By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday withdrew a contempt notice against a senior court official, Nazar Abbas, who had been accused of failing to schedule a hearing in a case before a regular bench that has sparked intense debate about the court’s jurisdiction.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans a fresh attempt to privatize its debt-ridden national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, after a previous bid failed in October.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: China’s embassy in Islamabad on Monday denied a report that a top Chinese official had criticized Pakistan’s handling of the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 12 percent on Monday, cutting borrowing costs for the sixth time since June 2024 as inflation slows.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday that the government would seek the extradition of Malik Riaz Hussain, a wealthy real estate tycoon, from the United Arab Emirates, accusing him of orchestrating a massive land scam alongside former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the main opposition party, has announced a boycott of the upcoming round of talks with the government due to delays in forming judicial commissions to probe two violent political incidents, PTI leaders confirmed on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly on Thursday swiftly passed controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) in a move that has raised alarms about freedom of speech and media rights in a country with a history of censorship.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to form a judicial commission to probe two violent incidents, a demand that could derail fragile talks aimed at easing the country’s deepening political crisis.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan inaugurated its new Gwadar International Airport, a $246 million Chinese-backed project that aims to become a key hub for trade and tourism in the region, as the country deepens its economic ties with China.
By Staff Reporter
PESHAWAR: The provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government announced on Sunday that action against miscreants in the violence-stricken Kurram District was now unavoidable, after a surge in sectarian clashes and attacks on relief and food convoys.
