By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar warned on Wednesday that the country’s economic situation was worse than expected and the caretaker government had no room to provide subsidies as it faced rising inflation and public anger over soaring electricity bills.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and opposition leader Imran Khan won a reprieve from a three-year prison sentence on Tuesday, when the Islamabad High Court suspended his conviction in a corruption case involving state gifts.
Both economists of stature, Caretaker Minister and Advisor for finance are like two swords caretaker prime minister Kakar is trying to fit in one sheath. What could go wrong? By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in self-exile in London since 2019, plans to return to Pakistan in October to lead his party’s election campaign, his younger brother and fellow ex-premier Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government warned its officials of attempts to hack their mobile phones and obtain sensitive information by phishing elements posing as senior authorities.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election commission said on Friday it would speed up the process of redrawing electoral boundaries and updating voter lists to hold general elections as early as February next year, after meeting with the main opposition party.
The lethal combination of political instability, economic hardship, and religious extremism is driving more and more Pakistanis out of the country, including some of the nation’s brightest minds. Should we care? By Muhammad Ali.
The moral of the story of the incident that riveted the nation as much as it polarised it earlier this week is that unity is the charm that helps Pakistan rise above all challenges. By Ahmer Kureishi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president and its election commission are at odds over who has the authority to set the date for the next general elections, adding to the uncertainty over the timing of the polls that are due in November.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to keep all its state-owned enterprises under the oversight of the finance ministry as part of the reform process agreed with the International Monetary Fund, the fund’s representative in the country said.
