By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has established a whistleblower system to get tips on foreign exchange dealers that may be breaking its rules.
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Imran Khan asks PTI protesters to clear road blockades
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Thursday asked his supporters blocking roads in various cities to lift blockades as the party resumed its stalled long march to Islamabad at the site in Wazirabad where a failed assassination attempt was made on the former prime minister last week.
Interest-free banking system by 2027: Dar
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The government would withdraw its appeals against the Federal Shariat Court’s April decision of eliminating Riba from the country in five years, Finance Minister Ishaq Dhar announced on Wednesday, saying the country would move towards an interest-free banking system under the Islamic law by 2027.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, held a meeting on the side-lines of 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 on November 8, 2022. Photo courtesy of @ CMShehbaz
No sit-on for Khan ahead of MBS visit?
Doubling of the Kingdom’s hard-currency deposits to USD 8.4 billion is its centrepiece, but there is a lot more to the package, to be announced when MBS, who met with PM Sharif at Sharm El-Sheikh Tuesday, visits Pakistan starting November 21. By Muhammad Ali and Naveed Naqvi.
PM Sharif requests Chief Justice to set up Commission to probe attack on Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote a letter to the country’s Chief Justice, requesting him to set up a full bench judicial commission to probe the assassination attempt on his predecessor Imran Khan.
SBP tightens dollar limits for international travelers
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The central bank on Tuesday restricted travelers ’access to foreign-currency cash up to $5,000 per visit, the latest step to preserve precious hard currency.
Journalist Arshad Sharif’s death is a targeted killing: Minister
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead last month was the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, not an accidental shooting, interior minister said on Tuesday.
Police book lone shooter in gun attack on Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Punjab police booked lone shooter Naveed Mohammad Basheer as the prime accused in a failed assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan, ignoring names of the three top officials who Khan had accused of hatching a plot to assassinate him.
Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal is seen in this photo dated July 26, 2022, chairing a meeting of the civil-military Census Monetary Committee. Photo courtesy of APP.
Scramble to finish census in time for 2023 general election
The authorities are pulling out all the stops to complete the census in time to redraw electoral constituencies for the next general election, due in the second half of 2023. By Muhammad Ali.
PTI’s long march to resume on Thursday
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest long march, suspended after a failed assassination attempt on party chief Imran Khan last week, will resume on Thursday instead of Tuesday, party officials said.