By Monitoring Desk
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan are currently in talks regarding a potential follow-up program to the existing nine-month, $3 billion stand-by arrangement, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) Syedal Khan Nasir were elected unopposed as the Senate chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, on Tuesday, in a session that saw 41 newly elected Senators take their oaths amid protests by Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered disciplinary action against five officials following an inquiry into a suicide attack in the country’s northwest that killed six people, including five Chinese nationals.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a phone call on Friday, marking a thaw in relations with discussions on a “robust partnership,” the US embassy in Islamabad said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Friday seized ten more suspicious letters, some containing a toxic powder, addressed to high-profile figures including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conceded on Thursday that the conditions of a new long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be challenging but stressed the necessity of a fresh bailout to maintain macroeconomic stability.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Authorities have launched a terrorism investigation after senior judges at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Lahore High Court received threatening letters containing a suspicious substance, Dawn newspaper reported on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – The ruling coalition emerged victorious in Tuesday’s Senate elections, securing 19 seats, while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) postponed polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) amid a dispute over the swearing-in of opposition members.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, has formed a seven-member bench on Monday to commence hearings on allegations of interference in judicial decisions by the country’s intelligence agencies, as claimed by six judges from the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the completion of the second and final review of a $3 billion bailout program, paving the way for a release of $1.1 billion in funds.
