By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has emboldened a Pakistani militant group that seeks to overthrow the government in Islamabad and poses a growing threat to regional stability, UN experts and member states warned.
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Pakistan’s ruling and opposition parties narrow down candidates for interim PM
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling and opposition parties have shortlisted five names for the caretaker prime minister, who will oversee the next general election, a minister said on Friday.
Senate passes bill to punish leak of security, military information
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would punish anyone who leaks unauthorized information about the country’s security or military with up to five years in jail, amid a row over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s alleged disclosure of official secrets.
China rolls over $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan for two years
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: China has agreed to defer principal payments on loans worth $2.4 billion to Pakistan for two years, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday, a boost for the cash-strapped country as it tries to rebuild its foreign currency reserves.
Pakistan gives more powers to interim government ahead of polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to amend the country’s election law, giving more powers to the caretaker government that will oversee the next general election due in November.
Opposition, allies thwart govt’s bid to empower caretaker setup
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ISLAMABAD: The coalition government postponed its plan to grant sweeping powers to the caretaker administration for the upcoming elections, after facing stiff resistance from opposition and allied parties in a joint session of parliament on Tuesday.
PML-N, PPP at odds over caretaker PM, Asif rejects Dar as option
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday dismissed media reports that the ruling party was considering Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the caretaker prime minister, saying that no such discussion had taken place within the party.
Ishaq Dar faces PPP resistance as PML-N’s pick for interim prime minister
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party is pushing for its senior leader Ishaq Dar to become the interim prime minister ahead of a general election due by November, but faces resistance from its main coalition partner, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
Sharif government raises power prices by 27 percent
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumers will face the highest power bills in the country’s history from next month after the outgoing government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved another massive hike in the base tariff on Saturday.
Pakistan moves to regulate electronic media, curb disinformation
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government is set to adopt a bill to amend the law governing electronic media, adding definitions of misinformation and disinformation and addressing payment issues faced by media workers, officials said.