PPP ‘willing’ to appoint Ishaq Dar as caretaker prime minister By: Web Desk on July 24, 2023The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the Centre’s two major coalition partners, has not ruled out accepting Ishaq Dar, the incumbent finance minister and a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as caretaker prime minister. Both major coalition partners have agreed that the interim set-up should be led by a politician, with the […]
Cop martyred, several injured in Khyber explosion By: webdesk on July 20, 2023One police officer was martyred and several left injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bara Bazar suicide attack on Thursday. The latest attack on the law enforcers occurred when police were checking people entering the tehsil compound — which houses the Bara Police Station, government offices, and a cell of the counter-terrorism department (CTD). KP Inspector General […]
Azam Khan records statement against PTI Chief over cypher controversy By: Web Desk on July 19, 2023Azam Khan, Imran Khan‘s former principal secretary who had gone missing for some time, made headlines when he accused the former prime minister of using US cypher to create a false narrative against the military establishment and then the opposition. Azam Khan, a close aide to the PTI chairman, recorded a statement accusing him of […]
GB elects its first female deputy speaker By: Web Desk on July 18, 2023Gilgit-Baltistan’s legislature experienced a sea change on Monday when its first female deputy speaker was elected unopposed. Sadia Danish, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and nominee of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was elected after reaching an agreement with her party and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Forward bloc, which supported her nomination. The election […]
Pervez Khattak announces new political party PTI Parliamentarians By: APP/ Web Desk on July 17, 2023Former chief minister, Pervez Khattak here Monday launched a new political party under the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP), claiming the support of 57 ex-assembly members and senior politicians mostly belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pervez Khattak has announced the new party name after holding an important meeting with his close aides at a hotel […]
Pakistan needs steadfast policy implementation: IMF By: webdesk on July 14, 2023Steadfast policy implementation is critical for Pakistan in the period ahead, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack said Thursday, after the lender approved a bailout for the cash-starved. In a press briefing on Thursday, Julie Kozack, the IMF’s Director of Strategic Communications (COM), said that while it is relatively a short programme, the nine-month SBA “provides […]
Gulbar Khan elected new GB chief minister By: Web Desk on July 13, 2023Gulbar Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) forward bloc, was elected Gilgit-Baltistan’s new chief minister on Thursday. In the days leading up to the appointment, the election process was marred by controversy. As three other candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving only 20 members in the house, Gulbar emerged as the uncontested choice for […]
Dar says Saudi Arabia has deposited $2bn in SBP account By: Web Desk on July 11, 2023Saudi Arabia deposited $2 billion in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), according to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, just days after Islamabad reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement. “SBP has received a deposit of $2 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Dar said at […]
PM’s son Suleman Shehbaz, others acquitted in money laundering case By: Web Desk on July 10, 2023Suleman Shehbaz and others accused in a money laundering case have been acquitted by a special central court, which is a major relief for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son. Suleman Shehbaz, who had previously traveled to Pakistan after years in exile, had filed acquittal petitions, and Judge Bakht Behzad announced the verdict. The judge stated […]
IMF to seek assurances from political parties on bailout programme By: webdesk on July 7, 2023The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking the support of major political parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), for a recently announced $3 billion bailout programme. The IMF’s resident representative Esther Perez Ruiz said in a statement that the meetings with political parties were to “seek assurances of their support for the key objectives and policies […]