over to Punjab govtFormer finance minister Ishaq Dar's Lahore residence and the money deposited in his bank accounts have been given under the custody of the Punjab government, according to the report of the National Ac...
Ex-senator Abidi arrested after SC appearanceSecretariat police on Wednesday arrested former senator Faisal Raza Abidi after he appeared before the Supreme Court. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed Khosa heard a contempt case agains...
Govt asks ECP to withdraw order against IG’s transferThe Establishment Division on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withdraw a notification suspending the transfer of Punjab Police Inspector General Tahir Khan. On...
FIA DG takes notice of rupee free fallFederal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Bashir Memon on Wednesday took notice of the sharp rupee depreciation against the US dollar. A crackdown on the transfer of foreign exchange reserve...
SC dismisses plea against delay as NAB starts probeA three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition pertaining to the delay in construction of Nandipur power project after it found out that a reference on the matter had been...
Salman Shehbaz appears before NAB in assets beyond means caseSalman Shehbaz, the son of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML -N) president, Shehbaz Sharif, appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday in assets beyond means case. Salman Sh...