By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senator Ishaq Dar has taken oath as the country’s new finance minister a day after he was sworn in as a member of the upper house of the parliament.
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Miftah Ismail walks into the sunset as Dar returns as new Finance Minister
Many believe the outgoing foreign minister’s brief stint in office was a tour de force, although others excoriate him over inflation and exchange rate. By Naveed Naqvi
PM Sharif says ‘all hell’ to break loose without debt relief
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday “all hell will break loose” if the flood devastated Pakistan is not provided with debt relief by rich countries.
Former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar (extreme right) is expected to return from self-exile in the first week of September. Image courtesy twitter.com/MIshaqDar50
The return of the wizard?
The stage seems set for the return of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after an Islamabad court lifted an arrest order against him. By Naveed Naqvi.
Flood-hit Pakistan should suspend debt repayments, says UN paper: FT
Monitoring Desk
NEW YORK: Pakistan should seek to suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans after devastating floods triggered a humanitarian emergency and imperiled the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a UN memorandum.
Imran Khan apologises to avoid contempt charges
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday deferred contempt proceedings against Imran Khan after the former prime minister tendered an apology before the court for his threatening remarks against a female judge.
Will he apologise?
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have boxed himself up in a situation where he must tender an unconditional apology over contempt of court or face indictment today. By Naveed Naqvi
Imran Khan to launch anti-government movement on Saturday
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced to launch an anti-government protest movement from Saturday to press his demand for fresh elections.
“Never seen anything like” flood devastation in Pakistan: Angelina Jolie
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Hollywood actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie on Wednesday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, calling for increased global financial support as she feared many affected people she had met would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive.
Pakistan’s former envoy to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan. Photo courtesy APP
Military solution to TTP problem not off the table
Pakistan’s principled position is to give peace a chance, but if the militants are not amenable to a peaceful solution, a military solution becomes the default option. By Naveed Naqvi.