By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is set to make a rare diplomatic visit to Pakistan this month for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, with strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously accepted a review petition on Thursday against its 2022 judgment on the defection clause, paving the way for lawmakers to vote against party lines in parliament.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation slowed to 6.9 percent in September from 9.6 percent in August, its lowest level since January 2021, as easing food and fuel rates helped tame price pressures, official data showed on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cut fuel prices by 0.8-2.2 percent on Monday, the fourth consecutive cut since July 30, as global petroleum prices continue to fluctuate.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party called off a protest in Rawalpindi on Saturday after violent clashes with police left several injured, as authorities sealed off entry points to the garrison city and used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse supporters.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The provincial Punjab government has banned public gatherings and deployed paramilitary rangers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi ahead of a planned protest by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday.
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the Supreme Court for guidance on allocating reserved parliamentary seats, after a July court ruling awarding seats to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party conflicted with a new law passed by the National Assembly.
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board on Wednesday approved a $7 billion loan package for Pakistan, providing a vital lifeline to the nation’s struggling economy.
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan holds crisis talks with legal experts on Tuesday, facing potential contempt of court over its delayed implementation of a Supreme Court order to allocate reserved parliamentary seats to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, issued over two months ago.
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ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb attack targeted a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, killing one policeman and injuring three others in the latest violence to hit the restive region bordering Afghanistan.
