Shehryar Chishti buying stake in KE at Cayman court but Pakistan govt unaware on October 12, 2022The sale of a large part of the controlling stake in Karachi Electric (KE) held by KES Power outside Pakistan appears to be at advanced stages, awaiting approval from the Cayman court but the government of Pakistan is not aware of the deal as the matter is being dealt in complete secrecy. The sale of […]
Security advisor confirms US had military talks with Pakistan on June 8, 2021US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed has confirmed that the United States had discussions with Pakistan in the military, intelligence and diplomatic channels to make sure that Afghanistan never again becomes a base from which terrorist groups would not attack the US – but he did not go into details about it, tolonews.com reported. […]
PDM huddle today to heel rifts on May 29, 2021The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will hold its meeting on Saturday in Islamabad, a private TV channel reported. The PML-N is hosting the meeting at the party secretariat in Islamabad at 2pm. The PDM will discuss the overall situation of the country as well as the future line of action. Afghanistan issue will also be […]
Punjab budget to be presented on June 14 on May 28, 2021 The Punjab government will present its annual 2021-22 tax-free budget on June 14, a private TV channel reported on Friday. In a statement, Punjab Treasury Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sehav said that the provincial assembly would bring its annual financial plan on June 14. He said the provincial government while pursuing last year’s tax relief […]
Opposition lawmakers to submit resignations by Dec 31, says PDM chief Fazl on December 9, 2020Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Tuesday that lawmakers belonging to different opposition parties will submit resignations to their respective party heads by December 31. Briefing media about the decisions taken in today’s PDM meeting held at the PML-N secretariat in Islamabad, Fazl said that PDM will […]
Justice Isa’s review petition: SC says independence of judiciary linked to its accountability on December 9, 2020The Supreme Court is hearing Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s petition seeking additional review of the judgement in a case pertaining to the presidential reference against him. A six-member bench led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice […]
Pakistan expresses solidarity with Turkey over currency crisis on August 14, 2018Pakistan on Monday expressed solidarity with Turkey as the country grapples with a currency crisis that saw the lira plunge as much as 20% last week against the US dollar. The Turkish lira has nosedived after a political clash with the United States intensified and investors fretted about the Turkish government’s lack of action to […]
Malala pens heartfelt blog on visit to Pakistan on April 15, 2018Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has penned a blog on her recent and first visit to Pakistan after she left the country following an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012. In her heartfelt blog, Malala recalled details of her visit to Pakistan and hoped “it will not be another five and […]