Commander southern command Lt-Gen Sarfaraz Ali was on board the Army Aviation helicopter along with 5 others. By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: There is no word
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Army chief Bajwa seeks US help in early release of $1.17bn IMF tranche
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reached out to the US for an early disbursal of the $1.2 billion loan from the IMF’s bailout programme as the cash-strapped country grapples with dwindling foreign exchange reserves inching towards foreign debt obligations.
Media talk by Leaders of the coalition partiies after hearing by Supreme Court of Pakistan on a petition filed by PMLQ against the Ruling of Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly in Islamabad - PID
Ruling allies boycott court proceedings of Punjab CM’s voting dispute
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The ruling alliance will boycott court proceedings after the Supreme Court refused to set up a full court to hear the plea on the Punjab chief minister’s election.
Hamza Shehbaz elected CM Punjab
Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has won the runoff election for the position of Chief Minister Punjab securing 169 voters compared with 176 obtained by Chaudhry Pervez
Khan’s PTI sweeps Punjab by-elections
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz on Sunday suffered a devastating defeat in by-polls as the ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf made a clean sweep on 20 seats elections for provincial Punjab assembly.
UPDATE-2: Largely peaceful polling concludes in crunch Punjab by-election
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Balloting concluded in 20 provincial Punjab assembly seats after a tense but largely peaceful day at polling, although a few isolated and seemingly spontaneous incidents of violence were reported from some constituencies.
5 dead in Karachi caught between heavy rains and high tide
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least five people died of rain related causes on Monday as Pakistan’s most populous city Karachi continued to struggle with some of the worst wet weather conditions – and as the Met warned the conditions might continue for at least 24 more hours.
Monsoon rains kill dozens more, leave thousands homeless in southern Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI South and southwestern Pakistan that have been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Saturday as the death toll from flooding across the country rose to over 120 while thousands were left marooned or homeless in low-lying areas, officials said.
Same Page: Govt, military launch talks with outlawed TTP
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on Tuesday formally approved the process of negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) within the ambit of the constitution.
Hamza Shahbaz, the PDM's man to head the government in the Punjab province. Photo courtesy APP
Hamza Shehbaz to continue as CM, for now
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled the election for the post of Chief Minister Punjab would take place on July 22 to allow all parties due time to prepare for the exercise, but ordered Hamza Shahbaz to continue in office until that time.