By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Pakistan’s economy has shown signs of improvement, with growth expected to reach 2 percent in the current fiscal year, but warned that inflation remains high and more reforms are needed to sustain the recovery.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan secured a $700 million loan from the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, the second tranche of a $3 billion loan program that aims to shore up its foreign exchange reserves and currency ahead of a national election in February.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The election watchdog on Thursday challenged a court ruling that allowed the party of former prime minister Imran Khan to keep its cricket bat symbol, setting up a legal showdown ahead of the February 8 general elections.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a decision by the country’s election commission to revoke the electoral symbol of the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, a bat, just weeks before a crucial general election.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party led by jailed Imran Khan, on Wednesday withdrew its petition to secure the bat symbol from the Supreme Court, as it awaited a verdict from the Peshawar High Court on its intra-party elections.
The SCP ruled that lawmakers who had been disqualified for dishonesty or unrighteousness could run for office again after five years, instead of being banned for life. The court said that the constitutional provision that required honesty and righteousness was unclear and needed to be defined by parliament. The ruling reversed a previous decision by the same court in 2018 that had imposed a lifetime ban.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A senator on Saturday challenged a resolution that sought to delay the Feb. 8 elections, calling it unconstitutional and an attack on democracy.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Senate voted on Friday to postpone the election scheduled for next month, citing security and weather concerns, in a move that drew sharp criticism from the main political parties.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a previous ruling that had allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to keep its distinctive bat symbol for the national election next month, a setback for the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan.
ECP rejects Imran Khan’s nomination papers, citing corruption conviction. PTI files appeal, claims persecution.
