Monitoring Desk
NEW YORK: Pakistan should seek to suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans after devastating floods triggered a humanitarian emergency and imperiled the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a UN memorandum.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday deferred contempt proceedings against Imran Khan after the former prime minister tendered an apology before the court for his threatening remarks against a female judge.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have boxed himself up in a situation where he must tender an unconditional apology over contempt of court or face indictment today. By Naveed Naqvi
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced to launch an anti-government protest movement from Saturday to press his demand for fresh elections.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Hollywood actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie on Wednesday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, calling for increased global financial support as she feared many affected people she had met would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive.
Pakistan’s principled position is to give peace a chance, but if the militants are not amenable to a peaceful solution, a military solution becomes the default option. By Naveed Naqvi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is forecast to slow to 3.5 percent in the current fiscal year amid devastating floods, policy tightening, and critical efforts to tackle sizable fiscal and external imbalances, even as growth in FY2022 is expected to have reached 6.0 percent, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday served a notice to former finance minister Senator Shaukat Tarin of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for investigation into his leaked audio conversation with Taimoor Saleem Jhagra, finance minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday said it was working “quickly” to provide a “significant” relief and rehabilitation package to the flood-hit Pakistan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan for making threatening remarks against a female judge and senior police during a rally held last month.
