After the Senate adopted a bombshell resolution Friday pushing for postponement of the election scheduled for February 8, all major political forces of the country are scrambling to disavow the demand. Whose wishes does the resolution, tabled at a time when only 14 members were present, reflect? By Nusrat Shaheen.
Pakistan’s tax authorities seized 16 million sticks of illegal cigarettes on a single day in November, in what they claimed was a historic raid against the rampant tobacco smuggling and evasion that costs the country billions of rupees in lost revenue every year.
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.
The PML-N has made clear it is going all guns blazing in smaller provinces, a move that may rub former President Zardari’s PPP the wrong way, potentially vitiating the electoral battle ahead. By Nusrat Shaheen.
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to receive the next tranche from the International Monetary Fund, as the global lender’s executive board prepares to discuss the country’s economic performance on January 11.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – A leading human rights group in Pakistan on Monday denounced the election authorities for creating an unfair environment for the general election next month, saying that one of the main opposition parties had been singled out for harassment and intimidation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The inflation edged higher in December, keeping up a year-long streak of soaring prices, but a retreat in core pressures could open the door for the central bank to loosen its grip on rates in the next policy meeting.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has made clear it has a mandate to suspend the memberships of those who fail to submit their statements of assets and liabilities by January 15. By Nusrat Shaheen.
The common Pakistani spent the year grunting under the burden of unprecedented economic hardship because of stellar inflation, with profiteers sharing not a little of the blame, along with officials asleep at the wheel. Will 2024 be any different? By Muhammad Ali.
ECP rejects Imran Khan’s nomination papers, citing corruption conviction. PTI files appeal, claims persecution.
