The final round of a power tussle over Punjab between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is underway, and all that can be said with any certainty right now is that we have a bitter contest on our hands. By Staff Reporter.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday the government will set up a judicial commission to investigate the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in a police shootout in Kenya.
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ISLAMABAD: Finance minister Ishaq Dar said the country is ready to buy fuel from Russia if the same rate that India is paying is applicable to Pakistan as well.
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ISLAMABAD: The State of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday said it has opened an investigation into alleged exchange rate manipulation by a goup of banks.
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ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the top general in military has always been appointed on merit, “barring one or two exceptions.”
Corruption is as old as civilisation itself. The problem is, it has come to be seen as the norm in our country – thanks in
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KARACHI: The central bank is seeking to reassure the countrymen that Pakistan is not among the most vulnerable countries in the world, “so its citizens do not need to panic”, even though rupee witnessed its biggest weekly plunge since 1998.
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Deputy Managing Director Abid Malik and is conducting raids to arrest several others including a former managing director of the state-owned company on charges of bilking the company for millions of dollars, Independent Pakistan can report.
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ISLAMABAD: All levels of his government routinely underscore the need for “tough decisions to save the economy”, but Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seems to be dithering in the face of an imperative to raise energy prices.
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KARACHI: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) did not receive a single offer in a $1 billion LNG import tender for 10 spot cargos for July to September deliveries, sources said.
