IMF offered harder terms to Pakistan after change in economic team, says ex-finance secretary By: Web Desk on December 4, 2021KARACHI: Former finance secretary Mohammad Younus Dagha revealed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presented harder terms to Pakistan after the country changed its economic team. Dagha said he stepped down after developing differences with members of the government’s economic team. The ex-finance secretary maintained that he did not see eye to eye with the […]
Opposition rejects in-camera session on national security By: Web Desk on December 2, 2021On Thursday, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has decided to boycott the next in-camera National Security Committee huddle which was agreed by other parties in a steering committee meeting of the opposition parties, Daily Times reported. The joint opposition after meeting yesterday decided that the opposition would boycott the in-camera session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to be […]
Abduction is crime against humanity, says IHC CJ By: Web Desk on December 1, 2021On Wednesday, the Islamabad High Court heard the journalist and blogger Mudassir Naru’s recovery case from Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari and Interior Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, Daily Times reported. IHC CJ Athar Minallah remarked during the hearing that if someone disappears, it’s the failure of the state and a serious crime against humanity. “Mazari […]
Govt should place NAB’s chairman name on ECL: Ahsan Iqbal By: Web Desk on November 30, 2021On Tuesday, PML-N Secretary General and former planning minister Ahsan Iqbal urged the government to put names of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman and Director General on Exit Control List (ECL), Daily Times reported. Ahsan Iqbal was speaking to a media person in Islamabad. “Pakistan’s Nero fiddled while dacoits and robbers were on the loose,” […]
Court can’t play into hands of those behind audio leaks By: News Desk on November 30, 2021The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday sought the Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan’s assistance on maintainability of a petition seeking to establish a commission to investigate the alleged audio tape linked with ex-chief justice Saqib Nisar. Chief Justice IHC Justice Athar Minallah heard the plea filed by President Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHBA) Salahuddin […]
Colonialism affected badly on the mentality of Muslims: PM By: Web Desk on November 29, 2021JHELUM: On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that nations fail due to mental slavery and it’s far dangerous than physical slavery. PM said this during the inauguration ceremony at the Al-Qadir University, where he spoke about the importance of breaking the chains of slavery. “Unfortunately, due to colonialism, Muslims suffered from mental slavery […]
Elite economy, lack of rule of law deprived Pakistan of achieving potential: PM By: APP on November 28, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that elite capture of Pakistan’s resources and absence of the rule of law had not only deprived majority of the people of basic amenities but also kept the country from achieving its immense potential. “The problem was the elite capture of resources which deprived the majority of proper […]
$3 bn Saudi loan approved by federal cabinet By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, the federal cabinet approved a $3 billion loan from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will receive the amount from the KSA by next week, after which the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves would swell to $20 billion from the current $17bn. Last month, the government announced […]
Commercialization has consumed the industrial unit, warns CJP By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021On Friday, Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said that the national economy was on the brink of collapse and the commercialization has consumed the industrial units, Daily Times reported. Justice Gulzar made the remarks while hearing different cases at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry. He also asked the concerned officials to a prepare report on the legal status of the […]
CPNE rebukes Maryam’s unbosoming statement regarding advertisements By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Friday, the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have denounced Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s unbosoming statement directing the unfair distribution of advertisements to media houses and the banning of advertisements for certain media groups. CPNE has urged the PML-N leadership that should publicly apologise for its undemocratic and […]